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Hi, in this example:
Ojalá encuentren la medicina adecuada para tratar su enfermedad.I wish they found the right medicine to treat his illness.
Doesn't the Spanish say "I hope they find the right medicine to treat his illness."? That is, "ojalá encuentren" is in the present tense expressing a hope, not the past tense expressing a lament ("I wish they (implied: had) found.")
The listening practice with the transcript is excellent. At this level, these are the types of exercises that help the most
Thank you
Hola,
The first sentence above uses 'mayor' to mean eldest. How would you say 'elder'?
How can you be sure which is meant between the two?
How do you for the superlatives and the opposites (the least) of the comparatives?
Muchas gracias.
Saludos,
Colin
Would this be correct? No sabia si tu querias que te despertara para ir a correr esta mañana. For I didn't know if you wanted me to wake you up go running this morning
Ps thanks. This was just the grammatical question that's been bugging me
Is querría actually wrong on this case to say "I would like to see the paintings"?
So, pura vida is used instead of hola or cómo estás? How would one translate pura vida in a casual conversation? As "hello", "how are you" or as "awesome" or something else?
Fui a Madrid hace dos años. Visité la casa de Sorolla y es un verdadero paraíso en la ciudad. ¡Que recuerdos bonitos!
Hi, I used the word "trancón" for traffic jam, but it was not recognized as a correct alternative. How come?
Hola,
Should the phrase be "con sillas en las que"?
Saludos. John
How to distinguish when to use direct pronouns and when indirect?
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