Spanish language Q&A Forum

Does «media naranja» (soulmate) literally mean "orange sock"? How did this term for "soulmate" develop in Spanish culture?

El médico quiere que me tome estas pastillas.

Voy a pedirle que me lleve a su casa.

Is the rule for the position of the Me in both sentences that there are two clauses, the second being subjunctive and the verb reflexive therefore owning the M1e? I was confused because both the first and second verbs are conjugated.

My answer:  Comprend tanto carne que pescado.   this was marked wrong.  Why would it be tanta when carne is masculine?

I was wondering how ir + gerund compares with andar + gerund?

In one of my kwizzes, I got this one wrong. The correct choice was están for this sentence: "Mi padre están en el hospital" I chose está.  Why is it wrong? Is it because está would be too informal when referring to parents? Or is this padre referring to a priest or something? 

1. why is the answer sentence being phrased as 'the idea attracted me' when the sentence given is I was attracted to the idea?

2. it a esquiar a Europa. why does it uses 'a' instead of 'en'?

3. en Argentina se pueden practica... why is this se pueden in plural and not se puede in singular?

3. drop by is given as dejarse caer por.. can we still use pasar por?

So, Juan was supplying both sides of the Revolution with his harina tortillas and also took them across the Rio Grande? I always wondered where Taco John's restaurants came from! Or was that Taco Bell's?

When should you use reflexive verbs?