Spanish language Q&A Forum

Are por qué no/ mejor no only used with vamos? Or are these phrases more commonly used for all commands (not just ir)? 

For the road signs, are they third person singular for affirmative commands, and third person plural for negative commands? Or are both singular and plural third person used equally for either negative or affirmative commands?

Hola , yo podría utilizar tambien Futuro Perfecto o Condicional Perfecto ?

- Habrán sido las siete cuando terminó por fin la reunión.

Tendríamos diez años en esa foto.

-Habríamos tenido diez años en esa foto.

Gracias

Very often in Spanish you see statements expressed both with or without the reflexive particle. Is there a difference in nuance?, I am wondering. For example, comí la torta vs. me comí la torta; murío mi mamá el año pasado vs. se murío mi mamá el año pasado...etc., etc. Is this discussed anywhere?

Las chicas ________ el desfile de moda. The girls saw the fashion show. (HINT: Conjugate “ver” in El Pretérito Perfecto) without the hint, would vieron be more appropriate? i'm having a hard time differentiating, and would not think preterito perfecto was correct here. additionally, la costurera ha deshecho todos los puntos de la falda - why wouldn't this also just be deshizo? (preterite)? there isn't really anything connecting it to the present ?

Is there a general rule in Spanish about when the definite article must be used and when it can be omitted? Eg why do azúcar, sodio, carbohidratos and lácteos need the definite article but not pescado, marisco, granos and huevos? 

Hi Can you please explain why - "I don't know if I will see him again" is not subjunctive, because it is all so uncertain.

Thanks

brenda

Wouldn't "Le gustaría explicarme..." be just as polite a question as "Podría explicarme..."?

Does anyone here run a conversation group to practice lives zoom etc.? I'm not looking to join tandem or meetup.

The lesson states the following: 

Cierto can also mean "verdadero/seguro" (true/truthful/sure/reliable). In this case, used with a noun, the adjective cierto is placed after the noun. For example: