Spanish language Q&A Forum

I've been at it for 3 days and am loving it so far. I'd love to master both foundations and get the stars. How can I do that?

thank you so much for creating this website. it's exactly how I wish I had learned English. Once you start it's so difficult to stop learning, right?

¡que tenga un buen dia!

Buenos días team,

Should this be "dentro de cinco minutos", as in another B1 lesson, "Using dentro de for in/within/among in Spanish (time/place)"?

¡Muchas gracias!

One time when both I and my Spanish level were younger, I was visiting Guatemala and would often go to a particular restaurant for breakfast where I was always served by the same waitress.  We go to know each other and one day she told me all about her sister who worked nearby. 

The next day I wanted to be polite and ask how her sister was, so I asked, in error, "¿Cómo es tu hermana?" Immediately she frowned and walked away and never served me again, with the manager serving me instead. The only explanation that I can think of was that, in using the verb "ser" instead of "estar", I had really asked, "Is your sister hot?"   That is, how is your sister physically? So my question is, does saying "Como es..." ever refer to physical attributes?

I just realized something about English: the preposition depends on the verb. For verbs of placement, we use “into”: He puts the clothing into the box. For verbs of location, we use “in”: The clothing is in the box.  

Also we tend to say “on the beach” if we are nearby: Jorge is on the beach.  But we say “at the beach” if we are in a different city: My friends are at the beach. 

Hope this helps with your translations. When I teach basic English, the use of “in”, “on”, or “at” is one of the most challenging things for Spanish speakers.

I know that we can put tú before or after the verb in questions: 

“¿Tú comes mucha carne?” or “¿Comes tú mucha carne?”  

Is it equally common to use either order in statements?  

“Tú comes mucha carne.” or “Comes tú mucha carne.” 

Thanks.