Pedir y Preguntar.
In English the verb to ask has a wider range of usage than the Spanish verb generally considered its equivalent, preguntar.
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Another common mistake made by English speaking students of Spanish is that of adding “a” in front of infinite verbs when it doesn’t belong there. This is because that is what happens in English. For example, in English you say “I want to eat” or “she needs to sleep”. But in Spanish, saying “quiero a comer” or “necesita a dormir” is incorrect.
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Learning the difference in when to use POR and when to use PARA is tricky at first. Both mean “for” or “by” but have
distinct uses. The following outlines the most common uses for both words:
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Intentar y Tratar.
Both of these verbs mean “to try”. However, when used in the past tense,
tratar is more often used with a negative connotation, while intentar
with a positive. For example, “Yo intent
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As mentioned last time, all parts of a sentence change in the plural form: the article, noun, and adjective. However, there are exceptions. When do you add an “s” or “es” to form a plural of a word?
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The main difference between English and Spanish when speaking in the plural form is that in English only the noun changes (usually by adding an “s”).
In Spanish, however, all parts change in the plural form: the article, noun, and adjective.
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Ciento is 100 in Spanish. However, in some contexts you use the form cien.
How do you know when to say ciento and when to say cien?
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CORRECTO and CORREGIR
When you want to say that something is correct (or right) then say: algo es correcto. However, when saying that someone has to correct something then we need to use a form of the verb CORREGIR and say: alguien tiene que corregir algo.
Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Grammar, Spanish Vocabulary
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When describing the effects of temperature in English we are accustomed to saying: it’s cold/hot/humid/etc.
In Spanish, however, when telling the weather you should use form of the verb “hacer” (to make or to do). Therefore:
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Definite Article
Equivalent to English “the” (the cat).
The definite article in Spanish for masculine nouns is el (el gato), for feminine it is la (la casa).
Indefinite Article
Equivalent to English “a” or “an” (a cat, an animal).
The indefinite article in Spanish for masculine nouns is un (un gato), for feminine it is una (una casa).
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