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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Spanish Learning? | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: my name is Bianca and I'm a sophomore in high school but have been learning spanish for 3 years. I ... A: Bianca, Yes!, you can become fluent; remember that language learning is a process and although it ... | |
| Spanish Paragraph | 11/17/2011 |
| Q: I have a essay that i would like you to look over. En lunes yo despertarse y hago mucho cosas antes ... A: Los lunes yo me despierto y hago mucho cosas antes irme a la escuela. por la manana me levanto, me ... | |
| Spanish translation | 11/14/2011 |
| Q: I am a teacher at an elementary school and am setting up a Latino family club. Could you translate ... A: Here it is! Let me know if you have any questions. Saludos, Mrs. T. Tengo folletos e información ... | |
| ques | 4/26/2011 |
| Q: hey i m kanishk...i want to ask a ques frm u.. we say "class" as "la clase" how we use a feminine ... A: Yes, I understand the confusion! Although the Spanish language is for the most part very straight ... | |
| simple translation for my spanish composition | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: Is this the right way to write these sentences? I do not dance too often to music because I can not ... A: Hola, Thank you for your questions, I'll be happy to help you, here's some corrections on the ... | |
| Poema | 2/17/2011 |
| Q: Buenas noches! I am trying to translate a poem that was originally in Latin into Spanish and I am ... A: I apologize for the delay; here's a copy of the poem with some corrections, hope you find this ... | |
| Capitalization of Senor, Senora | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: I do not understand whether the use of Senor and Senora should be capitalized like a title or rank, ... A: Jose, thank you for your question and sorry about the delay. You should capitalize señor/señora ... | |
| Learning Spanish tips | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: T.- I'm in my 30's and have decided to learn Spanish. I had a solid foundation in HS/college but ... A: Congratulations on your learning endeavor! I'm a firm believer that it is never too late to learn ... | |
| Spanish | 9/29/2010 |
| Q: 2-34 Una escena familiar (A family scene) Complete the following dialogue between Juan Carlos and ... A: 2.Mamá: ¡Juan Carlos! Tu padre nos espera en el restaurante. ¡Nosotros -tenemos prisa! 3.Juan ... | |
| Literal Translation | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: What are the literal translations for the following: 'me encanta', 'por supuesto', 'podemos ver', ... A: Here's a translation for the list you provided: me encanta- he/she/it enchants me por supuesto- of ... | |
| similar | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: hello i am currently learning spanish as a second language was wondering how similar the language is ... A: I apologize about the delay, in regards to your question the answer is that Italian and Spanish are ... | |
| Spanish Essay | 9/5/2010 |
| Q: I had to write an essay on my summer vacation for my Spanish 4 class. I was wondering if you could ... A: here's the essay with some suggestions and corrections.- Esta verano, fui a China con me mejor ... | |
| Spanish language translator | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me answer thisI was wondering how Germanic words were introduced into Spanish? ... A: In regards to the existence of Germanic words in the Spanish language, this is due (on the most ... | |
| Spanish Language | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me with thisI was wondering why Castilian,or Castellano , so important to the ... A: I be happy to help you. I will attempt to be as brief as possible on your first question, as you ... | |
| passive voice in 1st and 2nd person | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: I noticed that most Spanish grammar books cite only the “se” construction when discussing the use of ... A: I'm happy to ear from you again. Technically, the sentences would not be correct as a translation to ... | |
| que | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: T., I have difficulty understanding the phrase "a que a luchar" (see sentence below). Can you tell ... A: Ed, Hi, this the sentence that is correct: El documento también instó a los Estados a luchar el ... | |
| help! | 3/29/2010 |
| Q: I am in my second semester of college Spanish and am not doing well (I nearly failed my last test). ... A: I understand, time management is one of the biggest challenges during the college years; you have to ... | |
| help! | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: I am in my second semester of college Spanish and am not doing well (I nearly failed my last test). ... A: Manny,thank you for the additional information and it sounds like you did well this previous ... | |
| help! | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: I am in my second semester of college Spanish and am not doing well (I nearly failed my last test). ... A: First of all, there could be many factors that make learning this information a bit challenging. I ... | |
| llevar puesto | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I would like to say, "He is wearing a blue T-shirt and a black watch". Do I say, "Lleva puestos una ... A: I'll be happy to help you with your question. You are correct in your assertions; the correct ... | |
| lyrics | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: I would like the song "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind) by "Mocedades" on the album "Eres Tu: Todos Los ... A: What a great idea for your wedding, "Eres tu" is a very beutiful song. I would love to help, so here ... | |
| Spanish Alphabet | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: Is the spanish alphabets the same as the english alphabets? A: The Spanish alphabet is different than the English alphabet and is as follows: a, b, c, ch, d, e, ... | |
| Uses of the articles lo, la, los, las | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: We went over other uses of the definite articles. The book expressed that when we use a word in ... A: Anne, Thank you for your question. One explanation that might be helpful would be to reiterate the ... | |
| Meaning of loqui | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: My friend, who is cuban, wrote me back saying, "We have a lot of time to share together again, my ... A: You know, I have never heard that before either; I researched it for you and did not find anything ... | |
| Spanish question | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: My husband was playing World of Warcraft today and found himself in a random group with some players ... A: You are right in guessing that "q'" is short for "que". It appears speaker #1 was interested in ... | |
| traducción | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: Hola. Estoy estudiando inglés y para practicar el idioma estoy viendo un documental sobre el ... A: Estimada María, Primeramente, disculpa la demora. Siento decirte que no pude accesar el archivo. ... | |
| traducción | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: Hola. Estoy estudiando inglés y para practicar el idioma estoy viendo un documental sobre el ... A: MARIA, GRACIAS POR SU PREGUNTA Y CON MUCHO GUSTO LA AYUDARE. DESAFORTUNADAMENTE NO PUDE ACCESAR EL ... | |
| math | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if in Spanish they refer to math questions the same way we do in English as "math ... A: Yes, in Spanish we refer to "math problems" as "problemas de matematicas (accent over the second "a" ... | |
| Could you possibly check my essay on indigenious mexicans: past and present? | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: Personas Indigeous son mexicanos que se identifican con una tribu nativa de México, nación o etnia. ... A: I placed words or phrases that need to be revised in parenthesis. Great work! Personas ... | |
| Spanish | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: Troelstrup. I am currently a student of what i consider, a very good Spanish school. But for one ... A: David, Thank you for your feed back. Yes,movies can help among other things. Think how a child ... | |
| Spanish | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: Troelstrup. I am currently a student of what i consider, a very good Spanish school. But for one ... A: I'll be happy to help you to the best of my ability. Learning a foreign language in a classroom ... | |
| Spanish to English | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: I need these questions answers about Things: Que Cunantos - l. what does ---------------libors hay ... A: OK, it looks like on the first paragraph they need you to fill in the blank with "que" or "cuantos" ... | |
| Cartoon Translation, added information | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: This is an update, the new info is first, the previous question and your response is included below. ... A: You know, I read this a couple of times and it did not strike my funny bone too much in Spanish. I ... | |
| Translation | 11/15/2009 |
| Q: What is the correct way to say "I teach myself"? I think I read somewhere that "me enseno"(with ... A: Adria, Hello, thank you for your question and your patience. Yes, you are correct the literal ... | |
| Spanish verb "to love" | 11/8/2009 |
| Q: My name is Adria, I'm a 14 year old home-schooled student who has been studying Spanish for about a ... A: I'll be happy to help. There is various uses for the verbs "amar", "querer" and "encantar". You can ... | |
| Translate these poems? | 10/13/2009 |
| Q: I was hoping you can translate into spanish for me? I don't know what I would give you for a look, ... A: here's the translation: "No se que te daria por una mirada, el mundo, por una sonrisa, el cielo, ... | |
| idioms in Spanish from Mexico | 10/7/2009 |
| Q: The phrase is something like "le da juego hablarme la nube". Would you be able to tell me what this ... A: Karl, The phrase you provided is indeed fragmented in some way and does not make sense as a ... | |
| subjunctive with imperative | 9/22/2009 |
| Q: how would you say in spanish.....he does not believe that Nicaragua would be rich if it distributed ... A: you would translate that sentence as follows: "...el no cree que Nicaragua sería rica si ésta ... | |
| English to Spanish translation. | 9/21/2009 |
| Q: I hope you are well, I would be very grateful if you could translate the following into Spanish for ... A: I'll be happy to help you with your request. TRANSLATION: Espero que alcances todas tus metas en ... | |
| spanish translation | 9/15/2009 |
| Q: can you please translate this to Spanish for me? ... and it is very hard to learn. thank you! A: The direct translation for "... and it is very hard to learn." is: ...y es muy difícil de ... | |
| cognates | 9/14/2009 |
| Q: I'm sorry to bother you right now but i just want to know if you can give me the definition of ... A: Although I cannot provide all the answers for your homework assignment, I can most definitely give ... | |
| Cultural Tourism in Latin America | 9/1/2009 |
| Q: I have studied Spanish both here in the United States as well as in Mexico and have developed a ... A: Congratulations! I'm really happy to hear your planning on continuing your Spanish language and ... | |
| what is the rule for spanish (mexican) speaking? | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: my supervisor was asking me about the rule of Spanish speaking about the la, el ex. la gente and why ... A: it's an interesting one. There are two answers to this question, a short one and a very long one. ... | |
| translate the word 'homework' | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: How would I translate the word 'homework', as in a title "Weekly Homework" and for "Please complete ... A: I will be happy to help you with your question. The translation for "Weekly Homework" is "Tarea ... | |
| Spanish sentence | 8/19/2009 |
| Q: Can you please revise or help me with such a sentence: La TIA establecio la asistencia individual ... A: In order to give you the best assistance, could you please clarify if you are intending to apply ... | |
| Translate cartoon? | 8/12/2009 |
| Q: This is a far reach here, but it drives me nuts. My dad told me that he saw a cartoon in his ... A: it is indeed a very interesting question, there are various possibilities but none that could ... | |
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