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| Indirect and Direct Objects used together | 1/20/2009 |
Q: I need to know how to tell which is the Direct Object and which is the Indirect Object when a ...
A: The direct object is typically a thing, and it's what's needed to complete the verb. So it's the ...
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| Teaching Spanish | 8/28/2008 |
Q: Another quick question. I start teaching soon, and I'm getting together lesson plans, but I have two ...
A: I haven't had to deal with this problem before, but maybe you could keep them involved by having ...
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| Vocabulary Stress.. | 8/27/2008 |
Q: What are the rules and/or guidelines on when to stress a letter in a word. i.e. papá vs papa?
A: Typically, the rule is that the spoken emphasis/stress goes on the second to last syllable, unless ...
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| diference between... | 8/26/2008 |
Q: what is the diference between rancho and pueble in mexico?
A: I believe that the difference is that "rancho" refers to a ranch, or one person's large property ...
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| First time teacher | 8/21/2008 |
Q: Ill try to make this brief. This is my first year teaching. I graduated with a BA in Spanish and am ...
A: Mina! I'm not sure that I'll be the most help, but I'll offer what I know... I teach at the high ...
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| Creative ways of teaching Spanish | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I am a first year high school Spanish teacher, but not very creative. Can you please give me some ...
A: Jacqueline! I, too, have (and still do) struggled with creativity. I have learned that a huge part ...
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| Spanish Grammar | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I have summer Spanish work in which I have to read two stories, then do activities related to the ...
A: If it's given in the form transformarse, then it's not conjugated. So it's not in either tense ...
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| When to use "le" and why. | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I am very confused when "le" is required and when it is optional. Some sentences from Rosetta Stone ...
A: "Le" is an indirect object pronoun that means to or for him/her (or you in the Usted form). So, if ...
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| Teaching Adult How To read | 5/27/2008 |
Q: My 44 year old father does not know how to read and I am beginning to teach him to read and also ...
A: This is a challenging question, as most of us have never had to teach an adult to read before. Even ...
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| Informal commands--ir or irse? | 5/14/2008 |
Q: I'm unsure of the difference between ir (ve) and irse (vete) when doing informal commands. Also, on ...
A: "Ir" (ve) means "to go", so the command form is telling someone to go somewhere. "Irse" (vete) ...
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| Hispanic Literature | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I'm taking a Spanish literature course in college and we have to choose a Hispanic author and ...
A: I'm not sure what your literature class has already covered, so perhaps your professor would be ...
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| la familia | 5/3/2008 |
Q: cuales son las funciones de la familia?
A: In what manner do mean exactly? The functions and roles family members play can vary, much like ...
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| Wierd word endings | 4/18/2008 |
Q: As I was studying some Spanish i came about the ending "-bundo" and can not seem to find a meaning ...
A: Without seeing any examples, I can't think of it having a meaning of its own. The only word I could ...
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| aqui , alla | 4/13/2008 |
Q: Laurel, could you please explain the difference between aqui, por aqui, and para aqui. As well as ...
A: "Aquí" means here, such as "I'm sitting here" (Me siento aquí). "Por aquí" is like saying you'll do ...
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| Spanish Language | 3/6/2008 |
Q: Do verbs with stem changes change in the preterite aw well as the present tense?
A: In general, no. Rules that you learn in various tenses only apply to the tense you learn them in ...
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| Proper address form | 2/19/2008 |
Q: When replying to a female in writing what is the proper manner of addressing her if her marital ...
A: Unfortunately, Spanish doesn't have an equivalent of Ms. So I would err on the side of caution and ...
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| ?? | 12/20/2007 |
Q: how do you say scarlette in spanish?
A: The color scarlet in Spanish is "escarlata". Just FYI: If you're looking for more immediate ...
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