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Rome A.B2Kwiziq community member

when is a spanish infinitive verb translates as an infinitive in english? Why is the phrase Encantado de conocerle is translated as Pleased to meet u

¡Hola!

May I ask why is the phrase "Encantado de conocerle/te" is translated as Pleased/Nice "to meet" you in English and not Pleased/Nice "meeting" you, if the preposition "de" is followed by an infinitive verb in this phrase?

Thanks!

El niño

Asked 7 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question mark usage

Hola,

I'm intrigued that the threats are interpreted with a question mark, rather than an exclamation mark. Are they interchangeable?

Gracias,

Asked 5 years ago

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papi p.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

the use of cuándo/cuando in these two statements1Llámame _cuando_______ tengas un momento libre.Call me when you have a free moment.Dime cuándo vas a viajar a Italia.Tell me when you are travelling to Italy.Can you help me to understand the difference between the use of cuándo/cuando in these two statements? Thank you!

Asked 6 years ago

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Gary T.B1Kwiziq community member

Enjoyed this story

Me gusta esta historia porque soy un granjero!

Asked 4 years ago

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Risa L.Kwiziq community member

The use of que as ‘to’

Hi there,

I’ve seen this use of que a few times but can’t find any explanations for the rules.

For example- Hay tantas cosas que aprender.

Hay muchísimas cosas que hacer.

I know que can be used as to/than in comparisons but I don’t understand the use of que here.

Asked 4 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Nuestro asiento - unfinished previous question

Hola,

The example given is "No vimos nada desde nuestro asiento" and is translated as "We couldn't see anything from our seats." Should the phrase read "desde nuestros / nuestras asientos?

Asked 6 years ago

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Christian P.B2Kwiziq community member

"Mejor te vas" and other "you better" phrases

Como yo entiendo, "mejor te vas" es "you better go." Se puede usar "mejor + verbo en presente" como "you better..." lo que sea?" Tal como "mejor comes ya" o "mejor vienes pronto." Sé que podría decir "deberías comer ya" o "come rápido!" para expresar "you should eat now" y "eat quickly!" pero "you better eat now" y "you better come soon" son distintas en el tono. Y también el contexto es importante. Así la pregunta. ¡Gracias!

Asked 4 years ago

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Mysterious StrangerKwiziq community member

How to say "My wife is a New Mexican"?

Hi! So I was just wondering, if I want to say "My wife is a New Mexican", is there a way to say "Mi esposa es una Nuevo Mexicana"? Normally I would make nueva female, but "Nuevo Mexico" is a noun, so I'm not sure. Or should I just go with "Mi esposa es de Nuevo Mexico"? Thank you for your help!

Asked 5 years ago

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Stephen S.A2Kwiziq community member

frances vs franceses

On this question, "Me encantan los quesos franceses y las tartas ________." the correct answer is marked as francesas.

Isn't the french cheese masculine, "el queso francés"? So isn't the answer franceses?

Asked 2 years ago

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Lynne W.A2Kwiziq community member

Madrugar means the same as levantarse temprano?

I don't understand why in one sentence the lady says that she gets up early every morning (me levanto temprano) but in the next sentence she says "no me gusta madrugar". Are you just showing us that there are two ways to say that she gets up early? Isn't this a bit much for beginner Spanish!?!?

Asked 4 years ago

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