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Boros A.A1Kwiziq community member

When to use formal vs. informal

Hi,

I'm learning Spanish to keep up with my family (mixed origins from spain, latin america, south america, etc.) and I've noticed that I don't quite understand when the people I'm talking to prefer that I use formal or informal.

Are there any general guidelines or standards as for when one is more appropriate? Like if it's someone who is your senior or based on how close you are to each other? Or is this maybe not as big a deal these days as it might have been in the past?

Thanks, Dawn.

Asked 4 years ago

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

difícil (tilde)

Inma, Shui and all - Sorry to be a nuisance: (you certainly do an absolutely incredible job, day after day; many thanks !) - but in the C1 dictation exercise "Verano en la azotea ", your 'tilde' in difícil needs correcting: (your version shows "No fue muy díficil de transformar") - see the original request at https://spanish.kwiziq.com/questions/view/dificil-dificil [19th June].

Asked 5 years ago

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Wylie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vacaciones Geniales

Why is incorrect to say, "Fueron vacaciones geniales"? According to the quiz, one must say, "Fueron unas vacaciones geniales"

Asked 6 years ago

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

Mucho: uncountable nouns rule?

You have this rule:

Mucho + [masculine singular noun] = a lot of / much [masculine singular noun]

Is this rule only valid for uncountable nouns?

All of the examples are uncountable nouns.

Asked 4 years ago

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Rita P.A2Kwiziq community member

As película is neither a person nor a pet why is ser used.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1Kwiziq community member

la oscuridad - las tinieblasInstead of "... para ir a su puesto de trabajo en la oscuridad", would it be wrong to write .. en las tinieblas, or does it sound somehow absurd?

Thank you so much!

Asked 5 years ago

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pippy M.B2Kwiziq community member

What'a the difference between this lesson and a previous one

Hola

I'm confused as to why this lesson exists. Doesn't this one Using se debe/n and se puede/n + infinitive to say you must / you can (passive) already cover it??

thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Jenk O.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi. Thanks for this exercise. I was wondering why we used the present tense here. I just found the answer at the top of the text. No further explanation needed. Sorry.

Asked 6 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronoun question

In the quiz question "se les han acabado las camisetas que me gustaban" what job is "les" doing?

Asked 5 years ago

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