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Carole O.A1KwizIQ community member

Re the list of irregular gerunds ending in -yendo (attached to this lesson) it is listed:

Asked 7 years ago

Dokuo A.A2KwizIQ community member

Can you use a and para interchangeably in the case of destination?

Asked 7 years ago

Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Thank you! I also found a very good website for pronunciation, listed by diphthongs, etc at:

https://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/diphthongs_and_triphthongs

which might be useful.

Nicole

Asked 7 years ago

Pinky Bhupinder J.A1KwizIQ community member

Tu tiene should be correct but only tiene was accepted as correct. I have learnt that both should be accpeted.

Please can you verify this.

Asked 5 years ago

Tanner C.A1KwizIQ community member

Confusion when comparing with the other lessons on imperfecto.

So this lesson explains that imperfecto can be thought of as currently happening, while the indefinito is something that happened in the past. But then in the lesson that compares the two with "time markers" it says the opposite. Imperfect is meant to indicate something "used to" happen. Seems like a contradiction. Actually the more I try to understand this topic the more it seems like the type of thing I should just try to memorize first, and then try to wrap my head around it much later.

Asked 4 years ago

Clara M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Por no decir...

Hola Inma,

Por favor, me puedes explicar esta, 'por no decir...'. Tengo una idea, pues más o menos, pero no estoy segura.

Gracias y saludos. Sé que es tarde...Feliz Año Nuevo:))

Asked 4 years ago

Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Grammatical terms

Hello,

I get very confused when coming across these various terms that may or may not mean the same thing.

Can you please tell me how these are called in English, and if any and which ones are synonyms? and am I missing any terms that would fit in this category?

Impersonal refleja (se)

SE IMPERSONAL

Impersonal Refleja

La pasiva refleja

Thank you for your help in deciphering this.

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

I. Pati E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Please explain why it was necessary to insert "los" before ojos azules. I have trouble understanding when articles (both definite and indefinite) can be omitted and when they are required in written (and spoken for that matter) Spanish.

Thank you,

Pati Ecuamiga

Asked 3 years ago

Stuart M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What other things?

Hola,

Could you provide a few (more) examples of the use of the verb 'to cost' something?

What sorts of things does it cover (or could you use it for everything)?

Everything fluctuates in price, so are we talking about things that we concentrate our daily lives on (sometimes obsess about!): stock market/ currency, houses, petrol, food, drink? Things we think of as fluctuating day to day?

Gracias,

Asked 6 years ago

Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Future Spanish lessons as stories for all levelsResearch has proven that the best method of learning a language is just as these exercises provide: Listen to the audio of a story to get the gist of what it's about and then on the subsequent hearing, have the the ability to read along. But you take it one step further and give us the ability to look up a translation as we read and listen! *Your system is fantastic!* All that's missing is a pronunciation guide for each phrase!!! If lessons for all learning levels were graded on progressive essential knowledge with stories based on that concept (listen+ listen and read + translate and pronunciation) using the appropriate tenses and vocabulary for the level, I'm sure progress would be more rapid and enjoyable. After the concept was outlined in the mother tongue of the student, all future lessons could be completely in Spanish with the translation available as needed. I envision a page for the lesson/story with inbuilt translations and pronunciation guides, at the top of which is the audio bar that only appears by clicking on a button at the end of the story. Students must be made aware that reading the story first *before* activating the audio is key to rapid progress. My question is, what app or program are you using to achieve these listen/read/translate all-in-one stories? Or do you have a team of techies working overtime to combine the text with the translation and the audio bar separate??

Asked 5 years ago

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