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David L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of 'In the middle of'

I put 'en mitad de' and was marked wrong. According to your lesson on that topic they are sinónimos.

Please clarify

Gracias

Asked 2 years ago

Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

is perfect tense allowed to use?

i have read somewhere that perfect tense could be used too

for example, he estudiado desde hace 6 meses. = estudio desde hace 6 meses.

is this piece of information wrong? when can we use perfect tense then?

Asked 3 years ago

Jannice K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lo + ordinal number +queLo primero que haré cuando llegue a casa es tumbarme en el sofá.The first thing I'll do when I get home is lying on the sofa.
Hi, surely the English Sentence should read.
The first thing I’ll do when I get home is TO LIE/LAY on the sofa.

Asked 5 years ago

James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En la programa, se dice, "No podemos escuchar bien = We can't hear well." .

En este caso para yo, el contexto no es importante.

En la programa, se dice,

"No podemos escuchar bien = We can't hear well." .

Siempre pensaba que escuchar quiere decir "to listen" y oír quiere decir "to hear".

Por favor lo explícame la diferencia.

Asked 6 years ago

Kylie E.C1Kwiziq community member

Holidays not holiday - expressed as plural in some English speaking countries

Hi

I would say "I'm going on holidays" plural in English. It might be regional, I'm Australian and have lived in London for 20 years. I think it could be used singular or plural.

I've been a bit confused because I would put it the same way as in Spanish. I've got a lot wrong thinking it was different. Could It be explained some non-US English call it holidays plural too. Are there any others that found this confusing?

Asked 3 years ago

Elizabeth C.A2Kwiziq community member

i am having problems vs i am dying of thirst (both questions in el presente)

two different answers, i think...

i am having problems... estoy teniendo

i am dying of thirst... muero por que no estoy muriendo de sed???

elizabeth

Asked 5 years ago

Benjamin H.A1Kwiziq community member

reflexive with imperative

Así pues, si tengo - atreverse alguien a hacer algo - to dare someone to do something.

How would I say: I dare you to do this - because it's atreverse you have to say me for me and then te for you? for example te atreveme a hacer esto. But it doesn't make sense because it's like the other person is daring me but in fact it's me daring the person. te atrave a hacer esto I think is better but then what about the 'me' because it's reflexive.

Asked 4 years ago

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Suggestion, change “new” to “old”Mi madre necesita que yo ________ mi falda nueva. My mother needs me to darn my new skirt.(HINT: Conjugate "zurcir" in El Presente Subjuntivo.) Hi, this is an odd sentence; new items don’t need mending. Old items do. Consider changing “new”to “old” (skirt). Saludos, Shirley. zurza

Asked 3 years ago

Andrew H.A2Kwiziq community member

Unexpained les in normal sentence structure3Les _________ que prueben un vino Ribera de Duero. We recommend that you try a Ribera de Duero wine.(HINT: Conjugate "recomendar" in El Presente)Question:When I saw the "les", I had thought that recomendar might have been an inverted verb (like gustar)..... but.... apparently not.So..... why is there a "les"??? Transitive verbs require a direct object pronoun..... but.... les is an indirect object pronoun!recomiendorecomendorecomindorecomendamos

Asked 4 years ago

brian h.B1Kwiziq community member

Foggy is an adjective . No ?

Surely " foggy" is an adjective . The noun is " fog" ! So why not use "está " for " it is foggy " _

Asked 4 years ago

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