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James G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I used to think Spanish was an easy language; it is so much more complicated than English.

I used to think Spanish was an easy language, but that was before I actually started learning it earnest.
I am now at 17% in level BI. Although the program reports a steady increase in my confidence, I am hanging onto it by a thread. The difficulty of the language is increasing geometrically.. I don't even want to think about levels B2 and C1
James

Asked 6 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Verb missing Anda, vaya mancha tienes en el vestido!Good grief, look at that stain on your dress!“Look at” isn’t there in spanish

Asked 5 years ago

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Janet c.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Should be "impose" not "impouse" for imponer

I checked to make sure it wasn't a word I didn't know in English ;)

Asked 5 years ago

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Shafagh K.A2KwizIQ community member

arena: used with "una"In listening exercise "Barra", I saw the following sentence: "(La playa) Tiene una arena blanca y suave" Is this a typo? or is this really how "sand" is referenced in spanish? As in, "one sand"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Joseph L.C1KwizIQ community member

Miguel necesitaba unos medicamentos y compró ________ en la farmacia.

I answered "alguno," but apparently the answer is "algunos." I don't understand why based on this quote from the lesson. Thanks!

"Sometimes, when alguno and alguna are used in affirmative sentences, it has the nuance of "some random something/someone", "one or two" or "the odd one". The idea is non-specific in number and can refer to one or more items. It does agree in gender but not in number: even if it refers to a plural noun, the pronoun is in the singular form, not the plural form."

Asked 5 years ago

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Clara M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Re: Pero, sino y sino que...

Just to say thank you for this great explanation here! I don’t remember reading this lesson before and I’m really glad I’ve found it now via the Q&A forum. Whenever I consider ‘sino’ I think of the word ‘instead’... I also didn’t know about ‘sino que’. Great lesson!

Gracias y saludos.

Asked 6 years ago

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Trefor P.C1KwizIQ community member

Is this phrase correct? "Una ave bonita"Is this phrase correct? "Una ave bonita" I answered 'no'. Kwiziq gives the answer as 'yes'. As ave is stressed on the 'a' I thought this would have taken the masculine form.

Asked 3 years ago

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Peter L.B2KwizIQ community member

The letter "A" before a verb

When is the letter "A" used in front of a verb

Asked 4 years ago

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D. H.C1KwizIQ community member

Laura, hay que mostrar ________ hacia los clientes. Laura, we must express a bit of understanding towards clients.

This is one of the questions that I think is poorly expressed in this lesson, and again is contrary to what your own "quick lesson" presents. My answer of "una poca simpatía" was marked incorrect, yet it is the more commonly used version, again according to your own "quick lesson." I do not see the point of frustrating students with information that they are unlikely to hear.

Asked 5 years ago

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Marc B.C1KwizIQ community member

Una/un altitude

Isn’t it correct to use either un altitud as well as una altitud because even though altitud is feminine, it starts with a stressed ‘a’?

Asked 4 years ago

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