Spanish language Q&A Forum

Hola!

What is the difference between yo me llamo and me llamo?

As, the meaning are same on the examples of the sentences. Where do we use so?

Is there a special case in Spanish for using the Tener verb when it does not mean to possess something but to take something? Why would you say "Tened sus pertenences" instead of "Tomad sus pertenences"

Why did the first sentence not include the article for gimnasio, but later when used again, it was used with the article?

I read the lesson thoroughly, and Silvia’s answer below. I still struggled a bit with thinking about the mood of the sentence being determined by shared/non-shared knowledge or context in the case of a past event. For me, it has been a helpful trigger to think of aunque + indicative as directly translating to “even though”, but the situations that go to subjunctive something more like “while it may ”.  I think this fits with Silvia’s comment that the main point of the phrase is sort of what comes next, the background/shared information is an acknowledgement of context, not the primary statement. Think about our sample phrase: “Sí, pero aunque fuera un éxito, tuvimos que ceder demasiado por nuestra parte. “.  In my mind the approximate translation would be “Yes, while it may have been a success, we had to compromise too much on our side. And, “…might…” makes me think subjunctive. I hope this is accurate, and that it helps someone else.

I understand the lesson, but would you be kind enough to explain if these phrases are interchangeable with words such as "quienquiera" and "dondequiera"?

For example, is  "Sea quien sea el que me ha mandado flores, debe ser un romántico." the same as "Quienquiera sea el que me ha mandado flores, debe ser un romántico."?

I think I understand, but I would appreciate some clarification on this lesson. The way I'm reading this, it seems that if the person or object being referred to is general, then you don't use the "lo/la/los/las" But if it refers to a specific person or object, then you must use them.

For example:
"Has llamado a un doctor?" "No, no he llamado."
but
"Has llamado al doctor / a su doctor?" "No, no lo he llamado."

or
"Tienes dinero para el concierto?" "Si, tengo."
but
"Tienes el dinero que ahorraste para el concierto? "Si, lo tengo."

Am I on the right track?

It would be helpful to see the translation, since there are some words that I do not recognize (and I am too lazy to look them up).

Stewart