I think I can understand why "... se puede ver a las ballenas jorobadas retozando, coqueteando ..." is correct - [meaning: "... one can see the humpback whales ...", or "... you can see ..."] - after reading your Kwiziq lessons " Using se debe/se puede to say You must/you can (impersonal sentences) " [number 6933] and " Expressing instructions and general statements in Spanish with the impersonal se = one " [number 5132].

However - under 'Your Practice', you recommend the lesson " Forming the Spanish passive with se (la pasiva refleja) " [number 6089] - which seems more consistent with this answer: "... se pueden ver las ballenas jorobadas"? (i.e. with 'pueden' in the plural, and without the "a" [before the 'las']). Would this^ be a correct way of saying "... the humpback whales can be seen ..."?

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Daniel J C.A1KwizIQ community member

Robert asking for Angela’s phone number

When asking for Angela’s phone number why is it “a Angela” and not “de Angela”

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.A2KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

use of estar vs. soy

Why does Inma say "Estoy casada..." I would think that being married would use "ser" since it is considered to be a permanent state of being rather than temporary.

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Lara M.C1KwizIQ community member

Mamás vs madres

Another question from the quiz: "Las mamás quieren darles de mamar a sus bebés en el parque". In Spanish as spoken in Spain, wouldn't it be more common to use madres instead of mamás? Natives told me not to overuse mamá, papá, abuelito, mis papás etc. because they said it would sound childish.

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Melvin P.A2KwizIQ community member

«¿Qué es eso?»

Hello!

In the example, ¿"Una iglesia"? ¿Qué es eso?, why is it eso and not esa?

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