Hola soporte,
En la frase 'estoy estudiando español', ¿por que es no 'estoy estudiando el español'?
I have seen the use of el español elsewhere, so ¡estoy confusito!
Amable gracias
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Stuart M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
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This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the Spanish present progressive/continuous instead of the present (El Presente Progresivo vs El Presente)"
Asked 5 years ago
Hola Stuart
We always omit the article when we talk about subjects such as languages:
¿Hablas inglés? Do you speak English?
En el colegio estudio geografía e historia. At school I study Geography and History.
Quiero aprender alemán. I want to learn German.
You may have seen the article when it is the subject of the sentence, for example:
El español es un idioma bastante difícil. (Spanish is a difficult language.)
Me gusta mucho el español. (I like Spanish a lot)
In these two examples, "el español" is the subject on both sentences.
Hope this helps,
Inma
Stuart M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
¡Impresionante! It makes total sense. Muchísimas gracias, Inma
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