Spanish Language Weekly Newsletter - Tuesday, December 29, 2015

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Top new questions this week: When is it appropriate to use 'ser' versus 'estar'? Below are Spanish-to-English translations from a lesson on Memrise.com: este está más barato (this one is cheaper) este es más nuevo (this one is newer) Why is estar used when describing ... verbos diferencias-regionales   asked by Rock Anthony Johnson 3 votes answered by DGaleano 1 vote ¿Juan y María se ayudan el uno al otro, el uno a la otra o la una al otro? Aparentemente algunos gramáticos aceptan las dos primeras posibilidades: (a) Juan y María se ayudan el uno al otro. (b) Juan y María se ayudan el uno a la otra. ¿Entonces también la ... gramática   asked by Jacinto 3 votes answered by Yay 2 votes Best Translation for a packing checklist and some info There is a manual which title says "PACKING CHECKLIST" the direct translation is "LISTA DE VERIFICACIÓN DEL EMPAQUE", Is this correct?, well I think so. Inside it says: License Sheets Declaration of ... traducción vocabulario-tecnico   asked by cMinor 2 votes answered by Subjunctive 1 vote When a movie is dubbed in Spanish, there is only one version or several? I know that there are differences in Spanish according to where it's spoken. So when I am trying to train my listening skills with a movie, should I consider possible different versions of Spanish or ... diferencias-regionales   asked by Joqus 2 votes answered by guifa 4 votes "La que" and "que" In the book The Martian by Andy Weir, the main character states: It was a ridiculous sequence of events that led to me almost dying, and an even more ridiculous sequence that led to me surviving. ... traducción selección-de-palabras gramática   asked by Akiva Weinberger 2 votes answered by Yay 3 votes Pretérito perfecto compuesto y Pretérito Perfecto sin expresión temporal ¿Notan diferencias entre lo siguiente? No puedo salir porque me rompí el brazo. No puedo salir porque me he roto el brazo. Nótese que ambas expresiones carecen de expresión temporal, pero, ¿es ... preterito pretérito-perfecto   asked by Subjunctive 2 votes answered by Yay 3 votes ¿Cómo se interpreta un "yo creo que tampoco"? Estaba escribiéndome con un amigo cuando él dijo Yo creo que Juan no se irá de casa A lo que yo respondí: Yo creo que tampoco Tras escribir mi frase me quedé pensativo porque no me sonó ... gramática   asked by fedorqui 1 vote answered by Nicolás 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Is there a difference between "claro" and "por supuesto"? Both "claro" (or "claro que sí") and "por supuesto" appear to be used to say 'of course' in one way or another. Are there any differences in how they are used? Is one formal and the other informal? ... selección-de-palabras   asked by stevvve 17 votes answered by Albertus 23 votes Why is "De nada" used as a response to "Gracias"? English De means "of", and nada means "nothing", so why, when put together are they used in response to "Gracias"? Español De significa "of" y nada significa "nothing", entonces, ¿por qué se ... traducción etimología saludos   asked by Malfist 21 votes answered by cgc 42 votes

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