My doubts day! Well, this is my second day here and I want to clear some doubts about the language. I will be very grateful if you can help me! For example, I used "this is my second day here" bec

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My doubts day! Well, this is my second day here and I want to clear some doubts about the language. I will be very grateful if you can help me! For example, I used "this is my second day here" because I don't have confidence when I want to use "in" or "on", probably is a little problem, but I'm afraid to make bad use of it. Other thing is, when you use concern, problem, issue or trouble? In Spanish, these words have different meaning, but I see that you use it in cases that are wrong in my language. More "problems", I'm confused about the use of "I/I'm". Why? I don't know how I can omit it in a sentence, and the easy way to write/speak for me is using it a lot. Would you help me with this please? I have a "looooot" of doubts... step by step! Thank you everyone!

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My doubts day!

Well, this is my second day here and I want to clear up some doubts I have about the language. I will be very grateful if you can help me!

I agree that you didn't need "on" in this case when you said "my second day here". Unfortunately when speaking about yourself you do have to use "I" many times unlike Spanish where it is understood by the conjugation of the verb that is being used.

For example, I used "this is my second day here" because I don't have the confidence to know when I want to should use "in" or "on". It probably is a minor problem, but I'm afraid to make a mistake when using them.

Don't ever be afraid to make a mistake because that is the only way you are going to learn a new language. I do it all the time with my Spanish! Knowing when to use the words will come with practice and depending on the context of the sentence you will come to know when something sounds right or not.

No te preocupes!

The other thing that puzzles me is when you to use the words concern, problem, issue or trouble? In Spanish, these words have different meanings but I see that you use them in cases that are wrong incorrect in my language.

You are correct (or right)! In English all these words can mean about the same thing. For example: "I have a concern with that" "I have a problem with that" "I have an issue with that" "I am troubled by that". All these phrases mean the same thing and all could be used to describe the same thing. With practice you will decide what word you want to use for each situation as some just sound better depending on the context in which they are used. For now I would not be too concerned about this and just realize that there is always more than one way to say something. See my correction of "wrong" with "incorrect". Both mean the same thing but "incorrect" just sounds better to me in this situation.

More "problems". I'm confused about the use of "I/I'm". Why? I don't know how I can omit it in a sentence, and the easy way to write/speak for me is using to use it a lot. Would you help me with this please?

"I'm" is just a shortened form of "I am" and is used all the time in English. For example: "I am going to the store" is the same as "I'm going to the store" You can not (or can't) omit it. Now if you are saying "I go to the store every morning" then "am" is not required and therefore you would not use "I'm". In this case it means that you go to the store more than one time but if you say "I am (or I'm) going to the store" it means that this is just one time that you are going to the store.

I hope this helps and I have not confused you more. Just keep practising and these small problems will disappear!

I have a "looooot" of doubts... step by step!

Thank you everyone!

I'm realise now that I called to Leanne "Fetti", excuse me!!, probably I was confused by other post.

Thank you Kelsey, this that you said is exactly what I mean, in Spanish we have different verb conjugations and this is the cause of my confusion. But I need to forget my "spanish chip" when I'm writing in English. My worry about that is that in Spanish, if you repeat to many times "Yo" (I), can be for two reasons or you have a big ego or you don't have vocabulary, and now I'll be confidence when I'm using "I". Thank you again.

Oh my gosh, sorry... that text looks confusing. I tried to put lines between everything but then when it posted it went together as one big paragraph. Sorry!!!

I think omitting the "I" would be difficult because in Spanish, your verb can clarify which person you're talking about. For example "yo estoy enfermo" = I am sick, but "estoy" already tells you that we are talking about "I" so you don't need "yo." "Yo toco la guitarra" = I play the guitar, but "toco la guitarra" is the same thing. "Toco" already tells you were are talking about me. Unfortunately we don't have this in English. We need the word about the person in the sentence to tell us who we are talking about. The verbs do not change enough for us to know immediately who we are talking about. Sometimes the verbs change a little, like we don't use an "S" or something... I play the guitar You play the guitar He/she plays the guitar They play the guitar We play the guitar But that's not enough to know who we are talking about if we drop the person from the sentence. Is that what you mean?

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