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My name is Sofía, I'm from Argentina, Rosario city. I'm currently studying my second year of Chinese at the University, and previously studied the career of B.A. in History, also in the University. I chose to study Chinese because I like languages a lot and mainly because I wanted a challenge. I think that Chinese culture, history and writing are very interesting. My mother tongue is Spanish, and I also speak Italian and English. I joined Italki to improve my learning of the Chinese language, I think that sharing knowledge with native speakers is very useful to learn their language. Also because I want to help people who are learning Spanish. Spanish is a very rich language and in some aspects, quite complex; I think that knowing the forms of expression can be very interesting for those who are studying it. Languages are amazing !
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    In my personal experience, the best way to start studying Chinese is with a teacher. Pronunciation, writing, grammar rules and getting your ear used to the language are equally important. If I had to give a piece of advice, I would say pay particular attention to remembering words and not so much radicals (at least not at the beginning). That will help you to put sentences together more easily as there are many things to keep in mind to really learn the language. It's a really fascinating language.
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    March 3, 2023
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    - Estamos de acuerdo! - Trato cerrado! And also the other two answers: Trato hecho! and Tenemos un trato! or Tenemos un acuerdo!
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    March 11, 2022
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    April 9, 2021
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    Hello Kezia! "Había un chico. El chico era Bart. Bart ESTABA en Barstow, California. Bart no ESTABA contento." Your last two sentences are not correct because you changed the verb ESTAR for the verb SER. Bart está en ... (present: Bart is in ... ) = Bart estaba en ... (imperfect tense: Bart was in ...) here you are talking about places. Bart está contento ( present: Bart is happy ) = Bart estaba contento (imperfect tense: Bart was happy) here you are talking about emotional states. In English the same verb is used for both sentences, but not in Spanish. The verb SER is used in Spanish in the following situations: physical appearance or inherent personality traits, identity or permanent features (nationality, creed, etc.), family or personal relationships, when or where an event takes place, the date, seasons and time, in passive sentences, with time adverbs and other instances, such as the material, origin or ownership of an object. The verb ESTAR is used: moods or health conditions, appearance, marital status, location, modal adverbs and other cases. I hope my explanation was clear. Best wishes Sof{ia
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    June 5, 2020
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    你好 Yanqin! 1) Mire, éste es el señor Alonso. In this sentence, you're treating the other person formally, like: 您看,这是Alonso先生 2)Mira, ella está en la ducha... In this sentence, you're treating the other person informally: 看, 她在洗澡 Best wishes Sofía
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    June 5, 2020
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    Hola Anna! They are synonymous, although in my opinion, "vago" is more contemptuous than "perezoso" or "flojo". Other synonymous are: holgazán, indolente, haragán, dejado. The Spanish language has many words that define the same thing and in most cases, it can be complicated to choose which word to use. Best wishes. Sofía.
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    February 28, 2020
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    Hello Martha! "Qué" in the sentence is similar to "what" as an interrogative pronoun, and "cuál" would be equivalent to "which". The correct interrogative pronoun for the sentence is "qué". In Spanish, when we use "qué", we ask for one thing or one kind of thing, without referring to any particular group. If nothing is specified beforehand, the phrases with "cuál" are not correct. And when we use "cuál" we always mean a particular thing (or person) within a group ( or "cuáles" if we are talking in plural) The correct pattern in Spanish is ( qué + noun). For example: "Qué compraste ayer?" because we don't know what she bought. The same phrase with ("cuál" + noun) is not correct, if no previous mention is made. But if you already know that she was going to choose between two options, for example, a red dress or a black one, then you should use "cuál". ( Cuál compraste ayer? - the red one or the black one? - ) I hope my explanation was clear. Best wishes Sofía.
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    February 28, 2020
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    Hello Jaycee! The answer of Alex is very well explained. "Yo" is the first personal pronoun ( "I" in English) and is the most easy to understand and use. You should note that in Spanish, that pronoun is usually omitted in some contexts. For example, when somebody asks you "Where're you from?" ( "De dónde eres?") it's common to answer: "Soy de Argentina", instead of "Yo soy de Argentina", both mean the same ( I am from Argentina) but if you say "Yo" at the beggining, it sounds weird. "Me" can be used in different forms. The Reflexive Pronouns are Personal Pronouns that complement the reflexive verbs, and agree in person and number with the subject of the sentence. The reflexive pronouns always refer to the subject, indicating that the action that the subject performs falls on him/her at the same time. For example: "Me miro en el espejo" ("I look at myself in the mirror" = I'm looking at the mirror, and I look to myself at the same time. I am the one who performs the action, and the action of the verb falls on myself ) Here "me" is the Reflexive Pronoun. If I say: " Me gusta mirarme en el espejo", that means "I like to look at myself in the mirror". In this case, "mirarme" is the Reflexive Verb ( means "mirarme a mi misma"= look at myself) These are simple examples in the first person, although grammatically both Reflexive Pronouns and Reflexive Verbs have other uses and more complex forms. "Mi" is a Possessive, like when you say "my" in English. They indicate possession or ownership. They always agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to; that is, with the possessed thing. If the possessive appears next to the noun that designates the element with which a relationship of belonging is established, then it is called a Possessive Determinant. If the noun is omitted, then it is a Possessive Pronoun. For example: "Ese es mi libro" = "That is my book", if you're talking about 2 or more books, you must say " Esos son mis libros" (plural).
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    February 7, 2020
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    Hello Lamees! In Argentina we say "shopping", we don't use the translation ( centro comercial). For example: "Vamos al shopping a ver las ofertas de temporada" (let's go to the mall to see the seasonal offers) Some words are taken directly from the source language, that's very common in my country. Best wishes Sofía
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    February 3, 2020
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    Hello Lamees! The first mistake is: you have to maintain the same gender of the noun: "LA casa ( female) es cómodA". The adjective has to be female too, because the noun is female. The other adjective "oscuro" must also be female: "oscura", because you're talking about LA CASA. Another example: "El auto es cómodo". ( the car is a male noun, so also is the adjective) There are also other ways of expressing the same idea, making sentences sound more complete. I'd add a verb: "Vivo en un piso de tres dormitorios, TIENE además/también un salón, una cocina y dos baños." In my opinion, in certain phrases it is better to use "Y" instead of a comma: "Mi casa es acogedora y cómoda, pero un poco oscura porque no tiene muchas ventanas." I hope my explanation was clear. Best wishes. Sofía.
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    January 31, 2020
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