Actually when I say something like "aldea" I pronounce it in a soft way. It also depends where people are from, I guess. I'm from south Spain, and we have a very "relaxed" way of speaking, a bit lazy, I would say. Friends of mine from central or north Spain would pronounce Aldea with a stronger D. In words with D at the end, I don't even pronounce it: Madrid becomes Madri, cansado becomes "cansao" , but this is just my accent, or the accent from Andalusia. We never write this way, by the way; it's only spoken dialect. I hope you enjoyed some southern Spain culture :). Buena suerte

You are right, Gordon. That's what it means.

They mean the same. Dummy is the softer version.

Wrong section.

As you can see on your sentences, phrases like "I wish ( that)", "I hope (that)", "It's necessary (that)", have the subjunctive form after, always. The English phrase "I want (you) to..." is also formed in Spanish with subjunctive: Quiero que + subjunctive. Buena suerte.

He put a throw (a blanket that people keep on the sofa or arm chair) on Abra, tight and nice. Children like to say at bedtime: "Tuck me in", which mean, to put the blanket and bed covers nice and tight around them to get them ready, warm and nice to sleep.

It would be a good idea if you study abroad. Firstly, it is a good opportunity to study a foreign language. The environment with native speaker will force you to use this language, so it makes you learn THE foreign language fast and easily. In addition, IT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH many opportunities to find a good job and get A high salary; many companies need an employee who have language skills. Secondly, you can discover and improve yourself. You can be yourself, express yourself freely without fear of criticism. If you do something different, no one WILL blame you. Thirdly, you can get A better education. There are not MANY students per classroom, so it is good for individual interaction between students and teacher. Furthermore, there are many educational technologies that can improve student achievementS. Because of these reasonS, I think studING abroad is the best choice.