I need to explain Spanish to Japanese people. They have, recently, arrived to an Spanish spoken country. I should ask for examples in Spanish and viceversa, as well.
Thx, SusyH
I would check with some resources in Peru, since Spanish and Japanese are the primary languages.
When I pronounce the French R and sustain it, it sounds like it’s rolling like a Spanish R except it occurs in my throat. Am I doing it right?
When do u use the subjunctive tense in Spanish?
Also, when do u use infinitives in Spanish?
Your description of your French “r” sounds right. Try listening to some French Radio or TV, or maybe some language tapes, to get it just right. Practice make sperfect.
The infinitive is used to convey uncertainty or doubt, and is used a lot is written Spanish. It is the equivalent of “I wish that I MAY succeed” or “I don’t believe he WOULD do that” (Yo espero que TENGA exito, No creo que el lo hiciera). In English those phrases sound formal and stuffy, but the uncertainty they convey is commonly rendered by the subjunctive in Spanish.
In the present tense, the subjunctive is usually used in subordinate clauses (the second part of the sentence, after “que”) following verbs of feeling, desire, or or doubt, such as esperar, querer, creer, sentir, dudar, etc.
Infinitives are used all the time- whenever the form of the verb has no subject, such as when it is used as a noun (el andar’ walking) or as the second part of a verbal phrase.” I want TO GO”- “Yo quiero ir.” The infinitive is equivalent to the English “to…” such as “to walk” or “to sit”. (it’s hard to WALK- es dificil CAMINAR)
I was googling for this type of site,but didn't find exactly what I was looking for.
Anyway I decided to ask you,although I'm going to keep looking. Any site you give me would be of service 
Thanks.
Check this website..
http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
I am struggling to learn the Spanish subjunctive tense. I wondered if there was a good electronic Spanish Grammar Checker.
http://www.freetranslation.com/
this one seems to work pretty good
What is a good website that will check grammar of spanish?
http://www.wordreference.com is my favourite dictionary and grammar dictionary when I learn French but I know that it has Spanish as well.
Que estas haciendo?
Que esta haciendo?
I don't understand how to use each one correctly because don't the both mean the same thing? "What are you doing?" Best answer to explain how to use esta and estas.
"Estás" is for the first person singular in the informal version of "you" (tú/vos).
"Está" is for the first person singular in the formal version of "you" (usted), but it also works for "he/she/it" (él/ella).
"Tú/vos" is used for like friends, acquaintances, family members while "usted" is used in front of superiority and to be gentlemanlike/ladylike.
I need help on my Spanish homework that is concering the usage of the letter b and v. If anyone can give me a few websites it would really help.
http://www.studyspanish.com/sos.htm
The Spanish "b" (be larga) and "v" (be corta) are pronounced exactly alike. These letters have two separate sounds, hard and soft. At the beginning of a word and after "m" or "n", the hard Spanish "b/v" closely resembles the "b" in the word "boy," except that the lips are held tense. In other situations, the "b/v" is pronounced like an English "b" in which the lips are not allowed to touch. (This is a sound that does not exist in English.)
http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/letter_bv.htm
i want to check my spelling and grammar but there is no dictionary on the program for spanish words. HELP ME PLEASE! this is due on monday!!!
i think that there is a little box on the bottom of the screen that says “english” click on it and then look for “espanol” or “spanish”
you could also try an online spell checker
P.S. the box may be somewhere different
I just said, to someone, "Mucho gracias para usted tiempo mi amiga."
I wanted to say the following, but in Spanish:
"Thank you for your time my friend."
So, just how bad is my Spanish grammar? And note that I was speaking to a female.
'Muchas gracias por tu tiempo amiga(s)'
hehehehe
Ok sorry but your Spanish grammar is not so good
The correct way to say that would be:
'Muchas gracias por tu tiempo amiga'
It sounds natural in Spanish if u say it like that
But just keep trying and you'll see you can improve your Spanish! ^_^
i have a spanish class and i have too look, find and write about websites in spanish. i was told to look for a couple of websites about spanish grammar and a spanish language dictionary. i also need some cultural websites. please send some web adresses too since i must also cite them.
they actually have to be websites in spanish. searching google seems like a good idea but it will only bring up websites in english
i don't know any myself but i found some i hope they are helpful
they are:
http://www.studyspanish.com/dailyword/index.htm
http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~annw/gramatica.html
http://www.spanishdict.com/
http://www.langlink.net/langlink/
good luck!
