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ts 🚉

In #Spanish when it comes to verbs, how does one know whether to use “a” in front of an infinitive when “to” can also be built in?

I’m not sure how to phrase this in an Internet search - if those worked anymore anyway.

Por ejemplo,

Quiero aprender a montar a caballo.

I imagine we just need to know our verbs like aprender, that some are followed by words like “a” or “de”, and let’s make mistakes in the meantime, but figure it’s worth asking my network here if there’s a pattern.

#español
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earthling

Dato histórico para recordar: el acta original de la independencia de Argentina fue redactada en castellano y quechua.

También la denominación no es "Provincias Unidas del Río de La Plata" sino "Provincias Unidas en Sud América", una aspiración de libertad para todo el continente.

via elbiotipo

#history
#Argentina
#Spanish

ts 🚉

¿Cuál o Qué?

I would think that one should use “cuál” when asking about what they will order from a menu, since there is a limited set of choices, but apparently it’s “qué”? “Qué va a ordenar?”

Igualmente, I find it a little confusing that, ¿Cual será la temperatura mañana?” is a sentence, since technically there are infinite possibilities for what the temperature will be.

I’m mostly processing this “out loud” but if you speak español or know it well, I’m glad to hear your tips.

#Spanish
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Don Ray

@stephanie

Grasshopper?!?! Time for another #FunFact from #Spanish!

Both of the words I know in Spanish for “grasshopper”are fun, interesting words.

—El Saltamontes. Pretty much the universal term. It’s one of those compound words with a verb (saltar) and a noun (monte). Literally: The “it jumps hills.”

—El Chapulín. Used commonly in #Mexico and #CentralAmerica. From Nahuatl (Aztec) root words meaning “it bounces like a rubber (hule) ball.”

Mapologies

The conquistadors encountered the plant, known as "tlālcacahuatl" in Nahuatl, in the marketplace of Mexico Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Interestingly, if you think it sounds similar to cacao, you are correct in that intuition: it means "earth cocoa bean."

However, the plant was originally from South America. You might conclude that "maní" is perhaps from Quechua (the language of the Inca). Wrong. "maní" is a Taino word, a Caribbean language.

mapologies.com/el-atlas/

#etymologymap#spanish
Ríoverse

When learning Spanish vocabularies using Anki, it is often tedious to enter the words. The Ríoverse Spanish Word Bank for the open source Anki vocabulary trainer might help:

#spanish #languages #opensource #education #anki

rioverseshop.gumroad.com/l/spa

GumroadRíoverse Spanish Word BankRíoverse Spanish Word Bank is a set of Spanish - English vocabularies for comfortable learning using the free Anki vocabulary trainer.The vocabularies are ordered by category tags. There exist 14 categories (e.g. colors, drinks, fruits, weather). In total this word bank contains a set of 350 words.The intent of this word bank is to help you learn Spanish more easily. If you do not need this vocabulary set, please do not buy. If you are not sure you need the Spanish Word Bank you probably do not need it.You can enter any price that in your opinion is a fair reflection of its value for you, including 0 EUR. If at up to 6 months after you bought the Ríoverse Spanish Word Bank you are not satisfied with the product, you will get your money back.Note that in order to use the Ríoverse Spanish Word Bank, you need to have Anki installed on your computer or mobile phone. For instructions on how to install Anki, please read this guide. Anki is free on most desktop operating systems and Android phones. For iOS there is a paying version available.Once you have bought and downloaded the Anki file, you need to import the file. In Anki there is the "Import File" button available.Once imported, you can browse and study the words.Here is an example screenshot, how the "Browse" window looks on the Linux version of Anki:I hope you enjoy learning new Spanish vocabularies and I hope you use your knowledge in a positive way!
Thomas D.

When learning Spanish vocabularies using Anki, it is often tedious to enter the words. This Spanish Word Bank for the open source Anki vocabulary trainer might help:

#spanish #languages #opensource #education #anki

rioverseshop.gumroad.com/l/spa

GumroadRíoverse Spanish Word BankRíoverse Spanish Word Bank is a set of Spanish - English vocabularies for comfortable learning using the free Anki vocabulary trainer.The vocabularies are ordered by category tags. There exist 14 categories (e.g. colors, drinks, fruits, weather). In total this word bank contains a set of 350 words.The intent of this word bank is to help you learn Spanish more easily. If you do not need this vocabulary set, please do not buy. If you are not sure you need the Spanish Word Bank you probably do not need it.You can enter any price that in your opinion is a fair reflection of its value for you, including 0 EUR. If at up to 6 months after you bought the Ríoverse Spanish Word Bank you are not satisfied with the product, you will get your money back.Note that in order to use the Ríoverse Spanish Word Bank, you need to have Anki installed on your computer or mobile phone. For instructions on how to install Anki, please read this guide. Anki is free on most desktop operating systems and Android phones. For iOS there is a paying version available.Once you have bought and downloaded the Anki file, you need to import the file. In Anki there is the "Import File" button available.Once imported, you can browse and study the words.Here is an example screenshot, how the "Browse" window looks on the Linux version of Anki:I hope you enjoy learning new Spanish vocabularies and I hope you use your knowledge in a positive way!
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