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1
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What is the difference between Castilian Spanish (spoken in parts of Spain) and the Spanish spoken everywhere else?

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c before e or i and z are pronounced like th in English but everywhere else they are pronounced like s

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English -ible and -able endings becomes what in Spanish?

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The same; pronounced differently but often have the same meaning

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possible

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posible

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probable

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probable

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it is

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es

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It is possible

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Es posible

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It is probable

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Es probable

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It is terrible

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Es terrible

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It is acceptable

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Es aceptable

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for me

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para mí

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for you

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para usted

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It is for me

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Es para mí

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It is not

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No es

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It is not for you

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No es para usted

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It is not for you

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No es para usted

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it is for me

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es para mí

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It is not possible for me

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No es posible para mí

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It is possible for you

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Es posible para usted

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It is acceptable for me

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Es aceptable para mí

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20
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You can ask a question using

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inflection

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It is acceptable for you

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Es aceptable para usted

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Is it acceptable for you?

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¿Es aceptable para usted?

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Isn’t it acceptable for you?

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¿No es aceptable para usted?

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why

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¿por qué?

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Why isn’t it acceptable for you?

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¿Por qué no es aceptable para usted?

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Inflection is not necessary if

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you use a question word like ‘why’ (¿por qué?)

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like that / that way

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así

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It is like that

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Es así

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It is not like that

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No es así

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It is not possible that way

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No es posible así

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It is not acceptable for me that way

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No es aceptable para mí así

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Why isn’t it acceptable for you that way?

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¿Por qué no es aceptable para usted así?

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33
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verb ending that expresses ‘I’

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-o

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34
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I

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yo

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35
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If you do use ‘yo’ then

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it makes it more emphatic

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36
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I’m sorry (I feel it)

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lo siento

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I’m sorry but

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Lo siento pero

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38
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I’m sorry but it is not acceptable for me that way

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Lo siento pero no es aceptable para mí así

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I’m sorry but it is not possible that way

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Lo siento pero no es posible así

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40
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English -ent and -ant endings become what in Spanish?

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-ente and -ante

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41
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different

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diferente

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42
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important

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importante

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43
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It is important for me

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Es importante para mí

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It is not different that way

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No es diferente así

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It is very good

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Es muy bueno

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It is not very good

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No es muy bueno

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It is not very different that way

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No es muy diferente así

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48
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But it is very important for me

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Pero es muy importante para mí

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49
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How many stressed syllables can there be per word in Spanish?

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Always and only one.

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50
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Where will the stress usually be placed when a word ends in a vowel?

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On the penultimate syllable

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51
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restaurant

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restaurante

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52
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I have

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tengo

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53
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I don’t have

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no tengo

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54
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I have it

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Lo tengo

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55
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I don’t have it

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No lo tengo

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I want

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quiero

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57
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I want it

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Lo quiero

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58
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I don’t want it

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No lo quiero

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59
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I don’t want it that way

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No lo quiero así

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60
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I need

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necesito

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61
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I need it

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Lo necesito

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62
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I don’t need it

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No lo necesito

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63
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now

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ahora

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64
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I don’t need it now

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No lo necesito ahora

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65
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I want it but I don’t need it now

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Lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora

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66
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How is ‘h’ pronounced in Spanish?

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It is silent

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67
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constant

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constante

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evident

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evidente

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69
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How is ‘g’ before ‘e’ and ‘i’ pronounced?

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Like ‘ch’ as in Scottish ‘loch’

70
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urgent

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urgente

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It is very urgent

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Es muy urgente

72
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I need it now; it is very urgent

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Lo necesito ahora; es muy urgente

73
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you have

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Usted tiene

74
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What?

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¿Qué?

75
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What do you have?

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¿Qué tiene?

76
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What do you have for me now?

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¿Qué tiene para mí ahora?

77
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You have it

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Lo tiene

78
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Do you have it?

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¿Lo tiene?

79
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You don’t have it

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No lo tiene

80
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Don’t you have it?

A

¿No lo tiene?

81
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Don’t you have it for me now?

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¿No lo tiene para mí ahora?

82
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Why don’t you have it for me now because I need it now?

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¿Por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora porque lo necesito ahora?

83
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because

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porque

84
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I want

A

quiero

85
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I don’t want it

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No lo quiero

86
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you want

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quiere

87
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What do you want?

A

¿Qué quiere?

88
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You want it

A

Lo quiere

89
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Do you want it?

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¿Lo quiere?

90
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Why don’t you want it that way?

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¿Por qué no lo quiere así?

91
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to know

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saber

92
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I want to know

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Quiero saber

93
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I don’t want to know

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No quiero saber

94
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I want to know why you don’t have it for me now

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Quiero saber por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora

95
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I can

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puedo

96
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you can

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puede

97
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to do / to make

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hacer

98
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to do like that

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hacer así

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What do you want to do now?

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¿Qué quiere hacer ahora?

100
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Where will the stress usually be placed when a word ends in a vowel?

A

On the penultimate syllable

101
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Where will the stress be placed when a word ends in a consonant?

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On the last syllable

102
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to eat

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comer

103
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something

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algo

104
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I want something

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Quiero algo

105
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I have something for you

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Tengo algo para usted

106
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I want to eat

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Quiero comer

107
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I want to eat something now

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Quiero comer algo ahora

108
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I am hungry

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Tengo hambre

109
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I want to eat something now because I’m hungry

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Quiero comer algo ahora porque tengo hambre

110
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What do you want to eat?

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¿Qué quiere comer?

111
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You are hungry

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Tiene hambre

112
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Are you hungry?

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¿Tiene hambre?

113
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Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something now?

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¿Tiene hambre? ¿Quiere comer algo ahora?

114
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Why don’t you want to eat?

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¿Por qué no quiere comer?

115
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The English -ary ending becomes what in Spanish?

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-ario

116
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necessary

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necesario

117
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It is not necessary for me now because I don’t need it

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No es necesario para mí ahora porque no lo necesito

118
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and

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y

119
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I’m sorry but I don’t have it and I don’t want it because I don’t need it now

A

Lo siento pero no lo tengo y no lo quiero porque no lo necesito ahora

120
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contrary

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contrario

121
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on the contrary

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al contrario

122
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vocabulary

A

vocabulario

123
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How is the Spanish ‘v’ pronounced?

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The same as ‘b’

124
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to see

A

ver

125
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to see it

A

verlo

126
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I want to see it

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Quiero verlo

127
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I don’t want to see it

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No quiero verlo

128
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Do you want to see it?

A

¿Quiere verlo?

129
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Why don’t you want to see it?

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¿Por qué no quiere verlo?

130
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I can

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puedo

131
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you can

A

puede

132
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I cannot see it

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No puedo verlo

133
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If there are two or more consecutive verbs in a sentence then the second and subsequent verbs will be in what form?

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The full infinitive form.

134
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You can see it

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Puede verlo

135
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Can you see it?

A

¿Puede verlo?

136
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What can you see?

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¿Qué puede ver?

137
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Why can’t you see it?

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¿Por qué no puede verlo?

138
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to do / to make

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hacer

139
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to do it

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hacerlo

140
Q

I don’t want to do it that way because I cannot do it

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No quiero hacerlo así porque no puedo hacerlo

141
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Why can’t you do it?

A

¿Por qué no puede hacerlo?

142
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I want to know why you can’t do it that way

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Quiero saber por qué no puede hacerlo así

143
Q

English endings -ence and -ance become what in Spanish?

A

-encia and -ancia

144
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difference

A

diferencia

145
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importance

A

importancia

146
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influence

A

influencia

147
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preference

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preferencia

148
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the difference

A

la diferencia

149
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a difference

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una diferencia

150
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What difference?

A

¿Qué diferencia?

151
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the preference

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la preferencia

152
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a preference

A

una preferencia

153
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What preference?

A

¿Qué preferencia?

154
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Do you have a preference?

A

¿Tiene una preferencia?

155
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What preference do you have?

A

¿Que preferencia tiene?

156
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For what restaurant do you have a preference?

A

¿Para qué restaurante tiene una preferencia?

157
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tonight

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esta noche

158
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It is for tonight

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Es para esta noche

159
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For what restaurant do you have a preference tonight?

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¿Para que restaurante tiene una preferencia esta noche?

160
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Where?

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¿Dónde?

161
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Where do you want to eat?

A

¿Dónde quiere comer?

162
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the dinner

A

la cena

163
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to dine

A

cenar

164
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Where do you want to havedinner (to dine) tonight?

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¿Dónde quiere cenar esta noche?

165
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The English ending -tion becomes what in Spanish?

A

-ción

166
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condition

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condición

167
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position

A

posición

168
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reservation

A

reservación

169
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the reservation

A

la reservación

170
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a reservation

A

una reservación

171
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Do you have a reservation for me for tonight?

A

¿Tiene una reservación para mí para esta noche?

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