SpanishPod - beadman Conversations http://spanishpod.com Learn Spanish on Your Terms en-us <![CDATA[Re: Toothache]]> Yo fui al dentista hace dos anos, mas o menos.  Mi regla es: "si me muero!"

]]> Yo fui al dentista hace dos anos, mas o menos.  Mi regla es: "si me muero!"

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Ironing]]> Odio planchar tambien.  Basicamente, yo no compro qualquier que requiera de planchar.

]]> Odio planchar tambien.  Basicamente, yo no compro qualquier que requiera de planchar.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: I want an ocean view]]> Tienen la misma ruiz, verda? 

I believe quiero is present indicative 1st singular of querer, and quisiera is the imperfect subjunctive.  So we're dealing with the same root word.

I take it that putting it in the subjuntive form is what makes it polite ... expressing the possibility that you might help me, rather than the more harsh "I want." 

Since usted (formal) is the same in the subjunctive, a waiter can also say "quisiera agua" for would you like water, or I can say "quisiera agua" for I would like water. 

]]> Tienen la misma ruiz, verda? 

I believe quiero is present indicative 1st singular of querer, and quisiera is the imperfect subjunctive.  So we're dealing with the same root word.

I take it that putting it in the subjuntive form is what makes it polite ... expressing the possibility that you might help me, rather than the more harsh "I want." 

Since usted (formal) is the same in the subjunctive, a waiter can also say "quisiera agua" for would you like water, or I can say "quisiera agua" for I would like water. 

]]> <![CDATA[Re: The pill]]> Pense que era imposible a embarazarse!! ha-ha! I thought it was impossible to get oneself pregnant!

]]> Pense que era imposible a embarazarse!! ha-ha! I thought it was impossible to get oneself pregnant!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: The pill]]> Es necesario tener una receta para la pildora in Estados Unidos.

]]> Es necesario tener una receta para la pildora in Estados Unidos.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Flirting]]> "You know (how?) to cast flowers." Is that an idiom? Or does it mean "you can send flowers?"

]]> "You know (how?) to cast flowers." Is that an idiom? Or does it mean "you can send flowers?"

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Flirting]]> Necesito practicar coquetear, Liliana.  Pero tambien es verda....tienes una voz preciosa!!

]]> Necesito practicar coquetear, Liliana.  Pero tambien es verda....tienes una voz preciosa!!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: She's a vegetarian]]> Yo soy de Tejas.  Me gusta carne mucho! 

]]> Yo soy de Tejas.  Me gusta carne mucho! 

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Planeta Tierra]]> Ese serie es impresionante! Yo lo quiero mucho.

]]> Ese serie es impresionante! Yo lo quiero mucho.

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