<![CDATA[Comments on: I am allergic]]> 2008-03-23 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: ]]> SpanishLarry, 

The following is from The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice:

Spanish uses the imperfect subjunctive, as well as the conditional to soften a request or suggestion.

The imperfect, used only with querer, poder, and deber, is more courteous than the conditional, which is used with any verb.

 

 

 

]]> SpanishLarry, 

The following is from The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice:

Spanish uses the imperfect subjunctive, as well as the conditional to soften a request or suggestion.

The imperfect, used only with querer, poder, and deber, is more courteous than the conditional, which is used with any verb.

 

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Thanks for the info. So would another polite way to order something be "Pudiera tener el ..."?

]]> Thanks for the info. So would another polite way to order something be "Pudiera tener el ..."?

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> spanishlarry,

pudiera traerme una cerveza por favor. Could you bring me a beer please.

pudiera ayudarme por favor. Could you help me please.

quisiera una cerveza por favor.  I would like a beer please.

I don't think that you would day "pudiera tener una cerveza"  

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.

]]> spanishlarry,

pudiera traerme una cerveza por favor. Could you bring me a beer please.

pudiera ayudarme por favor. Could you help me please.

quisiera una cerveza por favor.  I would like a beer please.

I don't think that you would day "pudiera tener una cerveza"  

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> tengo alegrias a los vinos, a los cervezas, y a los 'crabs'. que lastima

]]> tengo alegrias a los vinos, a los cervezas, y a los 'crabs'. que lastima

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> chillosk, quieres decir "alergias", ¿no?  Sí es una lástima que tengas alergia a los cangrejos.

]]> chillosk, quieres decir "alergias", ¿no?  Sí es una lástima que tengas alergia a los cangrejos.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> gracias JP!

I knew something was wrong when I read allergy as 'alegria', whic means something like happy, verdad?

 

]]> gracias JP!

I knew something was wrong when I read allergy as 'alegria', whic means something like happy, verdad?

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> I tend to think of nuts as any kind of nuts. In the text "nueces" was translated as "nuts", but in the vocabulary section it was given as "walnuts".  I looked up walnut in several dictionnaries and saw that walnut is given both as "nuez" and "nuez de Castilla (Méx)". So if someone simply says "nueces" do you think they are referring to "nuts in general" or "walnuts". In French I call walnuts "noix de grenoble".

]]> I tend to think of nuts as any kind of nuts. In the text "nueces" was translated as "nuts", but in the vocabulary section it was given as "walnuts".  I looked up walnut in several dictionnaries and saw that walnut is given both as "nuez" and "nuez de Castilla (Méx)". So if someone simply says "nueces" do you think they are referring to "nuts in general" or "walnuts". In French I call walnuts "noix de grenoble".

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Suz33

It is confusing and the differences may be regional.  Did you see the definition in WordReference ?


"nuez sustantivo femenino

  1.  
    1. (del nogal) walnut
  1.  
    1. (Méx) (pacana) pecan (nut)
  1.  
    1. ~ moscada nutmeg
  1. (Anat) Adam's apple"

My girl friend is from Colombia and she said that to her, nuez is the word for nut in general.  I asked her how to say walnut and she answered that she never heard of walnuts until she came to the U.S.

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Suz33

It is confusing and the differences may be regional.  Did you see the definition in WordReference ?


"nuez sustantivo femenino

  1.  
    1. (del nogal) walnut
  1.  
    1. (Méx) (pacana) pecan (nut)
  1.  
    1. ~ moscada nutmeg
  1. (Anat) Adam's apple"

My girl friend is from Colombia and she said that to her, nuez is the word for nut in general.  I asked her how to say walnut and she answered that she never heard of walnuts until she came to the U.S.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Hi stevestrv, thank you for your comments and for the link to Word Reference. I will have to try it more often.

]]> Hi stevestrv, thank you for your comments and for the link to Word Reference. I will have to try it more often.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> suz333

you are welcome

]]> suz333

you are welcome

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