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Just to clarify... being 'familiar' with a country means you know your way around geographically and culturally.
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When you know a person you have to use the personal a. But not with things like countries
Because personal a is also used for moving. Example Yo voy a mi casa. I am going to my home/house. And here you don't go anywhere, so it's out. Also personal a is used for persons. Example Yo veo a Luís. I see Luís.
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If you're talking about a movement to a place, that a is not the "personal a" anymore.
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This is a strange sentence. "My parents know Germany well" would sound more natural.
Not necessarily. I could say 'I know math.' Same sentence structure... same idea. Besides, this sentence says they only know Germany... but not necessarily 'bien'.
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Alemania is the name of the country (notice that it's always capitalised), and alemán would be the adjective and the name of the language (usually spelt in lowercase).
