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- "Yo quiero vivir en Europa."
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I agree, but "I want to drink in Europe" is a desired goal of a smaller group of people. The lesson tips, available by clicking on the [lightbulb icon in the same box as the start lesson button, for one of the lessons talked about pronunciation of "b" and "v". They tend to be pronounced the same or very similarly with the sound being a somewhere in between an English "b" or "v." You should have better luck if you focus on the vowel sounds. Spanishdict.com has a speaker icon next to translated words that gives you a popup with a video of the word being pronounced with a phonetic spelling underneath. Beber = beh-behr (bay-bare in English) and vivir = bee-beer.]
(Edited material inside []: because I originally tried to include a lightbulb emoji, but it didn't work and every word after it was gone.)
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It absolutely said beber on my phone. I got the translation right because i knew that made no sense. They should have more crisp audio.
When more than one verb is used in the same clause, the first verb is conjugated and the other verbs are in the infinitive form.
quiero vivo = I want I live
quiero vivir = I want to live
There are more verb tenses in future lessons where a helper verb (?) is conjugated and followed by the present participle or the past participle of the main verb. Continuous progressive present is formed by conjugated form of estar + the present participle of the verb (viviendo for vivir). Examples: [Yo] estoy viviendo = I am living, [tú] estás viviendo = you are living, ellos/ellas/ustedes están viviendo = they are living or you all are living.