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Mi is singular and Mis is plural.
Mi abuela vs Mis abuelas. Mi camiseta vs Mis camisetas. Etc etc.
Can you help me with when to use Yo Quiro or Quiro or Yo Tengo and Tengo etc?
Yo quiero = quiero; Yo tengo = tengo
Saying "Yo" is optional. It is not constantly applied in typical conversation, as it is redundant.
It DOES come in very useful for added emphasis, however.
For example, in English we might emphasize like this:
You want ME to watch the baby?
Donald said HE paid for dinner?
WE raised our daughters to give the same respect they expect from others.
I worked for this family.
Saying all of this sentences without emphasis on the indicated word has a substantial impact on how the person hearing/reading will understand what is being communicated.
Using "Yo" can be utilized as such a tool for emphasis.
I love you. I love you.
I bought bread. I bought bread.
You and I were at the store. You and I were at the store.
Quiero: want. Tengo: have
Yo quiero pan: i want bread Yo tengo pan: i have bread
Why is the ending 's' from 'camisetas' not pronounced? I also hear natives in songs regularly skipping 's' in a lot of words (especially when they end in 's'). Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
I am also having problems with this. The only s I heard in this audio was bonitas, so I went back and added the others.
Is this a dialect thing, or does the womans voice have terrible pronunciation in the spoken version?
no way to know which meaning of camisetas to use tees, vests, t-shirts, tops,??????
If you look at the other words, you can see that they end with 's' That's how I decide which one I'll choose and it works!
I can only use that trick: T-shirt for camiseTas and Shirts for camiSas
Why mis and not mí. In previous lessons i had typed mí amigos and DL said it was correct. I'm a bit confused.
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Mi is singular: mi amigo/a. Plural: Mis amigos/as. (Also, no accent on the "i.") If DL allowed it, they were being nice (as in when I get something minor wrong, they give it to me and tell me I have a "typo." Aw, shucks, thanks DL. ) Interesting article here re the use of the gender-neutral "amigues" (!): https://perureports.com/opinion-amigos-or-amigas-the-new-trend-for-amigues-is-taking-over-the-continent/7956/
I got this right because 'Mis' meant I could assume the plural form of camiseta, but there's no way she is saying the last 's' in 'camisetas'. I listened to it about 10 times and can't hear the plural 's'.
Is this normal?
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Please get speakers with good diction, The constant swallowing of word endings makes understanding almost impossible.
For UK males 'pretty' will always feel effeminate even if we are new men!
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"Pretty" is a very strange word for t-shirts - maybe a lacy blouse or something, but t-shirts are casual. I just keep typing pretty b/c I don't know of an alternative Duolingo might accept.
What's the deal with Duo basically hating red color? Nothing is good in red, not the shoes, nor the dresses.
