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Topic: Spanish

"¿Quién es ella?"

Translation:Who is she?

5 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/rob_maeder
rob_maeder
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I picture an angry Spanish girlfriend asking me this question.

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/bgats2
bgats2
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This should be followed by "and what is she to you?"

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/chickenfishemu
chickenfishemu
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I heard ella. Don't forget that in romance languages they tend to attach lingering consonants onto words that begin with a vowel. So "es ella" is pronounced like "ess-ey-a" all in one group rather than separately or taking the time to enunciate the "e" in "ella". Hope this helps!

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/fsampaio1010
fsampaio1010
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It's very hard for non-Spanish people. Even for me, a brazilian, who speaks a language close to Spanish it's hard to understand this listening exercise.

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/arthurhbp
arthurhbp
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I don't know the difference between "quiénes" and "quién".

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Luis
LuisPlus
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"Quiénes" is used for plurals: "¿Quiénes son ellos?" (who are they?)

"Quién" is used for singulars: ¿Quién es el?" (who is he?)

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/devx101
devx101
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I thought this was ¿Quién es alla? - "Who's there?"

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/larpman
larpman
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You're thinking of allá. The accent is on the second syllable. Also when asking about a location, the verb estar is used, not ser, and you won't use allá in that sentence.

5 years ago
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