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Questions seeking words and phrases which will be uniformly understood throughout Spain, Guinea and the Americas in the face of wide regional variations. // Preguntas sobre palabras o frases que se entiendan por igual en España, Guinea y las Américas a pesar de las diferencias regionales.

Questions seeking words and phrases which will be uniformly understood throughout Spain, Guinea and the Americas in the face of wide regional variations. // Preguntas sobre palabras o frases que sean entendidas en España, Guinea y las Américas a pesar de las diferencias regionales.

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How to naturally convey the concept of sightseeing?

I am trying to convey the concept of sightseeing. I have looked into this extensively. I have seen some sources say that Spanish doesn't have an exact term for sightseeing. Spanishdict lists turismo as the translation. However, this word is also…
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¿Está el "español neutro" definido y regulado de alguna forma?

El otro día en la sala de chat La Tertulia se hizo referencia al español neutro. Nunca he sabido exactamente que era eso del español neutro, aunque tenía una idea aproximada, así que busqué algo de información; la Wikipedia por ejemplo dice: El…
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What is the difference between "uno A uno" and "uno POR uno?"

Is there any difference in the phrases "uno a uno" and "uno por uno?" If not, are there other situations where "a" and "por" are interchangeable?
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What is the rule/reason behind usage of "de" vs "del"

In Spanish, many words are composed of two nouns, e.g., el suelo del bosque - the forest floor el salto de agua - the waterfall la copa del árbol - the tree top My problem is that I sometimes confuse "de" and "del" here, as I cannot find a rule…
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How to say what classes are you taking in Spanish?

Is it ¿Qué clases estas tomando? or is it ¿Cuáles clases estas tomando?
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Difference between "mucho" and "muchas"

I am trying to learn Spanish and I am stuck in understanding the following. "Mucho gusto" means, "nice to meet you". However, "muchas gracias" means, "thank you very much". I know that "muchas" is plural and feminine and "mucho" is singular and…
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Need help with correction on a Spanish text

Los días de la semana que más me gustan son los viernes y fines de semana. Los viernes es el último día en el que me concentro en los estudios y el trabajo, luego puedo relajarme durante ese día y durante el fin de semana. Luego suelo leer libros,…
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Why does Spanish use always double reading marks?

I've noticed that in Spanish, when using an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence, we also need an upside down one at the beginning. The same is the case with question marks. For example: ¡Adiós! - ¡Hasta luego! - ¡Chao! ¿Cómo te llamas? 1)…
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What is the relative frequency of "por" vs "para" in the spanish language?

Is "por" used much more commonly? Are there any estimates of percent (e.g. por is used 70% of the time while para is used 30% of the time)
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Perfect or Perfect subjunctive for comprar?

I'm totally confused between where to use the perfect and the perfect subjunctive when talking about the past. E.g they bought in the past... So would this be habían comprado Spanish Dict describes present perfect / past perfect as: The present…
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Ayuda para aprender español

As of today, I have very few knowledge regarding Spanish and I would like to be able to establish a conversation with native speakers. Recently, I signed up in a website called preply and booked a lesson with a tutor. However, I consider that…
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If referring to Spanish in general without necessarily meaning any particular regional variant, what terminology should be used?

For example if indicating that your site was translated into Spanish, obviously it's been translated into some particular variant, generic Latin American Spanish, Argentinian Spanish, Formal/Spain Spanish, Mexican Spanish, etc. However you probably…
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"¡No todas somos perras!"

Esta frase me es algo confusa, porque parece que la persona que lo dice se excluye de ser "perra" pero por otro lado puede entenderse como que se está llamando a sí misma como tal. ¿Alguien podría explicarme la frase?
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