In general, unos/unas and algunos/algunas both mean "some," but they are used slightly differently.

Unos/unas are more often used with countable nouns and imply an approximate quantity. For example: "unas semanas" (some weeks) suggests a non-specific number of weeks.
Algunos/algunas can be used in similar contexts, but they are often used to express "some" in a more general or uncertain way, and they can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
In your example, "unas semanas" is correct because it's referring to a countable, but unspecified, number of weeks.

So, the difference is subtle, but unos/unas tends to be used more when you're talking about a quantity that can be counted, and algunos/algunas is a bit more flexible for a wider range of situations.

In Spanish, the adjective mínimo can be used both as an adjective that agrees with the noun (mínima) or as an adverb (mínimo) when indicating a minimum amount or extent.
In the phrase "una semana mínimo," mínimo is functioning as an adverb, meaning "at least" or "a minimum of." It's similar to saying "one week at a minimum" in English, which is why it doesn't need to agree with the noun semana.

If you were describing something as the "smallest" or "least" of its kind, then you would use the adjective form that agrees with the noun, for example:

una cantidad mínima (a minimum amount)
una duración mínima (a minimum duration)
In summary:

Mínimo (adverb): "una semana mínimo" (one week minimum)
Mínima (adjective): "una semana mínima duración" (a week with minimum duration)

Great question! Both quisiera and le gustaría can express "would like," but they have slightly different nuances in Spanish.

Le gustaría is the more common and neutral way to say "would like." It’s often used for wishes, desires, or polite requests, like in the sentence: A tu sobrino le gustaría tener un gato (Your nephew would like to have a cat). This phrasing is more straightforward and typically used when expressing someone's preferences.

Quisiera, which is the imperfect subjunctive of querer, carries a slightly more formal or polite tone and is often used in hypothetical or more polite contexts. It's commonly used for making polite requests or expressing more tentative desires, e.g., Quisiera un poco de agua (I would like some water).

In your example, while Tu sobrino quisiera tener un gato is grammatically correct, it might sound too formal or hypothetical for the given context, which is likely why it wasn't accepted as the correct answer. The sentence is simply stating a straightforward desire, so le gustaría is the preferred choice here.

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Great question Gabrielle!

In this sentence, "Stadtplan" is actually the direct object, not the subject. The structure of the sentence "Gibt es hier einen Stadtplan?" is a bit tricky because of how German word order works. The verb "gibt" (a form of "geben," meaning "to give" or "to exist" in this context) requires the use of the accusative case for the object that is being "given" or that "exists"—in this case, "einen Stadtplan" (a city map).

The subject of this sentence is implied rather than explicitly stated. The phrase "gibt es" is often used to mean "there is" or "is there," and "es" (it) functions almost like a placeholder subject. Because "Stadtplan" is what you’re asking about, it is treated as the direct object, which is why it takes the accusative form "einen" instead of the nominative "ein."

I hope this clears up the confusion! Let me know if you have any further questions.