Hi @irahandler
Great observation! The reason dónde is accented in this sentence is because it introduces an indirect question. Even though the sentence is not phrased as a direct question, it still expresses uncertainty about a location (where it is).

Here’s the breakdown:

Direct Question:
Example: ¿Dónde está el mouse?
Translation: "Where is the mouse?"

Dónde has an accent because it’s a question word indicating location.
Indirect Question:
Example: No sé dónde está el mouse.
Translation: "I don’t know where the mouse is."

Dónde retains the accent because it introduces an implied question embedded in the sentence.
In contrast, donde (without an accent) is used in declarative statements that indicate a place, not a question:

Example: El lugar donde lo dejé está vacío.
Translation: "The place where I left it is empty."
In your example, dónde is accented because the phrase dónde está functions as an indirect question embedded within the larger statement.

Hi @irahandler This is a great question, and it highlights the subtle nuances in Spanish verb tenses. Let’s break it down:

In the sentence "Yo podía verlo todos los días, pero ahora ya no vive aquí", the verb podía is in the imperfect tense because it describes a habitual or ongoing ability in the past. In other words, podía here implies "I was able to (repeatedly)" or "I used to be able to," reflecting a continuous or repeated condition rather than a specific moment.

Here’s how this works:

Imperfect (Podía): Used to express a habitual or ongoing ability in the past.

Example: Yo podía verlo todos los días.
Translation: "I could (used to be able to) see him every day."
Indicative Conditional (Podría): Used to express a hypothetical ability or possibility, often tied to "I could" or "I would be able to" in English.

Example: Yo podría verlo si viviera aquí.
Translation: "I could see him if he lived here."
In the context of your example, podía is appropriate because it refers to an ability that was possible regularly or habitually in the past. The conditional (podría) would not fit here because it suggests a hypothetical or conditional situation, which is not the case in this sentence.

I hope this clarifies the difference!

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Great question! The use of "es" in this sentence, even though it's referring to the future, is because "es" expresses a scheduled or planned event, which is common in Spanish when talking about events in the near future.

In Spanish, the verb "ser" (in its present form "es") is often used to talk about events that are considered certain or scheduled, especially when talking about things like plans or appointments. It’s similar to how we might say "Our trip is next week" in English to describe something scheduled for the future.

So, even though the trip is in the future, it is being treated as a scheduled event, and "es" is used to express this.

Here’s a comparison:

Nuestro viaje a Argentina es la semana que viene ("Our trip to Argentina is next week" – planned/scheduled event)
Nuestro viaje será la semana que viene ("Our trip will be next week" – future event, but more general)
Both are correct, but using "es" makes it feel more like a confirmed plan.

We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

I'm curious why the verb in the example below is 'es' when it refers to something in the future.

Our trip to Argentina will be next week
Nuestro viaje a Argentina es la semana que viene

In this case, "qué" is used with an accent because it is functioning as an interrogative word (meaning "what") in a direct or indirect question.

Here’s the breakdown:

Qué with an accent is used in direct or indirect questions to ask for specific information. It translates to "what" or "which" when asking about something.

Example: "¿Qué detalles son necesarios?" (What details are necessary?)
Que without an accent is used as a relative pronoun or conjunction, meaning "that," "which," or "who."

Example: "Los detalles que son necesarios..." (The details that are necessary...)
In your sentence:
"Debería saber qué datos son necesarios para la visa de trabajo argentina,"
The qué is used because it's asking about the specifics of which details are necessary. Even though it’s not a direct question, the structure suggests an indirect question, which is why the accent is used.

We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

(You) should know what details are necessary for the Argentinean work visa
Debería saber qué datos son necesarios para la visa de trabajo argentina

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.

We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

I am unclear as to when to use unos/unas and when to use algunos/algunas. From a previous lesson (don't remember which), here is an example:

We arrived two days ago and (we)’re going to stay here (for) some weeks

nosotros llegamos hace dos días y vamos a quedamos unas semanas

How does one distinguish between the use of these two words?

Thanks for your help!

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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)

We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

Does this adjetive have to agree with the noun? In level 4, lesson 19, 'write the words you read', it shows the phrase 'one week minimum'. Fluenz translates it as 'una semana mínimo'. But why not 'una semana mínima'? If mínimo is correct, when is mínima used?

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.

We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

Now on level 5, lesson 18. In a previous session, I learned the subjunctive tense of querer (quisiera, etc) and understood it was to be used when expressing "I/you/he/she/we would like". However, in this session, we have the following sentence to translate:

Your(i) nephew would like to have a cat because (he) doesn’t want to play with his toys anymore

which is translated:

A tu sobrino le gustaría tener un gato porque ya no quiere jugar con sus juguetes

and this translation is not accepted:

Tu sobrino quisiera tener un gato porque ya no quiere jugar con sus juguetes

Why?

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Wow, that sounds like such a wonderful experience! Mérida sounds like a beautiful place to visit, and how amazing that you got to converse in Spanish with the locals. There’s nothing quite like connecting with people in their own language!

Thanks for the friendly tip too, "ICE" is definitely something to remember.

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Hi Jennifer!

I’ve checked, and the voice says: ¿Podrían ENSEÑARNOS los pasaportes ahora?

The correct version would be:
¿Podrían enseñarnos los pasaportes ahora? (Alternatively: ¿Podrían enseñarnos a nosotros los pasaportes?)

In Spanish, it would be incorrect to say: ¿Podrían enseñarlos los pasaportes? A more accurate option would be:
¿Podrían enseñarlos ahora? (In this case, "los pasaportes" is omitted).

However, in this case, you can write exactly what the voice says, and the system will only accept the phrase: ¿Podrían ENSEÑARNOS los pasaportes ahora?

I hope this clarifies it for you!