Hi, is Fluenz User Support still monitoring the Fluenz Commons? I've asked a couple of questions. One was answered after a month and the other still hasn't been answered. I've noticed that there have been a lot of lags like that. Also, are they being answered by a person? I few answers that I looked at looked like they were AI generated. Thanks (no judgement, just curious)

Bouncing this back up

In Spanish 3 the verb apretar is translated as "to press" or " to push". I've heard it used to mean "to squeeze" and empujar used for "to push". Is this a local or cultural difference?

@Keats Somehow this posted in the middle of this thread instead of in a new thread. I'll try to fix it.

In Spanish 3 the verb apretar is translated as "to press" or " to push". I've heard it used to mean "to squeeze" and empujar used for "to push". Is this a local or cultural difference?

Bringing this back up to the top because I'm still not getting it. Thanks

I'm having a hard time grasping when to use "de" in front of aquí and allá. This is from Spanish Level 1 and 2. I thought it was when I'd use "over here" or "over there" in English, but that doesn't seem quite right.

I'm working my way through Level 1 of Latin American Spanish. Many years ago I had some Spanish in high school (which is why I'm starting from level 1). Here you teach the word "car" as "el auto". I learned "el coche". Is this a regional difference? Also, I learned "what is your name" as "como se llama". Here it is "cual es su nombre". (Sorry, U.S. keyboard, no accents) Also regional?