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Q&A with Altair #5

elementary

Q&A with Altair #5

with Altair

3. Elementary

In this Q&A session, Altair answers 7 of your questions: 00:56 -> que vs. qué 04:07 -> mayor vs. mejor 07:40 -> Spanish pronunciation 10:29 -> adjusting to Berlin winter 12:36 -> What do you miss about Venezuela? 13:55 -> Altair as a filmmaker 15:39 -> Altair's biggest film production

Q1: When do we use “que” and when “qué”? What’s the difference?

qué

questions and exclamations

¿Qué comeremos hoy?

What are we eating today?

Me preguntó a qué hora nos vamos.

He asked me at what time we leave.

¡Qué lindo tu bebé!

How beautiful is your baby!

que

conjunction or a relative pronoun

que

that

Me dijo que comeremos pizza.

She told me that we will eat pizza.

El bebé que vimos ayer es muy lindo.

The baby that we saw yesterday is really cute.

Q2: “mayor” and “mejor” - the pronunciation of these two words confuses me every time. How do you say them properly?

Q3: Do you know why they lisp the s in Spain but not in Latin America?

ç (the cedilla)

/ts/

plaça

/ts/

z

/dz/

dezir

/dz/

Q4: Has it been hard to adjust to winter in Berlin 🥶 coming from a much warmer part of the world? 😎

Q5: What do you miss most about your country? Is there some food you can’t find in Berlin? 😋

chucherías

snacks

el queso telita

la cachapa

Q6: Hola Altair, I know you are a filmmaker, do you do films in spanish? german? english? 📽 And has your style changed since you are in Berlin? If so, how? 🎬

Q7: What was the biggest film production you ever made and what was it about?

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Full Video Duration: 19 minutes
Aired: about 2 years ago