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Q&A with Altair #7

elementary

Q&A with Altair #7

with Altair

3. Elementary

In this Q&A session, Altair answers 4 of your questions: 01:04 -> le vs. se 06:15 -> question & exclamation marks 08:44 -> ser vs. estar 17:05 -> levels at Chatterbug

Q1: Yo me confundo usando "le" o "se" como.. Le gusta y se afeita..

indirect object pronouns

They answer the questions: who ... to? or who ... for?

Estoy escribiendo una carta a Teresa.

I'm writing a letter to Teresa.

Le estoy escribiendo una carta (a Teresa).

I'm writing a letter to her (Teresa).

indirect object pronouns me (a mí) te (a ti) le (a él / a ella) nos (a nosotros/as) les (a ustedes) les (a ellos/as)

reflexive pronouns

where the subject and object are the same. The person who executes the action is the same that receives it.

Pedro se afeita.

Pedro shaves himself.

reflexive pronouns (yo) me (tú) te (él/ ella) se (nosotros/as) nos (ustedes) se (ellos/as) se

me vs. mi

me

reflexive pronoun

Yo me bañé.

I took a shower.

mi

possessive adjective

Mi mamá viene mañana.

My mom is coming tomorrow.

possessive adjectives yo → mi tú → tu él/ ella → su nosotros/as → nuestro/a ustedes → su ellos/as → su

Q2: Could you explain the using of question and exclamation marks?

¿A dónde vas, Pablo?

Where are you going, Pablo?

Pablo, ¿a dónde vas?

Pablo, where are you going?

Tengo hambre, ¿y tú?

I'm hungry, are you?

Y el ganador es, ¡el equipo de español!

And the winner is, the Spanish team!

Q3: Para mí usar el verbo ser y estar es muy difícil.

ser

to describe the essence of a thing or a person, all those characteristics which don’t easily change.

Yo soy Altair Yo soy pequeña Yo soy venezolana Yo soy graciosa

I'm Altair I'm short I'm Venezuelan I'm funny

estar

when we refer to a situation that can vary: that situation can be physical or emotional

Yo estoy en Berlín Yo estoy molesta

I'm in Berlin I'm mad

Q4: why have there been 5 elementary streams today and other times no stream for days? could they be spaced better?

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Full Video Duration: 19 minutes
Aired: about 3 years ago