Comments for James Spanish School https://jamesspanishschool.com/ Spanish language school, teaching Castilian Spanish to English speakers Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Practice Lesson 44a by Admin_JSS James https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/spoken-spanish-practice-lessons-41-50-c/lessons/practice-lesson-44/topic/practice-lesson-44a/#comment-18868 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:58:24 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=6273#comment-18868 In reply to Mark Yambor.

Hola!
Yes, that is the subjunctive, there are a couple of things that trigger us subjunctive, one is the change of a person mid sentence, Maria no le gusta que pasen los basureros. It starts with maria and then switches to the dust man, that triggers subjunctive in Spain….. Also, the subjunctive is used when there is an element of doubt, possibility, probability…(Meaning the dustmen don’t go by every night at 12, on some nights it could be 11 or 10) Subjunctive is extremely confusing and hard to learn because it’s a very fine line. Yes, you could just use the present, which is what I recommend everybody do when there is a subjunctive. Maria no le gusta que pasan los basureros. A Spaniard would probably not even notice!

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 44a by Mark Yambor https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/spoken-spanish-practice-lessons-41-50-c/lessons/practice-lesson-44/topic/practice-lesson-44a/#comment-18867 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:48:38 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=6273#comment-18867 Hi James – #10 uses pasen and not pasan, subjunctive? And why would that be the correct usage?
Can I also structure it as Maria dice q no le gusta cuando los basureros pasan a las doce. Gracias

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 44a by Anonymous https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/spoken-spanish-practice-lessons-41-50-c/lessons/practice-lesson-44/topic/practice-lesson-44a/#comment- Comment on Word Lists by Rod Baverstock https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/new-product-development/lessons/word-lists/#comment-18852 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:56:07 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-lessons&p=94437#comment-18852 In reply to Admin_JSS James.

Thank you for the explanation , I thought for a moment that I hadn’t even “ cracked “ lesson 1

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 18 by Admin_JSS James https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/practice-lesson-1-20/lessons/practice-lesson-18/topic/practice-lesson-18a/#comment-18851 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:21:18 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=5277#comment-18851 In reply to Karen Massey.

Thank you so much!!

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 18 by Karen Massey https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/practice-lesson-1-20/lessons/practice-lesson-18/topic/practice-lesson-18a/#comment-18850 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:15:56 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=5277#comment-18850 In reply to Admin_JSS James.

Just shows what you are doing is working. I tell everyone I know about this course it’s is the best way to learn Spanish. I love it

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 18 by Admin_JSS James https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/practice-lesson-1-20/lessons/practice-lesson-18/topic/practice-lesson-18a/#comment-18849 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:11:31 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=5277#comment-18849 In reply to Karen Massey.

93%??? That is amazing!!!
By far the hardest thing I have thrown at you till now!

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 18 by Karen Massey https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/practice-lesson-1-20/lessons/practice-lesson-18/topic/practice-lesson-18a/#comment-18848 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:08:39 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-topic&p=5277#comment-18848 WOW that was hard. I got 93% which I was very surprised at. If you are going to do one of these again, can you let me know in advance so I don’t do it after work

]]> Comment on Practice Lesson 18 by Anonymous https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/practice-lesson-1-20/lessons/practice-lesson-18/topic/practice-lesson-18a/#comment- Comment on Word Lists by Admin_JSS James https://jamesspanishschool.com/courses/new-product-development/lessons/word-lists/#comment-18846 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:20:38 +0000 https://jamesspanishschool.com/?post_type=sfwd-lessons&p=94437#comment-18846 In reply to Rod Baverstock.

Both the words you are looking for are under leisure/beach.
I don’t know which word it gave you for swimming, but the correct word natacion, is that the word it gave you? Swimming is a noun, it’s the name of an activity. It’s not a verb…… when you are using it as a verb it is nadando. But the sport is called Natacion

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