Comments on: Los Usos de LO

By: Othoz

Othoz — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:32:12 +0000

Hola Anna, un comentario fuera de tópico:

¿Tienes un curso propio o planeas realizarLO?
Sería un verdadero placer entablar comunicación contigo…
Perdón por la forma informal de tuteraLA

LO agradecería infinitamente (el poder cononocerLA)

Atentamente:
Un admirador de Chihuahua

By: Anna Rivera

Anna Rivera — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:14:09 +0000

Hola Ken

I am not familiar with them.

Anna

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:14:21 +0000

Hi Anna,

I am a new subscriber to your newsletter and thoroughly enjoy the lessons.

Do you have an opinion of the Babylon Language School CD-based lessons that are offered at 3 levels from Basic through Advanced?

I have LSLC Nivel 1 y Nivel 2 and have learned quite a lot from them.

Thanks,
Ken

By: Cathrin

Cathrin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:20:32 +0000

Great explanation Luci!!

Buen hecho!!

Gracias

By: luci

luci — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:44:33 +0000

There will always be a time when you’ll want to debate but the general rule as I cited has worked for me and my students.

By: My Spanish Tutor

My Spanish Tutor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:54:13 +0000

Hi Rich! we say: “la comida en este restaurante es buena” (i know the restaurant, and i have been there before), but if i have recently eaten we said: “estuvo rica”, yes.

Anna Rivera

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:29:09 +0000

Great advice about ser and estar. But tell me, after a meal at a restaurant, la comida fue? o estuvo bien? I understand if it’s a restaurant that I’ve been going to and consider the food to (permanently) be good, i can say, “la comida en este restorán ES muy bien.” But when my friend joins me and is judging the meal just recently eaten, a meal just made after being ordered…fue rico? o estuvo rico? which is correct and how might the “quickly change” rule apply here.

By: My Spanish Tutor

My Spanish Tutor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:59:16 +0000

Thanks Luci! i´m thinking a new post about Ser & Estar.

Anna Rivera

By: luci

luci — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:38:07 +0000

This was the best information/instruction I have received on teaching “lo”. I understand much more clearly now. Thank you so much. I would like to share with bloggers the method I used to effectvely learn how to use “estar” and “ser” which can sometimes be confusing. In terms of “estar”, most instructors give the standard rule to use “estar” when conditions are temporary and “ser” when they are permanent. I often found myself debating which conditions were permanent and which ones were temporary. What helped me to better determine which verb to use was the following: When using “estar” remember the conditions must be able to “quickly” change. Por exemplo….hot, cold, sunny, cloudy, happy, sad, good, bad, sick, well etc. Simply remembering the word “quickly” settled the matter. As for location I look for the prepositions “in” and “on” and the adverbs “here” and “there.” As for “ser” I reverse the rule by remembering that the adjectives rich, poor, fat, skinny, ugly, pretty, doctor, teacher,young and old can not “quickly” change. It takes time. We know there is liposcuction and cosmetic surgery but they both take “time” and can not “quickly” change. Description, profession, point of origin, identification, material, and possession typically do not change “quickly” and are more permanent. The debate wanes when I apply these two rules. Temporary has to “quickly” change and “permanent” can not. Hope this helps someone as much as it has helped me to apply the correct verb. I love this site.

By: My Spanish Tutor

My Spanish Tutor — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:22:23 +0000

Hi Hawley: there was a mistake of my computer, is “Objeto Directo”. I have corrected the post.

Anna Rivera