Learning Spanish language

Originally Posted by Urbaniak

Where is your mother?
How do I ask ....
Where is your mother ? (of more than one person.)
I know how to say it to one person.
Thanks Joyce

Latin America: ¿Dónde están sus madres/mamás?
Spain: ¿Dónde están vuestras madres/mamás?


@Dmoney: "tus" is the possessive for "tu" only

I'm only asking about one mother of two children,

In other words two sisters are playing and I ask them both where is your mother?
I'm thinking I should use "su" in this case but I'm not sure.
Dondé está su madre? I know I would ask one child about 1 mother , Dondé está tu madre ( o mamá)

I'm still a litttle confused on this issue.
Hugs Joyce

I use "vuestra" for more than one possesor

¿Dónde está vuestra madre?

i think u must say donde esta su mama ...because i think vuestra madre this expression i hear it but just the people in spanin say it..

Thank you both for you help!!
I am asking about Puerto Rican children.
So Here is the scene: LOL

2 sisters playing in Puerto Rico.( I am not asking about the vos form )
I ask both of them where is your mother?
They are children so I would be using an informal form.

It seems like a simple question but possessive adjectives can be quite confusing.

Thanks again for your help!!!
big hugs Joyce

Originally Posted by citlalli

Latin America: ¿Dónde están sus madres/mamás?
Spain: ¿Dónde están vuestras madres/mamás?


@Dmoney: "tus" is the possessive for "tu" only

jaja my bad, i was reeeeeally high when i wrote that sorry :P

Originally Posted by Urbaniak

Thank you both for you help!!
I am asking about Puerto Rican children.
So Here is the scene: LOL

2 sisters playing in Puerto Rico.( I am not asking about the vos form )
I ask both of them where is your mother?
They are children so I would be using an informal form.

It seems like a simple question but possessive adjectives can be quite confusing.

Thanks again for your help!!!
big hugs Joyce

Ahhhhhhhh!!! I got it now!

Then it's like Rialisha said: ¿dónde está su mamá?

Originally Posted by dmoney101

jaja my bad, i was reeeeeally high when i wrote that sorry :P

LOL

@Rialisha: hey! good to see u in the spanish section btw, I've joined livemocha; I'm doing the course 201 but it's boooooring and I've found out there are no exercises I can leave there to be checked by arabic native speakers

Can anyone tell me, please, what does this mean?

ven a medellín.

Thanks Joyce

Originally Posted by Urbaniak

Can anyone tell me, please, what does this mean?

ven a medellín.

Thanks Joyce

Come to Medellin (city in Colombia)

Hi Zahra2008

Ahha
THANX!!

Originally Posted by Urbaniak

Hi Zahra2008

Ahha
THANX!!

you're welcome Joyce!

"Se lastimó cuando sea no aprendiera algo rápidamente."

¿Es correcto o no?

Trato de decir "She hurt herself whenever she didn't learn something right away/quickly."

Originally Posted by countthestars_x

"Se lastimó cuando sea no aprendiera algo rápidamente."

¿Es correcto o no?

Trato de decir "She hurt herself whenever she didn't learn something right away/quickly."

Ella se lastima cuando no aprende algo (de inmediato) / (rápidamente)

but sounds better:

A ella le duele cuando no aprende algo (de inmediato) / (rápidamente)

Originally Posted by Urbaniak

Thank you both for you help!!
I am asking about Puerto Rican children.
So Here is the scene: LOL

2 sisters playing in Puerto Rico.( I am not asking about the vos form )
I ask both of them where is your mother?
They are children so I would be using an informal form.

It seems like a simple question but possessive adjectives can be quite confusing.

Thanks again for your help!!!
big hugs Joyce

I would say: "Donde esta tu mami?"
If they are sisters then they only have ONE mom. Right?

Damarys, si le habla a dos hermanitas, debe decir "su mami", "tu" es sólo posesivo de la segunda persona singular (tú).

So it should be "Dónde está su mami?", but, if she is talking just to one girl in that case it should be "Dónde está tu mami?" as you've written

Originally Posted by Zahra2008

Ella se lastima cuando no aprende algo (de inmediato) / (rápidamente)

but sounds better:

A ella le duele cuando no aprende algo (de inmediato) / (rápidamente)

¿Por qué no se usa el subjuntivo después de "cuando?" ¿No es el subjuntivo después de "cuando," o solamente en algunos casos?

Creo que es solo "cuando" + subj cuando (lol) quieres hablar del futuro, no?
Por ejemplo, cuando tenga dinero me compraré algo

Tienes razón Lyssa "cuando+subjuntivo", expresa una idea de futuro o algo que puede ocurrir o no. C'est comme en français, n'est pas?

Presque XD En français on met du conditionnel^^