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Simplified and native speakers:
Simplified example
Alfredo Cavazos
Carlos José Bueso Mas
Stefano Nativi Figerola
Claudia Vila
Analucía Martínez
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Simplified example
Alfredo Cavazos
Carlos José Bueso Mas
Stefano Nativi Figerola
Claudia Vila
Analucía Martínez
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Simplified Example "Para descansar después de pasar un examen..." |
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Alfredo Cavazos México, Monterrey, N.L. "Buenos días señorita. A ver si usted me puede ayudar..." |
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Carlos José Bueso Mas Puerto Rico "Sí, bueno, señorita, buenas tardes. Estoy buscando..." |
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Stefano Nativi Figerola Perú, Lima "Bueno, cuando quiero comprar ropa, puedo ir al mercado..." |
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Claudia Vila Perú, Lima "Depende del tipo de ropa que quiera comprar..." |
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Analucía Martínez Colombia, Bogotá "Bueno, cuando voy a comprar, digamos, una falda..." |
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Double negatives
Many of the negative terms that are used in these sentences can be expressed in two ways in English. For example:
Unlike English, Spanish allows for the use of double, and sometimes even triple negatives. For example, whereas, "I don't have nothing to do," is improper English, its equivalent in Spanish ('no tengo nada que hacer") is proper grammar. Let's look at some examples of sentences that use more than one negative expression:
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