Comments on: Rolling R’s 115 – More Helpful Phrases http://www.rollingrs.com/2010/07/19/rolling-rs-115-more-helpful-phrases/ A Video Series to Help You Learn Spanish Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter http://www.rollingrs.com/2010/07/19/rolling-rs-115-more-helpful-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-67985 Peter Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:34:43 +0000 http://www.rollingrs.com/?p=522#comment-67985 Very helpful lesson to people like me who have a decent amount of grammar under the belt. Seems like the biggest stumbling blocks are hearing/speaking Spanish at the speed of conversation and these "glue words" that turn sterile sentences into living breathing conversation. One question concerning this lesson: What is the "de" doing in the two sentences: Además de esto, tenemos esto también. Por ejemplo, debemos de practicar esta frase. I wouldn't have used "de" in either sentence. Is there some grammar rule concerning this? Very helpful lesson to people like me who have a decent amount of grammar under the belt. Seems like the biggest stumbling blocks are hearing/speaking Spanish at the speed of conversation and these “glue words” that turn sterile sentences into living breathing conversation.

One question concerning this lesson: What is the “de” doing in the two sentences:

Además de esto, tenemos esto también.

Por ejemplo, debemos de practicar esta frase.

I wouldn’t have used “de” in either sentence. Is there some grammar rule concerning this?

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