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sab15
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 Message 1 of 22
13 December 2011 at 4:35pm | IP Logged 
What's the best way to express that your Spanish or other language is good or bad?

Mi espanol es/no es bueno

Mi espanol es/no esta bien

Mi espanol es/no esta bueno

Also, how would you ask the question?

Como esta tu espanol?

Gracias,

Steven
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 Message 2 of 22
13 December 2011 at 4:41pm | IP Logged 
Maybe, se/hablo espanol bien/mal?
That's only my guess, I don't know.
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 Message 3 of 22
13 December 2011 at 4:58pm | IP Logged 
Does it just have to be good or bad? No other qualifier? Somewhat good/bad? Can maintain a basic/lively/complex/whatever conversation? I would think being able to express yourself in terms other than just good or bad would be a better indicator.

R.
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Edited by hrhenry on 13 December 2011 at 5:00pm

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sab15
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13 December 2011 at 5:05pm | IP Logged 
No, but that's the basic sentence. Once the correct basic sentence is confirmed, any qualifier can be added, like "muy".

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 Message 5 of 22
13 December 2011 at 5:34pm | IP Logged 
Como está tu español/castellano?

Un desastre
Muy mal
Mal
Regular
No demasido mal
Bastante bien
Bien
Estupendo
Maravilloso
Fantástico
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 Message 6 of 22
13 December 2011 at 9:36pm | IP Logged 
sab15 wrote:

Como esta tu espanol?
Steven


Its gotta be either
a) Como estás tu español? (informal) or
b) Como está su español? (formal)
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 Message 7 of 22
13 December 2011 at 9:49pm | IP Logged 
strikingstar wrote:
sab15 wrote:

Como esta tu espanol?
Steven


Its gotta be either
a) Como estás tu español? (informal) or
b) Como está su español? (formal)
here the subject is español, not you.
your first sentence is kinda like "how are your Spanish?"
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strikingstar
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 Message 8 of 22
13 December 2011 at 9:59pm | IP Logged 
Serpent wrote:
strikingstar wrote:
sab15 wrote:

Como esta tu espanol?
Steven


Its gotta be either
a) Como estás tu español? (informal) or
b) Como está su español? (formal)
here the subject is español, not you.
your first sentence is kinda like "how are your Spanish?"


Oops, another mistake.
Today's just not my day.
I swear I've never made this mistake before.
Thanks for correcting.



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