Shawn
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Saying you want to improve your language skills in Spanish. In American English, we can say any of these: 1. I want to improve my Spanish. 2. I would like to improve my Spanish. 3. I want / I would like to improve my Spanish skills. 4. I want / I would like to improve my Spanish speaking skills. 5. I want / I would like to get better at Spanish. 6. I want / I would like to get better at speaking in Spanish. Is it natural sounding to say "Quiero/quería mejorar mi español." in Spanish too? Also can I use mejorar with an infinitive like hablar to create a sentence like #6?
Dec 9, 2014 5:21 AM
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1. I want to improve my Spanish. Quiero mejorar mi español. 2. I would like to improve my Spanish. Me gustaría mejorar mi español 3. I want / I would like to improve my Spanish skills. Quiero/ quisiera / me gustaría mejorar mis habilidades en el español 4. I want / I would like to improve my Spanish speaking skills. Quiero / quisiera / me gustaría mejorar mi español hablado (mi habilidad para hablar español) 5. I want / I would like to get better at Spanish. Quiero / quisiera / me gustaría mejorar en el español (dominar mejor el español) 6. I want / I would like to get better at speaking in Spanish. Quiero / quisiera / me gustaría mejorar mi habilidad para hablar español / dominar mejor el español hablado. Shawn -> Puedes usar, ya sea "Quiero, quisiera o me gustaría"
December 9, 2014
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