Contractions in Spanish

Question

in english we have words such as "do not" but we convert them down into "don't" in spanish how do i know how and when to do this or do should i sut right full words like for example "good morning- buenos dias" but good is "buenos and morning is "la manana" is ther a page where i can find this information?

Answer 1

HI lefiepie, welcome to the forum

We only have a couple of contractions in Spanish, so we don't normally do that: do not= don't

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ok thank you vey much much apreciated :D - lefiepie, Jan 16, 2010

Answer 2

You'll enjoy the lessons...and Paralee is a cutie !

lol who sorry? - lefiepie, Jan 16, 2010

Answer 3

thank you all i will look at this closely thank you very much so exciteing:D

Answer 4

Using Buenos Días for Good Morning has nothing to do with contractions (perhaps you meant idioms or modísmos). It just a matter of usage. Spanish speakers use the phrase Good Day (Buenos Días) for both Good Morning or Good Day (tenga un buen día).

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If you're really interested in contractions here is a link on del and al:

Spanish contractions

Another type of contraction in Spanish is apocopation of adjectives:

apocopation of adjectives