Quick Homework Question (beginner) - Can you tell me if I have any major errors?

Question

We're supposed to write a paragraph using what we have learned to describe what classes we are taking, how many credits, and what classes we have on each day of the week.

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Este semestre tengo cautro clases. Tengo una clase de español, una de química, una de zoología, y una de microeconomía en línea. Llevo quince créditos. Tengo dos clases los martes, los miércoles, y los jueves. Los martes y los jueves tengo una clase de español por la mañana y una clase de química por la tarde. Los miércoles tengo un laboratorio de química por la tarde y una clase de zoología por la noche. No tengo clases los lunes y los viernes, yo trabajo.

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I am just looking to see if I have any grammatical errors, and I am also unsure if I need to say "los martes, los miércoles, y los jueves" in order to say 'on Tuesdays, Wendesdays, and Thursdays'... or if I can just say "los martes, miércoles, y jueves."

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Cuatro - Eddy, Sep 11, 2011

cuatro - katydew, Sep 11, 2011

Woops, typo! Thanks for catching that. :) - kisma, Sep 11, 2011

Answer 1

Very well done. In general, Spanish does not distribute words through a list like English does, so you have to repeat the modifiers/prepositions/etc. with each item in the list.

I gave a copy of the magazine to Jim, Mary, and Jack. (only one "to")

Les dí una copia de la revista a Jim, a Mary y a Jack. (3 to's)

I would repeat the "los" with each day in the list.

Not on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays but...

on Mondays, on Tuesdays, and on Thursdays.

Spanish does not use a comma before the conjunction "y (e)" in a series (list of items).

los lunes, los martes y los jueves.

cuatro is misspelled. commented on

Thank you very much! You explained it beautifully and that makes perfect sense. - kisma, Sep 11, 2011

I learned something too. - katydew, Sep 11, 2011