Anoche fuimos a casa de Juan

Question

Anoche fuimos a casa de Juan, y hablamos sobre su Turco amigo. We went to Juan's house last night and spoke about his Turkish friend.

Thank you

hablamos de? Not sure. - annierats, Nov 8, 2012

hablamos de or sobre are both OK - francobollo, Nov 8, 2012

Answer 1

a LA casa ... su turco amigo

well done, just the article on 'house' ('la' casa) and nationalities take a small letter, unlike English

edit - see Franco's post - without the article is apparently fine, especially for friends houses, my apologies

:-) - francobollo, Nov 8, 2012

Answer 2

Maybe it´s regional, but in Mexico it would sound very strange to say "Anoche fuimos a casa de Juan" without the article because omitting it means "my home."

When we say ie: "vamos a casa," we are saying "let´s go home" but to our home and nobody else´s.

I think that was how I was thinking too JC, 'a casa', home - a la casa de', to someones home, but as you say it may well be regional - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 8, 2012

Answer 3

a casa de Juan is fine. If he's a close friend, it's totally acceptable to leave out the article.

Y hablamos sobre su amigo turco (o su amigo de Turquía).

ah ok, thanks Franco - my apologies Poly :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 8, 2012