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I am writting my first Spanish composition this weekend and I have a few questions...

If I'm trying to say "She is listening to music while I am writting this letter", is it ok to say "Ella esta escuchiando su musica mientras estoy escribiendo este carta."
Is "mientras" the right word here?

Also, how would I write "Every day, I leave for the university at 8am."?
So far, I have "Todos los dias, salgo ___ la universidad ___ ocho hora de la manana." What would I put before "la universidad" and before "ocho hora".

Last thing (for now) if I want to say that my bedroom is small, is "pequeno" the right word for small? (or is that only use for a small person?)

(sorry, I didn't know how to type in the accents)

This is hard.

I've only started learning Spanish a few weeks ago.
 
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I wish I could help! I'm pretty sure you have the right word for small though, I think I know that much! I wish I knew other languages. I pretend I know some Spanish but it's more like Spanglish!
 
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Well, I'll try but I know there are people who for real speak Spanish on the boards, so I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself.

"She is listening to music while I am writting this letter", is it ok to say "Ella esta escuchiando su musica mientras estoy escribiendo este carta."
Is "mientras" the right word here?

Ella esta escuchando musica [mientras] estoy escribiendo este carta. As for the mientras, is while but I don't know for sure if it's right here.

Also, how would I write "Every day, I leave for the university at 8am."?
So far, I have "Todos los dias, salgo ___ la universidad ___ ocho hora de la manana." What would I put before "la universidad" and before "ocho hora".

Todos los dias (I always learned diario for every day but maybe that's wrong too) salgo a la universidad a las ocho de la manana.

Last thing (for now) if I want to say that my bedroom is small, is "pequeno" the right word for small? (or is that only use for a small person?)

I would use chiquito, but I don't think pequeno is wrong either.

Hopefully someone fluent will be by soon!
 
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Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Well, I'll try but I know there are people who for real speak Spanish on the boards, so I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself.

"She is listening to music while I am writting this letter", is it ok to say "Ella esta escuchiando su musica mientras estoy escribiendo este carta."
Is "mientras" the right word here?

Ella esta escuchando musica [mientras] estoy escribiendo este carta. As for the mientras, is while but I don't know for sure if it's right here.

Also, how would I write "Every day, I leave for the university at 8am."?
So far, I have "Todos los dias, salgo ___ la universidad ___ ocho hora de la manana." What would I put before "la universidad" and before "ocho hora".

Todos los dias (I always learned diario for every day but maybe that's wrong too) salgo a la universidad a las ocho de la manana.

Last thing (for now) if I want to say that my bedroom is small, is "pequeno" the right word for small? (or is that only use for a small person?)

I would use chiquito, but I don't think pequeno is wrong either.

Hopefully someone fluent will be by soon!
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Por and Para are the "For" words in spanish... but they both have different situations that you use each one in. In this case...

"Todos los dias, salgo ___ la universidad ___ ocho hora de la manana."

I would use para (for the goal or in the direction of...) and I belive you say times by using "a las".... (time). I also know dias for days.

"Todos los dias, salgo para la universidad a las ocho hora de la manana."

Sorry this is so late... hopefully it is still helpful!
 
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Oy I'm so glad I don't have to learn Spanish! My friend taught me to say 'What are you looking at stupid!' the other day because I was at Walmart on the phone with her and this Mexican dude kept up and downing me. I mean sooo obviously! (no offense to any Mexicans (Rigel!)) And he was with a girl! Yuck!

Sorry to get off topic! Had to share! Hope your composition goes well!
 
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