When would I use vs "Lo que" vs "que"?
Is there a simple way to understand when to use each?

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You can usually think of "lo que" as "what" (or more literally "that which") when it is not at the beginning of a sentence.  I don't understand what you are saying = no entiendo lo que dices. If you are starting a sentence with "what" then you need to use "que" (or cual).  What are you saying = que dices?

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Please take a look at the examples listed on this website and see if they help : http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/relproelque.htm

Buena suerte!

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What I want to say is that=LO QUE quiero decir es que

What do you want?=¿Qué es lo que quieres?

What time is it?=¿Qué hora es?

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Hola John, no se si te refieres al uso de LO QUE con valor intensificativo, por ejemplo, "Me molestó LO ALTA QUE estaba la música" = LO + ADJETIVO + QUE

En el resto de usos creo que no hay demasiados problemas, pon ejemplos de tus dificultades y las analizamos. Saludos.

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