Hello,
How would i say 'good enough' in Spanish as in 'because my Spanish is good enough i will enter into the advanced course straight away' (which is actually what i want to say)? Also, how would i say 'too' as in 'the book is too hard for me to read'?
Cheers
Patrick
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