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Mi hermano anda curioseando porque quiere un reloj de bronce.

Mi hermano anda curioseando porque quiere un reloj de bronce.
My brother is walking around browsing because he wants a bronze watch.
From Lesson 245:Wandering actions (andar + gerundio)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Mi hermano anda curioseando porque quiere un reloj de bronce.

Why use anda curioseando instead of está curioseando?
Using andar with a gerund (like curioseando) is a common way to say someone is going around doing something. While está curioseando simply means he is browsing right now, anda curioseando paints a picture of him wandering or walking around aimlessly while he looks.
What verb does curioseando come from?
It comes from curiosear, which means to browse, look around, or even to pry or snoop. As you might guess, it is closely related to the word curioso (curious).
Why does the sentence say reloj de bronce instead of just translating 'bronze watch' word-for-word?
In Spanish, you generally cannot stack nouns to act as adjectives like we do in English. To describe what an object is made of, you must use the preposition de followed by the material. So, a bronze watch is always un reloj de bronce (literally, a watch of bronze).
How do you pronounce the j at the end of reloj?
The Spanish j sounds similar to a raspy English 'h'. In the word reloj, this final consonant is officially pronounced, though in fast or casual speech across many parts of Latin America, it can become very soft or almost silent.

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