2: 1 Flashcards
: told me
: he is going to York.
Me dijo: told me
Va a Nueva York: he is going to York.
: that he is taking a trip of business
Que Hace un viaje de negocios: that he is taking a trip of business
: For no one else, say literally “no one more”
: no one else is going, only him
nadie más: For no one else, say literally “no one more”
Nadie más va, sólo el: no one else is going, only him
: neither I nor anyone else, lit. Neither I nor no one else…from the office
Ni yo ni nadie más…de la oficina: neither I nor anyone else, lit. Neither I nor no one else…from the office
: but his children are going with him
: they like New York
? How long are they going to stay?
: no one knows it.
Pero sus hijos van con el: but his children are going with him
Les gusta Nueva York: they like New York
Cuánto tiempo va a quedarse? How long are they going to stay?
Nadie lo sabe: no one knows it.
: he takes a lot of business trips.
Hace muchos viajes de negocios: he takes a lot of business trips.
? How is the weather in New York?
: I believe that it is good weather.
estabilidad
Que tiempo hace en Nuevo York ahora? How is the weather in New York?
Creo que hace buen tiempo: I believe that it is good weather.
estabilidad
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Mi gustaría tomar un café caliente: I would like some hot coffee
Y nada mas? A decir verdad… And nothing else? To tell the truth…
: I would like to eat something, literally, to me, it would please me to eat something.
A mi, me gustaría comer algo: I would like to eat something, literally, to me, it would please me to eat something.
: I would like to have a coffee and eat something too.
A mi me gustaría tomar un café y comer algo también: I would like to have a coffee and eat something too.
: you could… This can also mean I could
Use “yo podría” or “usted” to distinguish I could from you could… Unless the context is clear
: I could eat
Podría: you could… This can also mean I could
Use “yo podría” or “usted” to distinguish I could from you could… Unless the context is clear
Yo podría comer: I could eat
: To tell the truth I am hungry
? Oh, you’re hungry?
A decor verdad tengo hambre: To tell the truth I am hungry
Ah tiene hambre? Oh, you’re hungry?
… But if you can’t eat now… If it’s better…
Pero si no puedo comer ahora… Si es mejor… But if you can’t eat now… If it’s better…
I could eat with my colleague Juan.
: Juan isn’t here
Yo podría comer con mi colega Juan.
I could eat with my colleague Juan.
Juan no está aquí: Juan isn’t here
: no one else is here either
Nadia mas esta aquí tampoco: no one else is here either
? (What is the weather like? lit: how is the weather made?)
Hace buen tiempo? Is it good weather?
: no it’s made bad weather, it’s made cold
: yes, it’s cold
Que tiempo hace? (What is the weather like? lit: how is the weather made?)
Hace buen tiempo? Is it good weather?
No hace mal tiempo, hace frío: no it’s made bad weather, it’s made cold
Si hace frío: yes, it’s cold
: but, to tell the truth, I like it when it’s cold (not: “me gustaría”)
Pero a decir verdad, mi gusta cuando hace frío: but, to tell the truth, I like it when it’s cold (not: “me gustaría”)
: Not me (lit. “To me no”)
: to me yes
A mi no me gusta:
A mi si me gusta:
A mi, no: Not me (lit. “To me no”)
A mi sí: to me yes
A mi no me gusta:
A mi si me gusta:
: but it doesn’t matter
: if you don’t go outside
: can mean either “depart” or “go out or go outside”
Pero no importa: but it doesn’t matter
Si no sale: if you don’t go outside
Sale: can mean either “depart” or “go out or go outside”
: if you don’t go outside, it doesn’t matter if it’s cold
: it doesn’t matter if it’s bad weather
Si no sale, no importa sí hace frío: if you don’t go outside, it doesn’t matter if it’s cold
No importa sí hace mal tiempo: it doesn’t matter if it’s bad weather
: of course not, but you could go to the movies
: yes, I could go, but not without going outside
: that’s true
Por supuesto que no, pero usted podría al cine: of course not, but you could go to the movies
Si, yo podría ir, pero sin salir no: yes, I could go, but not without going outside
Es verdad: that’s true
: if you don’t go out of of the building
: we have to go outside, but a colleague told me that there is a good film
Sí no sale del edificio: if you don’t go out of the building
Tenemos qué salir del edificio, pero un colega me dijo que hay una película buena: we have to go outside, but a colleague told me that there is a good film
”: it’s called “a night in New York”
: I prefer to stay here
: …a hot coffee
Se llama “una noche en Nueva York”: it’s called “a night in New York”
Prefiero quedarme aquí: I prefer to stay here
Puedo tomar un café caliente: …a hot coffee
: I don’t want to go out of the building because it’s bad weather
; yo voy a salir sola: then you can stay here, I’m going to go out alone
No quiero salir del edificio porque hace mal tiempo: I don’t want to go out of the building because it’s bad weather
Entonces puedes quedarse aquí; yo voy a salir sola: then you can stay here, I’m going to go out alone
: To tell the truth, I want to take (lit. to make) a trip to a warm place (caliente can mean either hot or warm)
: a place
A decir verdad, quiero hace un viaje a un lugar caliente: To tell the truth, I want to take (lit. to make) a trip to a warm place (caliente can mean either hot or warm)
Un lugar: a place
: I want to go to a place warm
: but I haven’t been able to
: I haven’t been able to
Quiero ir un lugar caliente: I want to go to a place warm
Pero no he podido: but I haven’t been able to
Yo no he podido: I haven’t been able to
? Why not?
He tenido demasiado trabajo:
Por qué no? Why not?
He tenido demasiado trabajo:
: I haven’t been able to take a trip, because I’ve had too much work
No he podido un hacer un viaje, porque he tenido demasiado trabajo: I haven’t been able to take a trip, because I’ve had too much work
: in any case (lit. “In every case”)
: in any case, it’s expensive
En todo caso: in any case (lit. “In every case”)
En todo caso, es caro: in any case, it’s expensive
: I’ve had too much work, so I haven’t been able to travel
: me neither or “nor I either”
He tenido demasiado trabajo, así que no he podido viajar: I’ve had too much work, so I haven’t been able to travel
Ni yo tampoco: me neither or “nor I either”
: I haven’t been able to travel either
: in any case, it’s very expensive
No he podido viajar tampoco: I haven’t been able to travel either
En todo caso, es muy caro: in any case, it’s very expensive
: to tell the truth, I haven’t had the money, nor the time either
? Neither the money nor the time?
A decir verdad, no he tenido el dinero, ni el tiempo tampoco: to tell the truth, I haven’t had the money, nor the time either
Ni el dinero ni el tipo? Neither the money nor the time?
: I haven’t been able to go out of the office until very late
! Tay-rree-ble: how terrible
No he podido salir del oficina hasta muy tarde: I haven’t been able to go out of the office until very late
Que terrible! Tay-rree-ble: how terrible
: you need to go on vacation
Usted necesita ir de vacaciones: you need to go on vacation
: I know it and next week I have more time so I’m going to a warm place
Lo se, y semana entrante tengo mas tiempo, hace que voy a lugar un caliente: I know it and next week I have more time so I’m going to a warm place
: neither to Costa Rica nor to Venezuela either.
: I’m going to Argentina…there it’s better weather
: a trip to Argentina is expensive
: there the weather is better
Ni a Costa Rica ni a Venezuela tampoco: neither to Costa Rica nor to Venezuela either.
Voy a argentina…alli hace mejor tiempo: I’m going to Argentina…there it’s better weather
Un viaje de argentina es caro: a trip to Argentina is expensive
Allí hace mejor tiempo: there the weather is better
: a trip to Argentina is expensive
: yes, but I’m going to Argentina and nobody knows it…only you…no one else.
Un viaje de argentina es caro: a trip to Argentina is expensive
Si pero voy a Argentina…y nadie lo sabe…solo tu…nadie más: yes, but I’m going to Argentina and nobody knows it…only you…no one else.
! Yes, yes of course!
: and I couldn’t say anything…because I don’t know anyone…in this place
Si, por supuesto que sí! Yes, yes of course!
Y yo no podría decir nada…porque no conozco a nadie…en este lugar: and I couldn’t say anything…because I don’t know anyone…in this place
: in any case I’m leaving right now
: well then…goodbye
En todo caso…me voy ahora mismo: in any case I’m leaving right now
Bueno entonces…adiós: well then…goodbye
