Cotidiana 2: 25Jan,1,4,16,23Feb,20Mar,9apr,12may,29june,23oct,15 Marz

Question 1

the driveway

Answer 1

la entrada

el camino de entrada

Question 2

time share

Answer 2

tiempo compartido

Question 3

Practice recording, reading and writing.

Answer 3

Practicar la grabación, la lectura y la escritura.

Question 4

Good to hear from you.

I´m glad to hear from you.

Answer 4

Me alegro de saber de ti.
(NOT es un placer oirte)
I am happy to know of you.

MADII - me alegro de + inf + indic = reg conjugation
I liked MACS - me alegra que + subj = gustar conjugation
MADQS - me alegro de que + subj = reg conjugation

Question 5

Yes, I (VS) have been hiding.

Answer 5

Sí, me he escondida. (this is yes, I have hidden)

Sí, me he estado escondida. this is yes, I have been hiding. escondida here is a predicative adj so needs to agree in gender
need the pn me because the verb is reflexive, esconderse - I (myself) have been hiding

esconder - to hide
esconderse - to hide onself!
Predicative adjectives are adjectives used in conjunction with a linking /copulative verb, such as
ser(to be),
estar(to be) , or
parecer (to seem). Predicative adjectives must also agree with the nouns they modify in gender and number.

Question 6

It´s a sunny day here although it is a bit chilly.

Answer 6

Aquí es un día soleado aunque hace un poco de frío.

un poco de frio - frio is a noun here - a bit of coldness
but can also be an adj El invierno es un poco frío.

Question 7

Now that is cold.

Answer 7

Eso sí que es frío. o Eso sí es frío.
that yes that is cold , that yes is cold

Eso sí que es difícil.
that yes that is difficult

This is a frase hecha.
eso sí que is a phrase = certainly, really

but don´t say, si, eso sí que es frío, doesn´t translate the same

Question 8

It´s magical here in winter.

Answer 8

Es mágico aquí en invierno

Question 9

Have a good week-end! two-ways

Julio, have a good week-end.
Señor, have a good week-end.

Answer 9

¡Que tengas un buen fin de semana! (tú)
¡Que tengas buen fin de semana! (tú)
¡Que pases un buen fin de semana! (tú)
all are OK

Julio - Que tengas buen fin de semana.
Senior - Que tenga buen fin de semana.

Que usted tenga un buen fin de semana.
Que tú tengas un buen fin de semana.

This is using subjunctive not imperative because the sentence is understood to mean espero que which triggers subjunctive

Question 10

Finally I am home.

Answer 10

Por fin estoy en casa.

Question 11

That is certainly difficult.

Answer 11

Eso sí que es difícil.
that, yes that is difficult

think THAT YES THAT is …

Question 12

I wish I could have been there.

I wish I had been there.

I wish I could have been there.

Answer 12

*Ojalá que hubiera podido estar allá. (I wish I could have been there.)
(hubiera podido = could have, (hubiera is have, podido is could, estar is to be-been) here it is wishes/possibilities in the past, wish you could have but you didn´t and now you can´t because time is past) - hubiera is imperfect subjunctive

• Ojalá que hubiera estado allá. (I wish I had been there.)
• Ojalá que pudiera haber estado allá. (I wish I could have been there.) (same as first but order of words, and thus conjugation, is different. better to use the first as the standard structure)

Question 13

I would like to have been there.

Answer 13

Me gustariá haber estado allí. (location, it is estar)

Question 14

Thank you for having invited us.
Thank you for inviting us.
Thank you for having invited me (VS).

Answer 14

Gracias por habernos invitado.
Gracias por invitarnos.
Gracias por haberme invitado.
haber + past participle (when used as a perfect infinitive meaning haber is not conjugated), the pp is always masculine and singular, it is invariable WHEN IT FOLLOWS A FORM OF HABER!

Question 15

Given that it’s snowing, you might want to wear boots.

Answer 15

Puesto que/dado que está nevando, puede que quieras ponerte botas. OR tal vez quieras llevar botas.

puesto que, since, given that, as, because
puede que (always triggers subj) = perhaps

Question 16

The link for tomorrow´s class is the same as the one below.

The link for tomorrow´s class is below this sentence.

The link for tomorrow´s class is below.

Answer 16

El enlace para la clase de mañana es el mismo que el de abajo. (para la clase is correct)

or El enlace para la clase de mañana es el mismo que el que de abajo. This emphasizes the one below, but both are OK.

El enlace para la case de mañana está debajo de esta frase.

El enlace para la clase de mañana está abajo.

think, think about the DINR Ds are IN Relation to something, a´s are not (also no puedes hacer esto delante de mi casa . you can´t do that in front of my house)

Question 17

The link for tomorrow´s class is the same as the one below this sentence.

Answer 17

El enlace para la clase de mañana es el mismo que el que está debajo de esta frase.

El enlace para la clase de mañana es el mismo que está debajo de esta frase.

debajo de - in relation to something d’s are in relation - think DINR ‘ you have your relations over for dinner

Question 18

dif between
in front of - ahead of/further on
behind - back
under - below_down

Answer 18

starts with d, is positioned in relation to something (DIN - D’s IN relation)
starts with a-except for bajo, starts with b , is more general, not in relation to something

delante de - alante (alante is not standard Spanish but used in every day speech)
detrás de - atras
debajo de - bajo or it seems de abajo also

Question 19

I´m not going back.

There is a man behind her.

Answer 19

No voy para atrás. (not in relation to anything)

Hay un hombre detrás de ella. (DIN position in relation… to a man)

Question 20

You can´t do that in front of my house.

Further ahead you´re going to find the store.

Answer 20

No puede hacer eso delante de mi casa. (position in relation…to my house)
Más alante/adelante vas a encontrar la tienda.

Question 21

Your shoes are underneath the table.

They are down there.

Answer 21

Sus zapatos están debajo de la mesa. (position in relation to..la mesa)
Están abajo. They are down there/They are below. (position not in relation to anything)

Question 22

If I write an e-mail and ask if what I am writing is correct, how do I say “is it correct”?

Answer 22

Si escribo un correo electrónico y pregunto si lo que estoy escribiendo es correcto, ¿cómo digo “es correcto”?

in writing, you should say “es correcto”
but in talking I can ask “está correcto” because it is asking more about in the moment I am asking.
JUST USE es in e-mails!

Question 23

Let me introduce myself. Ud.
Let me introduce myself. tú.

Permit me to introduce myself. (tú)
Permit me to introduce myself. (ud.)

I would like to introduce myself.

Answer 23

Permítame presentarme. (ud) yo form ir changes to a
Permíteme presentarme. (tú) 3rd person singular
This is best. below is ok but stilted, Julio says use above, I think quisiera presentarme is OK

Permíteme que me presente.
Permítame que me presente.

Quisiera presentarme.

Question 24

I (VS) met him when I was studying for my doctorate.

Answer 24

Lo conocí cuando estudiaba el doctorado.

you do not need studying FOR in this structure, just estudiaba el doctorado.

Question 25

Now that´s wonderful.

Answer 25

Eso sí que es maravilloso.

Question 26

The beach thing sounds incredible.

Answer 26

¡Lo de la playa suena increíble!
You can´t say the beach sounds incredible in Spanish because it sound like the beach makes a sound so
la playa suena bien is WRONG

ALSO lo de is before noun, inf, or adv
lo que is before conjugated verb