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Question 1

Knock on wood.

Answer 1

(yo) toco madera

(él) toca madera

Question 2

warm beer

Answer 2

cerveza al tiempo
think of those times, they were wonderful really
think all those times we drank warm beer

also cerveza tibia

Question 3

The whole world likes flan.

Answer 3

A todo el mundo le gusta el flan.

Question 4

the kite

Answer 4

• el papalote (big ones in Guate) think father corn ear

- la cometa - think, a kite is like a comet, two k sounds

Question 5

I always wear earrings.
I feel like I am not dressed if I don´t have them on.
I don´t feel dressed if I don´t have them on.

Answer 5

Siempre llevo aretes.
Siento que no estoy vestida si no los tengo/llevo puestos. (siento + que + conjugated verb in indic or subj, if indic means to feel, if subj means feel sorry)

No me siento vestida si no los tengo puestos. (sentirse + adj or adv)

Question 6

It brings back good memories for me.
It brought back good memories for me.
It has brought back good memories for me.
It brought him good memories.

Answer 6

Me trae buenos recuerdos.
Me trajo buenos recuerdos.
Me ha traído buenos recuerdos. (It has brought to me, so ha traido not he traido)
Le trajo buenos recuerdos. (It brought what - good memories, DO , to him then is IOPN, le….)

traerse - pronominal, to bring, to be up to

el recuerdo = memory, souvenir

las memorias, the memories
plural noun memorias = the memoirs

Question 7

it´s a good thing, it´s just as well, luckily

Answer 7

menos mal

Menos mal que no estaba allí.

(por lo menos = at least;
a lo mejor = maybe & takes indic)

Question 8

How would you (ud. tú) say xxx

Answer 8

¿Cómo diría - ¿Cómo dirías?

¿Cómo se dice = how to say…

Decir conjugation all has i´s except for present tense 3rd person singular (decimos) and imperfect indicitive decía, decías, etc.
digo, (decía), dije, diré, diría, diga, dijera

Question 9

the ear of corn

Answer 9

el elote

Question 10

I feel like I know more about it now but I don´t feel absolutely sure. I feel as if I need more practice. I feel like I need more practice.

Answer 10

Siento que ahora sé más sobre el tema pero no me siento absolutamente segura. Me siento como si necesitara más práctica. Siento que necesito más práctica.

sentir - what you feel (siento frío/calor) que2 lns2

1. que + indic o subj verb
2. w/lo
3. w/noun
4. subj of 2 verbs same, use inf

sentirse - how you feel AA CC

1. adj-adv
2. como + noun
3. como si + imp subj

Question 11

key to using sentir and sentirse

Answer 11

sentir - what you´re feeling que2 lns2
1. sentir + que + conjugated indic or subj verb sentir + indic = I feel, sentir + subj = I´m sorry
Siento que él no esté bien. I´m sorry he is not well.
2. w/lo Lo siento.
3. w/noun Siento frio.
4. subj of 2 verbs same, use inf Siento llegar tarde. I´m sorry I´m late.

sentirse - how you´re feeling AA CC

1. w/adj/adv No me siento vestida…
2. w/ como + noun Me siento como idiota/gigante
3. w/ como si + imp subj (ra ra ra) Me siento como si estuviera hablando con la pared. (I feel as if I were talking to the wall.) (Me siento como si me trataran como a una niña.)

Question 12

Thank you for the class today.

Answer 12

Gracias por la clase de hoy.

Question 13

I like classes like this where we correct the mistakes I make.

Answer 13

Me gustan las clases así, en las que (donde) corregimos los errores que cometo. Why not subjunctive?

Question 14

like this, like that

Answer 14

así adverb

Question 15

all right/ok

Answer 15

de acuerdo

Question 16

Let´s meet here at 7. OK.

Answer 16

Nos vemos aquí a las siete. De acuerdo.

Question 17

the childhood

Answer 17

la infancia, la niñez

Question 18

There are too many RVs on this block.

Answer 18

Hay demasiadas caravanas/casas rodantes/ autocaravanas en esta cuadra.

all feminine
rodante - rolling, invariable adj
- demasiado as ADJ + NOUN - agrees with noun, comes before the noun. Había demasiada lluvia. ¿Se puede tener demasiado amor? amor is a noun
- demasiado as ADV - invariable La lluvia era demasiado fuerte. La música está demasiado alta.
El presidente habla demasiado.

Question 19

Is it the one you rented last time?

Answer 19

¿Es el que alquilaste/alquiló la última vez?

already done one time

Question 20

the sign (3)

Answer 20

el letrero, el rótulo

la señal (traffic)

Question 21

Really? Are you kidding?

Answer 21

¿En serio? ¿De veras? ¿De verdad?

¿Estás bromeando?

Question 22

of course (4)

Answer 22

cómo no, por supuesto, claro, claro que sí

Question 23

therefore (2)

Answer 23

por lo tanto, por consiguiente (think therefore has for in it and translations have for as por - fore-por)
(think they both have t´s, and so does therefore)

Question 24

however (3)

Answer 24

sin embargo, no obstante, por

Question 25

sure (2) like I am sure.

Answer 25

seguro, claro

claro also means of course as does por supuesto, claro que si

¿Estás seguro de que quieres nadar con tiburones? Are you (él) sure you want to swim with sharks?
Estoy segura. I (VS) am sure. segura is an ADJ. (I think it is a predicate adj.)

Question 26

by the way (2)

Answer 26

por cierto, a propósito
Por cierto, ¿lo conoces?

por cierto is NOT for sure, it is by the way/indeed

a propósito also means deliberately, on purpose, which reminds me

el propósito . resolution, purpose, intention

Question 27

She lives on the same block as her best friend.

Answer 27

Ella vive en la misma cuadra que su mejor amiga.

Question 28

What did you use to do? ud.

tú What did you do/were you doing before?

Answer 28

¿Qué hacía?

¿Qué hacías antes?

Question 29

I beg you (ud.) to pray for me.

to beg
to pray
to water
the irrigation
the risk
the knee

Answer 29

Le ruego que reza por mí.
(think of a razor over your head so you have to pray .)

Le ruego que me reza. NO NO this means I beg you to pray to me!

rogar - to beg
rezar - to pray
regar - to water - think regar has gar in it for garden - to water the garden
el riego - the irrigation
el riesgo - the risk
la rodilla - the knee