Day 6A Oct10,14/nov14 Flashcards
There was a crowd outside the stadium.
Había una muchedumbre/un gentío fuera del estadio.
gentío is more common
he said to us “you have to wait 20 minutes”.
He told us we had to wait 20 minutes.
Él nos dijo, “Uds. tienen que esperar por 20 minutos.”
Él nos dijo que teníamos que esperar por 20 minutes.
original statement in present, indirect statement in imp indic.
THIS IS AN INDIRECT STATEMENT
I asked Kim to help me.
Le pedí a Kim que me ayudara.
2 dif subj joined by que? or it´s a request that required subj, but if so then why imp subj, because it is in the past because if the first clause is in the past the second clause also needs to be in the past!
I want to help them.
Quiero ayudarles. verbs of interaction take an IOPN but you could use either in this case
I was disappointed because the food at the old Hotel Antigua was not very good.
Yo estaba decepcionada/desilusionada porque la comida en el antiguo Hotel Antigua no estaba muy buena.
Can I say Fui decepcionada NO because it is a condition that requires estar but you could say no fue muy buena but don´t just use estaba
The hurricane caused a lot of rain and wind but did not do more damage than that.
El huracán causó demasiada lluvia y viento pero no hizo más daño que eso.
I have never known snow.
Nunca he conocido la nieve. (because this has never happened yet) but why la because isn´t it that I have never known any kind of snow in general? just because they say la nieve
I had never seen snow before.
Nunca había visto la nieve. pluscuam de indic is used when whatever has already passed - I hadn´t before but now I have seen snow.
Yesterday I went for a long walk because in the streets there were not many people nor cars.
Ayer fui a dar una caminata larga porque en las calles no había tanta gente ni tantos carros. atestar is crowded but like super super crowded.
The shawls of tela tipica are generally larger than other types of rebozos, but all are beautiful.
Los perrajes de tela típica generalmente son más grandes que otros tipos de rebozos, pero todos son bellísimos.
Many of the perrajes made in the villages around Lake Atitlan are handmade and the weavers often dye the threads.
Muchos perrajes hechos en los pueblos alrededor del lago de Atitlán están hechos a mano y los tejedores a menudo tiñen los hilos.
I would like a new perraje to keep me warm.
Me gustaría tener un perraje nuevo para poder calentarme. o para que me caliente.
How do you keep warm when it is so cold?
¿Cómo se mantiene el calor (del cuerpo) cuando hace tanto frío?
Yesterday I went to a store here in Antigua, where I always go when I am here, to buy myself a new shawl.
Ayer fui a una tienda de Antigua, donde siempre voy cuando estoy aquí, para comprarme un nuevo perraje.
The fabric of my favorite shawl, which is very old, is threadbare and worn-out and I cannot wear it anymore.
La tela de mi rebozo favorito, que está muy viejo, está raída y desgastada y no puedo llevarlo más.
está raído is a condition and my opinion so it is estar not ser
