LC2-2021/28feb,24mar/2022 1abr Flashcards
three ways of saying, possibly, maybe, could be, can be
all take subjunctive
puede ser – usually used alone
puede que
puede ser que
¿Vas a hacer un pastel? Puede ser
basically, all the same meaning
I haven´t finished answering them all yet.
Todavía no he acabado de contestarlos todos.
Todavía no he terminado de contestarlos todos.
I ran out of milk and the baby needs it so now I have to go to the store to buy more.
Se me ha acabado (Se me acabó) la leche y la bebé la necesita, así que ahorita tengo que irme a la tienda a comprar más.
The only change I made was in this sentence:
Lo único cambio que realicé/hice fue en esta oración:
realizar - to carry-out, to do, to perform
to carry-out, to make, to do, to perform
to find fulfillment
realizar
realizer se - reflexive verb
Mucha gente quiere realizarse en su trabajo.
Many people want to find fulfillment in their jobs.
Many people want to be fulfilled in their jobs. (also a correct translation I think)
as for/as soon as
en cuanto
En cuanto/tan pronto como terminemos, vamos a comer.
As soon as we finish, hasn´t happened yet so subj
As for your pronunciation,
En cuanto a tu pronunciación,
It seems to me that the imperfect fits better in this case.
Me parece que encaja/cabe mejor el imperfecto en este caso.
I just read my e-mail and I had a ton of messages. I still haven´t finished answering them all.
Acabo de leer mi correo electrónico y tenía un montón de mensajes. Todavía no he acabado de contestarlos todos. Todavía no he terminado de leerlos todos.
acabar de + inf = I/you have just
contemptuous, perjorative
despectivo (think despicable, which is actually despreciable)
Don’t take that contemptuous tone with me. I’m your sister!
No tomes/uses ese tono despectivo conmigo. ¡Soy tu hermana!
because I am always asking people I talk to to correct me
porque siempre estoy pidiendo a la gente con la que hablo que me corrija
The teachers correct me and I appreciate it very much.
Los professores me corrigen y lo aprecio mucho.
Some of my Spanish-speaking friends do not want to correct me.
Algunos de mis amigos hispanohablantes no quieren corregirme.
Anglohablantes - eng speakers
It´s been a long time since I wrote to you.
Hace mucho tiempo que no te escribo. In Spanish they use this phrase in the present tense.
When I was a little girl, I liked to swing.
Cuando era niña me gustaba columpiarme.
it is cuando era niña - not cuando era una niña - also can say, cuando era pequeña
the swing
to swing
to swing/sway back and forth
el columpio
columpiar
columpiarse
I didn´t say anything to anyone when I bumped into the post at the parking lot in Meridian because I didn´t want to have a run-in with my Dad. I still feel guilty about that.
No dije nada a nadie cuando me choqué contra el poste en el aparcamiento de Meridian porque no quería tener un choque con mi padre. Todavía me siento culpable por eso.
to collide with/to run counter to
to bump into
chocar CON - I think it is always with con
chocarse con
I do not remember if I did that, but I do remember that I have spilled the wine once and awhile.
No recuerdo si hice eso (or No recuerdo si lo hice), pero sí recuerdo que he derramado el vino de vez en cuando.
you can´t have No recuerdo si lo hice eso because then you would have repeated the DO twice.
Santiago said, “I remember that when I was a child, I was very clumsy”.
Santiago dijo: “Recuerdo que cuando era pequeño era muy torpe (patoso in Spain).
clumsy-awkward-slow-dim
another word for clumsy
torpe
patoso in Spain
desgarbado - Julio says this isn´t used much, nor patoso, and torpe is the better word to use
I put the tablecloth on the table.
Puse el mantel en la mesa.
They thought the person who did that was drunk.
Pensaban que la persona que lo hizo estaba borracha.
…maybe because I´m a gringa, maybe because I am an older person.
…tal vez porque soy gringa, tal vez porque soy una persona mayor. soy gringa is used as a gentilicio (name of where you´re from and doesn´t need an article - like I am English, I am Mexican, etc. but persona is specific to me and needs an article.
