Pepe6-18,25Feb,28mar Flashcards

1
Q

His father was from Africa and his mother was from the United States.

A

Su padre era de África y su madre era de los EE.UU.
use Su padre, not El padre de él
using era here is because it is description in the continuous past

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2
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That was the answer to the question.

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Esa fue la respuesta a la pregunta.

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3
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The last is the new one I just started reading. (libro)

The last is the new one I have just started reading.

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El último es el nuevo que acabo de empezar a leer.
translations are the same - acabar de = to have just (done something)/to just do something
They have just arrived/They just arrived. Acaban de llegar.

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4
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One of Obama´s books I read was “Dreams from my father”.

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Uno de los libros de Obama que leí fue “Sueños de mi padre”.

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5
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He is an honorable and inteligent man.

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Es un hombre honorable e inteligente.

een-teh-lee-hehn-teh

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6
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One of Obama´s books I read was “Dreams from my father” and another was about his experiences when he was president.

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Uno de los libros de Obama que leí fue Sueños de mi padre y otro trataba sobre sus experiencias cuando era presidente.

Uno de los libros de Obama que leí fue Sueños de mi padre y otro era sobre sus experiencias cuando era presidente.

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I know his mother. I met her when I was working at the University of Hawai and we also knew each other in Indonesia when I was working there and she was studying for her Doctorate.

A

Conozco a su madre. La conocí cuando trabajaba en la Universidad de Hawái y también nos conocimos en Indonesia cuando yo trabajaba allí y ella estudiaba el doctorado.

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My friend introduced me to her.

She introduced me to her.

A

Mi amiga me la presentó. (preterite - introduced-presented)

Me la presentó a ella. o Me la presentó.

DO NOT USE introducir which means to insert.

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I would like to introduce you to my mother.

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Quiero que conozca a mi madre.
Pepe says conocer is better to use than presentar. conozcas is subjunctive for ud. it’s conozca

Me gustaría presentarle a mi madre.
or
Quisiera presentarle a mi madre.
Quiero presentarte a mi mamá. Juliio says it´s OK.

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She introduced me to Obama´s mother.

A

Ella me presentó a la madre de Obama.

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11
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She introduced me to his mother.

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Ella me presentó a su madre.

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Let me introduce myself. Ud. tú

Permit me to introduce myself.

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Permítame presentarme. ud.
Permíteme presentarme. tú

permitir(pehr-mee-teer)

can use below but Julio says sounds stilted,
Permíteme que me presente. (tú)

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13
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We went to dinner from time to time.

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Íbamos a cenar de vez en cuando.
repeated times so use imp
(NOT para cenar)

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14
Q

Let´s go to dinner.

A

Vamos a cenar.

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15
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We would talk about our lives in Indonesia and her daughter who was called Maya.

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Hablábamos/hablaríamos de nuestras vidas en Indonesia y de su hija que se llamaba Maya.

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16
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We were not real close friends, but when she was in Hawaii she always visited me.

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No éramos muy amigas, pero cuando estaba en Hawaii siempre me visitaba.
use imperfect here because siempre and it is descriptive of the past

17
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That is how I found out she was his mother.

A

Así es como me enteré de que era su madre. correct, I checked
(In that way, I found out that she was his mother.)

así que - so (NOT so that), logical consequence
así - in that way,
asked, this is correct
enterarse de

18
Q

The are Caucasian people.

A

Son gente caucásica.
like Caucasion but ca ca si co

caucásico is an adj - la gente would be gente caucásica

19
Q

They took care of him and raised him Hawaii.

A

Lo cuidaron y lo criaron en Hawái.

think of malcriado - like raised wrong - criar

criar - to raise
crear - to create (similar spelling)
creer - to believe
crecer - to grow

20
Q

to grow
to believe
to create
to raise

A

crecer - to grow
creer - to believe
crear - to create
criar - to raise

21
Q

I would really like to know more about the relationship between them, but it’s not actually my business, although I think it’s very interesting.

A

Realmente me gustaría saber más sobre la relación entre ellos, pero en realidad no es asunto mía, aunque creo que es muy interesante.

22
Q

actually

A

realmente, en realidad

23
Q

I could do it (succeeded in doing it).

I couldn´t do it (failed in doing it).

A

Pude hacerlo.
No pude hacerlo.
poder=can/to be able
in positve preterite means succeeded-was able
in negative preterite means failed, didn´t succeed, wasn´t able to