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She likes to read

A ella le gusta leer

Que cosas tienes

Are you kidding me?

Which is big, which animal is big?

CuAl es grande, quE animal es grande?

When I was little, 20 years ago, we started to learn English at age 6

Cuando yo era pequeNo, hace veinte aNos, empezabamos a estudiar inglEs con seis aNos.

I am buying a gift on behalf of my father

Compro un regalo por mi padre

El se enamorarA de la proxima linda extranjera que llegue al Pueblo

He will fall in love with the next pretty foreigner who arrives in town (note the de and al—use al when arriving involves movement)

El estA parado sobre la silla

He's standing on the chair

El les estA enseNando Aribe a los niNos

He's teaching Arabic to the boys

Cuanto tiempo llevas buscando a Pedro?

How much time have you spent looking for Pedro?

Como quieres

How you want (you have specified a particular thing/place/activity)

Como quieras

However you want (you haven't specified, just conveying discretion)

Llego a horario al concierto.

I arrive on time for the concert

Vivo en EspaNa desde hace tres aNos

I have lived in Spain for three years and still live there

me he equivocado

I have made a mistake

Hace mucho que hablo espaNol

I have spoken Spanish for a long time

Hace dos semanas quo no como pan

I haven't eaten bread in two weeks

Hace mucho que no te veo

I haven't seen you for a long time

He vivido tres aNos en EspaNa

I lived in Spain for three years, period closed, I don't live there anymore

tengo ganas de volver/helado

I want to return, I want ice cream

Estoy en casa

I'm at home

me muero de vergüenza/hambre

I'm dying from embarrassment/hunger

tiene que ser difIcil

It has to be difficult

Hace mucho que no hablamos

It's been a long time since we've spoken (the negative gives hace mucho the "long time since" meaning)

EstA a cinco minutos en coche

It's five mins away by car (note the "a")

se hace tarde

It's late

asi como asi

Just like that

The intention is what counts

La intenciOn es lo que cuenta

Right hand, left foot

La mano derecha, el pie izquierdo

The girl reads the book to the kids

La muchacha les lee el libro a los ninos

The girl has more oranges then her mom

La niNa tiene mas naranjas que su madre

He doesn't have the strength

Le faltan las fuerzas

He's late for his flight

Llega tarde a su vuelo

Did I say/pronounce it right?

Lo he dicho/pronunciado bien?

I'm washing my hands because they're dirty

Me estoy lavando las manos porque las tengo sucias

I like milk better than juice

Me gusta mAs la leche que el jugo

mientras tanto

Meanwhile, in the meantime

It's afternoon

es de tarde

o sea

es decir (in other words), en otras palabras

My daughter is the youngest

Mi hija es la mAs joven

My teacher is Mr. G

Mi maestro es el SeNor G

My dad has spoken to me in Spanish since I was little

Mi padre me ha hablado en espaNol desde pequeNo

Miguel ha escrito la carta para que tu entiendas lo que piensa

Miguel has written a letter so that you understand what he thinks (two subjects, use subjunctive)

Miguel ha escrito la carta para explicar lo que piensa

Miguel has written a letter to explain what he thinks (one subject, no subjunctive)

I didn't understand you (formal). Can you say it again please?

No le entendI. Puede repetirlo por favor?

ninguno de los niNos estA sentado

None of the kids are seated (singular!)

We (girls) waited for the bus

Nosotras esperabamos el autobus

tener nada que ver con

Nothing to see, nothing to do with (eg no tenIa nada que ver con los platos a los que ella estA acostumbrada)

encima de

On, on top of

Nuestros invitados están a la puerta.

Our guests are at the door

By mail, train, plane, ship, email

Por correo, tren, aviOn, barco, correo electrOnico

At night I work in the dining room

Por la noche, trabajo en el comedor

Why do the sheets smell good?

Por quE huelen bien las sAbanas? (Note order of verb and noun)

Why is mom washing the dog?

Por que estA mamA lavando al perro? (Note the a in there, b/c dog is alive. If car, it would just say el carro)

What are we doing tomorrow morning?

Que hacemos maNana por la maNana?

I want to pay in cash

Quiero pagar en efectivo

para que

So that, in order that

Only if you choose to

Solo lo/la eliges

asi es la vida

Such is life

que poca verguenza

Such nerve

La leche estA fea

The milk is bad

I work on Mondays and Tuesdays

Trabajo los lunes y martes

Le gustarIa a usted it a la playa?

Would you (formal) like to go to the beach?

dar la vuelta

Turn around

relacionado con, asociado con

related to; tiene que ver con

tener cuidado

to be careful; to have caution (-go)

The pants don't fit you. They're too small.

Estos pantalones no te quedan. Son demasiado pequeNas

Mi padre es aun mayor.

My father is even older

Mi padre es el mayor.

My father is the oldest

The girl doesn't like juice

A la niNa no le gusta el jugo (note the a, if it was a boy it's start with al)

The girl doesn't like to play soccer

A la niNa no le gusta jugar al fUtbol (note al)

en cuanto pueda

As soon as I can

En cuanto vuelva

As soon as I return

por causa de

Because of

por eso

Because of that

Will you trade your cd for my book?

Cambias tu cd por mi libro?

To go for a walk

Dar un paseo

Te leIa esto tu madre cuando eras niNa?

Did you read this to your mom when you were little?

En espaNa se celebra Halloween?

Do they celebrate Halloween in Spain?

The car is an antique

El carro es antiguo

The car is new

El carro es nuevo (not estA)

She sells a notebook to the man

Ella le vende un cuaderno al hombre

She has a dirty face

Ella tiene la cara sucia

It's noon

Es mediodia

It's required to learn english

Es obligatorio estudiar el inglES

I hope to arrive on time

Espero llegar a tiempo

I hope you arrive on time

Espero que llegues a tiempo

I hope you like this music

Espero que te guste la mUsica

They're listening to a concert

EstAn escuchando un concierto (no "a")

They're watching a play

EstAn mirando una obra de teatro

They are at work

Estan en el trabajo

These shirts are the same

Estas camisas son iguales

This year she's going to quit smoking

Este aNo va a dejar de fumar

antes de nada

First of all

Thank you for x

Gracias por x

Have you eaten anything unusual?

Ha(s) comido algo diferente de lo normal?

No se diO cuenta de que estaba a punto de destruir el nido de un ratOn

He didn't realize that he was about to destroy the nest of a mouse

Cuanto tiempo llevas aqui

How long have you been here?

Voy a cumplir seis el ano que viene

I'm going to turn six next year

estoy al día, estoy al tanto

I'm up to date (on something)

Llevo dos años trabajando aquí.

I've Been working here for two years

How long have you been feeling this way?

Se siente asI desde hace cuantos dias?

Do you have to study English in your school?

Se tiene que estudiar inglEs en tu colegio?

Ella llama por teléfono a su madre.

She calls her mom on the phone

Ella se reUne con su gerente

She meets with her boss

TendrA que aprender mas para poder hablar con la gente en España

She will have to learn more in order to be able to speak with people in Spain

Ella escribe espaNol

She writes in Spanish

Ella escribiO una carta mientras estaba en el tren

She wrote a card while she was on the train

Algunos de los niNos estAn sentados

Some of the kids are seated

de vez en cuando/a veces

Sometimes, from time to time

They're the same style

Son del mismo tamaNo

They're too big

Son demasiado grandes

dar una vuelta

Take a little trip

We have a car, but we don't have a reservation

Tenemos un carro, pero no tenemos reserva (note you don't use una if you're saying you don't have something)

I have dirty hands, my hands are dirty

Tengo las manos sucias

gracias por preguntar

Thanks for asking

El hombre se encuentra con sus amigos en la playa.

The man meets his friends on the beach

Eso es un buen seNal

That's a good sign

Asi es

That's right, that's it

Los niNos le ayudan al hombre mayor

The boys help the older man

El cafe esta feo

The coffee is gross

La fecha es viernes cinco de mayo.

The date is Friday May 5

La fecha es catorce de julio

The date is July 14

Hace demasiado frio en la habitacion

The room is too cold

Esta sAbana es liviana

The sheet is light

El teatro estA a su derecha/izquierda

The theater is to his right/left

La tortilla era mas sofisticada en el sentido de que tambien lleva otros ingredientes

The tortilla was more sophisticated in the sense that it also had other ingredients

Hoy es el diecinueve de junio de dos mil once

Today is June 19 2011

asi que

Therefore

Estos sombreros son del mismo color.

These hats are the same color

Estos sombreros son del mismo tamaño.

These hats are the same size

Estos telefonos son del mismo color pero tamaNos diferentes

These phones are the same color but different style

tomaron un taxi desde el aeropuero a la casa

They took a taxi from the airport to the house

Este animal es mAs lento

This animal is slower

Esta casa es la mAs grande

This house is the biggest

Esto es de plAstico

This is made of plastic

Eso si que es la vida/fenomenal/etc

This is the life! This is phenomenal!

tomar el pelo (a alguien)

To pull the leg, joke, not take seriously

Tomarselo en serio

To take it seriously

andar

To walk, to take (transportation)

She's/they're going to get fit

Va a ponerse en forma

I'm going to class to learn spanish

Voy a clase para aprender espaNol

I'm going to the mountains next week

Voy a las montanas la semana que viene

I go on foot

Voy a pie

I'm going to visit my grandma this tuesday

Voy a visitar a mi abuela el martes que viene

I go in car

Voy en coche

vendremos

We will come (we will sell us venderemos)

Te escribimos esto

We wrote you this

Que hace usted?

What do you do (for a living)?

Que quieres decir

What do you mean?

Ustedes van a tardar quince minutos en el autobus

You're going to spend 15 minutes on the bus; it'll take you 15 minutes on the bus

persona joven/mayor

Younger/older person

I want to thank you for what you have done

te quiero agradecer lo que has hecho


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