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Originally Posted by Perikles
I'm looking forward to graduation. 
Sólo estoy esperando la graduación. I'm just looking forward to graduation. 
Ya quiero graduarme. / Ya quiero que sea la graduación. I already want to graduate
Juan is looking forward to visiting Mexico.
Juan está muy ilusionado con su viaje a México. Juan is illusioned with his trip to Mexico. (illusioned with excited about )
Juan tiene muchas ganas de viajar a México. Juan is eager to travel to Mexico
Juan quiere viajar pronto a México. Juan wants to travel to Mexico soon.
Queremos que pronto nos aumenten en sueldo. We want a salary raise (soon)
Ojalá pronto nos aumenten el sueldo. God willing our salary will be raised
Queremos que ya nos aumenten el sueldo.We want that our salary be raised already. We want our salaries to be raised immediately  |
Hmmm, while I concur these are not exactly model phrases, I would like to know if people express themselves like this in England, because I have heard more than a couple of people here in the US, express themselves like this.
Maybe I am wrong too.