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Alfonso
This is the way of learning es correcto pero parece muy filosófico-- igual a «eso es el modo de aprender». Si substutuyeof learning para to learn su inglés va parecer mas natural. |
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to urge is not the same as urgir
to urge someone to do something insistir que alguien haga algo presionar a alguien a hacer algo instar a uno a hacer algo urgir to be urgent to be needed urgently to be pressing Me urge partir I need need to leave immediately Urge el dinero We need money urgently So... coming back to the Daily Word... Me urge hacer x. I need to do x right away
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No sirve and no funciona are both very common ways to say it's broken or it doesn't work in Mexico. Estropear/estropeado is to mistreat/mistreated (in Mexico). Another good option would be la impresora está descompuesta. So once again, we run into regional differences in Spanish, which is great.
My goal with the Daily Word is not to be perfect. I'm happy if it sparks discussion, since then we can all learn something. And you're right, ...imprimir este archivo... makes more sense than ... imprimir esta hoja...
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I think no sirve is used in a lot of Latin American Spanish, but it means
"it doesn't work" in a very general manner. You can say, Tengo fiebre tomé aspirina. Todavía tengo fiebre no me sirvió You can also say. Traté el nuevo detergente y no sirvió para quitar manchas de grasa. No sirve doesn't really mean out oforder and no funciona does. No sirve is kind of vague. No funciona Is more specific. They both can mean roto but they have other meanings that roto doesn't have. Poli |
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David, your traslation of urgir is only for intransitive cases, as:
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The reason I corrected
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Another way to say "This is my way of learning" is "This is the way I learn." Both of these statements are very neutral. You can't go wrong with them. If I've misinterpreted your intention, I'm sorry. I have to rely on semantics when I read what someone else has written. Sometimes I misinterpret meanings, or think they may have wanted to say something else and I make corrections based on those criteria. I'll try to remember to explain my corrections in the future. Many of my corrections are simply to make your English sound more polished to the native speaker. They don't always imply that your English is wrong. I appreciate your help with my Spanish - removing the rust, as you once said. |
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Hey, Rusty, you don't need to apologise. I'm only trying to find out what's your correcting criteria, and, at the same time, I'm criticising your critics (so we both are doing the same). It's natural if your corrections have arisen some doubts in me. Before this, I was confident on what I wrote. Now, I'm doubtful.
Anyway, I don't think in English the way of learning sounds more authoritarian than in Spanish la manera de aprender. Also in Spanish you can make it softer if you say: mi manera de aprender. But, what's the point on it? Both are correct, and they have different meanings. Of course, you could argue with me if I should be positive that this is the way of learning. But this is another question. I have some more doubts. I only need to know your reasons. This way, I will be able to think by myself instead of imitating your English ear, which I really appreciate. I thought servir uses to translate to be helpful was correct. You corrected: servir is transtalated to be helpful. Aren't these both phrases correct? I really appreciate your help!
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The phrase 'servir uses to translate to be helpful' doesn't make sense as written. I believe you may have had "se usa para traducir" in mind. The verb 'uses' is an incomplete translation of 'se usa'. It usually appears in the passive voice:
servir is used to translate to be helpful If you don't want to use the passive voice, the sentence needs rewritten: Some use servir to translate to be helpful I opted to keep the phrase in the passive voice, but shortened the 'passive voice verb + infinitive' construct. I did this because it would be used more people. It is OK to use either translation, however. |
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Sorry, Rusty, if I seem to be inquisitive. This may be because I read attentively what you write.
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Thanks a lot for your help!
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Suelo ir al cine. I usually go to the theater. (I am in the habit of going to the theater.) So, the translation of: Se suele traducir servir por to be helpful is: Servir is usually translated to be helpful If the subject is known, the translation would be: I usually translate servir as/to to be helpful. Instead of saying 'as' or 'to' in the sentence above, we can pause slightly after the word servir. I mention this because it is very common to follow 'translate' with 'to' or 'as.' If you want to say 'servir traduce to be helpful' in English, you say either: servir is translated (as) to be helpful or: servir translates (as) to be helpful In the past tense, soler is translated to be accustomed to. But, we seldom say it that way. Solemos decir (we usually say) used to: Solía ir al cine. I used to go to the theater. (I was accustomed to going to the theater. -or- I was in the habit of going ...) Another way to express 'used to' is would and the present tense verb: We would stroll along the beach on Saturdays. Solíamos dar un paseo por la playa los sábados. |
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ordinal numbers, soler, suele, urge, urgir |
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