Looking forward to....

[bobjenkins]

Hola , ¿Cómo se dice " looking forward to.."?

I am looking forward to going....

[chileno]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

Hola , ¿Cómo se dice " looking forward to.."?

I am looking forward to going....

Estar a la expectativa de... o estar esperando a...


Estoy esperando ir a...

Estoy a la expectativa de ir a...

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I think there are many ways of saying this, depending on the context.


Some suggestions:

I'm looking forward to graduation.
Sólo estoy esperando la graduación.
Ya quiero graduarme. / Ya quiero que sea la graduación.

Juan is looking forward to visiting Mexico.
Juan está muy ilusionado con su viaje a México.
Juan tiene muchas ganas de viajar a México.
Juan quiere viajar pronto a México.

We're looking forward to a raise of salary.
Queremos que pronto nos aumenten en sueldo.
Ojalá pronto nos aumenten el sueldo.
Queremos que ya nos aumenten el sueldo.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Más formal y literario:
Anhelo un aumento de sueldo etc....

[bobjenkins]

Gracias a todos vuestros consejos son buenos!

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I think there are many ways of saying this, depending on the context.


Some suggestions:

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.
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.

We're looking forward to a raise of salary.
Queremos que pronto nos aumenten en sueldo. We want a salary raise
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.

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

Más formal y literario:
Anhelo un aumento de sueldo etc.... I long for/am eager for a salary raise.

I have translated how I think each of those phrases should be translated...

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

I have translated how I think each of those phrases should be translated...

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

[chileno]

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.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

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.

I can only say what is correct English English is. Above, a is good English English, but a is not. Perhaps you have heard people in the USA using some slang such as

I am so looking forward to ...

Now personally I think this is terrible , but it is personal choice.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Perikles: What are exactly the and for??