Ask a Question(Create a thread) |
|
I'm Questioning If What I Said Was Even CloseThis is the place for questions about conjugations, verb tenses, adverbs, adjectives, word order, syntax and other grammar questions for English or Spanish. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
I'm Questioning If What I Said Was Even Close
I was relating an event to my Spanish-speaking neighbor today, but I was getting lost in my sentence. What I was trying to convey was:
When I was in the panadería today, the line was very long and an elderly gentleman motioned for me to go first in line. I said to him, "No, you go first. You were the first in line; you were here first." What I said in Spanish was: Cuando yo estaba en la panadería hoy, la fila era muy larga y un caballero mayor hizo señas para que yo vaya primero en la fila. Yo le dije: "No, pase usted primero. Usted fue el primero en la fila; usted estuvo aquí primero." Now, after the fact, I completely question my word choices and what came out of my mouth: Elderly gentleman: Caballero mayor? Caballero anciano He motioned for me to go first in line: Hizo señas para que yo vaya primero en la fila. Hizo señas para que yo fuera primero en la fila. Me hizo señas para que / de que yo vaya / yo fuera primero. You were the first in line: Usted fue el primero en la fila. Usted era el primero en la fila. 1. Please tell me how close I was initially. 2. Please tell me the correct way(s) to say what I underlined above. As always, ALL corrections and comments are appreciated. |
Link to this thread | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
It was so close. | jfalner | Translations | 6 | August 09, 2015 01:08 PM |
As close to | jellybabe | Translations | 1 | July 17, 2013 07:11 AM |
Questioning - originario de la labor de - | Esteban Leavell | Vocabulary | 2 | June 07, 2012 03:15 PM |
Are you questioning me? | wuncie | Idioms & Sayings | 3 | June 08, 2011 02:31 PM |
Very close to my heart | JPablo | Vocabulary | 11 | August 14, 2010 01:01 AM |