Triciclo

[lee ying]

in my little town are a lot of triciclos working in the street.
exits triciclo in your city or town.

[irmamar]

Do you mean with motor?

There aren't triciclos here. There were some a lot of years before, but when there was a curve, they used to fell down on the street

[hermit]

hi lee ying and irmamar -

once in a while you see a tricycle in the cities and towns, usually selling
hot dogs with steamed buns. usually not motorized, but rather "pedal
powered".

irmamar - your post might read a little smoother, like:

there are no tricycles here. there were some many years ago, but when
there was a curve in the street, they used to tip over (easily or often).

hermit

[Tomisimo]

In Mexico, "triciclo" can mean one of two things (maybe more). (1) It can refer to a child's tricycle, which has one wheel in the front and two at the back. or (2) it can refer to a bike used by adults to carry products and or sell stuff on the streets. This type of triciclo is similar to a bike on the back end-- it has one rear wheel and the bike frame, and then on the front (in place of the front wheel) it has a sqare box about one yard square with two wheels. That front part can be used to carry merchandise or whatever you're selling. These can be called "triciclos de carga".

I think that is what lee ying is referring to. And in answer to his question, no I had never seen anything like that before visiting Mexico.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by hermit

hi lee ying and irmamar -

once in a while you see a tricycle in the cities and towns, usually selling
hot dogs with steamed buns. usually not motorized, but rather "pedal
powered".

irmamar - your post might read a little smoother, like:

there are no tricycles here. there were some many years ago, but when
there was a curve in the street, they used to tip over (easily or often).

hermit

Thanks hermit. But I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind

Is it better to say "there are no..." instead "there aren't..." Any reason?

Does tip over mean "caer" (literalmente al suelo) or "inclinarse". I wanted to say that "ellos se caían". Later the driver had to lift it up (I'm not sure, I want to say "levantarlo") and people used to help him (they were very small vehicles).

Thanks in advance

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Thanks hermit. But I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind

Is it better to say "there are no..." instead "there aren't..." Any reason?
Pienso que si se querría usar "there aren't (are not) se debe añade otra palabra como (many/any)
Por ejemplo

There aren't any/many tricycles (triciclos) here
There are no trycicles here

Lo siento que no sé las reglas/normas, escribé lo que me parece sonar correcto

Does tip over mean "caer" (literalmente al suelo) or "inclinarse". I wanted to say that "ellos se caían". Later the driver had to lift it up (I'm not sure, I want to say "levantarlo") and people used to help him (they were very small vehicles).

Thanks in advance

En la cita hay algo consejo de mío

[hermit]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Thanks hermit. But I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind

Is it better to say "there are no..." instead "there aren't..." Any reason?

Does tip over mean "caer" (literalmente al suelo) or "inclinarse". I wanted to say that "ellos se caían". Later the driver had to lift it up (I'm not sure, I want to say "levantarlo") and people used to help him (they were very small vehicles).

Thanks in advance

hi irmamar - it would be correct to say "there aren't any tricycles..." as well as "there are no tricycles..."

tip over = inclinar, ladear, caerse. as is sometimes the case, direct translation of
"caerse" sounds clumsy in english.

levantarlo = lift it up, or pick it up.

hermit

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by hermit

hi irmamar - it would be correct to say "there aren't any tricycles..." as well as "there are no tricycles..."

tip over = inclinar, ladear, caerse. as is sometimes the case, direct translation of
"caerse" sounds clumsy in english.

levantarlo = lift it up, or pick it up.

hermit

Thank you, hermit. But when talking about persons I think "to fall" is used:

The boy fell down on the street.
The car tipped over the street.

Am I wrong? Thanks