Escribir sobre culturas diferentes

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

The idea is that you feel comfortable and relaxed, so do it at your own pace... in the meantime if someone else would join, it would enrich the conversation.

[chileno]

Se me habia pasado esta!

Originally Posted by laepelba

Gracias, Hernán - disfruto aprender sobre la vida de una otra persona.

disfruto aprender sobre la vida de una persona.

disfruto aprender sobre la vida de otra(s) persona(s).

Originally Posted by laepelba

I haven't abandoned this thread ... but I have several things that I want to say, and I am still decoding your (Hernan & Malila) stuff ... so it's going to take me awhile to write what I want en español. Alas, it will not be this evening or next. I'll try to get to it soon, though.

No te preocupes. Esto no es una carrera.

Hernan.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

Se me habia pasado esta!

Hernan.

Okay - I can't even follow that one. "haber" = "to have", right? What are the "se" and "me" for? And I can never seem to follow how "pasar" is used..... Help!!

[Rusty]

Haber is an auxiliary verb (part of a compound verb). It is used in the perfect tenses.
Hernán had missed something you posted earlier, but the Spanish don't miss things, just like they don't forget, lose or drop things. The accidental se contruction is used in these instances. Hence,
This had missed itself on me.
= Se me había pasado esta.

[chileno]

Hi laepelba and Rusty,

Originally Posted by laepelba

Okay - I can't even follow that one. "haber" = "to have", right? What are the "se" and "me" for? And I can never seem to follow how "pasar" is used..... Help!!

Originally Posted by Rusty

Haber is an auxiliary verb (part of a compound verb). It is used in the perfect tenses.
Hernán had missed something you posted earlier, but the Spanish don't miss things, just like they don't forget, lose or drop things. The accidental se contruction is used in these instances. Hence,
This had missed itself on me.
= Se me había pasado esta.

Wouldn't be in english: It passed me by... (or somewhere around that)?

Hernan

[laepelba]

Okay - another phrase I hear with "pasar" are various forms of "que paso". Does that just mean something comparable to "what's happening"?

[poli]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Okay - another phrase I hear with "pasar" are various forms of "que paso". Does that just mean something comparable to "what's happening"?

Que paso that I pass. Example: El edifício que paso todos los días es alto.

¿Que pasó? means what happened?
¿Que pasa? means what's going on? It's an inquisitive term often used by someone who is alarmed and who expects an answer as to exactly what's going on.
¿Que tal? is a more innocuous way of saying the same thing.

[CrOtALiTo]

Then I can say.

This had missed itself on me time commenting you that my cars is damage.

Se me habia pasado esta vez comentarte que mi carro esta dañado.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Okay - another phrase I hear with "pasar" are various forms of "que paso". Does that just mean something comparable to "what's happening"?

Me parece que

pasar o pasa serian lo mismo que To pass and happens? How about To happen, also?


Hernan

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Then I can say.

This had missed itself on me time commenting you that my cars is damage.

Se me habia pasado esta vez comentarte que mi carro esta dañado.

No, don't use the transliteration (had missed itself on me). The way to say se me había pasado is I had missed (it, etc.).

I had missed telling you this time that my car is damaged.
I had forgotten to tell you ...
= Se me había pasado esta vez comentarte que mi carro está dañado.