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[laepelba]

But I was trying to say "look forward to", not "hope" or "wait". Is "esperar" not the right word?

Also, if you change to the subjunctive when you change subjects, you could turn it around and say something like, "Esperas que aprenda...." would be "you hope that I learn...." ???

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by laepelba

But I was trying to say "look forward to", not "hope" or "wait". Is "esperar" not the right word?

¿Tener ganas de?

Also, if you change to the subjunctive when you change subjects, you could turn it around and say something like, "Esperas que aprenda...." would be "you hope that I learn...." ???

Sí.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by chileno

ok ok...

Espero aprender muchos sinónimos en español pronto. I hope to learn many synonyms in Spanish soon

Espero que (usted) aprenda muchos sinónimos en español pronto. I hope you learn many synonyms in Spanish soon.

Espera a que yo aprenda muchos sinónimos en español. Wait until I learn many synonyms in Spanish.

Originally Posted by irmamar

Esperar a = wait for

Espero a Juan.
Espero a que acabe de llover para salir a pasear.

Esperar = hope

Espero que estés bien.
Espero aprobar el examen.

Originally Posted by laepelba

But I was trying to say "look forward to", not "hope" or "wait". Is "esperar" not the right word?

Also, if you change to the subjunctive when you change subjects, you could turn it around and say something like, "Esperas que aprenda...." would be "you hope that I learn...." ???

That's why I gave you what now appears in red in my quote. Now, along with what Irma gave you. Can you see the light?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

But I was trying to say "look forward to", not "hope" or "wait". Is "esperar" not the right word?

It can mean "look forward to" in expressions like

un acontecimento esperado con ansiedad
an eagerly anticipated event

But I don't know of a verb which means 'to enjoy the anticipation of' in Spanish Perhaps they don't do it.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

It can mean "look forward to" in expressions like

un acontecimento esperado con ansiedad
an eagerly anticipated event

But I don't know of a verb which means 'to enjoy the anticipation of' in Spanish Perhaps they don't do it.

Nosotros no vemos hacia adelante por algún acontecimiento (¿contemplar? ), pero si lo esperamos con mucho júbilo.

[irmamar]

Es que da mala suerte celebrar algo antes de tiempo.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Es que da mala suerte celebrar algo antes de tiempo.

My wife says that anticipation is always more pleasant than realization, but she is always unspecific when asked exactly what she is referring to.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

My wife says that anticipation is always more pleasant than realization, but she is always unspecific when asked exactly what she is referring to.

A question: "when asked" (without subject) means "cuando se le pregunta", I guess (I'd say "when she is asked").

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

A question: "when asked" (without subject) means "cuando se le pregunta", I guess (I'd say "when she is asked").

Exactly that, it's just a shortened version.

By the way, my ex-wife said the same thing, but in German: Vorfreude ist die beste Freude. This is enough to give anybody a complex.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Exactly that, it's just a shortened version.

By the way, my ex-wife said the same thing, but in German: Vorfreude ist die beste Freude. This is enough to give anybody a complex.

Translate, please. I don't understand German (... es el mejor... amigo? , o algo así )