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bmarquis124
February 18, 2009, 04:46 PM
Vino Pérez Prado con su orquesta de doce profesores a animar los bailes de Carnavales...

is Vino a verb or a proper noun?
in this context, does animar mean to present?

CrOtALiTo
February 18, 2009, 05:34 PM
The word is a noun in past Vino.

I came to salute you.

Vine a saludarte.

bmarquis124
February 18, 2009, 05:57 PM
okay, thanks. i was thinking it was past tense of venir, but i wasn't positive.

Rusty
February 18, 2009, 06:17 PM
I suppose you understood that it is the past tense of venir. Crotalito called the verb a noun by mistake.

In this context, animar means to liven up.

CrOtALiTo
February 18, 2009, 06:28 PM
I can't be bad in my suggest.

I said the verb as noun perhaps it was a mistake.

But it's past way.

bmarquis124
February 18, 2009, 06:31 PM
soo...
Pérez Prado came with his orchestra of eleven teachers/profesors to liven up the dances of Carnaval.

is that right?

CrOtALiTo
February 18, 2009, 06:38 PM
Yes.

Rusty
February 18, 2009, 06:56 PM
Pretty close. Have another look at the number of musicians.

Pérez Prado came with his twelve-piece orchestra to liven up the Carnaval dances.

bmarquis124
February 18, 2009, 07:01 PM
oops yeah twelve is right. why is doce profesores used?? is that the normal way to say 12 piece orchestra? that seems confusing to me.

Rusty
February 18, 2009, 07:09 PM
You can find other words used, in both languages, but that is the translation I would use. You can call them una orquesta de doce músicos, if you'd like. However, musicians that have obtained degrees in music are often called profesores.

bmarquis124
February 18, 2009, 07:22 PM
ok, i didn't know that last part about profesores having music degrees. it makes more sense now. muchas gracias!

CrOtALiTo
February 21, 2009, 06:27 PM
Dear friends.

Today there is a carnival on my island. Here in Carmen City the people is very cheery. They do a lot of dances in the City. Now I'm get ready for go to the carnival that it will be in a place named Playa Norte near of the beach. I don't like so much the carnival but anyhow I'm going to see the carnival for my family and for the girls that get out dancing upon of cars with to music. I hope get much funny. I hope tonight have much animus to be standing around of three hours while the carnival is happening.

I don't know if in your country or state there are carnivals. but it don't care. What the really import is if you have a soul very funny and very clean. Because only if the person is very cheery always will has a carnival inside of his soul.


Only I wanted to express my feeling in a day very common in my town. Already what my town has much places for visit and where you can get much fun with your family and also friends.

You sleep soundly tonight.

Because I will be of party