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I think I have this right! could you help me?


Jferstler December 14, 2010 07:22 PM

I think I have this right! could you help me?
 
Tan cansado! Solo quiero dormir! I am trying to say "I'm tired,just want to sleep"

After re-reading this, I thought that is should be "Soy tan cansando!, Solo quiero domir!" I thought that was right, and I still do. But now I have thought of another way to say it. Would this be correct-

Soy tan cansado y quiero dormir- I'm so tired, and just want to sleep

Is that right?

ChilenoAlemanCanada December 14, 2010 08:24 PM

Soy tan cansado y quiero dormir. :bad:

Estoy tan cansado y quiero dormir. :good:

Soy tan cansado
wouldn't exactly be wrong grammatically speaking, but it wouldn't be saying the same thing.

Ser is used for personal qualities, nationalities, etc.

Estar is used for location, how someone is feeling, etc.

pierrre December 14, 2010 08:37 PM

I quite agree with "Estoy cansado" for the "I am tired". For me, "quiero dormir" will be "I want to sleep". To translate "I just want to sleep", I may say either "sólo quiero dormir" or "no quiero más que dormir". The word "just" is what makes the translation ticklish. In the Caribbean when we say ticklish we mean not straightforward, involved or complicated.

chileno December 14, 2010 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jferstler (Post 101940)
Tan cansado! Solo quiero dormir! I am trying to say "I'm tired,just want to sleep"

After re-reading this, I thought that is should be "Soy tan cansando!, Solo quiero domir!" I thought that was right, and I still do. But now I have thought of another way to say it. Would this be correct-

Soy tan cansado y quiero dormir- I'm so tired, and just want to sleep

Is that right?

Tan cansado = So tired.

I am tired, (I) just want to sleep = Estoy cansado, solo quiero dormir.

I am so tired - Estoy tan candado.

Everybody else is right too. ;)

irmamar December 15, 2010 11:43 AM

I would use "que" in this sentence:

Estoy tan cansado que solo quiero dormir.

:)

chileno December 15, 2010 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 101987)
I would use "que" in this sentence:

Estoy tan cansado que solo quiero dormir.

:)

Claro. ¿Pero, estaría mal así con coma sin el "que"?

Jferstler December 15, 2010 03:18 PM

Thanks. So I was kind of right? :)


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