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Forum: Translations October 02, 2026, 10:51 PM
Replies: 2
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Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, poli. Now that I know what he is...

Thank you, poli. Now that I know what he is saying, it makes sense.
Forum: Translations October 02, 2026, 03:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 44
Posted By Bobbert
From a News Program

The link below is 16 seconds of a news program from "USA 24 Hours News en Español." It says:

.......... segun muestra ABC news. Días después la estudiante cambió su postura y afirmó que el 90% de...
Forum: Vocabulary August 29, 2026, 09:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 141
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, Rusty.

Thank you, Rusty.
Forum: Vocabulary August 28, 2026, 06:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 141
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, Rusty. Yes, I could start using...

Thank you, Rusty.

Yes, I could start using mirar dentro for peering into and mirar desde adentro for peering out of.

You advised: “use «asomarse a» ('lean/peek/peer in/out' a...
Forum: Vocabulary August 27, 2026, 10:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 141
Posted By Bobbert
Peer out of/Peer into

I have never gotten a clear answer on how to say

peer/peek/look out of a window

and

peer/peek/look into a room.


I know there is asomarse a and asomarse por, but are they the same or...
Forum: Technical things July 15, 2026, 07:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Wow, AngelicaDeAlquezar. I didn't mean for...

Wow, AngelicaDeAlquezar. I didn't mean for anyone to go to all the trouble to write out the whole two minutes; I only needed help with a couple words. But thank you very much for doing it and thank...
Forum: Technical things July 13, 2026, 10:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Thanks, Rusty. Yes, I know the recording...

Thanks, Rusty.

Yes, I know the recording is not the greatest, but I don't need the entire recording captioned. I can understand everything from the original program except a couple problem...
Forum: Technical things July 12, 2026, 09:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Thanks, Rusty. I found the areas you pointed out...

Thanks, Rusty. I found the areas you pointed out and made the changes. You should be able to hear the recording now.

Please let me know if you can now access and play the recording so I can...
Forum: Technical things July 12, 2026, 07:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Okay. I played around with Google Drive today...

Okay. I played around with Google Drive today and hopefully have figured out what you all suggested to do.

I figured out how to download the MP3 file to Google Drive. I then used the "Share"...
Forum: Technical things July 12, 2026, 08:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, wrholt.

Thank you, wrholt.
Forum: Technical things July 11, 2026, 04:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Thanks for the suggestion, poli, however, it...

Thanks for the suggestion, poli, however, it doesn’t work.

I have the recording attached to an e-mail to myself, but only the words in the e-mail copy; the attached recording doesn’t copy.

I...
Forum: Technical things July 10, 2026, 09:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Since...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

Since I now listen to short news articles in Spanish, I was hoping that there would be a simple way to just be able to download an MP3 file from my hard...
Forum: Technical things July 09, 2026, 04:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 404
Posted By Bobbert
How Do I Attach/Insert an MP3 Sound Recording

Using "Sound Recorder" on my computer, I was able to record a two-minute segment from a radio news program app and save the two-minute recording to my hard drive as an MP3 file.

There are three...
Forum: Translations June 22, 2026, 05:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 185
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. That answers my...

Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. That answers my question.
Forum: Translations June 21, 2026, 02:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 185
Posted By Bobbert
"I Hope" followed by an event in the past

Are either of the following a correct way to say:

I hope your son took you out to eat for your birthday yesterday.

Espero que/Ojalá que tu hijo te haya llevado a comer por tu cumpleaños ayer.
...
Forum: Translations May 07, 2026, 03:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 579
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you for the further explanation of how...

Thank you for the further explanation of how “esquirla” is used, aleCcowaN.
Forum: Translations May 05, 2026, 04:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 579
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you again everyone.

Thank you again everyone.
Forum: Translations May 05, 2026, 09:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 579
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, Rusty, aleCcowaN, and...

Thank you, Rusty, aleCcowaN, and AngelicaDeAlquezar.

I don’t know where I learned the word “esquirla,” but I noticed that none of you chose it. Is it not a word you would ever use to refer to a...
Forum: Translations May 04, 2026, 02:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 579
Posted By Bobbert
Please Correct Specific Parts Of My Sentence

I already said the following to someone and I am now questioning specific parts of how I said it.

I said:

Se le clavó una esquirla grande de vidrio en el pie de andar descalzo en la playa.
...
Forum: Vocabulary April 06, 2026, 11:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 332
Posted By Bobbert
That's good to know. Thank you,...

That's good to know. Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar.
Forum: Vocabulary April 06, 2026, 09:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 332
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. That's what I...

Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. That's what I needed to know.
Forum: Vocabulary April 05, 2026, 02:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 332
Posted By Bobbert
Skidmark/Skid Mark

What word is most commonly used in Mexico for a skidmark/skid mark? So far I have found six different words in six different reference materials. I just need the word that is most commonly used in...
Forum: Translations March 30, 2026, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 388
Posted By Bobbert
Gracias por tu aporte, aleCcowaN.

Gracias por tu aporte, aleCcowaN.
Forum: Translations March 29, 2026, 09:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 388
Posted By Bobbert
Thank you for the explanation,...

Thank you for the explanation, AngelicaDeAlquezar. I will also begin to use "forjado(s)/forjada(s).
Forum: Translations March 27, 2026, 07:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 388
Posted By Bobbert
Self-made Men/Women

One on-line translator translates, “we are self-made men” as “somos hombres hechos a sí mismos, and another translator translates it as “somos hombres hechos a nosotros mismos.”

Are both correct?...
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