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Forum: Translations August 15, 2012, 12:32 AM

Replies: 14 Gale warnings & shipping (weather) forecast Views: 4,282 Posted By LearningSpanish Thanks for the update :) Thanks for the update :)

Forum: Translations August 15, 2012, 12:25 AM

Replies: 7 Nuevo uso de hacerse? Views: 2,622 Posted By LearningSpanish In Spanish you make questions 'hacer preguntas'... In Spanish you make questions 'hacer preguntas' instead of asking questions (preguntar preguntas) ;) My attempt to translate it (although I'm still learning too so you may want to wait for a...

Forum: Translations August 12, 2012, 10:39 PM

Replies: 2 To lie down, lie next to etc Views: 2,009 Posted By LearningSpanish Gracia :) Gracia :)

Forum: Translations August 12, 2012, 03:34 PM

Replies: 7 To go into the sea Views: 3,713 Posted By LearningSpanish Any takers peeps? :) Any takers peeps? :)

Forum: Translations August 10, 2012, 04:51 AM

Replies: 4 If there hadn't been so much ... Views: 2,567 Posted By LearningSpanish Yes, great thanx :) Yes, great thanx :)

Forum: Translations August 07, 2012, 04:07 PM

Replies: 14 Gale warnings & shipping (weather) forecast Views: 4,282 Posted By LearningSpanish lol - thanks Ale :) lol - thanks Ale :)

Forum: Grammar August 07, 2012, 04:00 PM

Replies: 4 Why do we add "a" in some sentences? Views: 2,534 Posted By LearningSpanish No it can't be omitted in that case. If you do... No it can't be omitted in that case. If you do the meaning will change.

Forum: Translations August 07, 2012, 05:35 AM

Replies: 14 Gale warnings & shipping (weather) forecast Views: 4,282 Posted By LearningSpanish Gale warnings & shipping (weather) forecast I would appreciate some help please with the following sentence. Como marinero, cuando escucho el pronóstico meteorológico de marítimo me gusta oír "hoy no hay temporal." As a yachtsman, when I...

Forum: Translations August 07, 2012, 05:24 AM

Replies: 7 To go into the sea Views: 3,713 Posted By LearningSpanish To go into the sea Is this correct? In the summer I often go into the sea for a swim. En el verano, me meto en el mar a menudo para nadar. Is meterse the best verb here? Thanks in advance

Forum: Translations August 06, 2012, 03:44 PM

Replies: 4 If there hadn't been so much ... Views: 2,567 Posted By LearningSpanish Ah, lightbulb moment, thank you :) So si no... Ah, lightbulb moment, thank you :) So si no hubiera would be if there weren't/wasn't but si no hubiera habido would be if there had not have been?

Forum: Translations August 06, 2012, 02:49 AM

Replies: 4 If there hadn't been so much ... Views: 2,567 Posted By LearningSpanish If there hadn't been so much ... Just a check on a sentence please: If there hadn't been so much traffic I would have made it in time. Si no hubiera sido tanto tráfico yo habría llegado a tiempo.

Forum: Grammar August 02, 2012, 03:40 PM

Replies: 2 An indicative or subjunctive question Views: 7,215 Posted By LearningSpanish ok thanx :) sometimes I overthink these things... ok thanx :) sometimes I overthink these things lol

Forum: Translations August 01, 2012, 11:51 PM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish Oh goodness, the trouble is if you look at a... Oh goodness, the trouble is if you look at a picture and there's a dog sitting next to a lady you're going to say, the dog is sitting next to the lady. Even though you're referring to the state, not...

Forum: Translations August 01, 2012, 08:06 PM

Replies: 4 He had been snatched Views: 2,010 Posted By LearningSpanish Quite right you are ;) Gracias Quite right you are ;) Gracias

Forum: Translations August 01, 2012, 08:05 PM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish Quite right you are, a bad description on my... Quite right you are, a bad description on my part. It's not always easy using the right words when the grammar points don't match exactly in Eng/Spansih eg, the dog is sitting (our present...

Forum: Translations August 01, 2012, 06:41 PM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish Agreed, thankyou, that's why I had 'estar... Agreed, thankyou, that's why I had 'estar sentado' as the equivalent of sitting in my list, I was just a bit baffled why you suggested sentarse as, if my understanding is correct, that really can...

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2012, 02:21 AM

Replies: 2 An indicative or subjunctive question Views: 7,215 Posted By LearningSpanish An indicative or subjunctive question Hi guys just wanted to run a sentence by you please :) I was looking for a good argument to prove that I was right but couldn't find any. My attempt: Estaba buscando un buen argumento para...

Forum: Practice & Homework August 01, 2012, 12:48 AM

Replies: 2 Homework 3 Views: 1,657 Posted By LearningSpanish Es tarde de noche. - Did you want to say 'it's... Es tarde de noche. - Did you want to say 'it's late at night'? If you did you're nearly right - try translating it as; It's late in the night. ;)

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2012, 12:39 AM

Replies: 3 El Tiempo Views: 2,658 Posted By LearningSpanish I think that hace is used to describe an action... I think that hace is used to describe an action as in what's going on as far as the weather is concerned and it is used with nouns - hace frío (it's making cold), hace calor (it's making heat - or...

Forum: Translations August 01, 2012, 12:29 AM

Replies: 3 Don't let me down/Don't fail me! Views: 4,797 Posted By LearningSpanish Yes I think it's pretty standard, also you could... Yes I think it's pretty standard, also you could use the verbs decepcionar and defraudar. I won't let you down. No te decepcionaré or No te defraudaré

Forum: Translations July 31, 2012, 10:35 PM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish Thanks for your suggestions Rusty but wouldn't... Thanks for your suggestions Rusty but wouldn't these be the equivalent of being in the process of laying down, being in the process of sitting down etc, rather than the English 'sitting' to mean...

Forum: Vocabulary July 31, 2012, 10:28 PM

Replies: 6 Caught Views: 2,307 Posted By LearningSpanish I agree, I don't like the 'caught' in there so... I agree, I don't like the 'caught' in there so much. I can't come up with a word to make the sentence work but how about something like .... The success of the Spanish has made me feel like...

Forum: Translations July 30, 2012, 02:10 AM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish Thanks peeps :) Thanks peeps :)

Forum: Translations July 28, 2012, 11:34 PM

Replies: 14 English gerund equivalents Views: 6,474 Posted By LearningSpanish English present participle equivalents Update - thanks guys grrr I always get those terms mixed up - why did some grammar genius decide to use the name gerund and gerundio and have them mean different things? lol Hi there - I am...

Forum: Translations July 28, 2012, 10:40 PM

Replies: 2 To lie down, lie next to etc Views: 2,009 Posted By LearningSpanish To lie down, lie next to etc Hi there I'm unsure how to translate this concept in Spanish, does it depend on context whether you use, acostar, dormir, yacer or I guess even something things like hundir? Eg. Could someone...

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