La playa

[bmarquis124]

One of the best times I've ever had was during a week in Corpus Christi.
Uno de los momentos mejores que he tenido fue durante un semana en Corpus Christi.

I stayed with my best friend in a room right on the beach and we swam all day and walked around the pier every night.
Me quedé con mi mejor amiga en un cuarto en la playa y hemos nadado todo el día y caminamos en el embarcadero cada noche.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, I love the beach and the sea too, I live on a island, really, I know that alots people will wish is living near of the beach, my dream is have a boat and navigate for a longs months..

I hope someday buy a great boat and navigate at the sea.

[lee ying]

I like to go to the beach .
we go to the beach every month. I like to touch the softly sand. I walk along to the beach.
I drink soda and eat seafood. see the sea and sun in front of me. -I love it

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, as I said before, I dream with have a boat in my garage jejeje, and well, if you want, I invite you to go a tour for my island.

I you meet Merida or Progreso, you will can find alots variate of womens and beach very beautiful and well, it's irresistible touch.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by bmarquis124

One of the best times I've ever had was during a week in Corpus Christi.
Uno de los momentos mejores que he tenido fue durante una semana en Corpus Christi.

I stayed with my best friend in a room right on the beach and we swam all day and walked around the pier every night.
Me quedé con mi mejor amiga en un cuarto que daba a la playa y nadábamos todo el día y caminábamos en el embarcadero cada noche.

Corrections for you.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, the Rusty's answer is right.

[sosia]

Other options (Your original sentences are OK with Rusty's changes)

I stayed with my best friend in a room right on the beach and we swam all day and walked around the pier every night.
Estuve con mi mejor amiga en un cuarto con vistas a la playa. Por el día nadabamos en la playa, por la noche paseábamos por el embarcadero.
Saludos

[Tomisimo]

Another option for "room right on the beach" could be "cuarto junto a la playa".

[bmarquis124]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Corrections for you.

Thank you for the corrections. Can I use the preterite for "we swam" and "we walked" or does only the imperfect work here?

[bmarquis124]

junto a la playa = next to the beach
con vistas a la playa = with views of the beach (?)
que daba a la playa = ?

[bmarquis124]

crotalito and leeying, you're lucky to live in such a pretty place. we have beaches in Texas but I imagine they are nothing like the ones in Mexico.

[lee ying]

I really don`t know. but our beaches are beatiful perhaps exept any beaches , but turist come to mexico to visit our beaches. places:
cancun, conzumel. acapulco, puerto vallarta, puerto de veracruz, so on. I reccomend you visit them. they are very nice. * _ * ^_ ^

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by bmarquis124

junto a la playa = next to the beach
con vistas a la playa = with views of the beach (?)
que daba a la playa = ?

que daba a la playa = which faced (with views of) the beach

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, I live near of the beach and my state is near of Campeche and Merida, you can see on Merida much kind culture also at Campeche, two weeks ago, I had Merida on, I visited the Cenotes from Valladolid, really they are very beautiful and wonderful, in these times I was wondering above the Maya Cultura, because also I went to visit to Chichen Itza, you know, that place is a world marvel, then I met much places, towns, and as I said before, I met Cenotes, I was swimming inside of the Cenotes, very profound them, and well, I hope you someday have time of visit my country that in really is very beautiful, only suffice with that you arrive to Merida, you will have an idea of the beautiful from the place.

[bmarquis124]

ok here's some more...please correct me where I'm wrong. I'm confused about when to use the preterite tense and when to use imperfect..

On the fourth of July, we played sand volleyball with some people visting from Mexico.
En el cuatro de julio, jugábamos el volíbol en la arena con algunas personas visitante de Mexico.

We couldn't really understand everything the guys were saying, but we laughed and had a great time anyway.
No podíamos entender todo lo que muchachos estaba diciendo, pero reíamos y tuvimos un gran tiempo.

[CrOtALiTo]

Firstly, you let me telling you, your Spanish is good.

Yes, you made it up some mistakes but it's normal.

I will correct you.


On the fourth of July, we played sand volleyball with some people visting from Mexico.

En el cuatro de julio, jugámos volíbol en la arena con algunas personas que visitaron Mexico.)



We couldn't really understand everything the guys were saying, but we laughed and had a great time anyway.

(No podiamos enternder todos lo que los chicos nos dijieron, pero sin embargo tuvimos un gran dia.)


It was my attempt, I hope, I'm in the accurate, but you need continue improvising your Spanish, you are good, but you need more knowledge at Spanish.

[bmarquis124]

ok thanks crotalito.

[CrOtALiTo]

You're welcome.

[bmarquis124]

More for you to correct ...

The fireworks that night were so pretty and we got to lay down in the sand while we watched them.
Las cuetes de esa noche eran tan bella y………en la arena durante las mirábamos.

I hope we can go back soon.
Espero que podemos volver pronto.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by bmarquis124

More for you to correct ...

The fireworks that night were so pretty and we got to lie down in the sand while we watched them.
Las cuetes de esa noche eran tan bella y………en la arena durante las mirábamos.

I hope we can go back soon.
Espero que podamos volver pronto. Verb of volition requires the subjunctive.

fireworks = fuegos artificiales -or- cohetes
rockets = cohetes

Los fuegos artificiales/cohetes de aquella noche eran tan bellos.
¡Qué dicha tumbarnos/echarnos en la arena para verlos/mirarlos!
This statement captures the idea that it was a joy (got to lie down). The reason I opted for this statement is because it isn't very natural to translate it word for word into Spanish. Of course, there are other ways to translate the sentence.