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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Cuando usar Me, Te, Le, Les, Nos in Spanish and English

Spanish Exercises indirect object pronouns
indirect object pronouns
I know it's a bit of confusing when to use Me, Le, Te, Les, Nos (indirect object pronouns) in Spanish, but I know that with some examples you will understand the differences.

Tell - Decir

I told you not to touch that. - Te dije que no tocaras eso.

She told me to run away - (Ella) Me dijo que huyera.

He told me to buy his car - (El) me dijo que le comprara su auto.

I told her to be quiet - Le dije (a ella) que se mantuviera en silencio.

I told him to stop eating - Le dije (a él) que dejara de comer.

I told them to turn off the music - Les dije (a ellos) que apagaran la música.

They told us how much they loved us - (Ellos) Nos dijeron (a nosotros) cuánto nos amaban.

Now it's your turn to do this exercise.

(Yo a el) ____  dije que no usaras el automóvil. - I told him not to use the car.

(Yo a ellos) ____  dije que no se comieran el pastel de la boda hasta que los novios llegaran. - I told them not to eat the wedding cake until the bride and the groom arrived.

(Ellos a nosotros) ____ dijeron que éramos unos buenos estudiantes. - They told us that we were good students.

(El a mi) ___ dijo que __ comprara su casa. - He told me to buy his house.

(Ella a mi) ___ dijo que me amaba. - She told me she loved me.

(Yo a ella) ___ dije que ella era muy bonita. - I told her she was very pretty.

Leave your comments - Deja tus comentarios.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Verbos con preposiciones (1)

Para hablar correctamente tanto en Inglés como en Español es necesario utilizar verbos con preposiciones. Pero debemos de comprender que no son Phrasal verbs (Verbo compuesto que significa otra cosa).
Algunos de los ejemplos que podemos mencionar son los siguientes:


Agree on a topic - Estar de acuerdo con un tema.
Agree with someone about a topic - Estar de acuerdo con alguién acerca de un tema.
Apply for a job - Solicitar un trabajo.

Care about - Importar

Focus on - Concentrarse en.
Hear about - Escuchar que, escuchar acerca de
Hear of - Saber
Hear from - Recibir noticias de.

Invest in - Invertir en.

Laught at - Reirse de.

Phone about - Hablar por teléfono para preguntar acerca de.
Pray for - Rezar por.

Speak with - Hablar con
Speak to - Hablar con
Sorry for - Disculparse por

Wait for - Esperar

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

to blow a fuse

Explotar de rabia. - To get too angry at something. A synonym may be "encabronarse mucho" but this is too informal and colloquial.

Example:

My dad blew a fuse when I told him I totaled his car. - Mi papa explotó de rabia cuando le dijé que su carro era pérdida total.