B3 I/23/feb8 Flashcards

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Q

Because she had dental surgery, I had to feed her wet food and not kibble nor dry food for 7 days.

A

Debido a que tuvo una cirugía dental, tuve que darle comida húmeda y no croquetas ni comida seca por 7 días.

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2
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I couldn´t give her the food I normally give her.

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No podía darle la comida que le doy a ella normalmente.
Why podía and not pude ask someone

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I gave her some tuna to get her to start eating.

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Le di un poco de atún para que empezara a comer.

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Tuna is different than olives.

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El atún es diferente que las aceitunas.

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5
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I gave a spoonful of pure tuna to my kitty.

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Le di una cuchara de puro atún a mi gatita.

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I have to tell you, you shouldn´t do that.

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Tengo que decirle que no debería hacer eso.

use decirle, not hablarle when you are telling alguien algo.

AND decir is a verbo de comunicación so takes LE not lo, even though it seems that it should be Lo. It IS NOT, use le!

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My friend is very smart. She likes to study very much.

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Mi amiga es muy inteligente. A ella le gusta mucho estudiar.

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I like tall men.

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A mi me gustan los hombres altos.

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9
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He likes the fire.

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Le gusta el fuego.
A él le gusta el fuego. A él clarifies and emphasizes.

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10
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Generally, an adjective goes after a noun, like “la casa blanca”. But there are exceptions, such as “las buenas noticias”.

A

Normalmente un adjetivo va después de/va detrás de un sustantivo, como “la casa blanca”. Pero hay excepciones, como “las buenas noticia”

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I do not want to be the worst student.
I would not want to be the worst student.

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No quiero ser la peor estudiante.
No quisiera ser la peor estudiante.

It is NOT la estudiante más peor because means it already is as bad as it gets!

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12
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I do not want to be the student who speaks the worst Spanish.

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No quiero ser la estudiante que habla el peor español.
the worst Spanish - el peor español.

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13
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I am going to go the week of intensive Spanish in México.

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Voy a ir a la semana de español intensiva en México.
It is not Voy a venir a la semana…why I am not sure

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14
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meaning of ir and venir

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ir can be to go or to come
venir - can only be to come

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15
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Diplomacy can be the truth.

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La diplomacia puede ser la verdad.
it is NOT diplomCÏA with an accent

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16
Q

Hopefully they will not be upset when I can´t speak Spanish as well as they do.

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Ojalá que no se molesten cuando no pueda hablar español lo bien que ellos. O tan bien como ellos .
Ask someone both ok?
Or Ojalá que ellos no estén preocupados (bothered) …

17
Q

I am not a fan of betting/gambling.

A

No soy aficionada a las apuestas - al juego.