Cotidiana4-11may,10julio,21,27Mar2022 Flashcards
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how to write a greeting to Julio in an e-mail or letter
or in a short note like whatsapp
Hola, Julio:
you can use Hola, Julio, but then in an e-mail it has to be on the same line.
Hola, Julio, quiero preguntarte…
Yes, I can meet Thursday, May 6 at 9 am my time and 10 am your time.
Sí, puedo reunirme el jueves 6 de mayo a las 9 am hora mía y a las 10 am hora tuya.
the RV/camper
la autocaravana o la caravana o la casa rodante
rodante = rolling
There are too many RVs on this block and they should not be parked here.
Hay demasiadas caravanas en esta cuadra y no deberían estar parqueadas/estacionadas aquí.
I have to go to the dentist tomorrow.
Tengo que ir al dentista mañana.
irse is more for urgency or if something is interrupted.
Tengo que irme ahorita al doctor.
It´s your turn. tú, ud.
te toca a ti
le toca a ud.
the NGO
la organización no-gubernamental
think the government as goobers
It has been a very busy day.
It is a very busy day.
Ha sido un día muy atareado.
Es un día muy atareado.
ser is sido!
estar is estado!
for nothing, not at all, the least bit
para nada
think two syllables, two syllables
He was babbling/going on/acting silly about nothing.
Él estaba cantinfleando de nada.
cantinflear - to babble Persona que habla o actúa como Cantinflas (the Mexican comedian), de manera disparatada e incongruente y sin decir nada con sustancia .
I wanted him to cut the wood for the fire.
Quería que cortara la leña para el fuego.
We’re celebrating my birthday tomorrow.
festejar - to celebrate/wine and dine (teenagers might say fiestiar)
Mañana festejamos mi cumpleaños.
the earbuds
los audífonos
in Mexico and CA, we use audífonos for earbuds as well as for headsets . in Spain they call headphones los auriculares I think
daring, bold, adventurous
atrevido-atrevida adj
to dare - atreverse a
I´m going to tell a friend of mine.
Le voy a decir a una amiga mía.
the sparrow hawk
the sea gull
el gavilán
la gaviota del mar o la gaviota
That´s really corny-cheesy-sappy.
Eso es muy cursi.
think of writing super corny stuff in cursive
a hook/hanger
un gancho
the slang
la jerga
the garbage bin
el bote de basura
El basurero- place and person
el bote = the container, jar, etc. or the boat
If I had known you were sleeping, I wouldn´t have woken you up.
Si hubiera sabido que estabas durmiendo, no te habrías despertado.
IF IS NEVER FOLLOWED BY CONDITIONAL DINGDONG
our loved ones
nuestros seres queridos
nuestros seres humanos = our human beings
He has been vaccinated.
Él se ha puesto la vacuna.
from ponerse
I have already had the vaccine.
I have already been vaccinated.
I VS am vaccinated.
Ya me puesto la vacuna. Ya me he vacunado. Ya me Han vacunado. Not sure if concordancia Estoy vaccunafay.
