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Could someone please check my short spanish translation?

 
 
Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 06:55 am
I'm sorry this is so last minute, but could someone check, and let me know if I need to change anything about, these sentences that I have to turn in tonight at 6:00? I would REALLY appreciate it.

Gracias!

Spanish Sentences

Ellas piden la comida.

Tu cierras el pasaporte.

Ella no duerme en el restaurante.

Yo repito el discurso por la manana.

Yo comienzo mi tarea por la noche.

Yo pienso en la ducha.

Nosotros volvemos los libros a la biblioteca.

Kerry y yo empezamos a tomar la clase de biologia.


Yo no encuentro mi tarea para la clase de espanol.

Yo piensa que amigos son muy importante.
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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 08:53 am
"Yo piensa que amigos son muy importante"

Yo pienso que amigos es muy importante.
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superjuly
 
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Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 09:09 am
Wouldn't "amigos son" be correct though?

"Amigos son gratificantes"
or
"Tener amigos es gratificante"

Is this right?
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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 10:47 am
It's not the same.

Tener amigos es importante.
Tener amigos es gratificante.

"Mis amigos son gratificantes". > I wouldn't write this way beacause "gratificantes" mostly apply for concepts and acts (immaterial things)

"Tener amigos" is a concept. "Amigos" are people.



Spanish Sentences


Ellas piden la comida. (porque tien hambre)

Tu cierras el pasaporte. (tienes miedo que te lo roben?)

Ella no duerme en el restaurante. (muy natural, no es un hogar para dormir)

Yo repito el discurso por la manana. (tambien lo puedes hacer a la noche)

Yo comienzo mi tarea por la noche. (Tambien lo puedes hacer por la mañana)

Yo pienso en la ducha. (Muy bien!)

Nosotros volvemos los libros a la biblioteca. (son honestos)

Kerry y yo empezamos a tomar la clase de biologia. ( si son amigos, muy bien)


Yo no encuentro mi tarea para la clase de espanol. (Eres desordenado!)



Yo piensa que amigos son muy importante. (esta no es buena!)
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fbaezer
 
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Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 10:53 am
Nosotros devolvemos los libros a la biblioteca.

Yo pienso que los amigos son muy importantes..

All the other phrases are grammatically correct, but I must remind you that the verb form implies the pronoun, so:

"Cierras el pasaporte" implies the second person singular (tú), and there's no need to include the pronoun in the phrase.

Ditto with "repito", "comienzo", "pienso", "no encuentro" imply the first person singular (yo).

Remember, also, that "Ellas piden la comida" implies that all the food ordering people in the phrase are women.
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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 7 Dec, 2004 11:05 am
You are right FB.

I didn't correct that because this is a homework were sentences are not connected to a normal conversation.

In everyday speaking, no need to place the pronoun before the verb.
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