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Jun 11, 2021Liked by Angeles Fernández

muchas gracias Ángeles por otro boletín realmente interesante ... pero como siempre tengo algunas preguntas! ¿Podrías ser tan amable de contestarles?

1.¡Espero que te guste!

Can we use this phrase for other references:

I hope you like it ('it' in this case, an article) I hope you like it - (it = food) I hope you like (it) = the hotel etc?

2. "verbosidad excesiva"

In English we can

say

verbal diarrhea

"She has verbal diarrhea"

I thought it interesting that the origin of the Spanish word ends in 'rrea' - not so different from the English word!

3. The phrase

Espero que te encuentres bien.

Here I see 'te' and not 'tu' -

When translated

I hope that you are feeling well

Espero que (tu) - I still am confused when it is ti and not tu (even though I understand object/subject differences in these pronouns!)

4. Encuentres - translation 'find'

So, is the actual translation

"I hope this "finds" you well"

rather than I hope you are "feeling" well" (stated in the newsletter)

5. contentos = happy

I see other words like 'bien' meaning well

If asked, can I just say

"Estoy contenta!"

For the dog (in the newsletter) you used another word ! 'feliz' (happy dog) - is this also the same meaning could I say

estoy feliz??

6. The phrase

El caso es que (the thing is that)

could I use this for other contexts, e.g.

"El caso es que estoy ocupada, por eso no puedo hablar con ti, hoy."

7. The holiday and the packing hasn't finished yet.

Could I say

todavía no lo he hecho

(e.g I haven't done it (it = homework, in this case (not the packing)

8. Dog expression:

We also have 'its bark is worse than its bite" - did you know?

9. Words for 'web address'

You used

dirección web.

meaning web address.

Is 'link' also common (or the English word in Spanish)?

10. Ana, ¿Puedes ayudarme con este ejercicio, por favor? - ¡Vale, voy en un

minuto!

Translation: Can you help me with this exercise please?

Ok!, I will in a minute (because you used voy = future form?)

Correct?

and

Vale, nos vemos

translation:

"Right!, let's go!"

Muchas gracias por tus explicaciones!!

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