La Palabra del Día: Seguir

Question

Seguir

to continue, to follow, to resume

Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted January 22, 2012.

If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.

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My Example:

Estoy enfermo – Estoy estornudando por todas partes y mi nariz sigue goteando como una cascada.

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I am sick – I am sneezing everywhere and my nose continues running like a waterfall.

• la nariz - qfreed Dec 23, 2011
• Hope you feel better Chris:( - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Yo también. - JoyceM Dec 23, 2011
• Thank you Jraider.. :) - IndianaChris Dec 23, 2011

Answer 1

Follow me!

¡Síganme!

• ¡Sígame! But, since he is talking to the group, I think it would be ¡Síganme! - Tosh Dec 23, 2011
• Cute Joyce:) - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Tosh, thanks for the correction! - JoyceM Dec 23, 2011
• Super photo, Joyce! - bandit51jd Dec 23, 2011
• You're welcome! But don't forget the accent. ;) - Tosh Dec 23, 2011

Answer 2

Espero que en SpanishDict siempre sigamos siendo amigos..

I hope that on SpanishDict we always continue to be friends.

• always continue... :) - IndianaChris Dec 23, 2011
• We will always porcu. - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Thanks Chris, J Raider - porcupine7 Dec 23, 2011
• Amigos para siempre. - ray76 Dec 23, 2011

Answer 3

Poco a poco me resulta más difícil seguir el hilo de la conversación.

Bit by bit I find it more difficult to follow the thread of the conversation.

• Hola rabbit:0 - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Hola! :) - rabbitwho Dec 23, 2011

Answer 4

Sigo tratando de aprender español a pesar de todos los esfuerzos de mi esposa por convencerme para pasar mi tiempo haciendo cualquier otra cosa.

I keep trying to learn Spanish despite all the efforts of my wife to convince me to spend my time doing anything else.

• Here's hoping that I made correct use of gerundios. Thanks in advance. :-) - Stadt Dec 23, 2011
• I do sometimes wonder if anyone besides me would get in trouble for studying instead of watching sports on TV. - Stadt Dec 23, 2011
• Anulment? - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• You get the chance to watch sport on tv!!!!! I share my house with 3 females.....I just cut my losses and study Spanish, it's easier than fighting over the tv lol. - billygoat Dec 23, 2011
• I get into trouble for studying too much, too! - Tosh Dec 23, 2011
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Answer 5

Old Faithful, un fenómeno magnífico, sigue en erupción entre sesenta y noventa minutos todos los días.

Old Faithful, a magnificent phenomenon, continues to erupt between sixty and ninety minutes every day.

• Yeah, but I read it's not errupting in the same place it used to in the park, so it's actually a different one. Also the entire park is the crater of one of the biggest volcanos in the world and if it ever blows even Europe will be covered in feet of ash! - rabbitwho Dec 23, 2011
• (and I sure will miss you guys) - rabbitwho Dec 23, 2011
• ¡Muy interesante! - Tosh Dec 23, 2011

Answer 6

no sigues trabajando cuando estás muy cansado

You do not continue to work when you are very tired.

with thanks to qfreed for the correction on muy. with thanks to celestino777 and rabbitwho on the correnction on trabajar/trabajando.

• Beautiful picture. - qfreed Dec 23, 2011
• ...estás muy cansado? - qfreed Dec 23, 2011
• you are absolutely right qfreed. how stupid of me..... - 00434ec3 Dec 23, 2011
• no sigues trabajando cuando estás muy cansado - celestino777 Dec 23, 2011
• right, seguir is one of the few verbs in Spanish that goes with the gerund, not like English which is gerund-mad. - rabbitwho Dec 23, 2011
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Answer 7

En la vida hay que seguir adelante sin mirar atrás.

In life we have to carry on without looking back.

• without looking back.....Hola Raul!! :) - IndianaChris Dec 23, 2011
• Tienes razón. Hay que seguir adelante - porcupine7 Dec 23, 2011
• Gracias compañeros! - RaulSpaniard Dec 23, 2011

Answer 8

Si necesitas un cerebro, un corazón o el coraje, sigue el camino amarillo de ladrillo para conocer el mago de Oz.

If you need a brain, a heart or courage, follow the yellow brick road to meet the wizard of Oz.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones,

• Nice one amor! :) Where's the nearest access? I'm going to need all three to master Spanish. - ajaks Dec 23, 2011
• Jeje, gracias amiga. Necesito los tres también. Creo que solo pudes encontrarla en tus sueños. :) - Amor_y_paz Dec 24, 2011

Answer 9

Sigo sin entender.

I still don't understand.

• That is very good ay! - ray76 Dec 23, 2011
• Qué es lo que no entiendes?? jeje - RaulSpaniard Dec 24, 2011

Answer 10

Si está en un hoyo profundo, entonces es ridículo seguir cavando. If you're in a deep hole, then it's ridiculous to continue digging.

Si estuviera en un hoyo profundo, entonces sería ridículo seguir cavando.

If you were in a deep hole, then it would be ridiculous to continue digging.

• Also 2nd conditional (contrary-to-fact) If you were in a hole, then it would be ridiculous to continue digging. Si estuviera en un hoyo profundo, entonces sería... - qfreed Dec 23, 2011
• Thanks, qfreed! I haven't even started to learn conditional tense yet... I will change my sentence and then it's off to the reference section I go! - hollyjollybe Dec 23, 2011
• en efecto, a veces es mejor soloamente esperar - celestino777 Dec 23, 2011

Answer 11

Follow your heart and propose to your girlfriend this Christmas.

Sigue tu corazón y propone a tu novia en este día de Navidad.

• well, it I S a cut back on all Christmas expenses. - 00434ec3 Dec 23, 2011
• I hope my boyfriend doesn't read this.. - rabbitwho Dec 23, 2011
• Sigue tu corazón y propone a ......it is a command... :) - IndianaChris Dec 23, 2011
• Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) - Miro74 Dec 24, 2011

Answer 12

No deberias seguir estrechamente.

You should not follow too closely.

• You can also exaggerate when you tell everyone you are tooth picks all the time - 00434ec3 Dec 23, 2011
• Especially a tree:) - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• *too* closely - Tosh Dec 23, 2011
• Another option: No deberías seguir tan de cerca. - RaulSpaniard Dec 24, 2011

Answer 13

Mientras se me quede de interesar a mí, sigo estudiando el Español.

With Raul's corrections:

Mientras siga interesado, siguiré estudiando Español.

So long as I remain interested, I will continue to study Spanish.

• Go goat go:) - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Cute photo, biily! - bandit51jd Dec 23, 2011
• Mientras siga/esté/permanezca interesado, seguiré estudiando español. Billycrack! - RaulSpaniard Dec 23, 2011
• como siempre gracias Raul! - billygoat Dec 23, 2011

Answer 14

Si tienes una Negra Modelo, te seguiré. If you have a Negra Modelo, I will follow you.

• Very good beer ! - Politically_ Dec 23, 2011
• Cheers! - Jraider Dec 23, 2011
• Nunca había visto esta cerveza! - RaulSpaniard Dec 23, 2011
• Es hecha en México, y es una de mis favoritas de las cervezas mexicanas. :-) - Stadt Dec 23, 2011
• Yo he probado la Coronita y no recuerdo si alguna más.. - RaulSpaniard Dec 23, 2011
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Answer 15

Este mes en Nuevo Mexico tuvimos habíamos tenido una tormenta de nieve seguida seguió de una otro.

This month in New Mexico we have had one snow storm followed by another.

(P.S. can you guess why these mountains are called the Sandia Mountains?)

• ....habíamos tenido una tormenta de nieve seguió de una otra... :) - IndianaChris Dec 23, 2011
• hemos tenido? - Kiwi_Girl Dec 23, 2011