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El día or la día?

11
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Por lo general, los sustantivos españoles siguen por la "regla" A y O.

Sin embargo, algunos no lo hacen.

Usually Spanish nouns follow the A and O “rule”

But some do not.

The idea is to write a sentence in English and Spanish with a noun that does not follow the “rule”.

La idea es escribir una frase en Inglés y Español con un sustantivo que no sigue la "regla".

I start with / Empiezo con

El idioma Inglés se habla en muchos países.

The English language is spoken in many countries.

So far we have

el arma - el clima - el mapa - el tema - el agua - el cura - el aroma - el fantasma - el planeta - el lema - el problema - el sofa - el idiota - el telegrama - el pianista - el aula - el águila - el drama - la radio - el tranvía - el casanova - el alma - el poema - el hacha - el programa - el sistema - el lema - el arma - la moto - la foto - la mano

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updated Feb 13, 2015
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Hola, amigo. Just changed the category to "Games and Challenges" :-) - --Mariana--, Jul 31, 2012
ok amiga - still think it is about vocabulary though - never understood this. - ian-hill, Jul 31, 2012
We could put it under "Practice" too. - --Mariana--, Jul 31, 2012
ok that is better :) - ian-hill, Jul 31, 2012

29 Answers

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No he nunca visto a un fantasma.

I've never seen a ghost .

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updated Aug 11, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Good one! - --Mariana--, Aug 1, 2012
Hey! I didn't know this was a porn site!! I expected a clothed woman. - katzens, Aug 2, 2012
Keep quiet, I will get eliminated .. - annierats, Aug 11, 2012
Besides: have you ever seen a porn site? They are a little bit stronger.... - annierats, Aug 11, 2012
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En la palma de la mano hay la línea del amor (también se llama la línea del corazón) que muestra las aptitudes emocionales, la habilidad de amor y ser amado.

In the palm of the hand, there is the line of love that shows emotional skills, the ability to love and to be loved.

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I have made a flashcard set named excepción. By now, I have added 55 noun that does not follow the “rule”.

updated Aug 13, 2012
edited by polarstar29
posted by polarstar29
typo? habiliDad ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 1, 2012
I edited it. thanks kiwi - polarstar29, Aug 1, 2012
"...está la línea del amor"..."...la capacidad de amar y ser amado..." - Oscar_Pardo, Aug 13, 2012
4
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El clima de Inglaterra es muy húmido.

updated Aug 13, 2012
posted by annierats
"húmedo" - Oscar_Pardo, Aug 13, 2012
4
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El tema de conversación es vacaciones.

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updated Aug 11, 2012
posted by polarstar29
:) - ian-hill, Aug 2, 2012
:-) - polarstar29, Aug 2, 2012
Hehehe! - --Mariana--, Aug 3, 2012
Yes! - annierats, Aug 11, 2012
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Vivimos en el planeta Tierra. We live on the planet Earth.

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updated Aug 3, 2012
posted by Castor77
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I bought a new sofa yesterday.

Compré un sofá nuevo ayer.

updated Aug 1, 2012
posted by --Mariana--
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¡De vez en cuando eres un idiota!

Sometimes you are an idiot!

updated Aug 13, 2012
posted by --Mariana--
You don't say! - ian-hill, Aug 1, 2012
I know, Mariana, I know.. - annierats, Aug 1, 2012
"A veces eres un..." "algunas veces eres un..." - Oscar_Pardo, Aug 13, 2012
Why can't you say "De vez en cuando...."? "At times you are an idiot!" makes sense in English. - Lrtward, Aug 13, 2012
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El cura estaba bailando cuando oyó las notícias.

The priest was dancing when he heard the news.

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updated Aug 13, 2012
posted by --Mariana--
"noticias" - Oscar_Pardo, Aug 13, 2012
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I don't like people who make everything a "drama" -- In other words, they always want to make things into a big production.

No me gustan las personas que hacen un "drama" de todo--es decir, ellos siempre quieren montar un show.

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updated Aug 3, 2012
posted by --Mariana--
3
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Uso un mapa de Mapquest cuando voy en un viaje fuera del estado.

I use a map from Mapquest when I´m going on a trip out of state.

updated Aug 3, 2012
posted by bandit51jd
3
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Ve más que un águila

he is more sharpsighted than an eagle

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updated Aug 3, 2012
posted by polarstar29
3
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Los estudiantes están leyendo en un aula.

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updated Aug 3, 2012
edited by polarstar29
posted by polarstar29
Hi Polarstar - here Los is used abd not las because the students are of mixed gender. This always happens in Spanish with all nouns. - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2012
See pianista below it is el pianista if the pianist is a male and la pianista if female - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2012
and Los piantistas if there are both male and female. - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2012
In my sentence aula does not follow the rule, not estudiantes. - polarstar29, Aug 3, 2012
I am so sorry amiga - I amde a mistake - I saw students and not the classroom - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2012
No problem dude! :-) - polarstar29, Aug 3, 2012
3
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Mi pianista favorito fue el canadiense, "Oscar Peterson."

updated Aug 3, 2012
edited by TejanoViejo
posted by TejanoViejo
3
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El problema es que no puedo pensar en nada.

The problem is that I can't think of anything.

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updated Aug 1, 2012
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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Lo he oido en la radio. I heard it on the radio.

updated Aug 1, 2012
posted by kenwilliams