The English Word of the Day: As soon as
as soon as
(adverbial) tan pronto como; en cuanto; apenas
An adverbial is a word or a group of words playing the grammatical role of an adverb.
Today's 'word' is a challenging one, because 'as soon as' requires a Spanish subjunctive if you are speaking about something that still has to happen ("En cuanto sepa las fechas, te lo diré.") and an Spanish indicative if the action has happened already ("Se bajó del podio en cuanto recibió el premio.") or when you are talking about an action that happens on a regular basis (like my Marilyn who always immediately starts to dance and sing as soon as she hears music).
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Mi frase/my sentence:
As soon as Marilyn hears music, she starts dancing and singing.
Tan pronto como Marilyn oye la música, comienza a bailar y cantar.
¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer? Todos los jugadores merecen tu atención (y votos).
Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day? All players deserve your attention (and votes).
16 Answers
As soon as we receive your cheque, we will deliver your car and driver promptly.
Tan pronto como recibimos su cheque, haremos una entrega punctual de su auto y chofer.
I want my coffee as soon as I wake up.
Quiero que mi café tan pronto como me despierto.
"The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough. "(Thomas Carlyle).
Las eternas estrellas brillan tan pronto como es bastante oscuro.
Tan pronto como naces empiezas a morir...
as soon as you're born you start dying...
Apenas de que no tengo mucho tiempo intento escribir una frase para la palabra del día tan pronto como puedo..
In spite of not having a lot of time, I try to write a sentence for the word of the day, as soon as I 'm able to.
Tan pronto como llegamos en Guatemala, vamos a ir a las ruinas maya Tikal.
As soon as we arrive in Guatemala, we will go to the Tikal mayan ruins.
As soon as I finish loading the trailer this afternoon, I´m heading to the track for the year´s first practice.
Tan pronto como termino a cargar el remolque hoy en la tarde, voy a salir a la pista por la primera práctica del anó.
¿A quién no le gusta la primavera? (from a photog friend, last spring)
As soon as I told her we had won the competition, she went ballistic. [A more formal phrasing would be "As soon as I told her we had won the competition, she jumped for joy"]
En cuando le dije que habíamos ganado el concurso, ella enloqueció.
Siempre respondo a correos electrónicos tan pronto como puedo.
I always respond to emails as soon as I can
Tan pronto como me hago mayor, voy a decidir lo que haré con mi vida.
As soon as I grow up, I'm going to decide what to do with my life.
As soon as I arrived at home, my wife told me that the neighbour had crashed our car.
Tan pronto como llegué a casa, mi mujer me dijo que el vecino chocó nuestro coche.
As soon as I find a new job, I will leave this awful place!
En cuando encuentre un nuevo trabajo, saldré de este lugar terrible!
Apenas sonó la campana al fin del último día de clases, todos los niños salieron disparados de la escuela.
As soon as the bell rung at the end of the last day of class, all of the kids ran out of the schools like they were shot from a cannon.
Voy a ir afuera para hacer un angelito de nieve tan pronto como deje de caer la nieve.
I'm going to go outside to make a snow angel as soon as the snow stops falling.
You can play videogames as soon as you clean up your room.
Puedes jugar a los videojuegos tan pronto como ordenes tu dormitorio.
