Picture of the day: Street Musician

Question

Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day!

This is a game where we can practice our Spanish and English, but still have fun at the same time!

The rules are very simple and remain more or less exactly as RelaxingCup designed them and H C A student continued.

• Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the responses you like. The best answer will be chosen soon on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language accuracy.

• Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta imagen (ambos en español y inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada mañana, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma.

• Please, give everyone a chance and only post more or less one caption and no photos.

• Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon más o menos una respuesta, sin fotos.

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Please encourage everyone with a vote.

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.Please help each other with your English/Spanish sentences. And above all, have fun!

Here is the previous Picture of the Day:

Picture of the day: determination

"And here is the Picture of the Day".

♥♥♥ - rac1, Jul 10, 2015

Shalom, Sandy!! - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Happy day Sandy , thank you so much for doing this each day. - ray76, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 1

• Mientras él ladra, su perro piensa: "¿Qué habré hecho mal?"
• While he is barking, his dog thinks: "What have I done wrong?"

Jajajaja, o el dueño canta una nana... - Waidh, Jul 10, 2015

'What have I done wrong?' :) - Raja-jani, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

yes, as Raj says. What have I done wrong or , what did I do wrong? - annierats, Jul 10, 2015

Gracias, amigos. Lo primero que hago, recién llegada a mi casa, es arreglar mis desastres como Uds. dicen. :-)) - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 2

El perro: Lo que necesitamos es una página Facebook para que todos puedan votar 'desaprobación' y buscarme un hogar mejor , con menos ruído y más pienso.

The dog: What we need is a Facebook page so that everybody might vote ' thumbs down' and find me a better home, one with less noise and more food.

¡Fantástico, Annie! - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Y más "comida" - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Sí, Daniela tiene razón: "..página **de** Facebook para.....y más **comida**." Pienso es comida para caballos y burros. A los perros les gusta mucho la carne, así que también podría ser 'carne' :-)) - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

En Espana los perros y gatos tambien comen pienso aunque no parece lógico. I guess it's like we say 'dog-meal'..It is sold as pienso in stores. I asked for comida para peros and they looked blank. Pineso? Sí, claro.. - annierats, Sep 1, 2015

Answer 3

Un viejo metodo que aprendí en univesidad para atraer chicas. Les gusta un chico que toca la guitarra y les gustan perros. No importa si tocas bien o mal. Cuando veo a esta imagen y a la cara del perro, diría que no toca bien este muchacho.

An old trick I learned at uni for attracting girls. They like a boy who plays the guitar & they like dogs. It doesn't matter if you play well or badly. When I look at this picture & at the dog's face, I would say this lad doesn't play well.

..'la' universidad...'cuando veo la imagen y la cara del perro..' this order would be better 'diría que este muchacho no toca bien... :) - Pablo064, Jul 10, 2015

Es verdad, Falda. - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

;-) - Faldaesque, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 4

(El perro)---La verdad es que canto y toco la guitarra mejor que él.

(The dog) "The truth is that I sing and play guitar better than he.

So, correct Enlgish prohibits my getting a vote, eh? When I taught English, "than him" would lose points for the student on an assignment or on a test.. - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

A lot of what was perceived a substandard English is being received as "acceptable" in today's speech. I am soing to seek Sir Ian's opinion on this. - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

typo " I am going" - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

I have PM'd Sir Ian regarding this. He is the expert in all matters of English grammar on this site. I will admit defeat and tear up a few of my English grammar books if he sides with you. How did I ever get straignt "A's" in English?--no sé. - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Better than he does.. Yep, what is the problem? Don't rely on Shakespeare , he lacks street cred these days.. - annierats 11 secs ago delete | flag Add Comment - annierats, Jul 10, 2015

Hi Ken - for anyone trying to learn English on here the above list of comments could make them learn another language instead. :))) - ian-hill, Jul 10, 2015

Esperanto, anyone? :) - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Daniela, Annie is correct: better than he does, or better than him :) - FELIZ77, Jul 10, 2015

I knew that I should have added "does" but I didn't think it was absolutely necessary, and I still don't. Sir Ian and Ken both say that "he" is correct, but offer "him" as an acceptable alternative. - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Everrybody is right! ;) - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

Seems fine to me. :) - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Jest lissen tme youse feisty Yank Shelia I dongivatinkerscuss what yousare all sayin , smatterv common flamin usage , Struth I cn play guitar n sing bettern he can. So put that in your pipe and smoke it. - ray76, Jul 11, 2015

And I gave you a vote too , so you owe me your gorgeousness. - ray76, Jul 11, 2015

"Feisty Yank Sheila" Awww! That't the nicest thing any one has ever said to me. ♥♥ - Daniela2041, Jul 11, 2015

Daniela, you were right the first time. "Better than he..." is an elliptical clause, meaning that there is an implied word left out, i.e. - Winkfish, Aug 31, 2015

Pressed a wrong button. The iplied word here is "does" as in "Better than he does.." "Better than him" is never correct the way it is being used here as a comparison. - Winkfish, Aug 31, 2015

That's not to say that it isn't used a lot. And I'm giving you a vote! BTW, how does one make an "n" with the squiggly on top in the comments? - Winkfish, Aug 31, 2015

Hi, Wink! Use "alt 0241" español. Easy♥ - Daniela2041, Aug 31, 2015

Answer 5

It is the last time I leave him the guitar. He plays so bad that i am sure, that today we will not have dinner .Thought the dog.

This is the last time I let him have the guitar. He plays so poorly I'm sure we won't have dinner today, thought the dog. (Revised)

Es la última vez que le dejo la guitarra, con lo mal que toca seguro que hoy no cenamos /no tendremos cena . Pensó el perro

This is the last time I let him have the guitar. He plays so bad I'm sure we won't have dinner today, thought the dog. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

Txelis: Good to see you again. When you correct a sentence like this, it is best if you leave the original and then copy and paste the correct sentence below it and label it "Revised" That way others can better learn from the corrections. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

When I say "a sentence like this" I am referring to sentences that have many corrections. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

If a sentence only requires a few corrections, the best way to do it is to **bold** added words and to < s >strike through< / s > deleted words. Omit the extra spaces that I used here when striking through. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

I made a mistake in my corrected sentence. I should have said "He plays so poorly..." instead of "He plays so bad..." His playing is so bad would be correct, but badly or poorly should be used as an adverb. I prefer poorly to badly but either would be OK. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

:)) - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ Yes, I agree..."so badly" (adverb). - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 6

Es verdad que el perro escucha a su dueño filosóficamente; es muy probable que no esté encandilado con su voz.

It is true that the dog listens to its owner philosophically; It is very likely that it is not enchanted by his voice.

Es verdad que el perro escucha a su dueño filosóficamente; es muy probable que no esté encandilado con su voz. - Erreqs, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Gracias Erreqs - porcupine7, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 7

Almost nothing to do with the picture... why are dogs so beautiful? See that sweet face!

No tiene casi nada que ver con la foto... ¿por qué son los perros tan bonitos? Mirad qué carita tan dulce!

¿Lo dijo una perrita? :-)) - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 8

Mi dueño ladra todo el día. Alguien debería lo rociado rociarlo con una manguera.

My owner barks all day long. Someone should spray him with a hose.

Yes! Que sí! - annierats, Jul 10, 2015

"...Alguien debería **rociarlo** con una manguera". :-DD - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

Gracias, Soybeba. - AnnRon, Jul 10, 2015

jijijijijij - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 9

Me gusta mucho escuchar música.

I really like to listen to music.

... with closed eyes :) - Raja-jani, Jul 10, 2015

:-) (y a veces con los oídos tapados). - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

:) - quantifier, Jul 13, 2015

Answer 10

Ha sido estado la noche de tras un día duro y he estado trabajando como un perro.

It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog.

'Ha 'sido' la..' :) - Pablo064, Jul 10, 2015

Thanks Pablo. I was 50/50 on that choice. What if I said "I've been happy today" I would guess estado would be correct in that case because I am clearly talking about a temporary condition and not a characteristic. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

En español decimos "trabajando como un burro." - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Thanks Daniela. If anyone didn't know, this line is from "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles. - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

:) - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

I recognize the connection. It's just that sometimes the English idioms just don't fly in Spanish. --And vice versa. When was the last time you took a "rooster" to your beloved. In Spanish that means to "serenade" someone. - Daniela2041, Jul 10, 2015

Daniella: I understood your suggestion. I just decided to stay with dog because their is a sleeping dog in the pictture. I probably should have made it clear that I was taking the dog's point of view. - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

there not their - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

La noche de un día duro , gramaticaly is perfect, but we would say "la noche tras un duro día ". I think it works better in spanish - 000a35ff, Jul 11, 2015

Thanks txl...I like that better. - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 11

Solo tengo que practicar un poco más aquí en las calles antes de estar listo para hacer una prueba para ser el próximo American Idol (Ídolo estadounidense).

I only have to practice a little more here in the streets before being ready do an audition in order to be the next American Idol.

'una prueba' :) - Pablo064, Jul 10, 2015

Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 10, 2015

jajaja - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 12

Al menos tiene un admirador dedicado.

He has one dedicated fan at least.

Al menos tiene un admirador. - Erreqs, Jul 10, 2015

Gracias, Erreqs :) - Raja-jani, Jul 10, 2015

:) - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 13

Él puede tocar la guitarra muy bien.

He can play the guitar very well.

u sure? - annierats, Jul 10, 2015

Y sí, canta como un perro... :-D - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 14

Todos los animales son filósofos y sabios, a excepción del animal hombre que pertenece a una especie en la que hay escasísimos filósofos; los grandes filósofos griegos y alemanes eran filósofos aficionados comparados con cualquier gato o perro, incluidos Sócrates y Epicuro. Me gustaría seguir pero no tengo espacio, además el equipo está bloqueado. He dicho.

All of animals are philosophers and sages, except the human animal whose specie has very few philosophers; the great Greek and German philosophers were amateur philosophers if we compared with any cat or dog, including Socrates and Epicurus. I would follow, but don't have space and also the computer is blocked. I have said.

All animals (no of), whose specieS, if we compared them, I would continue, but I don't have. I have said should be "I'm done" or "I'm done writing/talking" or "I have said it all." - DilKen, Jul 10, 2015

Go with Ken, Errequs. - annierats, Jul 10, 2015

Está muy bueno, Pedro. Ya que estamos, por qué no nos cuentas de la entropía?? :-D - Soybeba, Jul 10, 2015

:)♥ Me gusta mucho, Pedro. - sanlee, Jul 10, 2015

Answer 15

Si él podría callarse, tendría una siesta agradable en el sol.

If he could shut up, I would have a pleasant nap in the sun.

Welcome to this thread, 201286! - sanlee, Jul 13, 2015

Thank you Sanlee :) - 201286, Jul 13, 2015