La Palabra del Día; aconsejar

Question

{aconsejar}(transitive verb) to advise, to counsel; to make advisable

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Te aconsejo utilizar Skype para practicar tu español.

I advise you to utilize Skype to practice your Spanish

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Very Very clever Sanlee, you are a champion. - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

Wow! Thanks for this information. I have never used skype. - Brynleigh, Dec 5, 2010

Hope to see you soon, Brynleigh! - sanlee, Dec 5, 2010

Good! Advise and sentence, Sanlee... :) - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

:-) - --Mariana--, Dec 5, 2010

:-) - --Mariana--, Dec 5, 2010

Good idea!! Great job, Sanlee! - 001a2987, Dec 5, 2010

Thank you everyone and I hope to see you soon on Skype! It is a great way to get to know each other... - sanlee, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 1

It is very heavy! What do you advise me to do?

¡Es muy pesada! ¿Qué me aconsejas hacer?

Pray!!! - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

lol. :) - Brynleigh, Dec 5, 2010

It's good... but I'd go for pesada instead of pesado, as it's a stone ( una piedra ) Hi, Bryn !! - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

Wow...hehehe...nice picture. - --Mariana--, Dec 5, 2010

I think I would advise him to move.....fast!! - 001a2987, Dec 5, 2010

Gracias, :) - Brynleigh, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 2

Le aconsejo que se asegure de comprar unos buenos auriculares antes de que llegue el chat del sábado . I advise you to make sure you buy good quality headphones before you get on Saturday chat.

Do the headphones have to be that big, ray? - Brynleigh, Dec 5, 2010

They are sound supressors also. - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

Usted-tú are mixed here.... Le aconsejo que se asegure de comprar unos buenos auriculares antes de que llegue el chat del sábado - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

You can't use imperative in the middle of a sentence, it has to be the first word: 'Asegúrate de comprar..'. If you word it as a suggestion, after 'Te recomiendo que..', you need subjuntive 'que te asegures de'. Also: 'chat del sábado' - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

The mine are smaller . :) Hi ray ! - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

Good suggestion!! - 001a2987, Dec 5, 2010

Thank you guys , sorry I was late getting back , I have been out late. - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

Perhaps Ray did not choose the picture for the size of the headphones... - Echoline, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 3

Durante una ventisca, se aconseja mantenerse fuera de las carreteras.

During a blizzard, the advice is to stay off the roads.

Edit: Is in bold.

The verb is 'aconsejar', but the noun is 'consejo', and you can use both here. Either 'el consejo es ..' or 'se aconseja mantenerse..', which sounds much better. - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

Omg..this reminds me that snow is coming soon! Brrrrrrrrrrrrr! - --Mariana--, Dec 5, 2010

Thank you Bill, especially for showing the noun and verb. And Marianne hope you stocked up on the hot cocoa! - bandit51jd, Dec 5, 2010

it is advisable... - Echoline, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 4

Te aconsejo que no lo hagas.....

I advise you not to do it.....

Answer 5

Ir a la guerra ni casar no se ha de aconsejar.

( One should not be advised to go to war or to marry. )

Please correct my mistakes..

Same thing different battle. - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

..and same results.. :) - sv2qp, Dec 5, 2010

At least when I went off to battle I was given a uniform and training and a weapon, but !!! - ray76, Dec 5, 2010

In the old days they provided shields to warriors.. but in a marriage.. :) - sv2qp, Dec 5, 2010

No mistakes here! ;) - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

Making me laugh, guys! I would say 'To go to war or to marry is inadvisable' or 'It's inadvisable to go to war or to marry'. - galsally, Dec 5, 2010

or.......'One should not be advised to go to war or to marry.' Many ways to skin a cat, eh? :) - galsally, Dec 5, 2010

Coming from you Sally, it's a natural skin.. jeje :) - sv2qp, Dec 5, 2010

I've never understood why adding a different URL enables the one that wouldn't post, but I didn't wish to erase yours. You can if you wish. - 0074b507, Dec 5, 2010

Thank you qfreed.. it was a site specific error.. I deleted the second.. - sv2qp, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 6

Le aconsejaría repensar esto.

I would advise you to rethink this.

;) good, Echo. Also "recapacitar esto" or "que se lo piense dos veces" - cogumela, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 7

Te aconsejo que me dejes en paz.

I advise you to leave me alone.

It sounds odd. I'd rather say "...que me dejes en paz". - lazarus1907, Dec 5, 2010

Thanks lazuras. - 192flat, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 8

Whenever I don't do what my mother advises me, I find myself in a complex situation. Mothers always know!

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Cada vez que no hago lo que me aconseja mi madre, me encuentro en un lío. ¡Las madres siempre saben!

Hola, Culé. I think that ".....find myself in a complex/difficult situation" would sound better here. - --Mariana--, Dec 5, 2010

lío=jam, mess - 0074b507, Dec 5, 2010

thanks :) - culé, Dec 5, 2010

Also, better than 'Las madres siempre saben', which is ok, I'd say the more idiomatic 'Siempre tienen razón' (they are always right) - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

This isn't a picture of my son but it could be. - Leatha, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 9

A veces la gente no escucha un buen consejo.

Sometimes, people do not listen to good advice.

'A veces la gente no escucha un buen consejo' (subjuntive isn't good here, 'personas' is ok but 'gente' is better, and that 'a' before 'buenos consejos' isn't correct when the object isn't a person) - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

Como siempre, gracias Billstpor!! - 001a2987, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 10

El paciente dice: Doctor, me duele cuando hago esto…¿qué me aconsejas? El médico responde "que no hagas eso"!

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The patient says, Doctor, it hurts when I do this…what do you advise? The doctor replies “don't do that"!

(Full disclosure: joke from Henny Yougman, with a few changes.)

:) - 002262dd, Dec 5, 2010

A few comments. First, even though 'médico' and 'doctor' are synonyms, when you address a doctor in Spanish you also call him or her 'doctor' or 'doctora'. Second, you mixed tú/usted (aconseja, hagas..) - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

.. and finally, when one asks '¿Qué me aconsejas?' (where instead of 'aconsejar' it could be any other communication verb, like 'comentar', 'decir', etc..) the reply starts with 'que', ie: 'Que no lo hagas', where it is implied 'Te aconsejo que..' - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

Thanks Billstpor. It should be correct now, if not let me know. (I see where I mixed the formal and informal) - Rolest, Dec 5, 2010

Almost correct.. you shouldn't use in the final part 'lo' and 'eso'.. it's one or the other, not both. - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010

Thanks again Billstpor. I decided to stay with 'eso' because, being an American, it seems more natural to me. - Rolest, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 11

yo te aconsejo que de Mí compres oro refinado por el fuego para que te hagas rico, y vestiduras blancas para que te vistas y no se descubra la vergüenza de tu desnudez, y colirio para ungir tus ojos para que veas. Apocalipsis 3:18 (Idon't know what Bible version this is)

So here's my advice. Buy from me gold made pure by fire. Then you will become rich. Buy from me white clothes to wear. Then you will be able to cover your shameful nakedness. And buy from me healing lotion to put on your eyes. Then you will be able to see. Revelation 3:18 (NIV)

Answer 12

Advice is not always appreciated.

Los consejo no son siempre bien agradecidos.

You must say "Los consejos": "Los consejos no son siempre bien agradecidos". - lazarus1907, Dec 5, 2010

Gracias, laz. - Leatha, Dec 5, 2010

Answer 13

Les aconsejo a todos que no olviden la belleza que es la vida!

I advise you all! Don't forget how beautiful life is!

'belleza' is a noun.. you need its adjective: 'que no olviden lo bella que es la vida' - bill1111, Dec 5, 2010