La Palabra del Día : antes
antes (adverb) before; in the past
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Antes de hacerse ingeniero infromático fue ingeniero químico
Before I became a software engineer, I was a chemical engineer.
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Piensa antes de decir algo y piensalo dos veces antes de escribirlo.
( Think before you say something and think twice before you write it. )
..como siempre, corregid mi español y mi inglés, ¡por favor! 
Before you stop doing something (like learning Spanish) you have to remember why you started doing it at the first place. 
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Antes de dejar de hacer algo (como aprender español) tienes que recordar ¿por qué empezaste a hacerlo en el primer lugar? 
Los carpinteros siempre miden dos veces antes de cortar.
Carpenters always measure twice before cutting.
Antes de mudarme a Phoenix, vivía en Boston.
Before I moved to Phoenix, I lived in Boston.
You should eat your vegetables before you get dessert, or take them together.
Debes comer las verduras antes de recibir los postres, o los toma juntos.
Antes de que te vayas, traeme un vaso de agua -
Before you go, bring me a glass of water.
¡Limpia tu dormitorio antes de que llegue la abuela!
Clean your room before your grandmother gets here!
Jefe enojada : Debe estar aquí antes de las nueve!
Angry boss: You must be here before nine!
Necesitas comer antes de tomar esta medicina.
You need to eat before taking this medicine.
Antes de salir, tomó un vaso de leche.
Before going out, she drank a cup of milk.
We will have dinner before the concert. Cenaremos antes del concierto.
Antes de criticas alguien, ande una milla in su zapatos. Entonces, cuando criticas el, está lejos y tienes su zapatos.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, they are far away and you have their shoes.
(Jack Handy quote, I didn't know how to say "a mile away"?)
Cuando era una niña, mis padres me enseñaron a mirar a ambos lados antes de cruzar la calle.
When I was a child, my parents taught me to look both ways before crossing the street.
Necesito comer antes de voy a trabajar.
I need to eat before I work.
Hoy no puedo estudiar español antes del trabajo, pero cuando mi vuelva en la tarde, voy a estudiar hasta que sepa el preterit.
I can't study Spanish before work today, but when I return in the afternoon, I am going to study until I know the preterit.
