La Palabra del Día : aquí

Question

aquí (adverb) here

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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Remember to correct your posts as suggested or they can NOT be "accepted".
Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.

Oh!! Here you are !! I was searching for you.

¡Oh, Estas aquí! Te estaba buscando.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 18, 2011

...estaba buscándote. - 0074b507, Mar 18, 2011

¡Oh, estas aquí! Te estaba buscando / estaba buscándote. Well done, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thank you Laura and - Vaanz, Mar 19, 2011

Answer 1

You want me to kiss you here? In front of all these people?

¿Quieres que te bese aquí? Enfrente de toda esta gente?

"¿Quieres que te bese aquí?" . Excelent. - LuisCache, Mar 18, 2011

Enfrente.. - Deanski, Mar 18, 2011

¡Gracias, Luis y Deanski! - pesta, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 2

Here we live peacefully and happily with all our friends (including giraffes)!!

Aquí vivimos pacíficamente y alegremente con todos nuestros amigos. .. incluyendo las jirafas

Wow! Where is that place? - LuisCache, Mar 18, 2011

y "alegremente" ... incluyendo las jirafas / jirafas incluídas. ( inclusive would not be used in this context) Well done, lovely! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thanks Cogumela :) - 00b6f46c, Mar 18, 2011

I don't know luis but I'm sure you don't want to live there do you? - 00b6f46c, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 3

No creo que vayamos a conocer a nadie aquí.

I don't think we're going to meet anyone here.

The sentence takes subjunctive: "no creo que vayamos a conocer a nadie aquí" Note: personal "a" and double negation. Well done, rabbit! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thanks cogumela! I can't wait to learn the subjunctive! - rabbitwho, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 4

Estoy feliz de estar aquí contigo , pero soy un hombre muy feliz .

Estar aquí contigo es siempre fantástico.

I'm happy being here with you, but I am a very happy man.

Being with you here is always fantastic.

Estoy feliz estar aquí contigo.... Estar aquí contigo es....fantástico (aquí has a tilde) - 0074b507, Mar 18, 2011

Wow ! Thank you, talk about moving the deck chairs around, i was nearly there , I need more thought less action. - ray76, Mar 18, 2011

Estoy feliz "de " estar aquí contigo... Excellent, Ray! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thank you maestra mia. - ray76, Mar 18, 2011

Great pict. Ray! - Rolest, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 5

Aquí estamos aprendiendo la bella lengua española! Here we are learning the beautiful Spanish language!

Perfect, Joe! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 6

Aqu? tenemos una foto de Les Paul, el inventor de la guitarra "eléctrica", con Paul McCartney.

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Here is a photo of Les Paul the inventor of the electric guitar with Paul McCartney.

Great pic! - Leatha, Mar 18, 2011

Thanks Leatha, I agree with you! - Rolest, Mar 18, 2011

Aquí tenemos / Esta es ( we don't say "aquí es") Aquί tenemos una foto de Les Paul, el inventor de la guitarra "eléctrica", con Paul McCartney. Great sentence, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Gracias Cogumela. I never would have guessed the Spanish construction for the English “Here is”. - Rolest, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 7

Viví en España un mes, pero ahora vivo aquí, en Michigan.

I lived in Spain one month, but now I live here, in Michigan.

Excellent, dcalienz! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thanks - dc-alien-z, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 8

¿Quieres que instale este enchufe aquí, debajo de la mesa? l

Do you want me to install this plug here below the table ?

¿Quieres 'que' instale este enchufe aquí, debajo 'de' la mesa? Good, Ao! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 9

Haga clic aquí para ir al siguiente paso

Click here to go to the next step!

The blank space after the 0 and before the aa.... is probably the culprit. - 0074b507, Mar 18, 2011

Perfect, Miro! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thank you Qfreed & Cogumela! - Miro74, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 10

Here it is, Canis Majoris, the biggest star in the known universe.

Aquí está, Canis Majoris, la estrella más grande del universo conocido.

....más grande del universo. :) ( I add, 'known' universe ) Well done, Maria! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

The dot to the left, which is too small to be seen, is our sun. - Maria-Russell, Mar 18, 2011

Thanks for helping me improve my sentence, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 11

Había muchos moros aquí, en la península ibérica.

There were many Moors here, in the Iberian peninsula.

Hubo/había muchos moros aquí... Good, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Gracias Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 12

I know there's something here! I can smell it!

¡Sé que aguí hay algo! ¡Puedo olerlo!

"Aquí hay gato encerrado" - LuisCache, Mar 18, 2011

Is that a comment or a correction? - Leatha, Mar 18, 2011

That is an idiom, not a correction. - LuisCache, Mar 18, 2011

¡Sé que aquí hay algo! ¡Puedo olerlo! Well done, Leatha! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Gracia, Luis y C. - Leatha, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 13

One of the reasons I like to travel long distances by car are the rest areas. Each one has a map that tells people, “you are here”!

Una de las razones por las que me gustar viajar largas distancias en auto son las áreas de descanso. Cada una tiene un mapa que informa a la gente, ¡“ usted está aquí”!

....razones 'por las que' me gusta... "viajar largas distancias" "un mapa que informa a la gente : Usted está aquí". Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 14

No soy de aquí pero me gusta.

I'm not from around here but I like it.

Perfect, Sabor! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Thankk you, Cogu - Sabor, Mar 18, 2011

Answer 15

Compre un carro aquí y reciba un tanque de gasolina gratis.

Buy a car here and get a free tank of gas.

y "reciba" un tanque de gasolina gratis. Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Mar 18, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Mar 18, 2011