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Picture Perfect/El Cuadro Perfecto

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About once or twice a month, this "question" will appear with a different topic. Since SD is a language learning community, why not learn more about each other through pictures/comics that "frame" our lives perfectly. This in NO MEANS requires the sharing of any personal information, look at my example. Along with the picture, in SPANISH, write your little quote, lesson/moral, or story of why you chose that picture/comic. It is preferable that the pictures/comics are in Spanish, but if you cannot find your favorite in Spanish, that is fine! This week's/month's topic is JOBS! GOOD LUCK.

Aquí es mío: A veces pieso que tengo el peor trabajo en el mundo, pero yo sé que en algún sitio, hay una persona con un trabajo más peor que yo. (Soy un estudiante y no es el peor trabajo, pero con todo el trabajo, es difícil.)

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updated Mar 21, 2011
edited by Gekkosan
posted by spanflyer
Fixed the image for you. - Gekkosan, Mar 19, 2011
Funny! Little misspelling of "pienso" - hiladora, Mar 19, 2011
"Picture perfect" does not really translate idiomatically as "cuadro perfecto". You may use "de foto", "impecable" or simply "perfecto". - Gekkosan, Mar 19, 2011

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Just a comment on your Spanish.

Aquí está el mío (you are making an adjective into a noun, the article el is needed to do that. You use el because you know the gender of example [ejemplo] if not you might use "lo mio" which would translate as that which is mine, eg my thing): A veces pieso que tengo el peor trabajo en el mundo, pero (no need for the pronoun "yo") sé que en algún sitio, hay una persona con un trabajo peor (peor is already comparative. to add a más is too much) que el mío (it is worse than your job, [el mío ], not worse than you [yo]). (Soy un estudiante y no es el peor trabajo, pero con todo el trabajo, es difícil.)

It is strictky correct to say "pero con todo el trabajo" but since you're reaptuing the word I would have said "pero con todo lo que hay que hacer" [with all I've got to do]

Finally, a native speaker will very seldom use "yo" in spoken Spanish. The form of the verb explicitly indicates that I am the subject, no need to add I [yo]. It is used only to add emphasis. eg I don't want ... What you would use italics for in English.

Cheers

updated Mar 21, 2011
posted by RicardoN
gracias ricardo, bienvenido al foro - 00494d19, Mar 21, 2011
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einstein Pictures, Images and Photos

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imaginación es más importante que conocimiento.

Albert Einstein

updated Mar 20, 2011
posted by Leatha
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The boss said,put it here!

El jefe dijo, ponlo Aqui!

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updated Mar 20, 2011
edited by pacofinkler
posted by pacofinkler
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trabajar desde casa

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updated Mar 20, 2011
posted by laya_87