La Palabra del Día : sentir

Question

sentir (transitive verb) to feel; to regret, to be sorry; to hear, to smell

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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- Captions with 3 words or less
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Remember to correct your posts as suggested or they can NOT be "accepted".
Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.

I'm sorry, I'm unable to attend the Skype chat.

Lo siento, soy incapaz de participar en la charla de Skype.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 20, 2011

Lo siento tambíen, Vaanzz. - ray76, Mar 20, 2011

We'll forgive you this time Vaanz. :) - Yeser007, Mar 20, 2011

We hope that you can come soon, Vaanz - sanlee, Mar 20, 2011

...incapaz "de" participar "en" la charla de Skype. Well done, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 1

Puedes cerrar los ojos cuando no quieres ver algo, pero qué lástima cerrar tu corazón cuando no quieres sentir.

You can close your eyes when you don't want to see something, but what a pity to close your heart when you don't want to feel.

The door of my heart is always open. And there is a light in the window of my eyes for everyone. R A. - ray76, Mar 20, 2011

:) It seems that way! I really hope it's true for me too. - rabbitwho, Mar 20, 2011

Almost perfect, rabbit ! "qué lástima" - tilde- Very good! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks once again cogumela, I really appreciate that you do this for us! - rabbitwho, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 2

Un Jedi puede sentir 'la Fuerza' cuando penetra en sí mismo.

( A Jedi can feel 'the Force' as it enters himself. )

..las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique!

su mismo or sí mismo?? - 0074b507, Mar 20, 2011

Yoda will always get my vote!!! :) - 001a2987, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks qfreed! - sv2qp, Mar 20, 2011

hehe! Excellent, Sakis! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Awesome! - jacobt, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 3

Nunca le preguntes, "¿Cómo te sientes?", a una mujer.

Never ask, "how do you feel", to a woman.

I learned not to say this by accident one day haha. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks, Deanski. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Is that the infinitive as a command form like in product instructions or recipes? - 0074b507, Mar 20, 2011

I have corrected this three times as instructed. This fourth time, I corrected it to the way I meant it in the first place. Let me know if it is right now pleasel - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Yes, greed, this is the way I originally posted it. The difference now is that I added the quotation marks to make it clear and more accurate. I wish Deanski had not deleted his first correction haha. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks again, Deanski. I am sorry to all, I am more confused now than ever. I have no idea what my sentence should be. At least I have learned how poorly I know Spanish. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Those quotation marks make a lot of difference. Anyway, the 1st correction was "Nunca decirle cómo te sientes a una mujer." But it's sounds weird leaving decir unconjugated, thus it should be (w/ quotation marks now) Nunca le digas (o preguntes) "¿cómo... - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

te sientes?" a una mujer. I deleted the other comments to so that you won't be more confused, but it seems the opposite just happened. Sorry 'bout that too. - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

I thought sientes was third person. I think I will just leave this alone. Answering word of the day is way past my level. Thanks for trying. I may be beyond help haha. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

sientes is 2nd person. when you ask someone, "how do you feel?," you're addressing them in 2nd person, right?:) And don't say that. I bet you just got confused. We all do. - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks again, Deanski. I am grateful for your help. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Perfect now, dcalienz :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Ha, thanks, cogumela. That was amazingly difficult. I should say thanks to Deanski. It is really his sentence now. - dc-alien-z, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 4

He feels superior when he drives a very big car, until he has to fill the tank.

Él se siente superior cuando conduce un coche muy grande, hasta que tiene que llenar el tanque.

Se siente superior cuando conduce... Well done, pesta! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - pesta, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 5

Normalmente, me gusta ser la persona que 'hace sentir felices a otros', pero 'la' semana pasada fue muy difícil para 'mí'.

Normally, I like to be the person who makes others feel happy, but last week was very difficult for me,

estar or ser? sentir a linking verb? otros sentir felices (feliz is an adjective; not a noun..felicidad) "la" semana ....mí - 0074b507, Mar 20, 2011

Normalmente, me gusta 'ser' la persona 'que' 'hace sentir felices a otros', pero 'la' semana pasada fue muy difícil para 'mí'. Sorry to hear that, Nicole! Ánimo! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 6

Viendo el mensaje de Marshall de hoy, siento por todo el personal médico.

Seeing Marshalls post today,I feel for all medical staff.

Viendo el mensaje de Marshall de hoy, siento por todo.... Great sentence, Ray! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

When will I ever learn to put the sentence in the right order. Gracias guapita. - ray76, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 7

¿Te sentiste nervioso en la charla anoche?

Did you feel nervous in the chat last night?

Yes I did , and I always do , one never gets over first night jitters . They say in the theatre if you do not have them , then you have no talent. - ray76, Mar 20, 2011

Oh I wish I could have made it, I was really looking forward to it. - rabbitwho, Mar 20, 2011

I could have sung the part of Shea in Evita and been less nervous. :) - 0066c384, Mar 20, 2011

I was also!!! - pacofinkler, Mar 20, 2011

Perfect, dog! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 8

¿Te gusta sentir la frescura de la primavera?

Do you like to feel the freshness of springtime?

Perfect, bandit! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Gracias, Coqumela!! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 9

A veces, las personas van al médico porque se sienten raras....

Sometimes, people go to the doctor because they feel funny...

la gente va al medico porque se siente raro. - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

médico - 0074b507, Mar 20, 2011

las personas van al médico porque se sienten raras / la gente va al médico porque se siente rara. Well done, Chris! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

omg, gente = rara.:( - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

Como siempre, gracias Laura!! Rara is a new word for me!! :) - 001a2987, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 10

Lo siento mucho papá, pero tomé tu carro anoche, y cuando volví al estacionamiento, habiá una gran abolladura en el lado izquierdo.

I'm very sorry, Dad, but I had your car last night and when I returned to the parking garage, there was a big dent on the left side.

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...had your 'car'... - Rolest, Mar 20, 2011

...pero cogí / tomé tu carro anoche, y .... "había" una 'gran' abolladura... Well done, sanlee! - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Thank you, Rolest - sanlee, Mar 20, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 11

My horse always feels fresh before exercise. Mi caballo siempre siente fresco antes de ejercicio.

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'se siente fresco'. If you want to say he's cold, 'siente fresco' is right. Well done, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Gracias cogumela , in this instance (cold or frisky) - jennyo45, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 12

La capacidad de sentir es lo que nos hace humanos, incluso los momentos en que sentimos que no tenemos nada más para dar al mundo...

The capability to feel is what makes us human, even in the moments when we feel we have nothing more to give to the world...

los momentos 'en que sentimos' que no tenemos nada más para dar al mundo... Luz; brilliant! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Thanks a lot, Cogu:) - luz_72, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 13

I feel good when breakfast is ready.

Me siento bien cuando el desayuno está listo.

OMG...that's funny! - --Mariana--, Mar 20, 2011

Perfect, tevbe! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 14

Se siente orgullosa de ser una ciudadana española.

She feels proud of being a Spanish citizen.

Perfect, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 15

Kadafi es incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie.

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Kadafi is incapable of feeling compassion for anyone.

Sino él mismo! - rabbitwho, Mar 20, 2011

Excellent, Rolest! - cogumela, Mar 20, 2011