La Palabra del Día :hoy

Question

hoy (adverb) today; nowadays, today

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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Hoy, mi ordenador portátil falló dos veces.**

Today, my laptop crashed twice.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Apr 13, 2011

me falló seems more intransitive. - 0074b507, Apr 13, 2011

"Me falló dos veces" changes the meaning of the sentence. I think falló dos veces is right and equally intransitive in my opinion. Good sentence, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Great pict. I had a customer do the same thing last week! - Rolest, Apr 13, 2011

Perfect thread vaanz, word of the day. :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

I think, "(So) you want to crash? I'll show you how to crash!" is what most folks would say >:- - Lector_Constante, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 1

Aprende de ayer, vive para hoy y mantén la esperanza para mañana.

excellent idea :-) - Fidalgo, Apr 13, 2011

Buena respuesta mi amiga :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Note the thitd part of the sentence lacks the verb. You can say : "y mantén la esperanza para mañana" or "y espera para mañana" Excellent sentence, lovely! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

*third - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

thanks so much Fidalgo, amor y cogu ;) - 00b6f46c, Apr 13, 2011

Excellent, I use a similar guideline: learn from the past, live in the present and look forward (hope for ) to the future :) - FELIZ77, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 2

Hoy es el comienzo del resto de tu vida....¡Disfrútalo!

Today is the beginning of the rest of your live....enjoy!

Excellent, Mariana! ;) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Muy amable, voted. - amykay, Apr 13, 2011

rest of your life. - pesta, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 3

Never forget yesterday, but always live for today!

Nunca olvide el ayer, vive siempre para hoy!

Why conjugate one verb and not the other? Leave them both as imperative infinitives. - 0074b507, Apr 13, 2011

Thank you qfreed! - Miro74, Apr 13, 2011

Nunca olvides/olvide el ayer, vive/viva siempre para hoy. ( the 'pero' does not fit too well) Well done, Miro! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 4

La palabra del día en Spanishdict.com hoy es Hoy

The word of the day in Spanishdict.com today is Hoy

Bien hecho Dennis ;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

It is okay but a bit confusing, you could say ( for clarity reasons) Hoy, la palabra del día en SD es "hoy". Well done, Dennis! - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 5

Hoy soy para ti, mi cariño.

Today I'm for you, my darling.

Thats nice Fidalgo, bien hecho mi amigo. :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias, Amor y Paz - Fidalgo, Apr 13, 2011

Hoy soy para ti, cariño. Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Purrrrfect picture lol :) - FELIZ77, Apr 13, 2011

Thank you, Cogumela and Feliz :) - Fidalgo, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 6

¿Puedes cubrir esta receta hoy?

Can you fill this prescription today?

¿Puedes cubrir esta receta hoy? ( or cubrirme, in case the prescription you are asking is for you) Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 7

Hoy ha habido muchas respuestas a la palabra del día. ¡Gracias por participar!

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There were lots of answers to "the word of the day" today. Thanks for participating!

Answer 8

Hoy cuando desperté era muy cansada, así bebí dos tazas de café.

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Today when I woke up I was tired, so I drank 2 cups of coffee.

And then you were skaky? ;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Hola amiga. :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

No, not shaky, but still tired! I'm thinking of just going back to bed! - amykay, Apr 13, 2011

Hoy al despertar / Hoy cuando me desperté estaba muy cansada, así que (me) tomé dos tazas de café. Well done, amy! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 9

Hoy tengo una asistente muy hermosa para ayudarme en mi trabajo.

Today I have a very beautiful assistant to help me with my work.

Perfect, theresa! Both con/en mi trabajo are correct. :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Yay! Thanks! - theresa5, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 10

Hoy, tuve tiempo para hacer "la palabra del día" y "foto del día".

Today I had time to do "La Palabra del Día" and "Picture of the Day".

I didn't know if I should translate titles.

Hoy tuve tiempo para hacer "la palabra del día" y "la foto del día" / Hoy me dio tiempo a hacer.... Well done, Yesero! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

You can, if you want, but if you translate one, why don't translate the other? :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

I wrote them just as they are in the forum because I didn't know the rule. Also what about capitalization of titles? Again, it is capitalized in the heading so I'm confused. For you Cogu *why not trans... or why don't you trans... - Yeser007, Apr 13, 2011

About title's capitalization there are quite arbitrary rules. Gracias, Gary :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 11

Ayer se acabó. Hoy es para la vida.

Yesterday is over. Today is for life.

La única realidad es el hoy.

The only reality is today.

"El ayer ya ha pasado. El hoy es para vivirlo" / Ayer se acabó. Hoy es para la vida. ( This last one is more literal but maybe a bit confusing too ) Well done, Ray! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

La única realidad es "el" hoy/ presente. Hoy works like a noun here. :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Thank you so much cogu. I wish i could work out when to use the preterite , and when to use the imperfect. - ray76, Apr 14, 2011

Answer 12

Hoy me recobré de ayer .

Today I recovered from yesterday.

"me recobré" Well done, Paco! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Ah Frank, you're killing me. - Yeser007, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 13

En el día de hoy no habrá excusas!

Today there will be no excuses!

Perfect today, Joe! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 14

Hoy es el día para la salvacíon.

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Today is the day for salvation.

"el día para la salvación" Well done, scott! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 15

El tiempo que hace hoy hace que valga la pena caminar.

The weather today makes it worth while taking a walk.

Bien hecho dewclaw. - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Excellent dewclaw! You don't need the comma in you sentence :) Well done! - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011