La Palabra del Día : cuanto

Question

cuanto (adjective) all; as much...as; a few (pl)

cuánto, interrogative pronoun or adjective

IDIOMS

en cuanto a - with respect to, regarding

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Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.

Podemos aprender cuanto queremos.

We can learn as much as we want.

Please correct my English and Spanish. - Vaanz, May 23, 2011

Nice :) - Destroyed99, May 23, 2011

Good post Vaanz :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

I addded the interrogative otherwise most sentences would be incorrect - 00494d19, May 23, 2011

I was wondering how that got there :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Perfect, Vaanz! :D - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Answer 1

¿Cuánto cuesta viajar en tren?

How much does it cost to travel by train?

It should be "cuánto", but this word is not the same as "cuanto", - lazarus1907, May 23, 2011

Thank you Lazarus :) I'll fix it shortly - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Also, you should remove the preposition "para" there, as well as the artilcle. :) Well done, amor! - cogumela, May 23, 2011

That is a very useful sentence. :) - 0066c384, May 23, 2011

Thank you everybody :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Bien hecho :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

Thanks brother :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

I agree, Dogwood! Nice one, Amor! - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

Answer 2

The more you have, the more you want.

Cuanto más tienes, tanto más quieres.

In English, to say that there's a relationship between two things (as in when one goes up, the other goes up) we use "The + comparative" in both parts. E.g. "The more you study the more you learn." "The harder the task the better the reward". - rabbitwho, May 23, 2011

Thank you rabbit! - Miro74, May 23, 2011

Well done, Miro! ( The "tanto" is optional) :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

A meaningful image !!! - Fidalgo, Jun 6, 2011

Answer 3

Grita cuanto quieras, no estoy escuchando.

Shout much as you like, I'm not listening.

I hope your earplugs work :) - Sabor, May 23, 2011

lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 23, 2011

Good, Kiwi! Typo: listening :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Nice photo, KiwiGirl! - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

Shout as much as you like, I'm not listening. - Maria-Russell, May 23, 2011

;) I don't see any typos! hehe - Destroyed99, Jun 6, 2011

Answer 4

Cuantos más gatos tienes, menos ratones y ratas acosan tu casa.

The more cats you have, the less mice and rats harass your house.

I don't agree. My cat brings the mice from the street to play with them inside the house. - lazarus1907, May 23, 2011

Wow, very impressive:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

Gracias, Larazus, Migelis, y todos :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

@Larazus1907 Gracias, Larazus. I have chosen another verb to replace "enter" :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

Cuantos más gatos tiene, menos ratones y ratas acosan su casa / Cuantos más gatos tenga, menos ratones y ratas acosarán su casa. I'm not sure that "acosar" is the more appropriate word here. :) Well done, Fidalgo! - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Gracias, Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

Good one Fidalgo :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Gracias, Amor y Paz :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

Well, to be honest I dislike rats and mice so I'm gonna say: Oh, gross! (with a smile of course) :) - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

Gracias, Bandit :) I don't like to see rats and mice, either :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

:mad: My cat plays with the mice, then conveniently forgets to eat them when he has finished! lol - Destroyed99, Jun 6, 2011

That's very interesting :) Gracias, Hanna :) - Fidalgo, Jun 7, 2011

Answer 5

Si saludas a una mujer con, "cuánto?", generalmente va a tener probablemente vas a tener el siguiente resultado.

If you greet a woman with, "how much?", it will probably probably you're going to have the following result.

jaja, muy bueno! - amykay, May 23, 2011

;-p - DJ_Huero, May 23, 2011

Great!:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

hahaha :) - FELIZ77, May 23, 2011

...probablemente tendrás / probablemente vas a tener . Well done, DJ! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

jajajaja! - theresa5, May 23, 2011

Rofl, I hope you didn't try that! :D Just kidding :P - Destroyed99, Jun 7, 2011

Answer 6

The party is coming, I have to prepare as much food as possible for my friends.

Falta poco para la fiesta, tengo que preparar tanta comida como sea posible para mis amigos.

Excellent idea / image :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

Gracias, Fidalgo:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

Hmmm, I'd say that "cuanto" does not fit here: tengo que preparar "tanta comida como sea posible" - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Also: "la fiesta está llegando" sounds a bit odd in Spanish. Maybe "falta poco para la fiesta". Well done, migelis! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

This is a common scene in the Chinese buffet down the street. ;-P - DJ_Huero, May 23, 2011

Thanks for reminding me not to eat there. jeje - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Oh, my, gross #2! Where are you guys (Fidalgo and you) coming up with these! (voting of course) - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

Muchas gracias, Cogumela y todos:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

Answer 7

La vida es pura aventura, y cuanto antes comprendamos eso, más pronto podremos tratar la vida como un arte.

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

Maya Angelou

Excellent, Jenny! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Awesome Jenny :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Sweet photo, Jen! - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

;) - migelis, May 23, 2011

Thanks everyone :) - --Jen--, May 23, 2011

Answer 8

En cuanto sea posible voy a ir a la playa.

As soon as possible, I am going to the beach.

Perfect, sanlee! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

:) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

¡Muchas Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, May 24, 2011

Hi, A & P ! - sanlee, May 24, 2011

Answer 9

¿Cuántos años lleva aprender español?

How many years does it take to learn Spanish?

accent on cuánto - 00494d19, May 23, 2011

¿Cuántos años lleva... Good, Maria! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Hang in ther Maria, you will Get r' Done! Meaning you are getting better each day! - bandit51jd, May 23, 2011

: ) - Maria-Russell, May 23, 2011

Also, thanks Heidita and cogumela. - Maria-Russell, May 23, 2011

Answer 10

Dear Sir,

Regarding your request for a replacement chicken, clearly you have treated this one too roughly.

Muy Sr. mio,

Cuanto su petición por una gallina sustitución, claramente habías trabado ésta muy brutamente.

En referencia a su petición de una gallina de reemplazo, claramente se ha tratado a ésta muy bruscamente. Well done, Lea! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Answer 11

¿Podrías esperar unos cuantos minutos aquí?

Could you wait here a few minutes?

Good one Dogwood :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Excellent, dog! :D - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, May 23, 2011

Answer 12

En cuanto a tus solicitud de vacaciones....se deniega.

In regards to your request for vacation...it is denied.

Nice idea :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

..a tu solicitud de vacaciones... se deniega / está rechazada. Well done, wansell! - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Gracias cogumela. - wansell, May 23, 2011

Answer 13

¿Cuánto hace falta para comprar estos zapatos? How much to buy these shoes?

The sentence lacks the main verb : ¿Cúanto cuestan/valen estos zapatos? ¿Cuánto hace falta para comprar estos zapatos? Welll done, Jennyo! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Hola cogumela ,gracias ,all corrections are greatly appreciated. - jennyo45, May 23, 2011

Answer 14

No sabes cuánto te amo.

You don't know how much I love you.

cuánto ( with tilde) Good, theresa! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Thanks! - theresa5, May 23, 2011

Answer 15

Una persona puede comer cuanto les gusta en un restaurante estilo bufé.

A person can eat as much as they like in a buffet style restaurant.

Edit: ...cuanto quiere/ cuanto quiere / cuanto guste ( singular, agreement with "una persona")

Wow, very nice :) Excellent image :) - Fidalgo, May 23, 2011

No rats, thanks God:) Very nice, Bandit:) - migelis, May 23, 2011

...cuanto quiere/ cuanto quiere / cuanto guste ( singular, agreement with "una persona") Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, May 23, 2011

Good sentence and nice picture :) A buffet sounds like a good idea :) - EL_MAG0, May 23, 2011

Gracias Cogmuela! - bandit51jd, May 24, 2011

You guys must have been hungry when you saw this! Gracias, everybody! - bandit51jd, May 24, 2011