La Palabra del Día: Triste
Triste
sad, gloomy, dreary, dull
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted January 11, 2012.
If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.
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My Example:
Me pongo triste cuando pienso sobre todas las cosas que he aprendido durante mi vida, y que he olvidado.
I get sad when I think about all the things that I have learned during my life, and have forgotten.
28 Answers
Es muy triste ser una "reina" y que todo el mundo se ría de mí.
It is very sad to be a queen and have everybody make fun of you.
:::sigh::::
Tres tristes tigres comen trigo en un trigal. 
(tongue twister)
Three sad tigers eat wheat in a wheat field.
A veces cuando estoy triste, escucho la músicas. La cosa extraña es que la música rap me haga sentir más feliz.
Sometimes when I am sad, I listen to some music. The strange thing is rap music usually makes me happier.
¡Correcciónes por favor!
It's sad that living happily ever after doesn't even exist in fairy tales anymore!
¡Es triste que vivir feliz para siempre ni siquiera existe en los cuentos de hadas nunca más!
Me da pena de no estaré contigo por esta temporada de navidad, te echaré mucho de menos.
It makes me sad that I won't be with you this Christmas, I'll miss you a lot
En el libro por Milne hay el burro triste y pesimista con quien las cosas tristes siempre le pasan.
In the book by Milne there is the sad and pessimistic donkey to whom sad things are always happening.
Para mi, nada es más triste que una oportunidad perdida.
In my opinion, nothing is sadder than a lost opportunity.
It's hard to be sad when you hear birds singing cheerfully in the spring.
Es difícil estar triste cuando se oye los pájaros cantando alegremente en la primavera.
Estoy triste cuando tengo lucha de comprender el español.
With drvicente's corrections:
Estoy triste cuando me fuerzo de comprender el español.
I am sad when I struggle to understand Spanish.
A veces la vida es triste y nada puede cambiar las circunstancias
Sometimes life is sad and nothing can change the cirmustances.
Muchas cosas me hacen triste, pero no esta noche porque mañana voy a ver al señor Ray.
Many things make me sad but not tonight ,because tomorrow I am going to see Mr. Ray. 
Querida Reina, no puedo soportar que se sienta triste. Es solamente las reinas más populares que aparecen en chistes. Para animarse le envio esta reina inglesa. ..
Dear Queen, I can't bear that you feel sad. It is only very popular Queens that appear in jokes. To help you cheer up I send you this English Queen.
Por qué estoy triste cuando tu no eres aquí,
Quiero a ver tu cara en las calles
donde caminamos y amado en la lluvia.
Es por que estoy triste que tu no está aquí.
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Corrected sentences below.
Por qué estoy triste cuando no estás aquí,
Quiero ver tu cara por las calles
donde caminamos y amamos en la lluvia,
Así es porque estoy triste que no estés aquí.
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Why am I sad when you are not here,
I want to see your face on the streets
where we walked and loved in the rain.
That is why I am sad that your not here.
I shall need help here please.
Dont' be sad! I am here with you, my friend
No estés triste. ¡Estoy aquí contigo, mi amigo!
If things are unreachable, it is not a reason to don't not want them. How sad the paths would be if there was were not the magical presence of the stars!.
Si las cosas son inalcanzables, no hay una razón para no quererlas. ¡Qué triste serían los caminos si no hubiera la mágica presencia de las estrellas!.
