La Palabra del Día: Ya
Ya
already, now, at once
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted January 28, 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:
He tenido toda esta semana libre – no puedo creer que ya es jueves…¡Qué triste!
Í’ve had all this week free – I can’t believe that it is already Thursday, how sad!
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Darling, we will talk later, I'm driving and it is not safe to talk by phone now.
Querido, ya hablaremos, estoy conduciendo y no es está seguro hablar por teléfono ahora.
A veces personas piden consejo a alguien cuando ya saben la solución pero desean que no saberla.
Sometimes people ask for advice from someone when they already know the answer but wish that they didn't.
I am already ready to leave Bolivia on Saturday.
Ya estoy listo para salir de Bolivia sabado.
Pero eso ya es historia.
But that’s history by now.
Mi trabajo aquí se realiza.¡Ya me voy!
My work here is done.Now I'm going!
I think I'm already old enough for shaving, am I not?
Ya creo tener la edad adecuada para afeitarme, ¿no?
Quisiera vivir en un mundo , donde podría decir : la política ya no me interesa solamente la naturaleza.
I should like to live in a world , where I might say: I am not interested in politics now, only in nature.
Ya he preparado todo para la fiesta del año nuevo... muchas diversiones!!!
I have already prepared everything for the new year party... lot of fun!!!
Ya por tierra, ya por mar, me gusta visitar España.
Whether by land or by sea, I love to visit Spain.
Ya falta poco para Año Nuevo. 
There is not much time until New Year.
Ya regreso con su pedido: la especialidad de la casa.
I'll be right back [already I return] with your order: the specialty of the house.
No es una buena idea buscar dos pájaros en el arbusto cuando ya has captado un pájaro en tus manos.
It is not a good idea to look for two birds in the bush when you have already caught a bird in your hands.
¡Ya tiene un collar, ahora ella quiere los aretes también!
She already has a necklace, now she wants earrings too!
Por favor, ¡no más regalos! Ya tengo demasiadas cosas. Please, no more presents! I already have too much stuff.
Mujeres: ya dicen que sí, ya dicen que no..
Women: First they say yes, then they say no...
Me quiero viajar el mundo antes de soy más viejo , pero soy ya un viejo hombre ,
es fácil olvidar a veces.
Corrected. .Quiero viajar por el mundo... antes de ser demasiado viejo....pero ya
soy hombre viejo....es fácil olvidar a veces..
I want to travel the world before I am too old , but I am already an old man it is
easy to forget sometimes.
