La Palabra del Día: "Preocupar"
Preocupar:
(verb) to worry, to bother, to concern
Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!
Guidelines:
- Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either.
- Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well.
- Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary).
- Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.)
- Have fun experimenting with Spanish!
My examples
1: Me preocupa mucho el futuro.
I am very worried about my future.
2: El desorden no le preocupa nada.
The mess doesn't bother him at all.
18 Answers
You shouldn't worry about this puppy at all because he can swim very well.
No deberías preocuparse nada por este perrito porque puede nadar muy bien.
Estoy preocupada porque mi gato orinó en mi ordenador.
I am worried because my cat peed on my computer.
Mucha gente se preocupa por la situación económica.
Many people are worried worry about the economic situation.
Cuando un niño está preocupado, encuentra comodidad en su mejor amigo.
When a little boy is worried, he finds comfort in his best friend.
"No hay que preocuparse por la nieve profunda....¡Es el Yeti que está de pie detrás de usted que me preocupo!"
"There's no need to worry about the deep snow....It's the Yeti standing behind you that concerns me"!!!
No estoy preocupado que Diciembre 2012 será fin del mundo.
I'm not worried that December 2012 will be the end of the world.
Mueres si te preocupa y muere si no preocupa entonces ¿Por qué preocupa? You die if you worry and you die if you don't so why worry?
A veces cuando hablo español hago errores pero no me preocupa mucho. Sometimes when I speak Spanish I make mistakes but it doesn´t bother me that much.
A los ecologistas les preocupan el futuro de nuestro planeta. The ecologists are worried about the future of our planet.
No te preocupes por mañana, tiene suficientes problemas propios.
Don't worry about tomorrow, it has enough problems of its own.
Me preocupa la salud de mi hijo.
I worry about my child's health.
Me preocupa el futuro de los Estados Unidos.
I am worried about the future of America.
Me preocupo siempre acerca de "trabajaba" es "yo trabajaba" o "él trabajaba" ...
I always worry whether "trabajaba" is "I worked" or "he worked" ...
No te preocupes por las cosas pequeñas.
Don't worry about the small stuff.
Si pensamos demasiado preocuparemos demasiado, asi que es mejor no pensar mucho.
If we think too much we will worry too much, so it is better not to think very much.
