La Palabra Del Dia: " bastante"
bastante
(adjective) enough, sufficient; quite a lot of, quite
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: ¿Tuviste bastante comida?
Did you get enough to eat?
2: Habían bastantes perros en el parque hoy.
There were quite a lot of dogs at the park today.
22 Answers
No habría bastante gracias nunca para decir a rac1 y FigueroaGaray para proveer este hilo cada día.
Corrections:
Nunca habría bastantes "gracias" para darles a rac1 y a FigueroaGaray por proveernos este hilo cada día".
There would never be enough thank-yous to say to rac1 and FigueroaGaray for providing this thread everyday.
¡Ya hemos tenido bastante de esta tortura! ¡Diosito, por favor, hazlos desaparecer!
We've had quite enough of this torture! Please, God, make them go away!
Si hay bastante dinero para cada persona en el mundo, ¿Por qué no hay bastante de ello....en mi cuenta bancaria?
If there is sufficient money for every person in the world. Why is there not enough of it ...in my bank account?!!
No hay bastante dinero en el mundo para comprar la felicidad.
There isn't enough money in the world to buy happiness.
Me voy a tardar bastante porque no he comido bastante.
I'm going to be a while, because I've not eaten enough yet.
¡Dejáme! Tengo bastante de su mentiras.
Leave! I've had enough of your lies.
The line between enough and too much is very fine.
La línea entre bastante y demasiado es muy fina.
La raya entre bastante y demasiado es muy fina.
Había comida bastante para alimentar a todos los presentes. There was sufficient food for everyone there.
Tiene la voz bastante agradable para cantar en escena. She has quite a pleasant voice to sing on the stage.
Hay bastante banqueros y abogados en el mundo hoy en día.
There are enough bankers and lawyers in the world today.
Second attempt: Los banqueros nunca tengan dinero bastante.
Bankers never have enough money.
Me gusta bastante estudiar español por este sitio. Es muy útil y divertido. La gente siemre esta lista para ayudarme. Gracias!
I like a lot studying Spanish via this site. It's very useful and funny. People are always ready to help me. Thank you!
Normalmente no bebo mucho pero anoche bebí bastante. Normally I don't drink a lot but last night I drank enough.
Cuando conducir a trabajo por la mañana, hay bastante carros en la calle. When driving to work in the morning, there are quite a lot of cars on the street.
¿Hay bastante las drogas y seguros anucios en el televisor? Are there enough drug and insurance commericals on tv?
Hay siempre que bastante de un hábitat para vivir, este canguro de árbol sobrevivirá en los bosques húmedos/tropicales de Papúa Nueva Guinea, Papúa Occidental o Australia.
As long as there is enough of a habitat to live in, this tree kangaroo will survive in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea, West Papua or Australia.
