La Palabra del Día: " quedar"

Question

quedar

verb ( to be left, to remain )

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!

Link for How to Post Photos - by Sanlee

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.

Examples:

1.¿Queda pastel?

Is there any cake left?

2.Eso queda todavía por discutir.

That remains to be discussed.

Answer 1

Algunas personas no disfrutan del alimento que queda del día anterior.

Some people do not enjoy the food that is left from the previous day.

tee hee! - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

Well done.... and it's a funny comment too. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Cute!^_^ - cheskasullivan, Mar 19, 2012

What afunny illustration. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

Sobres! lol.... big smile - katydew, Mar 19, 2012

It's "sobras" (noun). "Sobres" is a verbal form of the verb "sobrar", but also a plural form of a noun which means "envelope" or "packet". - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Answer 2

Mis sueños de vivir en una maravillosa casa nueva se han quedado en la nada.

My dreams of living in a wonderful new house have come to nothing.

"Mis sueños de vivir en una maravillosa casa se han quedado en la nada". But, I don't understand what is the relatinship between your sentence and the picture. Jaja. Thanks for your post. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Well, it shows how buyilding works founder.. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

Thank you, anyway! LA nada, I will correct. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

Hope it's not 'Quick drying' cement annie! }:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012

Maybe we can make adreamhouse out of yours instead, jool? - annierats, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 3

Nos quedamos en la oficina porque hay mucho trabajo que hacer.

We are staying in the office because there is so much work to do.

Good work, but maybe you need a little help in the office. Hire someone else. =) - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Maybe we should. Hahah.. Thank you caefuego. :) - cheskasullivan, Mar 19, 2012

you poor thing, I have to vote for you.. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

Thanks annierats ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 19, 2012

Nice one, amiga! :) - 00cdfbd9, Mar 19, 2012

Answer 4

¿Cuánto queda para llegar al fin de este camino?

Hello and welcome to our forum. To play this game, both the Spanish and English sentence is required. Can you provide one? Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Mar 19, 2012

Je suis ici... are you French speaking? Parlez vous frances? Puede habla ingles? Si puede, escriba otra oracion en ingles. Sorry my accents aren't working now. - katydew, Mar 19, 2012

Answer 5

quedar= to fit (as well)

¡Me quedan bien los zapatos feos pero no los zapatos bonitos! ¡Qué lástima!

The ugly shoes fit me well but the pretty shoes don't! What a shame!

Great English sentence!:) - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

I agree, great sentence. - handy, Mar 19, 2012

Good work. =) - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Thank you!!! - ajbrockm, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 6

Voy a quedarme en mi cueva...¡Hasta que el clima sea mejor! I'm going to remain in my cave...until the weather gets better!

I'm having problems with imaging. I hope everyone can see the photo! {:~( - jool, Mar 19, 2012

It looks great!!:):) - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

Yes, the photo looks great even if the weather doesn´t! - bandit51jd, Mar 19, 2012

Just a little correction in the mood: "¡Hasta que el clima sea mejor!" (subjunctive). But you didn't use the verb "quedar"! Jajaja - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Thankyou caefuego...what a 'stupid' mistake! Kind regards {:~) - jool, Mar 19, 2012

Ohh noo. Already the first part was OK. Now it would be "Voy a quedarme en mi cueva". - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

It's no good caefuego...I'm going to have to get a 'Brain implant'!! {:~( - jool, Mar 19, 2012

Jajaja. Don't worry. I do a lot of mistakes in English. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

Great picture, Jool! - sanlee, Mar 20, 2012

See the link at the top of this post, "How to post a picture". I hope that it will help you.. - sanlee, Mar 20, 2012

Thanks a million sanlee. What a friendly site this is! }:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012

Let me know if the new brain is a success, I need one two, I think. Fitted with a compartment for the subjunctive. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 7

Esta corbata me queda muy bien y también me da un toque de elegancia.

Katy'correction:

This tie looks very good on me and also gives me a touch of elegance.

Good job. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

There is no mistakes?! :) Thank you so much, Caefuego! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 19, 2012

Yes. Your sentence is completely well structured, well written and using appropriate words for the situation, which is eloquent. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

uh, it happens to me for the first time:)) Gracias por ayudarme! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 19, 2012

Way to go Silvia!:) - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

Bien hecho Silvia:) - Jraider, Mar 19, 2012

Muchos gracias, Rac y Jraider!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 19, 2012

Well done, Silvia! ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 19, 2012

Thank you, Cheska! Ahora estoy muy contenta !;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 19, 2012

Cute... on the English... Looks good 'on' me. (what I am wearing makes me look nice) Looks good 'to' me (from his view, he likes the look of the tie, whether he is wearing it or wanting to buy it. - katydew, Mar 19, 2012

Tienes razón, Katy! I will correct! Thank you very much! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 19, 2012

Thanks Katy, good observation. I'm taking notes. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Wow, Silvia, ¡enhorabuena! :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 20, 2012

Hola, Cordy!:))) Muchisimos gracias! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 8

Hoy voy a quedarme en casa.

Today I am going to stay home.

Me too!:) - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

Bien escrito, pero tal vez debería salir a tomar un poco de aire. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Estoy de acuerdo. Pero solo por el patio. - gringojrf, Mar 19, 2012

Simple but good. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

Answer 9

• Algun día, me encantaria ser fluente, pero lo sé que aún me queda mucho camino para tener incluso un buen nivel de español, sobre todo escuchar y entenderlo. ¡Qué deprimente!

• Some day, I would love to be fluent, but I know there still remains for me a long way to even have a good level of Spanish, especially listening and understanding it. How depressing!

"Algún día, me gustaría hablar con fluidez, pero yo sé que todavía me queda un largo camino para siquiera tener un buen nivel de español, especialmente para escucharlo y entenderlo [al mismo tiempo] ¡Qué deprimente!". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

ah, I know the feeling, TejanoViejo!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012

This picture is great. - katydew, Mar 23, 2012

Answer 10

Si nos quedamos sin gasolina, no quedará de otra más que empujar el coche a pie.

If we run out of petrol there is no alternative to pushing the car on foot.

Gringo has done two, so I try again too because quedar has such a lot of meanings.. - annierats, Mar 19, 2012

"Si nos quedamos sin gasolina, no quedará de otra más que empujar el coche". Good try. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Gracias, caefuego. I'll correct it, it hade rather a lot of mistakes.. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012

If a native passes by: Is the 'a pie ' superfluous ? - annierats, Mar 20, 2012

What do you mean, Annie? - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 11

Me quedé en un hotel fabuloso en Nueva York por dos semanas el mes pasado.

I stayed at a fabulous hotel in New York for two weeks last month.

Very well. - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Hola Croberts! Estoy alegre de verte de nuevo! - sanlee, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 12

Durante los eventos deportivos en los Estados Unidos, a ustedes se les pedirá que se pongan de pie.

Durning sports events in the U.S., you will be asked to remain standing.

"... que se pongan de pie". Because to "quedarse de pie" you need to be already "de pie" (parado). - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

That's a huge flag! ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 19, 2012

Thank you Caefuego! Great corrections!:) - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

One more tip. You are talking to more that one person, then is plural, so you say "[a ustedes] se les pedirá que se pongan de pie". And remember to add the article, "Durante los eventos..." - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

Thanks Caefuego! - rac1, Mar 19, 2012

Furthermore, if you omit the words "a ustedes", people understand that you are talking in general, not to a specific group of individuals (which happens otherwise) - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 13

Los perritos se quedaron con sus madre.

The puppies stayed with their mother.

It's "Los perritos se quedaron con su madre". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

Thanks. - john20, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 14

Do not stay here after dark. No se quede aquí cuando esté oscuro. ![enter image description here][1]

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"No se quede aquí cuando esté oscuro". But if you want to put this sentence in a signboard, you could say: "No permanezca aquí en la noche (es peligroso)". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012

gracias caefuego... - jennyo45, Mar 20, 2012

Interesting comments, caefuego. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012

Answer 15

Cuando visité en Monterrey Mexico me quedé en un gran hotel.

When I visited Monterrey Mexico I stayed in a great hotel.

A literal traslation would have been better, thus: "Cuando visité Monterrey me quedé en un gran hotel". What a envy!!! - -cae-, Mar 19, 2012

And my company paid for it! I usually get called out for being too literal!! lol - kdrinning, Mar 20, 2012