Q&AEnglish Word of the Day: What

English Word of the Day: What

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What

Qué, cuál, lo que

Cordobesa is the official corrector of the Spanish sentences and since there are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Please correct your posts according to Cordobesa's suggestions.

Usa la palabra en una frase en inglés y añade la traducción al español. Intenta usar la palabra de una manera original y vota por las frases que más te gusten. La frase con más votos será coronada la ganadora del juego de la palabra del día.

Las directrices:

Escribe solamente frases que tengan, al menos, 5 palabras.

No escribas párrafos con 4 frases o más.

Haz las correcciones sugeridas por los usuarios y mods.

¡Usa tus propias palabras! (No uses el traductor, ni un libro, ni la letra de una canción.)

¡Disfruta de este juego de inglés!

Mi ejemplo:

What are you going to do on your vacation this summer?

¿Qué vas a hacer en tus vacaciones este verano?

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updated Apr 1, 2012

edited by Tosh

posted by Tosh

That's where I would like to go....:):) - rac1, Mar 29, 2012

Beautiful picture! :) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 29, 2012

24 Answers

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Lo que me maravilla es la capacidad del recebro humano para lograr cosas extraordinarias y si echáramos un vistazo a la antigüedad,nos daríamos cuenta de lo que hemos sido capaces. What I wonder is the capability of the human brain to achieve extraordinay things and if we took a look at the past ,we would realize what we have been capable. enter image description here

updated Apr 1, 2012

posted by luisssito

"... realize of what we have been capable". However, in spoken language most folks will say, "...what we have been capable of". - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

ohh thanks a lot my friend I had seen "of what" and I havent known how use it until now. - luisssito, Mar 29, 2012

It's used more for formal writing but spoken language, as in Spanish, is always a bit differnent. - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

Buena frase, Luisssito :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Very nice, Luissito. :)) - iana01, Mar 29, 2012

Very good Luisssito!:) - rac1, Mar 29, 2012

Good lussito, as Katy says'what we were cpapable of'sounds more natural.. Or what we've been capable of. You're doing well! - annierats, Mar 29, 2012

thanks everyone :) - luisssito, Mar 30, 2012

I see my typos again... "a bit different".... sorry. - katydew, Mar 30, 2012

Luis, typo: "cerebro";) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 1, 2012

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I understand that it’s a danger sign. What I don’t understand is what it means.

Entiendo que es una señal de peligro. Lo que no entiendo es lo que significa.

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updated Apr 1, 2012

posted by Cordobesa

Chuckling at this one. - katydew, Mar 28, 2012

Un foto fantástico. - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

Damger! A plane could hit your car. - JoyceM, Mar 29, 2012

I'm sure it has to do with midwestern cropdusters. - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

Or, on Gibralter, you have to cross the tarmac of the airport on foot or in car in order to get on and off the island. When planes land, you see people scamper. - JoyceM, Mar 29, 2012

I haven't seen this anywhere, but I guess it's possible. It looks like the plane's dropping a bomb on the car. :p - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

I would avoid that road.... - sanlee, Mar 29, 2012

Sí, por si acaso, mejor evitar esa carretera :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Hola Cordobesa!:):) - rac1, Mar 29, 2012

creo también que es la carretera de España a Gibraltar.. No te preocupes, Cordobesa, no es nada más que las vacas que caen de cielo.. - annierats, Mar 29, 2012

jajaja, no sé qué prefiero, si que me caiga una vaca o que me caiga un avión... :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 30, 2012

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What would you do, if you met me in heaven? ¿Qué harías si me encontrase en el cielo? enter image description here

updated Apr 1, 2012

posted by Desert_Rose

"haría si me encontrase (usted) en el cielo" o "harías si me encontrases (tú) en el cielo" Muy bien :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

I'll be with my dear sister in heaven too. - Yo_soy_Yasmina, Mar 29, 2012

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What could it be??? / ¿Qué podría ser!

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updated Apr 1, 2012

posted by je_suis_ici

:))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Vow! Johnny, what is that?? - Yo_soy_Yasmina, Mar 29, 2012

Flying saucer, Yasmina. Is there life in outer space? - je_suis_ici, Mar 29, 2012

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What came first, the chicken or the egg?

¿Cuál viene primero, la gallina o el huevo?

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by gringojrf

posted by gringojrf

Priceless, Giringo.... - sanlee, Mar 29, 2012

The chicken of course! - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

¿Está seguro? - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

She's right, the chicken! - rac1, Mar 29, 2012

Well I'm not sure one way or the other. - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

Well,, If you're a christian, the chicken would come first. I don't remember God saying he created eggs... lol - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

Did he say he created chickens or how he created chickens. Maybe he made an egg and hatched it to create chickens. No sé. But it is an interesting question. At least for me. - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

In theology, God created birds and animals first. I wouldn't count the egg as either one. At least, not yet. Of course, that only applies if you believe the Bible. But scientists also say the chicken comes first. Something to do with proteins. No sé. - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

"¿Qué vino primero...?" o, como solemos decir aquí... "¿Qué fue primero...? :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Very nice, I like this picture. And together with the sentence it makes sence. Nice. :)) - iana01, Mar 29, 2012

!Que pregunta interesante! - annierats, Mar 29, 2012

And another question, why do they debate chicken's eggs and not duck or quail eggs? - katydew, Mar 30, 2012

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Do you know when you realise what you had? After you lost it.

¿Sabes cuándo te das cuenta de lo que tuviste? Después de perderlo.

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by iana01

posted by iana01

"¿Sabes cuándo te das cuenta de lo que tuviste/de lo que tenías? Después de perderlo" Por desgracia, así es muchas veces ;) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Cordobesa, muchas gracias. I will correct all my mistakes. Thanks a lot. :) - iana01, Mar 29, 2012

De nada, Iana :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Es verdad. - je_suis_ici, Mar 29, 2012

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Siempre hacer qué quiera a hacer , no qué los otros quieren.

Corrected sentence,-Haz siempre lo que quieras hacer, no lo que los demás quieran .

Always do what you want to do, not what others want.

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updated Apr 1, 2012

edited by ray76

posted by ray76

"Haz siempre lo que quieras hacer, no lo que los demás quieran (que hagas)" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Gracias mi maestra. So i got the full stop right then ! Thank you ,it was a mess wasn't it ? - ray76, Mar 29, 2012

Great movie, Ray! - sanlee, Mar 29, 2012

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A veces, lo que la gente realmente necesita es un golpe en la cabeza.

Sometimes, what people really need is a smack on the head.

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updated Mar 30, 2012

posted by cheskasullivan

:))))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

No mistakes? Seriously?! Yay! :D - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

Jajaja, en serio, Cheska, ¡muy bien! :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 30, 2012

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What were my parents thinking?

¿En qué estaban pensando mis padres?

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by Nilda-Ballardo

posted by Nilda-Ballardo

lol - je_suis_ici, Mar 29, 2012

jajaja :)))) Normalmente decimos "¿En qué estaban...?" - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Thank you so much. - Nilda-Ballardo, Mar 29, 2012

De nada, Nilda :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

El pobrecito. - annierats, Mar 29, 2012

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¿Qué hora es en tu país?

What time is it in your country?

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by sanlee

posted by sanlee

Good one Sandy. - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

La hora para dormir... Buenas noches, Sandy. - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

Right now it is 7:53 pm lol - rac1, Mar 29, 2012

Son las diez y media de la mañana. :D - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

Muy bien, Sanlee ;) Entre Cheska y yo debe haber 5 horas de diferencia, porque ahora son casi las diez y media de la mañana aquí :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

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What is your favorite dessert?

¿Cuál es tu postre favorito? enter image description here

updated Mar 30, 2012

posted by martha-sd

Todos postres con chocolate. - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

Yum! Just looking at it makes me hungry.. ^_^ - cheskasullivan, Mar 29, 2012

:))) No podría elegir un único postre. ¡Me gustan casi todos! :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

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A newspaper article should answer the questions: who, what, where, when, how and why?

Un articulo de periódico debe responder las preguntas: quién? qué? dónde? cuándo? cómo? y por qué?

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by JoyceM

posted by JoyceM

Muy bien, Joyce, no olvides las tildes ;) "artículo, quién, qué, dónde, cuándo, cómo" - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Y preguNtas.... typo - katydew, Mar 29, 2012

Thanks for the corrections. That's a lot of tildes I was missing! - JoyceM, Mar 30, 2012

De nada, Joyce, y gracias, Katy :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 30, 2012

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So, what will happen to me? Pues, ¿Qué pasará a mí?

updated Mar 30, 2012

posted by Akon_Uno

¿Qué me pasará a mí? :) ¡Bienvenido al foro, Akon y gracias por participar! ¡Ya tienes tu primer voto! :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Welcome to the forum, Akon! - bandit51jd, Mar 29, 2012

I vote as well, bienvenido. - annierats, Mar 30, 2012

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What have you done ? ¿ Qué hás hecho?

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updated Mar 30, 2012

edited by jennyo45

posted by jennyo45

Normalmente omitimos el "tú": "¿Qué has hecho?", aunque, a veces, lo decimos para dar más énfasis o para dejar claro a quién hablamos (con tilde en la "u" y sin tilde en la "a") :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

Gracias cordo,not exactly incorrect but using tu(with a tilde )would make the question a little harsher.?? more demanding perhaps.? - jennyo45, Mar 29, 2012

Sí, eso es, Jennyo :) - Cordobesa, Mar 29, 2012

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