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La Palabra del Día: "donde"

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donde (dohn'-deh)

adverb ( where )

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1. Ese es el café donde nos conocimos.

That is the cafe where we met.

2. No sé donde lo guardé.

I don't know where I put it.

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updated Apr 29, 2012
posted by rac1
Thanks a ton Annie and Carlos!!!! :)))) - 00cdfbd9, Apr 25, 2012
De nada!:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
¡Hola, amigos! ¡Muchísimas gracias!;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
Hola everyone! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012

25 Answers

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Dónde dolor es, la paz es también. Pero tienes que mira para lo y encontrar lo.

Where pain is, peace is also. But you have to look for it and find it.

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updated Apr 29, 2012
posted by 00cdfbd9
Rock on Kat!;) - Ranman, Apr 25, 2012
He votado por tü amiga! - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
aww, that is very sweet!:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Thanks guys! :) - 00cdfbd9, Apr 25, 2012
Que bien, Kat! - Dare7, Apr 25, 2012
Thanks Dare! - 00cdfbd9, Apr 25, 2012
"Donde hay dolor, también hay paz. Pero tienes que buscarla y encontrarla" - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
Very nice, dear Katy!!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
Hola, Kat, amiguita!! Nice sentence and picture too!! :))) Take care. ;) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
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  • ¿Dónde está el gato en esta imagen?
  • Where is the cat in this picture?

  • Here is my cat.

  • Aquí está mi gato.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by shama807
posted by shama807
jajaja. ¡Me rindo! ¿Dónde está? He estado buscando unos cuatro minutos y no puedo encontrarlo. - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
No veo el gato! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Ahora no creo que hay un gato en la foto, jaja. - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
lol:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
pude encontrarlo..pero no voy a decir ahora ... Shama, tienes vista de lince ...jejeje ;) - livas2010, Apr 25, 2012
Vi al gato y también a un saltamontes cargando a una hormiga - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
¡Hola, amiga! Where is that cat?? I just have to know:)))))) Maybe it is inside the house:)))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
no puedo buscar la gato :'( - Hally1310, Apr 25, 2012
Es uno gato loco!!!!! - Jraider, Apr 25, 2012
Gracias amigos por su participación. Sólo dos que han encontrado a mi gato, buena suerte a los demás. :) - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
jejeje 00ddf848 hay un gato pero no en la casa Silvia. Caefuego puede encontrar la hormiga y ¿no pueden encontrar mi gato?! LOL. - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
Ok, I want some of what you and Carlos are on.:) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
That cat's a chameleon in disguise. Nice one shama. :) - cheskasullivan, Apr 25, 2012
Rac, I think that carlos was just joking. And here you are all, now you can see my cat. ;) - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
Yes, cheska you are right. lol ;) - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
jejejeje, I can't believe that the cat was there all the time!:)) Gracias, Shama! Good shot!:))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
jajaja....Silvia. Gracias a tí amiga. ;) - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
No hay de que!;))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
Sí había visto al gato, pero me costó "un mundo". =) - -cae-, Apr 26, 2012
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If there's a place in this world, where every neighbor is a friend; to that Heaven, Mother Earth, let us all be guided by thy hand! / Si hay un lugar en este mundo donde cada vecino es un amigo, hacia ese cielo, Madre Tierra, ¡déjanos ser guiados por la mano tuya!

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updated Apr 25, 2012
posted by Aleeyah_Alba
Lovely thought! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
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No recuerdo donde puse mis llaves.

I don't remember where I put my keys.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by GraceM
lol - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
jajajaja - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
7
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Se dice que, "el hogar es donde está el corazón" mi corazón está donde están mis amigos.

It is said that, "home is where the heart is" my heart is where my friends are.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Que bien, Rac1! - Dare7, Apr 25, 2012
Yeah, you can't choose your family:) - Ranman, Apr 25, 2012
Hola Dare!:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
I can't get rid of that link....doh! Hola Ranman:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
¡Me gusta! - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
Hola Rac! :) - Dare7, Apr 25, 2012
Hola Dare.....Gracias Hierarchy! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Heyyyyyy amiga Annie!!!! :)))) - 00cdfbd9, Apr 25, 2012
"... mi corazón está donde están..." - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
¡Hola, Annie! Muy bien, amiga!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
bueno !! - Hally1310, Apr 25, 2012
Hi Rac, very nice post, with many good examples. :-) - pmikan-pam, Apr 25, 2012
Gracias Carlos - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
7
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¿Donde es mi corazón ahora tú no aquí,

Sola con mis recuerdos de ser loco de amor,

Donde es amor ahora tú no aquí ?

Where is my heart now your'e not here,

Alone with memories of being crazy in love,

Where is love now your'e not here.

Corrected sentence,-

¿Dónde está mi corazón, ahora que tú no estás aquí?

"Solo, con mis recuerdos de haber estado locamente enamorado",

¿Dónde está amor ahora que tú no estás aquí?

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Es muy precioso, Ray!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
Wow. Qué bueno!!! :) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
Thank you Silvia , it was a wet evening , i was alone and feeling low. - ray76, Apr 25, 2012
Gracias iana eres01 muy amable. - ray76, Apr 25, 2012
;) jejej, Gracias, Ray. :))) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
Good one Ray, I love it.:) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Me too, Rac. It is really nice!! :) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
Thank you girls , what can I say except that with an empty heart I am still looking for my lost crazy love. - ray76, Apr 25, 2012
"¿Dónde está mi corazón, ahora que tú no estás aquí?", "Solo, con mis recuerdos de haber estado locamente enamorado", "¿Dónde está mi amor ahora que tú no estás aquí?" - -cae-, Apr 26, 2012
Thank you caefuego , please give me a hour , i am not at home and cannot correct my sentence from where I am . - ray76, Apr 26, 2012
6
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Thanks to Katy:

Wherever I go, I always come back home with joy. There's no place like home.

Gracias a Carlos:

Dondequiera que voy, siempre vuelvo en mi hogar con alegría. No hay lugar/nada como mi hogar.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by Silvia_Tcherneva
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
I have no idea how to translate the second part in Spanish;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
... I always come back home with joy. There's no place like home..... Because "there's no place like home' is a well-known saying in English (see Wizard of Oz) adding such makes it sound unusual. - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
Thank you so much, Katy! Have a lovely day, amiga!!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
True, Silvy!! Nice!! :) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
Good one Sil!:) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
My pleasure. - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
¡Gracias, amigas!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
"Siempre vuelvo". =) - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
Gracias, Carlos!! Estoy muy contenta esta vez!:)))) No hay mucho errores!:)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
"... a mi hogar..."... ups - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
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No me importa adonde vayas, llévame contigo donde quieras , será mejor que quedarme por aquí.

I don't mind where you're going, take me with you wherever you like, it will be better than hanging around here.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Obviously, I can't walk in those shoes.. - annierats, Apr 25, 2012
You have an extra "where" in your sentence - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Heck, lookin' like that, I'll take you anywhere... jajaja - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2012
Thanks rac, I've also edited the Spanish version, but really, I hope caefuego will just take me with him.. - annierats, Apr 25, 2012
Huh?? - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Jajaja... Sería "No me importa adonde vayas, llévame contigo donde quieras, será mejor que quedarme por aquí." - -cae-, Apr 26, 2012
5
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I already checked the haystack, does anybody know where my needle went?

Ya busqué en el pajar, ¿Alguien sabe para donde fue mi aguja? wink

searching for the needle

updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by DJ_Huero
DJ, let's just drive on, out of here.. - annierats, Apr 25, 2012
¡Hola DJ! Nice one, and happy to see you here. ;) - shama807, Apr 25, 2012
I want to go.:) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
"... sabe adónde fue mi aguja?" - -cae-, Apr 26, 2012
5
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¿De dónde vienen nuestros visitantes?

Where do our visitors come from?

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updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by Noetol
jaja... well, I'm from Narnia myself. - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
And why are they here? - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
5
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¿Dónde es la justicia en el mundo? - Where is the justice in the world?

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updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by Dare7
posted by Dare7
In nature:))) - Ranman, Apr 25, 2012
Good sentence!:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
!Me pregunto lo mismo! - 00ddf848, Apr 25, 2012
Gracias a todos. ;) - Dare7, Apr 25, 2012
Tienes toda la razón..:) - livas2010, Apr 25, 2012
nowhere.. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 25, 2012
¡Gracias, Livas! Si, Silvia.... - Dare7, Apr 25, 2012
5
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Para ser pescador, primero hay que saber donde están los peces.

In order to be a fisherman, you first have to know where the fish are.

updated Apr 25, 2012
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
One tug on the hook might get you into a lot of trouble..... - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
And that's the truth! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
Mstivers, good method, limit the space.. - annierats, Apr 25, 2012
Sip. =P - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
4
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Tengo la pérdida de memoria a corto plazo, así que no estoy seguro de donde estamos ahora.
I have short term memory loss so I'm not sure where we are now.
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updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by Jason7R
Tu también ? - annierats, Apr 25, 2012
"Tengo pérdida de memoria de corto plazo, así que..." - -cae-, Apr 26, 2012
4
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I kept wondering where the child was hiding.

Me continué preguntando dónde la niña se estaba escondiendo la niña.

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updated Apr 25, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Katydew, this picture is amazing!! :) - iana01, Apr 25, 2012
Now we know:):) - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
"... dónde se estaba escondiendo la niña." - -cae-, Apr 25, 2012
Thank you Carolos. - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
3
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La gente urbana debe mirar por donde anda.

Urban people should watch where they walk.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by inkubzz
Of course they won't see this sign either unless someone posts it on their FB page. - katydew, Apr 25, 2012
For real! - rac1, Apr 25, 2012
¡Qué ironía! - inkubzz, Apr 25, 2012