Me siento en la espalda. I think maybe this is wrong?
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I want to say: I sit in the back. (as in back of the room) So how should I say that for 1st yr. Spanish?
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updated May 31, 2012
posted by RachelC
Is espalda usually for a person's back as in anatomy? - RachelC, May 30, 2012
Not usually, always, "atrás", "detrás", "fondo", among others, are "back" too - diagonx, May 30, 2012
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Me siento en la parte trasera. Wait for a native speaker.
updated May 31, 2012
posted by rac1
what for?? you already answerd it!! =) - diagonx, May 30, 2012
Hey rac1. How are you? Is is ok to list the native speakers we have here that don't mind correcting our mistakes? - 0095ca4c, May 30, 2012
I didn't mean that I could list them! Sorry I wasn't very clear. - 0095ca4c, May 30, 2012
I thought this meant that you are sitting on your bottom... ? - katydew, May 30, 2012
It does, Katy, or at least I think so too. - annierats, May 31, 2012
But then, that's what most of us sit on! - annierats, May 31, 2012
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Estoy sentado en el fondo del aula,
// me paso a segundo plano ( if you mean you're taking a back seat, i.e. not a starring role)
These are just two suggestions. More will come.
updated May 31, 2012
posted by annierats
and annie's made it clear in case there's a certain other nuance in that phrase. - diagonx, May 30, 2012
Thanks diagonx. Possibly even more in pain in the backside? - annierats, May 30, 2012
Dolor de espalda, definitely - diagonx, May 30, 2012
O de cabeza? - annierats, May 30, 2012
Si tratas de decir que te duele la parte de atrás de la cabeza, sí, es correcto. - diagonx, May 30, 2012
Yes, if you sit on your bum for long enough you get bum-ache! - annierats, May 31, 2012
