Today write sentences with "come in"

Question

Hello everyone. I think phrasal verbs are some of the most difficult to many English learners because most of them do not have a literal translation. So I have decided to learn one or two phrasal verbs every day.

I know you can help me with that, but you also need to learn Spanish, so please write the sentence in English using the PV then try it in Spanish. Then I will correct your sentence (the Spanish sentence, of course); we will help each other out.

If you´re not sure about how to translate your sentence, just explain (in English) what your Pv means and I will help with your translation.

Today let's write sentences using the phrasal verb:

"Come in"

Common meanings: (¡guau! - this one has heaps!)

to enter: [person] entrar

to get, hear about: [news]

to arrive: [train, person in race] Llegó el último. He came in last

to rise: [tide] crecer, subir

come in! ¡pase!, ¡entre!, ¡siga! (LAm)

to be placed: [political party in an election, person or animal in a race etc]

to play a role, do a job, serve a use: [person or thing]

eg. And where do I come in? Y yo ¿qué hago? That will come in handy. Eso vendrá bien .

to earn/receive: [money] no tienen ingreso/entradas

Extras:

to come in 'for' criticism/praise ser objeto de críticas/elogios

to come in 'on' a deal tomar parte en un negocio

Are "come in" and "get into" interchangeable? Thanks for your answer. - luisssito, Jul 7, 2012

You get into trouble but don't come into trouble. You can get into the house or come into the house. So sometimes yes and other times no. - gringojrf, Jul 7, 2012

Not always, Luis. Soft drinks come in packs of six, but they don't get into packs of six. - katydew, Jul 8, 2012

Ohh many uses for this phrasal verb, thanks Kiwi . - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Thanks Gringo, thanks Katy :) - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Answer 1

Muchas tiendas tienen un signo letrero que dice: ¡"Entrar, estamos abiertos"! ¡"Entre, la atención es muy buena "! ¡Oiga, Don_José! ¿Tienes uno de esos letreros para tu barra?

Many stores have a sign that says, "Come in, we're open"! Hey, Don_José! Do you have one of those signs for your bar?

No, he doesn't so I'll take this one over there. :):) - rac1, Jul 8, 2012

signo o señal or perhaps letrero? I had thought that signo was like a maths sign (plus, minus etc). How about - Entre(n) or Pase(n) for Come In! - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

Muchas tiendas tienen un letrero que dice: Entre, la atención es muy buena (sounds a bit weird to say "estamos abiertos")....oiga....¿Tiene uno de esos letreros para su bar? - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Thanks Annie for sharing the sign with Don! - bandit51jd, Jul 11, 2012

It looks like "entre" and "letrero" are better! Muchas gracias, Kiwi y Luisssito! - bandit51jd, Jul 11, 2012

de nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2012

Answer 2

Cantar canciones en otros idiomas puede ser útil para mejorar nuestra pronunciación.

Singing songs in other languages can come in handy to improve our pronunciation.

Answer 3

¡Ten cuidado! La marea está subiendo.

Be careful! The tide is coming in.

Answer 4

Come in the house, it's raining outside.

Ven en la casa, afuera está lloviendo.

Shouldn't that be: "Come into the house, it's raining outside" - trip2themoon, Jul 7, 2012

It can be either way. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2012

Ven (or entra, pasa ) a la casa.... - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Answer 5

When we were children, the rule was that when the streetlights came on, it was time to come in, take our baths and go to bed.

Cuando éramos niños, la regla era que cuando las farolas encendían, ha llegado el momento de entrar la casa, bañar y ir a la cama.

Same for us! - rac1, Jul 8, 2012

perhaps se 'encendieron'? came on vs were coming on? See what Luis says :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

shouldn't you say " banarnos y acostarnos " (sorry no accents on my keyboard) - marineroloco, Jul 8, 2012

Cuando éramos niños, la regla era que cuando las farolas encendían, era hora de entrar a casa, bañarnos e irnos a la cama. (It´s ok to say "acostarnos") - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Answer 6

Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly. Entra en mi salón dijo la araña a la mosca.

Hi Jenny :) dijo - preterite ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

Thanks Kiwi Girl.. - jennyo45, Jul 8, 2012

Thanks Kiwi :) - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Answer 7

Soft drinks come in package of six normally.

Normalmente, las bebidas en botellas están en los paquetes de seis.

I think you can use' venir' for this construction Katy - ''vienen' ... :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

I think you can use' venir' for this construction Katy - ''vienen' ... :) Otherwise your Spanish version would say 'are in' instead of 'come in'. Also for softdrinks you could say 'los refrescos' - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

Thanks Kiwi, you´re right. - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012

Answer 8

Once again, his counsciouness comes in to play. Una vez más su conciencia viene a desempeñar.

Answer 9

I wish I would come into some money.

Deseo que reciba algo dinero.

I don't know if "come into" fits within the "come in" request or if it is to be another thread. Also I used recibir instead of heredar as I don't care where the money comes from, lottery or inheritance, or falls from the sky. jejeje.

Jaja, me either! - rac1, Jul 8, 2012

would you need the que in there Gringo with no change of subject or just - deseo recibir un poco de dinero? or something along those lines - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 8, 2012

I'm not sure Kiwi. I put it in because I want to use the subjunctive as the desire is a pipe dream an not likely to become reality. - gringojrf, Jul 9, 2012

yes but the subjunctive is usually used in dependent clauses rather than the main verb. If you desired that someone else get the money, sure, the subj would be perfect ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 9, 2012

Deseo que (ella) reciba algo de dinero. - luisssito, Jul 10, 2012