No entiendo significado de este frase......

Question

Bueno, no importa, Prefiero que lleguemos pronto a que nos esperen(o esperan)

¿Puede usted favor de decir me (por supuesto en ingles)?

Muchas gracias.

Giving you a point based on your effort and willingness to learn :) - viejito, Aug 17, 2012

Pravin, where did you get the sentence from? Viejito says that it's an 'incorrect' construction of Spanish. I am assuming it's not from you? - yahvey_hoffman, Aug 17, 2012

Answer 1

Many Spanish sentences are begun with “Bueno, with a comma” In those cases…the “bueno” has no relevant meaning other than the following.... It’s like an English stammer/pause…when we say…uh, duh,well, like, ok, good, fine, etc…while we collectively formulate our next sentence.

Bueno, no importa, Prefiero que lleguemos pronto (which we are not going to do) a que nos esperen(o esperan)

en vez de = in stead of/as opposed to

más bien = rather

a que …is mostly used for betting. A que no puedes comer sólo uno.

I bet you can’t eat just one.

The sentence should be :

Bueno, no importa. Prefiero que lleguemos pronto en vez de que nos esperen.

Well, it doesn’t matter. I prefer that we come/arrive soon…. instead of…. they wait for us/them waiting for us

I don't agree. The original sentence is perfectly correct. - 00e657d4, Aug 17, 2012

Yes, all but "a que" - viejito, Aug 17, 2012

What's wrong with "a que"? It's correct to me. - 00e657d4, Aug 18, 2012

Answer 2

Not exactly. It means something slightly different.

OK, it doesn't matter. I'd rather get there soon than having them waiting for us.

Answer 3

Here is my attempt:

Fine, it's not important. I prefer (I'd rather) that we get there quickly, since (as) they are waiting for us.

Hope this is helpful.