La Palabra del Día: "quizás"
quizás ( kee-sas' )
adverb ( perhaps, maybe )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
1. Quiero ir al cine, pero quizás iré a casa de Laura para ver una película en vez.
I want to go to the movies, but perhaps I'll go to Laura's house to watch a movie instead.
2. Tras haber confrontado a su mamá, Claudia por fin se dio cuenta del hombre que la miraba. Era Ramón, y tan pronto lo vio, todas las emociones y el amor que había sentido por él regresaron con la fuerza de un relámpago. Quizás él es el amor de su vida.
After confronting her mom, Claudia finally realized who the man was who had been looking at her. It was Ramón, and as soon as she saw him, all the emotions and the love she had felt for him came flooding back to her. Maybe he's the love of her life.
Notes:
The 2nd example sentence is part of our special new Word of the Day "novela" series. Check it out from the beginning on December 1 and stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
19 Answers
Quizás ella va a regresar, pero lo dudo.
Maybe she´ll come back, but I doubt it.
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.(Chinese proverb).
Mantén un árbol verde en tu corazón y quizás venga un pájaro cantor.
No tengo que trabajar el lunes que viene. Quizás podamos cenar juntos.
I do not have to work next Monday. Maybe we can have dinner together.
El mundo no se acabó hoy. Quizás no debemos preocuparnos tanto de las predicciones del Apocalipsis...
The world didn't end today. Maybe we shouldn't pay so much attention to predictions of the Apocalypse.
Quizás el año que viene vaya a traer paz en el mundo. Tengo dudas, pero ésa es mi esperanza.
Maybe the coming year will bring peace in the world. I have doubts, but that is my hope.
Quizás el año 2012 haya sido uno de los más tormentosos que recuerde. Quizás el 2013 nos traiga mejores momentos.
Perhaps 2012 has been one of stormiest years I can remember. Maybe 2013 will bring us better life moments.
Quizás pudiera envolvérmelo porque no voy a ir directamente a casa y voy a dárselo a mi amiga en sólo un par de horas.
Maybe you could wrap it for me because I'm not going to go straight home, and I'm going to give it to my friend in only a couple of hours.
Quizás deberíamos juntarnos en el deli en lugar del restaurante.
Maybe we should meet at the deli instead of the restaurant.
Maybe there is hope for our world, after all.
Quisás haya esperanza para nuestra mundo, después todo.
Watch this video about a music program in South America, Landfill Harmonics, in which the instruments are made from trash -- then decide. The video is in Spanish with English subtitles, so you can practice your Spanish comprehension, if you don't read the subtitles.
Quizás pensabas que mis amigos enviarán una tarjeta de Navidad más moderada y más grave este año, pero no: eligieron esta salvaje y loca.
Maybe you thought my friends would send out a more subdued, more serious Christmas card this year, but no: they chose this wild and wacky one.
La temperatura está bajando. Quizás deberíamos encender la calefacción.
The temperature is dropping. Perhaps we should turn on the heating.
Hace mucho frío aquí , quizás debí haber traído un abrigo.
It's very cold here, maybe, I should have brought a coat
Quizás no es sí y no es ninguna. Maybe is not yes and is not no.
Por La mayoría de mi vida he sido californiano, pero quizás en mi próxima vida seré australiano.
For most of my life I´ve been a Californian, but perhaps in my next life I will be Australian.
Este verano va a hacer mucho calor. El campo ya está muy seco. Quizás haya fuegos forestales.
This summer is going to be very hot. Already the country is very dry. Perhaps there will be bushfires.
