La Palabra del Día: "el cuento"
el cuento ( kooehn'-toh )
noun ( story, tale )
We are looking for an official corrector for the Spanish sentences. If you are interested, please send me a PM.
Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español. Si usted está interesado, por favor envíeme un PM.
There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
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. A Miranda le encantaban los cuentos de hada de chiquita.
Miranda loved fairy tales when she was little.
2. Desafortunadamente, cuando Claudia rechazó a Eduardo, le faltaba una parte esencial del cuento. Eduardo estaba muy enfermo, y no le quedaba mucho más tiempo.
Unfortunately, when Claudia rejected Eduardo, she was missing an essential part of the story. Eduardo was very sick and he didn't have much time left.
Notes
The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Check it out from the beginning on February 1 and stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
Until we have an official Spanish corrector, please help with any suggestions to the Spanish sentences as you are able. It is very much appreciated. Thank you all for being here at SD and for participating in La Palabra Del Dia!
18 Answers
Cada noche les leo unos cuentos a mis niños antes de que se duerman.
Every night I read stories to my children before they go to sleep.
La policía oyen los mismos cuentos de todos los criminales. Sin excepción la culpa pertenece a otra persona.
The police hear the same stories from all the criminals. Without exception the fault belongs to someone else.
A mí me encanta leer, entre muchos otros los cuentos de Gabriel García Márquez ... me llevan a otro lugar, otro tiempo, otro ambiente, ...
I love reading, amongst others the stories of Gabriel Garcia Márquez ... they bring me to another place, another time, another atmosphere, ...
Todos tienen un cuento.
Everybody has a story.
Me encanta un buen cuento , no necesario verdad , pero bien contada
no necesariamente real, pero bien narrado.
I love a good story, not necessarily true, but well told.
!
Anoche, leí un cuento que se llama "Diary of a Spider". A los niños les gusta y les recomiendo a ustedes que lo lean.
Last night, I read a story called "Diary of a Spider". Children like it and I recommend that you read it.
¿Cómo se sentirían si J.K. Rowling terminó el ultimo libro de Harry Potter con la frace "Y luego Harry se despertó en su habitación dejajo de las escaleras"? Pienso que no me gustaría el cuento mucho más.
How would you guys feel if J.K. Rowling ended the last Harry Potter book with the words "And then Harry woke up in his room under the stairs"? I don't think I'd like the story that much anymore.
Cuando era niño, Peter Pan era mi cuento favorito.
When I was young, Peter Pan was my favorite story.
Cada persona tiene un cuento - el cuento de su vida
Everybody has a story - the story of his life.
Aunque el cuento del viaje en el tiempo es tan emocionante, no es posible en realidad.
(Although the tale of time traveling is so exciting, it is not possible in reality.)
Acabo de empezar mi primer cuento en español, El Alquimista, pero a decir verdad, todavía es demasiado difícil para mí.
I just started my first story in Spanish, The Alchemist, but to tell the truth, it´s still to difficult for me.
¿Podría ser posible que este señor nos diga un cuento chino?
Could it be possible that this gentleman is telling us a tall story?
Oficial, el coche brincó de la carretera en la zanja, que es mi cuento y yo me quedo a él.
Officer, the car jumped off the road into the ditch, that is my story and I am sticking to it.
One of my favorite books is " A Tale of Two Cities".
Uno de mis libros favoritos es " Un cuento de dos ciudades".
Biografías son libros muy populares porque a muchas personas les gusta mucho leer sobre el cuento de una vida.
Biographies are very popular books because many people like to read about the story of a life.
