La palabra del día- "departamento"
el departamento (deh-pahr-tah-mehn’-to)
(noun) department, apartment
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Sinmeta will be correcting the Spanish sentences as his time permits. We still need more help with this very important task. Please correct your sentences according to his suggestions.
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. Mi sueño es tener un departamento con un balcón y pisos de parqué..**
- My dream is to have an apartment with a balcony and parquet floors.*
** 2. Al despertarse, Enrique desayunó unas tostadas y café y se vistió. Como todos los días antes de éste, Enrique salió de su departamento y caminó los 10 minutos a la oficina que compartía con su padre.**
- Upon waking up, Enrique had toast and coffee for breakfast and got dressed. Like every day before this one, he left his apartment and walked the 10 minutes to the office he shared with his father.*
Its back! The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
Thanks to everyone that has been helping to correct in the palabra del día. I know it is a time-consuming job and we all are very appreciative of your work and dedication to us and to SD!!
6 Answers
Sometime I feel like I live in a department store state. A veces me siento como yo vivo en un departamento estado de la tienda.
Cuándo necesito ayuda con mi pensión esta muy difícil
encontrar el departamento correcto.
When I need help with my pension,
it is very difficult to find the right department.
En Chile, la palabra preferido para "apartamento" es 'departamento'.
In Chile, the preferred word for an apartment is 'departamento'.
Cuándo no quiero ayudar, digo " Eso no es mi departamento"
When I do not want to help, I say "That is not my department"
Cuando era chiquita, vivía en un apartamento con mi familia. Ahora siento pena por mis vecinos, porque éramos muy ruidosos.
When I was very small, I lived in an apartment with my family. Now I feel sorry for my neighbors, because we were very noisy.
El departamento de defensa en combinación con la industria es un complejo muy peligroso para el futuro del país. El presidente Eisenhower nos dio una advertencia sobre eso, pero lo hemos olvidado.
The Department of Defense in combination with industry is a very dangerous complex for the future of the country. President Eisenhower gave us a warning about that, but we have forgotten it.
