La Palabra Del Dia: "encantar"

Question

encantar ( ehn-kahn-tahr' )

verb ( to love, to please, to make happy )

Sylyon1976 is the official corrector for the Spanish sentences. Please correct your posts according to her 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.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

How to post a picture

Examples:

1. Me encantan los bizcochitos de arándanos.

I love blueberry scones.

2. A mi hermana le encanta tomar sol en la playa.

My sister loves sunbathing on the beach.

Bienvenidos a Todos

Who wouldn't on that beach? - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Hola mi amiga bochornosa :)! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Hola amigos...:) - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 1

Me encanta mi gata loca.

I love my crazy cat.

You really hve a cat, JR? - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

I have a gata loca that looks a lot like this one. She's so crazy she locked herself in and I had to break the door to enter the house! :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

Nos hemos perdido nuestro gato después de la mudanza. :-( - Aranjuez12, Nov 3, 2013

While she raided the refrigerator Naya??? - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Lo siento mucho Aranuez! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Yes annie a crazy calico like this one :)! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

No, JR. It sounds weird but she did push the latch on the front door and locked it from inside! :D - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

She look like mischief personified. - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Great job, congratulations JR - pmikan-pam, Nov 4, 2013

Hola pammy, just a little ol' puddy cat :)! - Jraider, Nov 4, 2013

Answer 2

Me encantan las muchas fiestas del Día de los Muertos.

I love all these Día de los Muertos parties.

.

(from two different parties last night)

. (y voy a asistir otra dos esta noche en cuanto termine esta pinche tarea de subjuntivo)

Grateful dead???? - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Yes, grateful, very....jeje - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Don't stop the party.... - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

I bet Jerry Garcia was one of the honoured guests. - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Hi. The correct way to say it in spanish should be "Me encantan mucho las fiestas del día de los muertos". - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 3

A mi mujer le encantan las propuestas originales y por eso he empezado hacérselas a ella cada mañana.

My wife loves original proposals and therefore I have started to make them to her every morning.

If she says YES every and each time, you're probably the happiest man in the world, Aranjuez! :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

I'm very lucky with my wife so fortunately I don't really have to ask every time. By the way I actually had to propose to her twice when I asked her almost twelve yearse ago. :-) - Aranjuez12, Nov 3, 2013

Awww, Muy romántico.:) - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

gracias - Aranjuez12, Nov 3, 2013

Gato loco !!!!!! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Me parece correcto. - annierats, Nov 3, 2013

You are so sweet Aran :-) - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Hi! The correct way in spanish is "A mi mujer le encantan las propuestas originales y por eso he empezado "a" hacérselas a ella cada mañana." - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 4

Me encanta el amanecer en una playa desierta.

I love the early morning on a deserted beach.

Spectacular!! - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Thanks rac., I love the tropical beaches. - ray76, Nov 3, 2013

G'day mi amigo :)! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

No shoes, no shirt, no thongs. Hola ReyRay, I could not resist. - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 5

Encanto carros rápidos y buenas cervezas, pero no al mismo tiempo.

I love fast cars and good beers, but not at the same time.

Cheers!!! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Cheers (after you get home) - rogspax, Nov 3, 2013

Question... Just starting to work on the preterite and imperfect here. When would I use the preterite with encantar? When I used to love someone, perhaps? Does "Encanté mi ex-novia" work? What about for the imperfect? - vevans, Nov 3, 2013

Yes, together would be bad...:) - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Vevans. I wouldn't often use encantar necessarily as first choice for what you're saying, but yes, in general, imperfect is just right for "used to" - rogspax, Nov 3, 2013

Also, one generally hears encantar with You being the object and in your examples, the cars being the subject. Me encantan coches rápidos. - rogspax, Nov 3, 2013

Hi! The correct way to say that in spanish is "Me encantan los carros rápidos y las buenas cervezas, pero no al mismo tiempo". - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 6

¿Te gustan los poemas de Pablo Neruda? ¡Me encantan! Mi favorito es "Queda prohibido".

Do you like the poems of Pablo Neruda? I love them! My favorite is "It is forbidden".

Perfect amiga! - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Of course we do. Es el poeta del amor, no? Hola Lilium :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

Hola Naya ;) Asi es. El es un gran poeta! - 00b5f6c6, Nov 3, 2013

Thanks amiga!! - 00b5f6c6, Nov 3, 2013

I think ' poema' is masc., El poema. Great poet, nice sentences. - annierats, Nov 3, 2013

Thank you very much Annie. Saludos ;) - 00b5f6c6, Nov 3, 2013

Hi! The sentence is good but it should be "Mi favorito" not "Mi favorita". - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Thank you Cacciator! Saludos ;) - 00b5f6c6, Nov 4, 2013

Answer 7

La versión rock de la canción ''Ella ya me olvidó'' junto con las pestañas largas de Juanes me encantaron tanto, que hace tres meses que la escucho todos los días, todo el tiempo.

The rock version of the song ''Ella ya me olvidó'' along with the long eyelashes of Juanes enchanted me so, that for 3 months I've been listening to it every day, all the time.

acabo de escucharla :-) - Aranjuez12, Nov 3, 2013

I haven't stopped, I still listen to it occasionally. Great song. Simple and beautiful. :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

Understandable amiga. - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Long eyelashes always add extra magic to a song, amiga! ;) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

. English version,.. enchanted me so, that, for 3 months I have been.. Nicely written! - annierats, Nov 3, 2013

Done! Gracias por tu buenas palabras. :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

Hi. The correct way to say it in spanish should be "todo el tiempo=all the time" not "continualmente" wich is wrongly written. It is written "continuamente". - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

*which - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

You're absolutely right Cacciator. It's continuamente. I'm not sure whether I should erase ''todos los dias'' as well, so I leave it as it is. Thank you for your corrections. - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 8

Me encantaría a ir a México algún día para ver la fiesta del "Día de los Muertos". Entiendo que es bastante diferente al día de Halloween.

I would love to go to Mexico one day to see the festival of "Day of the Dead". I understand it's quite different from Halloween.

Day of the Dead!!! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

They are a lot of fun! - rogspax, Nov 3, 2013

Yep! - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

Hi. The correct way to write this in spanish is "Me encantaría a ir a México algún día para ver la fiesta del "Día de los Muertos". Entiendo que es bastante diferente al día de Halloween." - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 9

El problema es que a él encanta ama a la mujer mucho más de lo que ella lo encanta ama a él.

The trouble is that he loves the woman much more than she loves him.

Hola M! I think he should move on! - Jraider, Nov 3, 2013

Yes, he should... - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

I, on the other hand, agree with Rihanna. :) - Naya_Dask, Nov 3, 2013

inequal share of love is merely a matter of power. - Aranjuez12, Nov 3, 2013

Rihanna's man gave her a couple of black eyes. Perhaps she should have listened to Gran! - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Hi. The correct way to say it in Spanish is "El problema es que a él ama a la mujer mucho más de lo que ella lo ama a él." - Cacciator, Nov 3, 2013

Thank you Cacciator. Well I really messed that one up didn't I? - 0095ca4c, Nov 3, 2013

Good one Margherite - pmikan-pam, Nov 4, 2013

Answer 10

A ella le encantan las flores naranjas que crecen en todas partes de su barrio.

She loves the orange flowers that grow all over her neighborhood.

Beautiful! - rac1, Nov 3, 2013

:) - annierats, Nov 3, 2013

Answer 11

Aunque a ellos les encanta caminar en la playa, no tienen muchas oportunidades de ir allí.

Although they love to walk on the beach, they don't have many opportunities to go there.

Hi Jenny, hope you are well. - rac1, Nov 4, 2013

Si, gracias. - jennysk, Nov 5, 2013