Home
Q&A
La Palabra Del Dia: "cotidiano"

La Palabra Del Dia: "cotidiano"

11
votes

cotidiano ( koh-tee-dee-ah'-noh )

adjective ( daily, everyday )

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

enter image description here

Examples:

1. Yo prefiero pinturas de la vida cotidiana, como las de Vermeer, más que obras expresionistas.

I prefer paintings of everyday life, such as Vermeer's, more than expressionist works.

2. Si mi hermana no se toma su siesta cotidiana, se pone de un humor negro.

If my sister doesn't take her daily nap, she gets into a foul mood.

enter image description here

4748 views
updated Mar 10, 2014
posted by rac1
Good morning annie...I hope the sun in shining in the Big Easy. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
Buenos días Annie :) - Neox, Mar 8, 2014
Unfortunately, it isn't right now. :( - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Buenos dias guapo. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
I still enjoy this thread. I don't always say so, but I always appreciate it being steady on this site - you are great at keeping it up. Much appreciated. - katydew, Mar 8, 2014
Buenos días Annie , how great to see your lovely down to earth self , thank you for being here . - ray76, Mar 8, 2014
Thank you Katy and Ray! ♥♥ - rac1, Mar 8, 2014

18 Answers

12
votes

Hiking with my dog is part of my daily routine.

Caminar con mi perro es un parte de mi escena cotidiana.

enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2014
edited by 007c5fc1
posted by 007c5fc1
I love to hike! - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Nice! - 201286, Mar 8, 2014
I hope you may enjoy many more walks with your dear friend! - Aranjuez12, Mar 8, 2014
...es parte de mi.... :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
How about posting the picture of your dog here? It is a lucky dog to have you as its owner. - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
Muchas gracias nelson. - 007c5fc1, Mar 9, 2014
Hi joygogo...there he is :-) - 007c5fc1, Mar 9, 2014
That is very nice and relaxing daily routine. Hello Mag :-) - 00b5f6c6, Mar 9, 2014
Hola, margherite. Wow, it looks like a big handsome dog! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
he looks great , theres only one thing on his mind! - aocroc, Mar 9, 2014
Pity we can't walk our dogs together. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
10
votes

Para algunos de nosotros, meterse en problemas es un hecho cotidiano.
For some of us, getting into trouble is an everyday occurrence.

cotidiano

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by jrschenk
posted by jrschenk
Cats are experts at it. jeje - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
I like it, picture and sentences. - annierats, Mar 8, 2014
Very true! And what an impressive photo! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2014
10
votes

De vez en cuando es una buena idea el cambiar nuestras rutinas cotidianas que nos aburren tanto. Hoy fuimos al parque nacional de Exmoor y vimos algunos de los ponis medio salvajes que viven allí.

Sometimes it's a good idea to make a change to our daily routine which can bore us so. Today we went to Exmoor National park and saw some of the semi-wild Exmoor ponies that live there.

enter image description here

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
It really helps. - katydew, Mar 8, 2014
Yes, I cheered up, it's a beautiful spring day and it was lovely to go up there. Skylarks singing, frogspawn and I saw 6 red deer, but I didn't have time to take a photo of those. - annierats, Mar 8, 2014
What a great idea, Annie. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Spring? What is that...I still have 5 feet of snow in my yard. I'm so envious annie. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
That's what I usually do :) - 201286, Mar 8, 2014
I definitely have to show my oldest one this picture in the morning....she'll love it! - Aranjuez12, Mar 8, 2014
We don't have spring here. What we get is Freezing, Not so Freezing, Boiling, and then we're back to Freezing :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 8, 2014
el cambiar ... que nos aburren tanto... medio salvajes... :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
Yes, as you suggested, we should add some fresh favor to the normal life. - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
Gracias, Nelson. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
Fantastic few days here, in the S.W. of England. The sun is shining. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
9
votes

Un poquito de sabiduria cotidiana......

A little bit of daily wisdom......

enter image description here

.......Pues, Aunque......

.......well, Although.....

updated Mar 10, 2014
posted by Aranjuez12
Hahahahahahahaha, I love it!!! - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
jeje....so funny amigo. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
Perfecto! :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 8, 2014
:) right on! - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014
Great post! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
muchas gracias a todo - Aranjuez12, Mar 9, 2014
Great, I like this post ;) - 00b5f6c6, Mar 9, 2014
No idea if it's correct but it's agood thought. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
Funny! Husband joke "When I married Mrs Right, I just didn't know her first name was always!" - GabriellaMonique, Mar 10, 2014
8
votes

Mi risa cotidiano ha llegado todavía.

My daily laugh has not arrived yet.

enter image description here

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Here's my attempt at getting the laugh party started: “I’m sorry” and “I apologize” mean the same thing… except when you’re at a funeral. - katydew, Mar 8, 2014
Lol - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
jaja...ain't that the truth! - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
@ Katya , they are all encompassing comments , but do not say ," I am sorry he is gone " with a twinkle in your eye and a roguish wink. - ray76, Mar 8, 2014
@ Katya , they are all encompassing comments , but do not say ," I am sorry he is gone " with a twinkle in your eye and a roguish wink. - ray76, Mar 8, 2014
Mi risa cotidiana no ha .... :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
Thank you Nelson , lookout for snipers. - ray76, Mar 9, 2014
7
votes

Estaba pensando en hacer unos "vlogs" y subirlos a YouTube. Sería una forma de compartir lo que pasa en mi vida cotidiana aquí en México.

I was thinking about making some vlogs and uploading them to YouTube. It would be a way to share what happens in my daily life here in Mexico.

enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2014
posted by NikkiLR
I have never heard of a vlog before. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
It is short for "video blog". :) - NikkiLR, Mar 8, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014
Just do it, Nikki! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
I might! I need to buy a new memory card, though. :D - NikkiLR, Mar 9, 2014
Just do it! You can. :) - rac1, Mar 10, 2014
7
votes

enter image description here

En las ruinas de las ciudades antiguas de época romana, podemos ver las huellas de la vida cotidiana de la gente

In the ruins of the old cities of roman times, we can see the traces of the people's daily life.

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
This kind of thing is so interesting to me. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
I do too annie...sometimes though when I visit ancient sites, I get a guilty feeling like I'm an intruder. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
Me too - like I am gate crashing something :) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014
In this case, old doesn't translate as anciano. Is antígua. .. las ciudades antíguas. :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
Gracias Nelson - porcupine7, Mar 9, 2014
Nice sentence. I feel more guilty that I get bored with ancent sites rather quickly.. The interesting people have gone. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
7
votes

Give us this day our daily bread.

Danos hoy nuestro pan cotidiano.

o

Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día...

daily bread photo: Our Daily Bread our_daily_bread.jpg

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Hola guapo. xo - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Hola princesa x o - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014
It's like the 'Our Father' .... We usually say: Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día... (It may be a regional variation) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2014
Sunflower bread? - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
6
votes

I look at the SpanishDict website daily because of all of you.

Miro el sitio web de SpanishDict diariamente por todos ustedes.

updated Mar 10, 2014
edited by Ghosthawk
posted by Ghosthawk
Awww, I feel the same about you, Ghosthawk. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
You're so sweet. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
It's true. You guys make learning Spanish interesting for me. You guys make me laugh. I have a good time on this site while learning, and it's because of you. So thank you, for all you're doing for me :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 8, 2014
And you can call me Mia. It sounds kind of weird when you call me Ghosthawk. - Ghosthawk, Mar 8, 2014
Hola, Mia! It's a pretty name, but "Ghosthawk" sounds scary and fierce to me. I also like this website because people here make the learning so fun! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
Awww, so sweet (I'm puking rainbows right now). Nahh, just kidding. thank you Mia. Now the correction: diariamente por todos ustedes. :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
Haha :) Thanks for the correction. - Ghosthawk, Mar 9, 2014
I know it sounds kind of funny, which is why you can call me Mia. Which also isn't my name but a nickname I've got, but that doesn't matter :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 9, 2014
;-) I'll call you Mia too. You have very nice name. - 00b5f6c6, Mar 9, 2014
Thanks :) Even though it's not my real name, just a nickname. I've got a lot of nicknames, but that's my favorite :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 10, 2014
6
votes

Un poco de ingeniosided podría hacer las tareas cotidianas más fáciles.

A little ingenuity could make daily chores easier.

enter image description here

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Can daily chores also be 'aseo cotidiano'? - katydew, Mar 8, 2014
or tareas diarios? Love the picture, love it! - annierats, Mar 8, 2014
Did that work? I love the face on the vacuum cleaner, priceless. - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
More natural: Un poco de ingenio podría hacer las tareas cotidianas más fáciles. :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
I love the pic. :D It reminds me to this: ¿Señor, puedo ver su televisor? -Por supuesto, pero no lo vayas a prender. - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
Nelson, thanks for the joke and the corrections! - katydew, Mar 9, 2014
6
votes

Responder a la pregunta diaria "La Palabra del Día" en SpanishDict es un gran ejercicio cotidiano del cerebro.

Answering the daily question "The Word of the Day" on SpanishDict is a great daily brain workout.

enter image description here

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by joygogo
posted by joygogo
I need that everyday. lol - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
There's a new study out that brain stimulation wards off senility etc. - 007c5fc1, Mar 8, 2014
I've heard of that, too. - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
:) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014
thank you for the comment about my dog. I put his picture there now for you to see him. He is very intelligent. - 007c5fc1, Mar 9, 2014
5
votes

Es bueno hacer cambios en si rutina cotidiana, siempre y cuando no son demasiado extremos.

It's nice to make changes in your daily routine, as long as they are not too extreme.

enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2014
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Good post! - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
Or you've put on weight.. - annierats, Mar 9, 2014
Jajaja - good one, Annie! - Noetol, Mar 9, 2014
Very nice! - rac1, Mar 10, 2014
5
votes

Voy a incluir más deporte como una parte de mi rutina cotidiana y espero que puedo perder algo de peso .

I am going to include more sport as part of my daily routine and I hope to lose some weight.

updated Mar 9, 2014
posted by aocroc
What sport would that be? :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Hi Annie, mmmmm that's a good point, Will have to think about that.. Haha - aocroc, Mar 8, 2014
4
votes

La rutina cotidiana de una ama de casa usually incluye cocinar y limpiar.

The daily routine of a houswife necessarily includes cooking and cleaning.

enter image description here

updated Mar 9, 2014
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
If someone can help me with "houswife" in Spanish? The dictionary says "ama de casa". Is this correct? - 00b5f6c6, Mar 9, 2014
"usually" would work better here. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2014
That's for sure for a "housewife". - joygogo, Mar 9, 2014
Thank you Annie, I was thinking should I use "usually" :) Hello Joygogo ;) - 00b5f6c6, Mar 9, 2014
4
votes

Me gusta hacer mis rutinas cotidianas, si pasa algo diferente me hace poco nerviosa. I like my daily routines , if happening something different makes mi little nervous.

updated Mar 9, 2014
posted by bubamaria
"If something different is happening, it makes me a little nervous." - rac1, Mar 8, 2014
Looks like my english need corectiones more then spanish . Thank you. - bubamaria, Mar 8, 2014
...algo diferente, me pone algo nerviosa :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 9, 2014