La Palabra Del Dia: "decir"
decir ( deh-seer' )
verb ( to say; to tell )
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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.
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Examples:
1. Helen Keller dijo una vez que "la vida o es una aventura temeraria o no es nada."
Helen Keller once said that "life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
2. Yo siempre les digo "Buenos días" a todos mis colegas.
I always say "Good morning" to all of my coworkers.
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19 Answers
Necesito decirte algo.
¡Dímelo todo!
Él me dijo que te ama.
¡¿No me digas?!
¡Sí. pero no te lo vuelvo a decir!
Por qué no me dijiste dijo esto antes?
Ya he dicho demasiado ya.
I need to tell you something.
Tell me everything.
He told me she loves you.
You don't say!
Yes, but I'm not going to say it again!
Why did you not tell me this before?
I have said too much already.
La profesora nos ha dicho muchas veces que tenemos que grabar los verbos españoles de memoria.
Our teacher has told us many times that we must learn the Spanish verbs by heart.
La cosa que un pajarito me lo dijo recorrío viajó muy lejos.
The thing a little birdie told me traveled very far.
Muchas gracias, Tiempo
¿Qué me dices de Taco Bell? ¿Quieres ir a comer allá?
And what about Taco Bell? Want to eat there?
(Por supesto Taco Bell sirve comida méxicana)
(Obviously Taco Bell serves Mexican food)
Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.
Birds of a feather, flock together.
¿Te digo un secreto? / Shall I tell you a secret?
Lo de que estoy de vacaciones es un decir, porque vengo a la oficina casi todos los días.
To say I’m on holiday isn’t strictly true because I come in to the office nearly every day.
¡No digas tantas mentiras! / Don’t tell so many lies.
¡Buena noticia! El gobierno de Estados Unidos diga dice que ya no tenemos que preocuparnos sobre el la cantidad de colesterol que existe en nuestro nuestra alimentación. Bueno, la noticia no está es del toda tan buena. Las comidas que contienen altas cantidades de grasas saturadas todavían siguen están siendo consideradas no estar sanas insalubres (or como no saludables) .
Good news! The United States government says that we no longer have to be concerned about the amount of cholesterol that exists in our diet. Well, the news is not all that good. Foods that contain high amounts of saturated fats are still considered not to be healthy.
Graphic says, if I'm accurate, the following: Healthy for the heart? Not at all!
Ayer, el novio de mi hija le pidió que se casara con él, y ella le dijo sí- mientras mi esposa y yo estaban estábamos en un festival de cerveza- y por eso y que como no tengo ni un celular ni facebook, pensaba estaba pensando que no podría felicitarla hasta que mi esposa me recordara recordó que esta hija es la única de los hijos que ha aceptado mi cuenta de mensajes instantáneos de mi iPad. Le envié un mensaje de felicitaciones en español, y me respondió en español, que, aunque no era correcto, era comprensible.
Yesterday, my daughter's boyfriend asked her to marry him, and she said yes- while my wife and I were at a beer festival- and because I do not have a cell phone nor facebook , I was thinking that I would not be able to congratulate her until my wife reminded me that this daughter is the only one of the children that has accepted my Instant Message account from my iPad. I sent her a message of congratulations in Spanish, and she responded in Spanish that, even though it was not correct, was understandable.
He proposed to her on horseback- if you are wondering what the background is (this is the actual ring):
En los caminos pasa a menudo que los automovilistas dicen groserías, pero es importante que no lo hagan cuando los niños están presentes.
On the roads it often happens that motorists say vulgarities, but it is important that they don't do it when children are at present.
.."it often happens"..... "important that they don't do it when children are present."
I love Leo, He is my baby, so to speak..
Amo a Leo. Es mi bebé, por así decirlo..
Te dije pero no entendiste. Creo que es por mi acento. Sin duda, necesito practicar más.
I told you but you did not understand. I think it is because of my accent. No doubt I need more practice.
Déjame decirte algo muy importante.
Let me tell you something very important.
Si te lo diga digo, tendría que matarte.
El año pasado, nuestra profesora de español nos dijo que no debemos decir "es posible", sino "se puede" en su lugar. Pero en SpanishDict a menudo leo esta expresión , "es posible" , usado por hispanohablantes. ¡Por favor, decidme lo que creéis! (O sin vosotros, diganme lo que creen).
Last year, our Spanish teacher told us that we should not say "es posible" , but "se puede" instead. But in SpanishDict often I read this expression , "es posible", used by Spanish speakers. Please, tell me what you think!
Siempre he dicho que los bisontes que veo son flacos y raquíticos, ¡pero este bisonte es un mamífero de aspecto hermoso! Vive en la reserva conservación de Whiterock en el condado de Guthrie, Coon Rapids, Iowa.
I've always said that the bison that I see are skinny and scrawny, but this bison is a beautiful looking mammal! He lives at the Whiterock Conservancy in Guthrie County, Coon Rapids, Iowa.
