La Palabra Del Dia: "tocar"
tocar ( toh-kahr' )
verb ( to touch; to play (an instrument) )
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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.
Examples:
1. Por favor, les pedimos que no toquen ningunos de los productos.
We would ask you please not to touch any of the products.
2. Zach Condon, de la banda Beirut, puede tocar el fliscorno, el ukelele, la trompeta y el acordeón, entre otros instrumentos.
Zach Condon, of the band Beirut, can play the flugelhorn, the ukelele, the trumpet, and the accordion, among other instruments.
20 Answers
When some people play an instrument, the result is anything but heavenly...
Cuando algunas personas tocan un instrumento, el resultado es cualquier cosa menos divino...
Me gustaría si el alcade o quienquiera que es sea responsable pudiera contratar a los músicos callejeros para que toquen en las calles y en los parques. Así podríamos gozar de su música más a menudo seguido, mientras que ellos recibirían algo más cerca de cercano a lo que se merecen.
I would like it if the mayor or whoever is responsible could hire the street musicians to play in the streets and parks. In this way we could enjoy their music more often, while they would receive something closer to what they deserve.
¡Espero conseguir una buena tarjeta, cuando me toque!
I hope to get a good card , when it's my turn to play.
Cuando vamos a la casa de mi hija todo el mundo toca un instrumento. Mi yerno toca la guitarra, violonchelo o gaitas el violonchelo o la gaita Mi hija toca el piano, la mandolina o el bajo. Mi esposo toca la guitarra o el bajo. Yo toco el piano, la armónica o el ukelele y mi nieta juega con los las maracas o la pandereta.
Muchísimas gracias, Tiempo 
When we go to my daughter's house everyone plays an instrument. My son-in-law plays the guitar, cello or bagpipes. My daughter plays the piano, mandolin or bass. My husband plays the guitar or bass. I play the piano, harmonica or ukulele and my granddaughter plays the maracas or the tamborine.
Es asombroso cómo las palabras pueden tocar al corazón.
It´s amazing how words can touch a heart.
Cuando a uno no le toca vivir lo que la "libertad y la democracia" acarrean, es bastante fácil creerse "civilizado".
If you don't really have to live through the consequences of "freedom and democracy", it's very easy to think you're "civilised".
¡ Ojalá que me tocara la lotería! Pero como no he tenido ninguna suerte apostando en los juegos de azar y no he ganado nunca, no compro los tickets, y por eso creo que necesitaría una suerte enorme para encontrar algún billete tirado en el suelo, y que ese mismo ticket sea el ganador.
If only I would win the lottery! But as I have never had the slightest luck betting on games of chance and have never won, I don't buy tickets, and because of this I think I would need an enormous amount of luck in order to find a ticket , which has been thrown away, on the ground, and then for this very ticket to be the winning one.
Mucho niños aprenden a tocar instrumentos musicales an las iglesias.
Many children learn how to play musical instruments in the church.
De niño, la escuela primaria trató de enseñarme a tocar la guitarra y la flauta, y, de lo que recuerdo, era fue un fracaso. En el pasado solía evitar las cosas para las que no inmediatamente mostraba inmediatamente talento (pero he hecho una excepción para aprender español), pero la armada hizo un intento a por enseñarme a marchar siguiendo el mismo ritmo con otros los demás y se hizo obvio que no tengo un sentido natural del ritmo, y por eso sospecho que mi decisión de dejar de aprender la música era una fue buena.
As a child, my elementary school tried to teach me to play the guitar and the flute, and, from what I remember it was a failure. In the past I used to avoid things for which I did not immediately show talent (but I have made an exception in order to learn Spanish), but the Navy made a try at teaching me to march in step with others and it became obvious that I have no natural sense of rhythm, and so I suspect that my decision to abandon learning music was a good one.
Me temo que si este gato toca el piano , la música será de todos modos maullidos.
I am afraid that if this cat plays the piano, the music will be anyway caterwauling.
Últimamente parece que si yo simplemente toco mi equipo, se dejará deja de functionar.
Lately it seems that if I simply touch my computer, it stops working.
Me toca a mí para tocar el instumento, pero no estoy seguro si puedo hacer la música buena.
It's my turn to play the instrument, but I'm not sure if I can make good music.
Hay gente que no toca la comida, pero en su lugar usa cuchara, tenedor y cuchillo para comer. ¿Has oído de esto antes?
There are people who don’t touch the food, but instead they use knife, fork, and spoon for eating. Have you heard of this before?
¿Roja? ¡Pero si ni siquiera lo toqué!
Red? But if I didn't even touch him!
No me toques así, ¿oiste?
Don't touch me like that, ya hear?
¡Jaja!
Haha!
