La Palabra Del Dia: "aprender"
aprender ( ah-prehn-dehr' )
verb ( to learn )
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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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1. Es normal sentirte frustrado cuando estás aprendiendo un idioma nuevo pero, ¡no te des por vencido!
It's normal to feel frustrated when you're learning a new language, but don't give up!
2. Eduardo nunca aprendió a montar en bicicleta.
Eduardo never learned to ride a bike.
18 Answers
Deberíamos aprender a respetar uno al otro, independientemente de nuestras diferencias.
We should learn to respect each other, irrespective of our differences.
Quiero aprender cómo complacer a los hombres.
I want to learn how to please men.
Cuanto más aprendemos del mundo, lo más nos damos cuenta de cuánto de verdad ignoramos.
The more we learn about the world, the more we realize how much we truly don't know.
Cuando dejamos de aprender, dejamos de vivir.
When you stop learning, you stop living.
Learning how to play an instrument is not a simple task.
Aprender a tocar un instrumento no es una tarea sencilla.
Aprendamos tanto más *Aprendemos mucho más** cuando los ojos y las orejas sean abiertos y la boca cerrada.
O mejor dicho: Aprendemos mucho más cuando nuestros ojos y oídos están abiertos y nuestra boca cerrada. Muchísimas gracias a nuestro nuevo amigo mexicano y hispanohablante, muchísimo bienvenido al foro y al sitio en mi opinión.
We learn so much more* when our eyes and ears are open and our mouth closed.
*Of course indicative, where is my brain? and thank you Luis!
Aunque nuestro primero instinto cuando nuestros hijos se meten en lío es salvarlos y resolverles la situación, es importante que ellos aprendan que sus acciones tienen consecuencias; por eso debemos decidir inteligentemente cuándo deberíamos ayudarlos y cuándo deberíamos dejarlos que traten con sus propios problemas.
Although our first instinct when our children get themselves in a tight spot is to save them and solve the problem for them, it is important that they learn that their actions have consequences; therefore we must decide intelligently when we should help them and when we should leave them to deal with their own problems.
¡Es hora de aprender------hebreo!
It's time to learn ----------Hebrew!
Había una vez una viejecita que estudiaba hebreo. Un día una nieta le pregunta: "Abuelita ¿por qué estudias hebreo? Contestó la vieja: "Pues, es cierto que no voy a pasar mucho más tiempo aquí, y cuando llegue a la Gloria, quiero hablarle a Dios en su lengua materna.
Once upon a time there was a little old lady who studied Hebrew. One day a granddaughter asks her, "Grandma, why are you studying Hebrew? The old lady replied, "Well, it's for sure I'm not going to spend much more time here, and when I get to Glory, I want to speak to God in his mother tongue.
Qué buena sería la vida, si la humanidad aprendiera de su pasado.
How good life would be, if mankind would learn from its past.
Creo que nuestras vidas y nuestras sociedades serían muy diferentes si no aprendiéramos a leer. La habilidad a leer es fundamental en la vida moderna. Todo el mundo ahora puede encontrar información sobre todo. Sin embargo, todavia se necesita inteligencia para utilizar la información sabiamente.
I think that our lives and our societies would be very different if we did not learn to read. The ability to read is fundamental to modern life. Everyone now can find information about everything. However, intelligence is still necessary to use the information wisely.
Lo aprendí español en la escuela, pero olvidó mas. Que viene de nuevo a mí ahora.
I learned Spanish in school, but forgot much. It's coming back to me now.
Aprender a prender un cigarro es el beso de la muerte.
Learning to light a cigarette is the kiss of death.
Nunca estas demasiado viejo para aprender. El aprendizaje nunca debería terminar. Para mí, la cosa siguiente para aprender es bailar.
You are never too old to learn. Learning should never end. For me, the next thing to learn is dancing.
Si, como yo, quisieras ser viñero, hay que aprender muchas cosas sobre la producción del vino porque las cosas han cambiado y el público ya no quiere beber el vino malo.
If, like me, you would like to be a wine producer, there is a lot to be learnt about wine production, because things have changed and the general public no longer wants to drink bad wine.
¿Cuál es el secreto de aprender algo? Disfrute del proceso y no tenga miedo de cometer errores.
What is the secret of learning something? Enjoy the process and don't be afraid of making mistakes.
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