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La Palabra Del Dia: "mesa"

La Palabra Del Dia: "mesa"

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mesa ( meh'-sah )

noun ( table )

I am pleased to announce that we now have an official corrector for the Spanish sentences. Please join me in welcoming georgeir. Welcome and thank you, georgeir! Please edit your entries according to his suggestions.

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Also, I would like to thank all those that have so graciously donated their time in helping us with the Spanish corrections. Cordobesa, Dani, Julian, Luis, tiempo_de_es, Jimmy, Gex-Thunderstrom, leumas11, txustaboy, LuisCache, FELIZ77, Jubilado, billygoat, annierats, Neox, Kiwi, Josuele, diagonx and anyone else that has helped. Hopefully, I haven't left anyone out. Thank you all. Your corrections are invaluable.

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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. Dejé tu correo sobre la mesa.

I left your mail on top of the table.

2. La legendaria Mesa Redonda del rey Arturo aparece por primera vez en "Roman de Brut" del poeta Wace.

The legendary Round Table of King Arthur appears for the first time in "Roman de Brut" by the poet Wace.

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updated Mar 11, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
oh I didn't realize george was the new oficial corrector lol I'm done here ^^ - Pablo064, Mar 8, 2015
He volunteered... I hope you will still help too. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
@tiempo - All help is much appreciated. When someone wants to be the official corrector it is great for us to know. - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Hola guapita! Have a happy and relaxing Sunday :-)!!!! Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
@tiempo I know you were kidding, but even if others help, which is great, you are still an angel. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
Me encanta las cataratas del SD. (I don't think encantan is used because waterfalls in this sentence is referring to one waterfall. Correct me if I'm wrong.) - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
Hola Ian xo - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Hola JR. Thank you, you do the same. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Hola Missy. ♥♥ - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
I think correcting our sentences is a lot of work, so I hope both tiempo and georgeir can continue to help us. Muchas gracias a los dos! - jennysk, Mar 8, 2015

15 Answers

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When families eat around a table, it is heart-warming and promotes conversation.

Cuando las familias comen alrededor de rodeado una mesa, es sea grato y promueve conversación.

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updated Mar 11, 2015
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
There is something very special about breaking bread together. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
I agree, family meals are truly imoportant. - annierats, Mar 8, 2015
It is a practice that is fading away :-(! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
didn't know grato. thanks. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
Hi! the right way to say "around a table" is "alrededor de" , and "It is" translates into "Es" + (masculine/femenine) adjective & complements: "...es grato y promueve conversaciĂłn" - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
Me gusta tew respuesta: ) - Ranman, Mar 8, 2015
Georgeir, gracias por tu ayuda. - katydew, Mar 9, 2015
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Estoy muy cómodo pedirpediendo una la comida en este Burger King y comerlo comiéndolo en una de las mesas en el restaurante. Nosotros transexuales son somos amados y apreciados en este Burger King.

I am very comfortable ordering a meal at this Burger King and eating it at one of the tables in the restaurant. We transsexuals are loved and appreciated at this Burger King.

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updated Mar 9, 2015
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
This owner has guts :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
It's a shame that even has to be said. You should be welcomed everywhere. ♥ - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Come on, folks. Let's be nice to each other with the voting. Everyone deserves at least 5 to get that good answer badge. Not happy with my results yesterday but even more alarming is how many didn't even get 5. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
It's frustrating that there's voting on this site. This is a learning site where the focus should be on sharing and learning. This isn't a popularity contest or an election. I don't see where voting fits in. I will submit a feedback to SD on this - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
...though I doubt they'll get rid of it. If, by chance, anyone feels the same please provide feedback to SD on this. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
You have 4 now amiga. xx - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Hi TipaGal, you should use gerund in your translation too: "pidiendo" y "comiendo". "Nosotros" is a plural noun so you should say "Nosotros somos". PS I couldn't agree more with @rac1 :/ - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
I'll vote for you: ) - Ranman, Mar 8, 2015
I hionestly don't even notice whether I get votes or not, it's not important. I agree it's not part of the learning process, but if some people enjoy it that's ok with me. - jennysk, Mar 8, 2015
:) - annierats, Mar 9, 2015
Estoy contenta, o, es a mi gusto, creo. I don't think comodo works, but I may be wrong. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015
@georgeir and @annierats Thanks for corrections georgeir. Thanks for suggestion, annie. I'm guessing it can work but it's risky business going against you. If anyone sees this can I get confirmation on the use of "cĂłmodo"? - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015
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No pongas los pies en la mesa.

Don’t put your feet on the table.

¿Nos sentamos a la mesa?

Shall we sit at the table?

updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by ian-hill
Gracias por los ejemplos amigo :) - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
Hola Sir ian :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Hola Sir ian-hill - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
Yes, we shall. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Pretty nice (y) - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
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The Ozark Mountains are actually an eroded plateau.

Las Montañas Ozark son en realidad una mesa eroianada.

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updated Mar 26, 2015
posted by Ranman
It's beautiful there. - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
Hwy 62 goes from New Mexico through Eureka: ) - Ranman, Mar 8, 2015
The Osage Indians were living there when DeSoto and his men came in 1941. - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Sorry, 1541. big difference. - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Is that yew on the ledge? - katydew, Mar 8, 2015
I don't have a clew who that is on the bluff: ) - Ranman, Mar 8, 2015
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Anoche fui a una cena de despedida con los amigos de mi clase de español y disfrutamos mucho de la sobremesa .

Last night I went to a farewell supper with my friends from my Spanish class and we really enjoyed chatting after the meal.

updated Mar 9, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Have some hair of the dog annie ;-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
Sobremesa .. good word - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
sobremesa...didn't know it. thanks. I wonder if Spaanish is the same language as Spanish. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
I had just learned that word, "sobremesa" and a few others that many non-natives probably don't know. I love learning new words for things. :):) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Are you off to Spain very soon? - jennysk, Mar 8, 2015
Tomorrow, Jenny, or , at least we have to be out of our house tomorrow and start the journey. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015
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Cuando tiene niños y tiene que alimentarlos, la mesa está un lio depués de la cena cada noche...

When you have kids and have to feed them, the dinner table is a mess afterwards every evening...

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updated Mar 10, 2015
posted by Faldaesque
Si .. es verdad. - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
That's why these days they just get their own little table :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
Food is fun. :) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
How incredibly cute! Jr. you still have to clean the little mesa..jeje - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Hi! "The table is" translates into "La mesa es" C: - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
Why 'ser' in this case, Georgeir, when it's only messy after dinner & not by nature? 'Estar' seems to make more sense... - Faldaesque, Mar 8, 2015
I really hope someone will clarify the verb that goes with lĂ­o. What I've found so far: "ser un lĂ­o" seems to be a set phrase, I can't find even a single "estar un lĂ­o". However, I found a few "estar siendo un lĂ­o" and... - Manity, Mar 9, 2015
... I think I "grok" its meaning but I can't explain it. Any help with that would be much appreciated! :) - Manity, Mar 9, 2015
Maybe 'ser' refers more to 'lĂ­o', being 'messy' by nature, & exclamatory / emphatic, a little like the French,'quel bordel'... - Faldaesque, Mar 9, 2015
Está hecho un lío, o está enliada, but maybe that refers only to when youre in a tricky situation, rther than making a mess. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015
Well, you can say "después de comer la mesa queda hecha un lío"(this one is hardest among my first suggestion) or "la mesa está hecha un lío" or "la mesa es un lío". - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015
Thanks, George, I really like your suggestions. This clears things up a bit! :) - Manity, Mar 10, 2015
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Mis abuelos tenían un reloj de mesa en su casa y ahora todos los relojes antiguos me recuerdan a ellos.

My grandparents had a table clock in their home and now all the antique clocks remind me of them.

updated Mar 9, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Good memories, eh Porcu? Perfect English! ♥ - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Hi! You should use "recuerdas a" because you are not talking about ownership :) - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Mar 9, 2015
Gracias Georgeir - porcupine7, Mar 9, 2015
Awww. Perfect. :) - Manity, Mar 9, 2015
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He oido el refran "mi casa es su casa" muchas veces pero hombres pobres como yo quienes no tienen su propia casa puedan usar otras cosas en este refrán en vez de casa .. como .. "mi mesa es tu mesa" .. jeje..

I have heard the saying "mi casa es tu casa" many times in spanish .. but for poor people like me who don't have their own house,, they can use some other petty objects in the saying .. for example "mi mesa es tu mesa" haha ..

updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by Joydeep_Singh
:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Jimmy "casa" = anywhere you happen to be living. - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Yes Ian ... but I live in someone's heart .. no room for anyone else there .. hehe :) - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
...or my cubical is your cubical :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
jeje .. - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
creative insight. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
I don't have my own house...lol - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
This one is very funny XD (And it is well constructed) - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
Thanks friends :) - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
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Esta formación de la tierra se llama una mesa.

This land formation is called a mesa.

updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by Jraider
I am thinking about Mesa, AZ :) - Raja-jani, Mar 8, 2015
Ponemos la tapa de la mesa sobre ella. - Sassette, Mar 8, 2015
Don't mess with my mesa... - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
And thus, Mesa, AZ. - katydew, Mar 8, 2015
This one is in New Mexico :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
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Cuando tengo una cargazón de cabeza, pongo mi cabeza en la mesa ..

Whem I have a heavy head I put my head on the table ..

updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by Joydeep_Singh
I feel like that today, the party last night was rather good. - annierats, Mar 8, 2015
Good Annie .. seems you had too many drinks in the party .. jeje - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
:) - annierats, Mar 8, 2015
You might need more sleep. - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Good use of cargazĂłn de cabeza ;) - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015
Thanks dear - Joydeep_Singh, Mar 8, 2015
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Después de nuestro incidente del escape en la tubería, mi esposa ha decidido que yo debería limpiar el garaje entero, y casi he quitado la mesa de billar (es una pequeña) y la mesa de hockey de aire de todos mis proyectos inacabados, y quizás cuando ella regrese a casa esta noche podamos jugar al billar, pero ahora hay un montón de cosas con las que ella debe tratar en la encimera (mesada, barra...) de la cocina.

After our incident with the leak in the pipe, my wife has decided that I should clean the whole garage, and I have almost cleared all my unfinished projects off the pool table (it is a little one) and the air hockey table, and perhaps when she returns home tonight we can play pool, but now there is a pile of things that she has to deal with on the countertop in the kitchen.

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updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by bosquederoble
You need more elbow room :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2015
Even when I am done, my real garage will not look as good as the one in this picture. :( - bosquederoble, Mar 8, 2015
Maybe it's time to remodel....lol - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Gosh, your sentences. :) But where's tiempo? - Manity, Mar 9, 2015
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necesito encontrar una mesa de trabajo.

I need to find a worktable.

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updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by jphip
Is one like that big enough? - rac1, Mar 9, 2015
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"¡Poned la mesa!" dijo la madre a sus hijos. "No mamá!" respondieron los hijos, "Queremos comer enfrente de la televisón!"

"Set the table!" said the mother to her children. "No mum!" replied the children "We want to eat in front of the television!"

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updated Mar 9, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
We could have popcorn or another snack when watching TV, but not dinner. - rac1, Mar 9, 2015
Ay, this picture is so sad. How quickly the times have changed. - Manity, Mar 9, 2015
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A mi me gusta una mesa completo de la comida que está lista para ser disfrutada.

I love seeing a table full of food that is ready to be enjoyed.

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updated Mar 9, 2015
posted by Findy
Looks wonderful. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2015
Oh yes! - rac1, Mar 9, 2015
You can translate "I love seeing" into "Me encanta ver" or "Me encanta mirar" because it's wrong to say "Me encanta mirando" (it really sounds bad) - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015
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“¿Quisiera usted estar sentado en una mesa o una cabina?” “Esa mesa alta, por favor”.

“Would you like to be seated at a table or a booth?” “That high table, please.”

updated Mar 9, 2015
edited by Raja-jani
posted by Raja-jani
I'll take the booth. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015
Hi! You should say "sentado en". - georgeir, Mar 8, 2015