La Palabra Del Dia: "comprar"

Question

comprar ( kohm-prahr' )

verb ( to buy )

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.

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.

.

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

1. strong text¿Ya compraste tu vestido de novia?

Have you already bought your wedding dress?

2. Después de retirarse, mis padres compraron una casa en Belize.

After retiring, my parents bought a house in Belize.

Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2015

Hola mi amor, ¿ Qué más? - ray76, Mar 9, 2015

Hola amigos. xoxo - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Hola Amby! Gracias xoxo ;-)!! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Hola JR. de nada. xo - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Hola, Amber. Picture reminds me of some who "pay it forward" I've been a recipient of that. At least it makes me feel a little less hateful towards this world so a little kindness does go a long way. - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Hola Missy. i know what you mean. ♥ - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

I - rac1, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 1

No puede comprarse el amor con dinero, pero hace leña buena...

Money can't buy you love, but it makes excellent kindling...

And there was me thinking you were a Scot ;))) - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2015

My good man, I'll find you some better kindlling, you send me the notes over here! - annierats, Mar 9, 2015

Somehow I can't see you burning money. - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Sometimes the way money flys out of my wallet, it seems like I might as well burn it :-)!!!! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

with two entries about money, I'm staring to get the feeling you don't like money. I need some...can you send some my way? - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Maybe you have "money to burn" Hmmmmmmmm? - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

just to add something. I don't like money and I wish I agreed with this entry 100% but money exists, like it or not, and it sets the stage to make more things possible. Certainly wouldn't burn it. - Sassette, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 2

Tengo hambre. Voy a comprarme una docena de tacos y comérmelos todos. ¡Yum!

I'm hungry. I'm going to buy me a dozen tacos and eat 'em all up. Yum!

Hola amiga.Great picture!. - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Hopefully unlike her, you'll get some in your mouth :-)!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

She eats like I do when forced to eat in Rotten Ronnie's. :) - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2015

Sometimes they really do fall apart like that. lol - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

That's not a real taco u.u I will take some pics and share them with you guys, for the sake of the real taco culture :9 - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

ps I can vote now! Have my first vote :3 - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Thanks for the vote. I know what a real taco looks like. I make really good ones, I just thought the pic was funny! :) - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

It actually is haha - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

It's what a taco looks like here - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

¡rico! - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 3

Cuando voy de compras para mis padres, trato de llevar todo lo que he comprado hasta tres tramos de escaleras en un solo viaje.

Cuando hago las compras para mis padres, trato de llevar todo lo que he comprado hast tres tramos de escaleras en un solo viaje. Gracias, Georgeir

When I go shopping for my parents, I try to bring everything that I bought up three flights of stairs in one trip.

Cuidado :-)!!! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Mar 9, 2015

I live in a third floor apartment and I try doing this too. jejeje - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

I would translate "I go shopping for my parents" like this: "Hago las compras para mis padres" because "go shopping for" is a modal verb and not all of them can be translated textually :) - - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Según los libros de texto que usamos en los E.U.A. "ir de compras" es una buena expresión, Y yo estoy de acuerdo. Lo que has puesto no está mal tampoco. Are we Spaniards all that different from you guys? - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

Ir de compras is a very common expression in Spain. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015

Gracias, and even if we use the other expression it would be: "Cuando les hago las compras a mis padres---". Big sigh!! I guess Spaniards "are" different. :) - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

I have to go up three floors too, Rac. - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Muchas gracias Georgeir, Dani y Annie - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Whoops, I said that in my sentence, Rac. Thanks everyone! - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Sorry for the confusion I caused here, I suggested another sentence because of the "para" in the "ir de comprar para" part. You can say "Ir de comprar para cocinar" among other examples - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

You haven't caused confusion, amigo. Thanks for the corrections. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

I will put your sentence in also, Thanks, Georgeir. - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Seeing Daniela and georgier slug it out has been very entertaining. When will round 2 come up? - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

I feel kinda bad for giving you that feeling, @Daniela2041 pointed out the best translation in her last comment - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 4

No me gustan los tacos que compré, por lo tanto hice algunos tacos mexicanos - que no son como los de "Del Taco" ¡Disfrutad! (or "Disfruten--for you Latin Americans)

I don't like the tacos that I bought so I made some Mexican tacos that are not like the ones from "Del Taco" Enjoy!

:') - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Yum, tengo hambre ahora - sanlee, Mar 9, 2015

Now those, I'll eat. Yum! - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

¡rico! - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

I see that you like soft ones . - ray76, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 5

Como la camioneta para llevar nuestras cosas a España llegará mañana al amanecer, no voy a comprar ni una sola cosa más en este país.

As the removals van that is taking our stuff to Spain is arriving at dawn tomorrow, I'm not going to buy a single thing more in this country.

As we say here, I'm nobly jealous that you're going to Spain. :) - Manity, Mar 9, 2015

Won't be long now. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Can I come to your yard sale? - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Can I sneak on the truck, please, please, please? - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

Yes, Daniela, as long as you don't get seasick. Too late for yardsales, whichwe don't really have over here. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015

:) - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Hey, Annie I'm a Marine (reserve officer now)--we go on land and sea, when we go. I positively can not get seasick. - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

Que emocionante, annie!! Buen viaje! - jennysk, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 6

Si tuviera diez millón dólares, compraría muchas casas para la gente sin hogar.

If I had ten million dollars I would buy many houses for homeless people.

Good sentiment. I wish I had money to buy houses for the homeless as well. - languagenut, Mar 9, 2015

Yes, you're a wonderful person for thinking it, Jenny. - Manity, Mar 9, 2015

Noble sentence! - annierats, Mar 9, 2015

I would too. I hate seeing people homeless. - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Here the homeless keep putting up "tent cities", and the police keep taking them down!!!! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Very rich people in the US anyway donate a smaller percentage of their money for causes than those with less. While religious people can be less accepting of people of diversity :(( , regular Church goers seem to give the most. - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

I know you don't care about votes (wish I was like you) but it's nice to see you getting the votes today. Since you post very late a lot you typically don't get the votes you deserve. - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Hi Tipa, this time I was up late and so was (almost) first to post (Ian just beat me). - jennysk, Mar 9, 2015

This sentence is practice of a form I just learnt, imperfect subjunctive in the first part, then conditional. Pretty flash,hey?? - jennysk, Mar 9, 2015

@jennysk practicing this ups the challenge and the reward of working towards mastering the language. - Sassette, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 7

Hay cosas que no puedes comprar aunque tengas mucho dinero.

There are things that you can't buy even if you have a lot of money.

Very nice, Porcu! - Manity, Mar 9, 2015

:) - Raja-jani, Mar 9, 2015

Very good sentence, Porcu. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Excellent porcu :-)! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Los amigos que se compran con dinero desaparecen cuando desaparece el dinero. - Daniela2041, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 8

Su papá le compró unos zapatos nuevos, porque los viejos ya no le quedaban.

His dad bought him a new pair of shoes, because the old ones didn't fit him any more.

Aww cariño lamito. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

:-) - LuisCache, Mar 9, 2015

Yet another great sentence from you, Luis, you always manage to expand our horizons a bit further. :) - Manity, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 9

La alegría se puede encontrar dondequiera que vayas pero no hay ningún atajo hacia ella. Por eso creo que es un poco triste que algunas personas necesiten comprar cosas, o sea, recurrir a la terapia de compras, para levantar el ánimo; esto me parece un sustituto inadecuado.

Joy can be found wherever you go but there is no shortcut to it. Because of this I think it's a bit sad that some people need to buy things, i.e. resort to retail therapy, to lift their spirits; it seems an inadequate substitute.

I'm impressed, Manity. - annierats, Mar 9, 2015

hehehehe - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

That's why I don't care for matierialistic people :-)! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Es verdad, Manity. - jennysk, Mar 10, 2015

Jejejejeje - katydew, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 10

Le compré esta bici a un amigo.

I bought this bike from a friend.

Quiero comprarles un regalo.

I want to buy them a present.

¿Me lo compras?

Will you buy it for me?

Muy bien. Un buen ejercicio para usar del objeto directo. - languagenut, Mar 9, 2015

How much do you need? - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

I heard annierats has one for cheap :-)! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2015

Great examples, Ian! - LuisCache, Mar 9, 2015

:) - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 11

Muchas mujeres están comprando el nuevo perfume de Shakira, Rock!, porque ella se ascoció con Los Pitufos.

Many women are buying Shakira's new perfume, Rock!, because she teamed up with Smurfs.

Jejeje that's cute. - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 12

Tengo que comprar un nuevo coche.

I have to buy a new car.

Looks like that one has seen better days. - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 13

Cuando uno se casa y se muda en una casa nueva, se comenzan por comprarles todo el mundo, y con el paso del tiempo se da cuenta de que lo unico que realmente necesitaban todo ese tiempo era el uno al otro; pero creo que eso pasa porque para entonces ya se han comprado toda clase de cosas relevantes.

When you marry and move into a new house, you buy this and you buy that, and its not until many months later that you realize, all you really need is each other. But I think it's mainly because by then you have already bought everything else you could need.

Houses get junkie looking at that point. lol - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

"You buy this and you buy that" translates into "compran esto y aquello". And you are mixing the subjects of your sentences(because "you" can be plural and singular in English), try to conjugate all the verbs for "ustedes" (se casan, se mudan, comienzan) - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

ps I loved your quote, reminded me of someone who is very special to me... - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Wise words. :) - Manity, Mar 10, 2015

Answer 14

Estoy contenta DE que dejó de nevar porque tengo que ir a la tienda con el fin comprar una tarjeta de cumpleaños y una tarjeta de condolencia.

I'm glad it stopped snowing because I have to go to the store to buy a birthday card and a sympathy card.

Amazing sentence! ((: - nanai, Mar 9, 2015

Gracias. But should it be "DE que" and should "dejó" be subjunctive? - AnnRon, Mar 9, 2015

You can use "...de que dejó..." or "...porque dejó..." , the rest is cool :) - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

Thanks, george. - AnnRon, Mar 9, 2015

I know you will be happy for Spring. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Hmmm. you got me fantasizing. If I die on my birthday later this month do I get 2 cards...a birthday card and a condolence card too? 2 cards and an exit from this living hell. - Sassette, Mar 9, 2015

Answer 15

¡Ojalá que yo pudiera comprar tiempo. Así tendría más tiempo para aprender español!

I wish I could buy time. Then I would have more time to learn Spanish! corrected sentence in bold

You did it well on the first sentence, but the second one should be like this: "Así tendría más tiempo para aprender español" - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

It's ok to say "así yo tendría" or "entonces yo tendría" - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

In this conditional you always have to use the subjunctive of the verb next to the "if" statement, then you have to use the indicative verb for the second part of the conditional: "Si yo tuviera más dinero, tendría más alegrías" - georgeir, Mar 9, 2015

These are like mini lessons for me. Thank you George and Luis too...:) - rac1, Mar 9, 2015

Gracias Georgeir por los correciones. I will correct the sentence now. - earlyspanishspeaker, Mar 10, 2015

thanks georgeir for deepening my understanding of the conditional and subjunctive. And Luis too, of course. (I sound like rac1, don't I?) - Sassette, Mar 10, 2015

Challenging and meaningful, very well done! :) - Manity, Mar 10, 2015