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La Palabra Del Dia: "arriba"

La Palabra Del Dia: "arriba"

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arriba ( ah-rree'-bah )

adverb ( up, above; upstairs )

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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. Cuando miré hacia arriba, vi una araña gigantesca en el techo.

When I looked up, I saw a gigantic spider on the ceiling.

2. Sus habitaciones están arriba en la tercera planta.

Your rooms are upstairs on the third floor.
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updated Apr 21, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
The scenery and the balloons together-very nice - porcupine7, Apr 15, 2015
Thank you, Porcu. :):) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Nice picture! Uplifting! - Raja-jani, Apr 15, 2015
Thumbs up, amiga! - sanlee, Apr 15, 2015
Gracias amigos. ♥♥♥ - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Good morning to all! beautiful view! :) - crucesignatus, Apr 15, 2015
Good morning, Peregrine. :):) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
really nice picture. I almost feel like I'm there amidst the balloons. - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
It would be fun, eh Missy? ♥ - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Hola amigos :) - ian-hill, Apr 15, 2015
Hola Ian. :) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Hola amigos . - ray76, Apr 16, 2015

19 Answers

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Mi primera exposición a español fue la caricatura Speedy Gonzales, "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!"
My first exposure to Spanish was the cartoon Speedy Gonzales, "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!"

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updated Apr 21, 2015
posted by jrschenk
Love Speedy! - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
It's good to read what Speedy says in Spanish :) - Raja-jani, Apr 15, 2015
jeje, In the TV he said: "¡Epa, epa, arriba, arriba!" - crucesignatus, Apr 15, 2015
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Icaro subió demasiado arriba... Fue el fin de él...

Icarus flew too high... That was his end...

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updated Apr 16, 2015
posted by Faldaesque
Interesting... - Raja-jani, Apr 15, 2015
omg - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
Oh dear... - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
An ancient lesson of humility and obedience to one's father. - Jubilado, Apr 16, 2015
Aye, but Icarus's demise was also the gods' punishment of Daedalus for his own lack of humility & earlier maltreatment of Perdix... - Faldaesque, Apr 16, 2015
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¡Manos arriba--déjame ver tus manos!

Hands up--Let me see your hands!

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updated Apr 16, 2015
posted by Daniela2041
Dani,your post is awesome....hilarious. Puts a smile on my face that will help me get through the day.♥ - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
Hysterical laughing! You should add stand up comedy to what you do! - jim5489, Apr 15, 2015
My best comedy is done sitting down. Maybe I could write for somebody or collaborate with an artist and start a comic srtipl - Daniela2041, Apr 15, 2015
:) - Raja-jani, Apr 15, 2015
Funny cartoon....Lol ♥ - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Jeje love the cartoon - languagenut, Apr 15, 2015
How very naughty , but nice ! - ray76, Apr 16, 2015
Ja ja ja ja I wish I could do capital letters... - sanlee, Apr 16, 2015
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Dar un "dedo arriba" es muy útil en muchas situaciones.

Giving a "thumbs up" is very useful in many situations.

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updated Apr 16, 2015
posted by sanlee
I agree, even when correcting. :) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Bien dicho, sanlee :) - Raja-jani, Apr 15, 2015
'dedo arriba' is okay because 'el pulgar' is a finger after all so you can also say 'dar pulgar arriba es..' :) - Pablo064, Apr 15, 2015
:) - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
Gracias, Tiempos! - sanlee, Apr 15, 2015
Thanks, friends! - sanlee, Apr 15, 2015
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El cielo arriba es azul claro.

The sky above is clear blue

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updated Apr 16, 2015
posted by jim5489
Not a cloud in the sky. :) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
None! If not for the street lamp, it would have seemed like I just posted a blue square as the photo. :) - jim5489, Apr 15, 2015
I'm always fascinated when the sky is totally free of clouds. Doesn't happen often, at least where I'm at. - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
It doesn't happen often here, either. When it does, it seems to be at night more often, and I can see every star. - jim5489, Apr 15, 2015
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En el imaginario colectivo de los ciudadanos Peruanos está escrita, como en letras de fuego, una metáfora de las últimas palabras de Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell, el célebre piloto civil peruano que logró la hazaña de cruzar los Alpes en aeroplano por primera vez: "Arriba, siempre arriba, hasta las estrellas".

In the social imaginary of the Peruvian citizens, is written, as in letters of fire, a metaphor for the last words of Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell, the famous peruvian civil pilot who achieved the feat in crossing the Alps in an airplane for the first time: "Higher. always higher, up to the stars".

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updated Apr 16, 2015
edited by crucesignatus
posted by crucesignatus
"In the imagination of the Peruvian Citizen it is written, "As"...... I am assuming "The Peruvian Citizen" is a book??? - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Read again please, I made some corrections. - crucesignatus, Apr 15, 2015
You could say, "The social imaginary of Peruvian citizens, it is written,"..... - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Sorry...."is written" - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
ok, thanks Rac - crucesignatus, Apr 15, 2015
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No hay piso de arriba en mi casa. Creo que eso es bueno Las escaleras pueden ser un peligro mortal dependiendo de la edad de una persona.

There’s no upstairs in my home. I think that’s good. The stairs can be a life-threatening hazard depending upon the age of a person.

updated Apr 16, 2015
edited by Raja-jani
posted by Raja-jani
That's true. - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
mmm I'd say 'no hay primer piso en mi casa' or maybe 'no hay piso de arriba en mi casa' ....creo que eso es bueno... maybe someone else can suggest something better :) - Pablo064, Apr 15, 2015
my mom's got stairs...in a retirement community! Whoever built that community is not very smart. - Sassette, Apr 15, 2015
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En la imaginación mitológica, los dioses siempre vivían arriba en el cielo, mientras que los demonios vivían en el oscuro abajo de la tierra.

In the mythological imagination, the gods always lived in the heavens above, while the demons lived in the dark below the earth.

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updated Apr 17, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
They have a lot of movies like this nowadays. - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
..los dioses siempre vivian arriba en el cielo..mientras que los 'demonios' vivian... :D - Pablo064, Apr 16, 2015
Gracias tiempo, otra vez. - jennysk, Apr 17, 2015
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From the lyrics of the song "La bamba" by Ritchie Valens:

De la letra de la canción "La bamba" por Ritchie Valens:

"Arriba y arriba Y arriba y arriba, por ti seré Por ti seré Por ti seré. "

Pero no sé que significa en inglés.

But I don't know what they mean in English. (I'll be higher for you??)

updated Apr 16, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
Interesting. Hopefully someone can enlighten us. :) - rac1, Apr 16, 2015
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¿Cómo le hizo el gato para treparse arriba de la alacena?

How does the cat managed to climb above the kitchen cabinet?

How did the cat manage to climb above the kitchen cabinet?

Please, correct my English!

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updated Apr 16, 2015
edited by LuisCache
posted by LuisCache
......"did the cat manage".... They are good at that. jeje - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
Thank you, rac! - LuisCache, Apr 15, 2015
De nada, amigo. ♥ - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
To translate your Spanish you need "did" but the other sentence is a correct response to the picture. Especially if the cat does it often. - Jubilado, Apr 16, 2015
Thank you, Jubilado! - LuisCache, Apr 16, 2015
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Perro : Me parece que es muy fácil ofender a alguien de arriba a abajo, pero cuando nos encontremos en la tierra vas a ver que te pasará.

Dog: It seems to me that it is very easy to offend someone from up there, but when we are down on the ground you are going to see that what happens.

updated Apr 16, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
I would suggest "It's very easy to offend someone from up there, but when you are down here, you will see what happens." :) - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
...fácil (no 'de') ofender 'a' alguien...nos 'encontremos...tierra (no 'te') vas a... you can put 'te' after 'que' 'vas a ver que(no tilde in 'que') te pasará...' :) - Pablo064, Apr 15, 2015
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Apr 16, 2015
Gracias Tiempo de estar - porcupine7, Apr 16, 2015
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Está ahí arriba, en el tejado. - It’s up there, on the roof.

Desapareció escaleras arriba. - He disappeared up the stairs.

Te espero arriba, en la cafetería. - I’ll wait for you upstairs, in the cafe.

El baño está arriba. - The bathroom’s upstairs.

Vistos desde arriba parecen hormigas. - Seen from above, they look like ants.

don't look down!

updated Apr 15, 2015
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Great post! - LuisCache, Apr 15, 2015
Thanks Ian....great examples! - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
De nada amigos - ian-hill, Apr 15, 2015
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La Bamba

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Se necesita una poca de gracia

Una poca de gracia y otra cosita

Chorus:

¡Ay, arriba y arriba!

¡Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré!

Para subir al cielo

Se necesita una escalera grande

Una escalera grande y otra chiquita

Chorus:

¡Ay, arriba y arriba!

¡Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré!

Yo no soy marinero

Yo no soy marinero, por ti seré

Por ti seré, por ti seré

Yo no soy marinero

Soy capitán, soy capitán, soy capitán

Chorus


In order to dance La Bamba, one needs a little bit of grace

A little bit of grace and something else

Ah! Up and up

And up and up and up I'll go!

In order to go up and reach the sky

A long ladder is needed

A long ladder and a short ladder

Ah! Up and up

And up and up and up I'll go!

I'm not a sailor

I´m not a sailor, but I'll become a sailor for the sake of you

I'm not a sailor, I'm a captain

Ah! Up and up

And up and up and up I'll go!

updated Apr 17, 2015
edited by LuisCache
posted by LuisCache
Outstanding!!! - rac1, Apr 16, 2015
Gracias! - LuisCache, Apr 16, 2015
Me gustó siempre esta canción y ahora entiendo la letre de "arriba." Ya puedo escuchar a mi amigo de juventud tocando su guitarra y cantándola. - Jubilado, Apr 17, 2015
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Voy a ordenar mi habitación que está todo patas arriba.

I am going to organise my room that is totally untidy.

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updated Apr 16, 2015
posted by languagenut
Yikes! How are you doing? - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
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Debido a que mi casa se encuentra mi casa en una cuesta, la puerta principal, nuestra recámara, el comedor y cocina, el despacho, y una sala de estar están arriba, y las otras recámaras, un bar y sala, y mi cuarto de ejercicio están abajo, Yo yo bajo las escaleras con regularidad, pero mi esposa puede vivir día tras día sin descenderlas.

Because my house is located on a slope, the front door, our bedroom, the dining room and kitchen, the office and a living room are upstairs, and the other bedrooms, a bar and family room, and my exercise room are downstairs. I go down the stairs regularly, but my wife can live day after day without descending them.

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updated Apr 15, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
I hope your house isn't really tilted like in the photo...Or is that you? - rac1, Apr 15, 2015
...debido a que mi casa se encuentra en...you have to match 'debido a que' with something so my recomendation would be don't put a period before 'yo'...'debido a que... yo bajo las...' I don't know if you understand what I am trying to say :D - Pablo064, Apr 15, 2015
Yes, thanks. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 15, 2015