La Palabra Del Dia: "últimamente"

Question

últimamente ( ool'-tee-mah-mehn-teh )

adverb ( lately, recently )

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. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. 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. Mi compañero de cuarto ha estado pasando mucho tiempo en la biblioteca últimamente.

My roommate has been spending a lot of time in the library lately.

2. Nos ha tocado mucha lluvia últimamente, así que la cosecha se ve muy bien.

We've had a lot of rain recently, so the crops look great.

Hola mi amor . - ray76, Aug 4, 2015

Hola Ray Ray xo - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Hola querida! Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

May you day be as beautiful as your illustration today. - katydew, Aug 4, 2015

Muchas gracias, amiga. The same to you. :)♥ - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Aug 4, 2015

Hola Ian. xo - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Oy Vey! I forgot to greet you and vote for you. Sheesh! - Daniela2041, Aug 5, 2015

Answer 1

Lately I have not seen any television because I do not agree with the demeaning content of television in FTA and because I don't want to pay for cable.

Últimamente no he visto nada de televisión porque no estoy de acuerdo con el contenido denigrante de la televisión de señal abierta y porque no quiero contratar cable.

This sounds better: "Lately I have not seen any television because I do not agree with the demeaning content and broadcast of television because I do not have cable." - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Thank you Amber, now is it better? - crucesignatus, Aug 4, 2015

Yes, but, "I don't want to pay for cable" is better. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

I don't know about in Peru but in American you can see the good shows on the Internet for a very low subscription fee (on Netflix and Hulu, for example) - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

Good illustration :-)))!!!! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

In Spain you can use a service on internet called : View abroad. It is free but a bit hard to get into, but I should think it works worldwide - the world wide net? - annierats, Aug 4, 2015

Thank you Amber, Mstivers, Jraider and Annierats. :) - crucesignatus, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 2

Últimamente ha estado lloviendo tanto que creo que el desierto se va a convertir en una selva.

Lately it has been raining so much that I think that the desert is going to change into a jungle.

It could be a blessing in disguise :) - Raja-jani, Aug 4, 2015

The desert will bloom, eventually. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 3

Ultimamente no tengo suficiente dinero para pagar todas las facturas.

Lately I don't have enough money to pay all my bills.

Lo siento. - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Estas las frases no deben ser verdad, o si? - bubamaria, Aug 4, 2015

Espero que no ! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

no, pero muchos dicen de mas :) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 4

Ultimamente Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner ha revelado que siempre ha deseado ser mujer.

Lately Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that he/she has always wanted to be a woman.

What a great athlete :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Yes. - ian-hill, Aug 4, 2015

Hola, amiga. ♥♥ - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Strange! I am now even happier to be a man :) - Raja-jani, Aug 4, 2015

Hola, yourself Ambi!♥♥ - Daniela2041, Aug 4, 2015

Nicely done. @Rajaji Don't know what you mean, but you made me chuckle :) - Sassette, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 5

Lately, he was willing to ask for help, whenever he couldn't find the place he was looking for in the first four tries.

Últimamente, se ha mostrado dispuesto a pedir ayuda, siempre que él no podía encontrar el lugar que estaba buscando en los primeros cuatro intentos.

Nothing wrong with asking for help. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Men do not like to admit that they are lost :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Reminds me of my dad. He'd get so angry when he couldn't find a place and from what I recall he was reticent to ask for help. - Sassette, Aug 4, 2015

"You want to go there?" - "Well I wouldn't start from here." :) - ian-hill, Aug 5, 2015

Answer 6

Últimamente aprendí que hay palabras en español que se parecen a palabras en inglés pero no quieren decir lo mismo. Este palabra del día es una.

Recently I learned that there are words in Spanish that look like words in English but don't mean the same. The word of the day is one.

En realidad no es últimamente pero quería usar la palabra en una frase. / Actually it's not recently but I wanted to use the word in a phrase.

..se parecen a las palabras en..Esta palabra... :) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Ultimately :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Typo: "The"... :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

They call those words false friends. Google the term false friends and see for yourself :) - Sassette, Aug 4, 2015

Thanks everyone! Of course the worst Spanish false friend for English speakers is embarazada. Many a man has been pregnant! - Jubilado, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 7

Did you look in the mirror lately?

Te has visto últimamente en un espejo?

(Could someone please help me to post the image? I have some trouble with my internet!) Thank you, JRaider

There you go Luis ;-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Why? Do I look fat in this dress? - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 8

Últimamente he tenido dificultad para pensar en ideas de algo para este hilo, porque mi esposa siempre me dice que repito las mismas cosas una y otra vez, y tengo suficiente autoconocimiento para saber que es la verdad.

Lately I have had difficulty in thinking up ideas of something for this thread, because my wife always tells me that I repeat the same things over and over, and I have enough insight to know that that is the truth.

I hadn't noticed, jejejeje - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Jeje! Your wife has planted the seeds of doubt into your mind ;-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Great cartoon - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

Time to make up =) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 9

No sé las razones, pero últimamente se me perdió todo mi jubilo...

I have of late, I know not why, lost all my mirth...

Hanging around with that thing, who wouldn't. lol - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Yeah, he looks depressed :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

So have I Falda, so have I. - annierats, Aug 4, 2015

Quoting the bard are ye? - Jubilado, Aug 4, 2015

Whatever you do, don't shave your sideburns off, Gutsy :) - Sassette, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 10

En mi barrio, todo el mundo solía tener un césped verde; pero últimamente hemos estado teniendo una sequía, así que para ahorrar el agua, la gente está regando mucho menos.

In my neighborhood, everyone used to have a green lawn; but lately we have been having a drought, so to save water, people are watering much less.

And some in California were getting fined for cheating. - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

(this is in California) - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

I know, I realized that after I said it. jeje Sacramento, right? :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

I read that some people are spray painting their dead grass green ;-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Or putting in Astroturf - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

or just replacing it with rocks or wood chips - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

very good - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

sorry I didn't see that this post was yours mstivers, you always have a perfect Spanish - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 11

Moderate effort by me, I leave it stand for comparison with Pablo's correct version: Últimamente he llegado a pensar que beber vino no es la solución de la vida como pensaba antes..He llegado a la conclusión de que no me gusta mi realidad.

Improved version, gracias a Pablo: He empezado a pensar que la vida no es beber vino(or la vida no se trata de beber vino)..'a la conclusión de que el problema es que no me gusta mi realidad' or 'conclusió de que no me guste mi realidad es el prob

Recently I have started to think that drinking wine is not what life is about , as I used to think. I have arrived at the conclusion that not liking my reality is the problem.

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Sentences are slightly differents annie 'He empezado a pensar que la vida no es beber vino(or la vida no se trata de beber vino)..'a la conclusión de que el problema es que no me gusta mi realidad' or 'conclusió de que no me guste mi realidad es el prob - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

That must be some good wine :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Sometimes wine helps. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

He's bent over backwards. The chiropractor will be called tomorrow. - katydew, Aug 5, 2015

Exasctly, Katy, nothing to do with drinking, nothing at all.. - annierats, Aug 5, 2015

Pablo, thanks you very much, I've done a quickfix by leaving my version as I can't re-write it and show all the corrections. Thanks! - annierats, Aug 5, 2015

Answer 12

Recently I cleaned the cobwebs off an old bench and started reading my Bible readings outside.

Últimamente barrí las telerañas del banco viejo y empecé a leer afuera mis lecturas de la Biblia afuera.

Good for you katy :-)! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

If the weather is nice, I love doing that. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

I'm trying to keep the mosquitoes at bay too. - katydew, Aug 5, 2015

"empecé a leer mis lecturas---" would be a leeetle bit better.♥ (Don't forget the "a" - Daniela2041, Aug 5, 2015

,,,barrí/quité/limpié...this order would be better 'empecé a leer afuera mis...' :) - Pablo064, Aug 5, 2015

Thanks Pablo. I appreciate your input. - katydew, Aug 5, 2015

Thanks Daniela. I just saw your comment after I'd read Pablo's. - katydew, Aug 5, 2015

Answer 13

Últimamente se ve que mi nieto está en la edad de la pubertad y tambien vemosen él, las senales de primer amor.

Lately it can be seen that my grandson is in puberty and also we see in him signs of first love.

....."grandson is in puberty".... ....."we also see in him signs of first love". ♥ - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

Or 'going through puberty' - ray76, Aug 4, 2015

A Spanish friend recently told me that "pavo" often is used to mean "pubertad" - mstivers, Aug 4, 2015

Hormones :-(((!!!! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

I would have thought you could say ' ya ha llegado a la adolencia', but we'll see what the natives say.. - annierats, Aug 4, 2015

In Englishe we would ofen say : God, he's become a teenager... - annierats, Aug 4, 2015

..está en la edad de la pubertad..vemos 'en' él las señales... :) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

jaja are you talking about 'la edad del pavo' mstivers? it isn't a good way to call a teenager :D - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

that is because pavo it said to people that act kind of stupid and in that age children start to act a little mm complicated? ;) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Aug 5, 2015

Answer 14

No he visto a Lionel últimamente. ¿y tú?

I have not seen Lionel recently. Have you?

Don't worry answering the question. Help me with Spanish :) - Raja-jani, Aug 4, 2015

I saw him this morning. He's hungover ;-))!!!! - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

Good riddance.. - annierats, Aug 4, 2015

Doubts about personal a? that is perfect ;) well in Spanish you can just say ¿y tú? or repeat the complete question ¿Y tú lo has visto? ;) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Who is Lionel? jeje - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

'Lionel' is someone you're missing. This is practice of Spanish :) - Raja-jani, Aug 4, 2015

Gracias, Pablo :) - Raja-jani, Aug 4, 2015

Answer 15

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'últimamente y recientemente ?

What is the difference between 'recently and lately?

True...absolutely. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2015

It's all in your mind? - Jraider, Aug 4, 2015

..¿Cuál es la...?' ;) - Pablo064, Aug 4, 2015

Thank you Pablo , those two words I thought were interchangeable . - ray76, Aug 4, 2015