How do I say "I will give you some money during the trip." in spanish

Question

disregard the quotations

There's nothing wrong with "during the trip" in English. Perhaps you mean to convey something about the Spanish translation? - AnnRon, Aug 12, 2016

During the trip is correct but 'at' the trip is not good English. We would not use the word 'at' in this way/context ! ;) - FELIZ77, Aug 12, 2016

"Spanish".. Should be capitalized. - rac1, Aug 13, 2016

If English is not your first language please state so and we can give you help .You must capitalise at all times we have members learning English and Spanish. - ray76, Aug 13, 2016

Thank you for completing your profile, that is worth a vote from me. - ray76, Aug 14, 2016

Answer 1

The thing is: some money is not actually un poco de dinero, algo de dinero, etc, because this construction doesn't work like the Spanish language.

It's like saying there are some books on the table. We don't say, hay algunos libros sobre la mesa, because algunos is redundant, we simply say hay libros sobre la mesa. We don't consider the amount of books, we're just asking if there are or not.

Having said this, the sentence is simply translated as te daré dinero durante el viaje. (Note that voy a darte dinero carries a difference in meaning.)

Muchas gracias por su explicación, Oshnaj. :) - FELIZ77, Aug 13, 2016

¿Qué significa voy a darte dinero durante el viaje? es decir, ¿Cúal es la diferencia entre las dos frases, por favor? - FELIZ77, Aug 13, 2016

La misma que inglés: voy a darte (= plan que he pensado); te daré (= promesa). - Oshnaj, Aug 13, 2016

Muchas gracias por explicarme la diferencia entre los dos, Oshnaj ;) - FELIZ77, Aug 13, 2016

Good to know. I have been counted wrong several times on a certain website for not including the "un poco de" and have therefore developed the habit of including it when "some" appears in the English. - AnnRon, Aug 13, 2016

Answer 2

Hello Ahnaf,

Welcome to the Spansh Dict forum

You asked:

How do I say "I will give you some money during the trip." in spanish

I would use the future indicative unless the trip is imminent, ie::in the near/immediatee future eg today, tomorrow or next week!

The future indicative is used for actions that will take place at some time in the distant future but the exact time is unspecified! In this example, the person might give his friend the money at the beginning of the trip or at the end of the journey. nothing is certain!...

I would therefore say: Te daré dinero durante el viaje.

= I will give you (some) money during the trip.

If the trip is in the near future I would say: Te voy a dar dinero durante el viaje, mañana. = I will give you a little money during the trip ( journey) tomorrow.

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Answer 3

"Voy a darte un poco de dinero durante el viaje" is one way to say it.

un poco de dinero :) - FELIZ77, Aug 12, 2016

I didn't realize I left out the "un." Thanks, Feliz. - AnnRon, Aug 12, 2016

You are welcome, Ann :) - FELIZ77, Aug 12, 2016