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Northkirra

... why the word 'llevo" is used in the dialogue, as in "No, pero llevo un ano y medio trabajando en su empresa?

The verb is 'llevar' right? To carry/take/wear.

Could i say - No, pero tengo trabajando en su empresa por un ano y medio.

En este caso ¨¨llevo¨¨ es sinónimo de ¨tengo¨,o sea las dos las puedes utilizar,pero en el segundo caso seria correcto así:

...no pero tengo un año y medio trabajando en su empresa.... como bien explica stevestr

Hay otros ejemplos que te podemos dar:

Llevo diez años estudiando español.

Tengo diez años estudiando español.

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jayjay36

Algunas correciones:

Tengo nervioso nervios cuando preguntando pido por un aumento de salario.

Tengo nervios .. / ....Me pongo nervioso.. siginifican lo mismo.

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Hay un viejo refrán que dice:

¨¨Súbame el sueldo y bájeme la categoría¨¨ y se aplica en situaciones cuando te dan muchas responsabilidades y te quieren hacer creer que eres el jefe , que eres lo más importante y grande de este mundo ,pero que en realidad no es cierto.Je je je....

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Gracias por los explicaciones grande. Ahora entiendo.

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I was wondering about this "llevo".

It is always the "llevar" +"time period" +"gerund" formula?

could I say:

"llevas todo la mañana comiendo"

"llevan tres semanas caminando"

I was also wondering, like DP, if "has estado comiendo"

This llevar "carry/take/wear" is always confusing to me, is it also "bring to" vs. traer " 'bring from" - I think Hypersport commented on this a while back.

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russ

it seems one can put the time period after the llevar gerund combo

and even he estado esperando et al seem to be ok though i havent verified that the hits arent generated by "spanish speakers" like me :-)

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Russ, Don

I check with my live-in Spanish tutor and both

"llevas todo la mañana comiendo"

"llevan tres semanas caminando"

are fine.

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cheers steve

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another couple of llevarish english phrases occurred to me today

what a carry on and to carry on regardless

it seems to me that to carry is a close relation of to take e.g. to take things seriously, to take the pi**, to take ones time.

what exactly is being taken or carried in these expressions and to where and yet somehow we all intuit the meaning so we really shouldnt find it too strange in spanish.

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I would like some help with the first sentence of the dialogue... "Que se le ofrece?" This doesn't sit well with me, because if I'm the person offering something, then the verb should be 'ofresco'. JP was good with explaining grammar obstacles such as this, can anyone else explain with certainty? I know some people have speculated above, but I'd like to hear from someone who's certain. Thanks.

-Kevin

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Kevin, perhaps this link would be helpful.

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1385212

The writer argues a literal translation of "Is something else necessary for you or tempting to you?" (implying the words "algo mas" to be the subject). I hope this helps. ¡Saludos!

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I tried to link the web page, but I think you might have to copy/paste it. Sorry!

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So maybe the literal translation of the sentence is "What can offer itself to you?" Thanks for posting lucie-manette.