<![CDATA[Comments on: Christmas tree]]> 2009-12-20 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: ]]> Hi Yenny

 

Merry xmas to you. In your expression:

“En nuestra familia,decoramos el arbolito entre todos y tratamos de comprarle algo nuevo cada año  para la buena suerte!”

You have “le” at the end of “comprar”. Is this referring to the fact that we are buying something new [ decorations ] FOR IT [ the xmas tree ] each year ?

 

Tks

 

Dave

]]> Hi Yenny

 

Merry xmas to you. In your expression:

“En nuestra familia,decoramos el arbolito entre todos y tratamos de comprarle algo nuevo cada año  para la buena suerte!”

You have “le” at the end of “comprar”. Is this referring to the fact that we are buying something new [ decorations ] FOR IT [ the xmas tree ] each year ?

 

Tks

 

Dave

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> "Solo faltan los regalos"...se puede decir "solo faltamos los regalos?" Es decir, "we are only missing the presents"? Or does faltan refer to the presents? Which would translate more like "only the presents are missing."

Esta palabra me confunde. 

]]> "Solo faltan los regalos"...se puede decir "solo faltamos los regalos?" Es decir, "we are only missing the presents"? Or does faltan refer to the presents? Which would translate more like "only the presents are missing."

Esta palabra me confunde. 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> dave12345678

Correcto.Ese ¨le¨ significa¨al arbolito¨ We try to buy something new for it every year.And we place this ¨le¨ at the end because ¨comprar ¨is in infinitive form.

Ejemplo:

Yo le compro cosas nuevas cada año.( comprar está conjugado,entonces el pronombre complemento va delante)

Yo suelo comprarle cosas nuevas cada año.(comprar está en infinitivo,el pronombre complemento va al final formando una sola palabra)

mlucie

Aquí nos referimos a que son los regalos los que faltan.

"only the presents are missing."

 

]]> dave12345678

Correcto.Ese ¨le¨ significa¨al arbolito¨ We try to buy something new for it every year.And we place this ¨le¨ at the end because ¨comprar ¨is in infinitive form.

Ejemplo:

Yo le compro cosas nuevas cada año.( comprar está conjugado,entonces el pronombre complemento va delante)

Yo suelo comprarle cosas nuevas cada año.(comprar está en infinitivo,el pronombre complemento va al final formando una sola palabra)

mlucie

Aquí nos referimos a que son los regalos los que faltan.

"only the presents are missing."

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Tks Yenny

One other thing:

When we have "Vas a poner árbol de navidad", why is there no article before the noun "árbol" ?

Dave

]]> Tks Yenny

One other thing:

When we have "Vas a poner árbol de navidad", why is there no article before the noun "árbol" ?

Dave

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Just a quick note:

In the Key vocabulary under "la luz", I think that should say "light" instead of lights.

Have put this in due to the fact that the plural of "luz" is "luces" and may confuse beginners, otherwise.

Dave

]]> Just a quick note:

In the Key vocabulary under "la luz", I think that should say "light" instead of lights.

Have put this in due to the fact that the plural of "luz" is "luces" and may confuse beginners, otherwise.

Dave

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Same for "el color" under Supplemental Vocabulary.

Dave

]]> Same for "el color" under Supplemental Vocabulary.

Dave

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> dave12345678

En este caso ponemos solamente árbol porque nos referimos a uno en general,no especificamos cuál.Si ponemos ¨el árbol¨ estamos diciendo el árbol que ya tienes,el de siempre ,el tuyo.¿Comprendido?

 

]]> dave12345678

En este caso ponemos solamente árbol porque nos referimos a uno en general,no especificamos cuál.Si ponemos ¨el árbol¨ estamos diciendo el árbol que ya tienes,el de siempre ,el tuyo.¿Comprendido?

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Tks Yenny

 

Dave

]]> Tks Yenny

 

Dave

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Un placer Dave.

]]> Un placer Dave.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> The expansion has:

¡Ponte las pilas!

...translated as:

Get on it! [google has it as "rock out"]

...literally it would be "put the batteries". I guess it's a bit like "step on the gas" for a car, but in this case referring to a person suggestion they get lively. [the batteries suggesting they need to find some energy]

]]> The expansion has:

¡Ponte las pilas!

...translated as:

Get on it! [google has it as "rock out"]

...literally it would be "put the batteries". I guess it's a bit like "step on the gas" for a car, but in this case referring to a person suggestion they get lively. [the batteries suggesting they need to find some energy]

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