<![CDATA[Comments on: Itchy]]> 2008-12-01 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: ]]> so is this use of vosotros the only alternative of being polite to the mosquitos? i.e. you tutear the family pet not because its a close friend but because using usted would be patently absurd ?

the best defense against mosquitos is a friend who always gets bitten. I vaguely remember my mother painting me with a solution of soda bic when we lived in singapore though im pretty sure it didnt stop me scratching.  additionally i seem to recall hearing that one should paint the bites with clear nail varnish but i may have dreamt that.

apparently not

]]> so is this use of vosotros the only alternative of being polite to the mosquitos? i.e. you tutear the family pet not because its a close friend but because using usted would be patently absurd ?

the best defense against mosquitos is a friend who always gets bitten. I vaguely remember my mother painting me with a solution of soda bic when we lived in singapore though im pretty sure it didnt stop me scratching.  additionally i seem to recall hearing that one should paint the bites with clear nail varnish but i may have dreamt that.

apparently not

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Thanks JP. 

I'm thinking that a translation of the phrase that doesn't fall back on the command might be, "... well then you just deal with it."  At least that translation might help me understand where to use the present tense in place of the command in similar situations (or, more likely, to understand the form when native speakers employ it).

]]> Thanks JP. 

I'm thinking that a translation of the phrase that doesn't fall back on the command might be, "... well then you just deal with it."  At least that translation might help me understand where to use the present tense in place of the command in similar situations (or, more likely, to understand the form when native speakers employ it).

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Hola todos! In Puerto Rico, right before the sun goes down, the mosquitos come out in force! And so do the bats! They eat a lot of the mosquitos but not all & I usually end up with a few bites. The natives laugh and say the mosquitos like the "new blood".

When I remember I use "OFF" before they can get me...

]]> Hola todos! In Puerto Rico, right before the sun goes down, the mosquitos come out in force! And so do the bats! They eat a lot of the mosquitos but not all & I usually end up with a few bites. The natives laugh and say the mosquitos like the "new blood".

When I remember I use "OFF" before they can get me...

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Si, mosquitos me pican mucho! 

As for preventing bites, it's said that if you eat lots of Vegemite or Marmite (high in vitamin B) then it is supposed to act as a deterrent.

]]> Si, mosquitos me pican mucho! 

As for preventing bites, it's said that if you eat lots of Vegemite or Marmite (high in vitamin B) then it is supposed to act as a deterrent.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Si alguna vez no tienen repelente, se pueden echar un poco de cerveza o tequila y los mosquitos no se acercan! Hueles a trago pero por lo menos no terminas picado!

MM

]]> Si alguna vez no tienen repelente, se pueden echar un poco de cerveza o tequila y los mosquitos no se acercan! Hueles a trago pero por lo menos no terminas picado!

MM

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Normalmente los mosquitos no me pican. Pero los "black flies" (¿comó se dice en español? ¿mosquitos negros?) sí me persiguen y me pican. Son una pesadilla. Afortunadamente no hay muchos de ellos en Alemania.

Mosquitos usually don't bite me. But "black flies" sure follow and bite me. They are a nightmare. Fortunately there are not many of them in Germany.

]]> Normalmente los mosquitos no me pican. Pero los "black flies" (¿comó se dice en español? ¿mosquitos negros?) sí me persiguen y me pican. Son una pesadilla. Afortunadamente no hay muchos de ellos en Alemania.

Mosquitos usually don't bite me. But "black flies" sure follow and bite me. They are a nightmare. Fortunately there are not many of them in Germany.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Los mosquitoes y las moscas negras me pican mucho. Si estoy en un grupo, un mosquito alrededor me encontrara y me picara. Ellos rocian algo (supuestamente ambientalmente amistoso) en centros urbanos de Quebec grandes; pero vivo en el campo. Esto es el otono ahora, entonces no veremos a mosquitos hasta el proximo verano.

Mosquitoes and black flies bite me a lot. If I am in a group, the one mosquito around will bite me. They spray something in large urban centers (supposedly environmentally friendly), but I live in the countryside. It is autumn now, so we will not see mosquitoes until next summer. (Note, I am a newcomer and I have not found how to add the accents yet - I used an instant translator so please let me know if I have got something wrong. The translator used the word "morder" instead of "picar".

]]> Los mosquitoes y las moscas negras me pican mucho. Si estoy en un grupo, un mosquito alrededor me encontrara y me picara. Ellos rocian algo (supuestamente ambientalmente amistoso) en centros urbanos de Quebec grandes; pero vivo en el campo. Esto es el otono ahora, entonces no veremos a mosquitos hasta el proximo verano.

Mosquitoes and black flies bite me a lot. If I am in a group, the one mosquito around will bite me. They spray something in large urban centers (supposedly environmentally friendly), but I live in the countryside. It is autumn now, so we will not see mosquitoes until next summer. (Note, I am a newcomer and I have not found how to add the accents yet - I used an instant translator so please let me know if I have got something wrong. The translator used the word "morder" instead of "picar".

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> suz333, welcome to SpanishPod!  Any second now, one of the many sherrifs of the sPod community will link you to some accent mark instructions.  As for your instant translator, "morder" is a good word for bite from a teeth-bearing animal, like if a dog or a person bit you, but with insects we use "picar,"  (to sting). 

]]> suz333, welcome to SpanishPod!  Any second now, one of the many sherrifs of the sPod community will link you to some accent mark instructions.  As for your instant translator, "morder" is a good word for bite from a teeth-bearing animal, like if a dog or a person bit you, but with insects we use "picar,"  (to sting). 

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> suz333, if you would like to know how to write the accent marks click here :)

]]> suz333, if you would like to know how to write the accent marks click here :)

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¡Que odiosos los mosquitos! Me pican mucho.  La primavera pasada vivía en Shanghai y encontré un líquido misterioso que funciona como repelente y remedio.  No sé como se dice en chino, pero la botella es verde y huele casi como perfume.  

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¡Que odiosos los mosquitos! Me pican mucho.  La primavera pasada vivía en Shanghai y encontré un líquido misterioso que funciona como repelente y remedio.  No sé como se dice en chino, pero la botella es verde y huele casi como perfume.  

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