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cccmedia wrote:

3.听 Many Gringos know that 尘补帽补苍补 means 'tomorrow'.听
In espa帽ol, what do you call the day after tomorrow?

pasado 尘补帽补苍补

Don't forget ayer for "yesterday", and
anteayer for "day before yesterday"

And then what at first seemed to me to be just bad arithmetic:
cada dos d铆as for "every other day", and
cada ocho d铆as听 for "weekly", and
cada quince d铆as for "every two weeks".
Actualmente como solo cada dos d铆as para adelgazarme.听 Now I eat only every other day to slim down.
Hay que cambiar los tendidos cada ocho d铆as.听 It's necessary to change the bedding weekly.
Me pagan muy poco cada quince d铆as, en efectivo.听 They pay me very little every two weeks, in cash.

And several that you may not hear too often, but will impress your native Spanish listener:
matutino/a of the morning, as in la hora matutina, "early morning hour", and
vespertino/a听 of the late afternoon, as in la hora vespertina, the time around sunset

They can both be used just to indicate morning and evening:
Cada sesi贸n escolar es de dos horas y media, con la disponibilidad de sesiones matutinas y vespertinas. 听 Each school session is two-and-one half hours, with morning and afternoon sessions available.

Matutino and vespertino come originally from matins and vespers, the time of morning and evening prayers in the Catholic tradition.

cccmedia wrote:

Spanish-language words and phrases every Expat should know....

Excuse me.

笔别谤诲贸苍补尘别.听 pehr-DOH-nah-may

You can also say disculpe:听 Disculpe, se帽or, 驴Que hora son?
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Many thanks.

Muchas gracias.

Sometimes you might say mil gracias, a thousand thanks.听 But don't be overly effusive.
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You are correct, bro.

Tu eres correcto, 'mano.
Or you can also say, Tienes raz贸n.
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I'll be right back.

Ya vuelvo.
You can also say, Ya vengo.

OsageArcher wrote:

cccmedia wrote:

Spanish-language words and phrases every Expat should know....

Excuse me.

笔别谤诲贸苍补尘别.听 pehr-DOH-nah-may

(Osage Archer wrote:)

You can also say disculpe:听 Disculpe, se帽or, 驴Qu茅 hora es?
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I believe the above post by听 Brother Archer, who lived in Ecuador as a boy,
answer's SL's question about disculpe or 诲颈蝉肠煤濒辫补尘别.

I slightly changed the 'hora' question he offered to conform with
my understanding about how to ask for the time en espa帽ol.

cccmedia

cccmedia wrote:

The most common response to being thanked is De nada.

You can also say, no hay de que, roughly "there's no need (to thank me for it)", or think nothing of it, don't mention it

Other ones you may hear, especially from shopkeepers etc. are
a la orden at your order, you're welcome, don't mention it
para servirle to serve you, at your service

First person, future tense, without

learning fancy conjugations.

If you know the root form of a verb,

you can easily create the first person

future tense (I will speak, I will eat, etc.)

by simply adding 茅.

I will speak.

Yo hablar茅.

I will be familiar with it.听 听

Yo lo conocer茅.

I will attempt it.

Yo lo intentar茅.

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In informal settings, the word for "I"

is typically dropped when speaking

the above sentences.听 This is possible

because "I" or Yo can be assumed

based on the verb ending.

I will speak.

贬补产濒补谤茅.

I will attempt it.

Lo intentar茅.

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Another way to state future action

is to use the word 'voy', (from the

irregular verb ir (to go).

Voy a hablar.

I am going to speak.

Voy a intentarlo.

I am going to attempt it.

Managing 'verbos'.

In the verbal Thai language there is

no future tense employed, no past tense

either.听 Thais add a word that sounds like

'jah' in front of a verb for future action and

they add 'lao' in back of a verb for past

action.听 The root verb does not change.

In Spanish, the irregular verb 'ir' is

often employed before verbs to

denote future action.

Voy a visitar a mi abuela.

I am going to visit my grandmother.

Vamos a conseguir el dinero en tres semanas.

We are going to get the money in three weeks.

Voy y vamos are present-tense forms

of the irregular verb 'ir' (to go).

Want more hacks to manage 'verbos'?

Use (yo)quisiera -- meaning 'I would like...'

and then the root verb.听 kee-see-AIR-ah

Quisiera correr en el parque hoy por la tarde.

I would like to run in the park this afternoon.

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Use favor de (meaning 'please do' something).

Favor de traerme una segunda porci贸n de camarones.

Please bring me a second helping of shrimp.

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Tener que听 is used to indicate what someone

should do.

Tienes que votar para la presidenta.

You should vote for the president.

@cccmedia Thank you for putting together this post with similarities between Spanish and English.听 If I am aware that words in English have a Latin base word, I'll "guess" if the word in Spanish is either similar to or the same as the English.听 My Ecuadorian, sister-in-law, a great teacher, will let me know if my "guess" at a Spanish word is correct.听 Many times it is, and I'm so proud of myself for my "guesses" being correct!听

When I first started my attempts at Spanish-speaking in the community, I was very hesitant and concerned that I'd be making mistakes.听 Yet, little-by-little, I started getting braver and braver, and I am now much more courageous in making my needs known in speaking Spanish.听 I encourage others who might be hesitant to speak Spanish, speak Spanish anyway!听 I promise:听 It gets easier the more you speak the primary language of the Ecuadorian people, Spanish. . . .

Fruit news.

A fruit shop in Bucaramanga, Colombia, has employed

a bilingual play on words in choosing a name

for the shop.

As background, the Spanish-language word disfrutar

is a verb meaning to enjoy.

The fruit shop employed the potential double meaning

by naming itself... Disfrutas.

cccmedia in Bucaramanga

Well this thread is a great resource. I've only taken the time to skim the first page but I can see it would be fruitful to spend some time in here.听 Thank you to all the contributors.

It's been over 40 years since I've been to a Spanish speaking country and I've been flipping through my late Father's copy of Divry's Spanish-English dictionary (with print that is far too small!) and was feeling a little intimidated by it all, but I now think that even I will be able to command at least a rudimentary ability to communicate

Thanks again folks.听 听

@cccmedia

Thank You for sharing this is very helpful as I am a beginner and need all the shortcuts I can get !!