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JOSE DANIEL VIZCARRA CAMACHO EMEC-506
Ask (pedir)1
to inquire: gen preguntar ask how much it is - "pregunta cunto
cuesta "
to ask a question - "hacer una pregunta "2
: when a person is the direct object preguntarle (a) ask Bill -
"pregntale a Bill " ask him if it's true - "pregntale si es verdad
" he asked me the time - "me pregunt la hora " can I ask you
something? - "puedo preguntarte algo? puedo hacerte unapregunta?
"
3to offer an invitation to invitar they asked me to dinner - "me
invitaron a cenar "
4to request advice, opinion: gen pedir
ask his advice about it - "pdele su opinin al respecto "5
: when a person is the direct object pedirle a I asked Paul to
lend me some money - "le ped a Paul que me prestara dinero " I'd
like to ask you a favour - "quisiera pedirle un favor "
Tell (decir)1
gen decir
she told the trutha lie - "dijo la verdaduna mentira " don't
tell Matthew (that) it's for him - "no le digas a Matthew que es
para l " nobody told me (that) the meeting was at nine - "nadie me
dijo que la reunin eraa las nueve " she told me how to get to the
station - "me dijo me indic cmo llegar a la estacin" I told her to
phone back later - "le dije que volviera a llamar ms tarde " his
parents were told yesterday - "a sus padres se lo dijeron ayer " he
never does as he's told - "nunca hace lo que le dicen "
2a story, Etctera contar will you tell me a story? - "me cuentas
un cuento? " you must tell me about your trip to China - "tienes
que contarme cmo te fue en el
viaje a China " * I told you so! - "no te lo dije? " * you're
telling me! - " " "She's very obstinate." "You're telling me!" -
""Es muy tozuda." "A m me lo vas adecir!" " * (I) tell you what - "
" (I) tell you what, why don't we paint it black? - "se me ocurre
una idea, por quno lo pintamos de negro? "
3to inform avisar tell me when you're ready - "avsame cuando
ests listo " the red light tells you when you're low on petrol -
"la luz roja te avisa cuando teests quedando sin gasolina "
tell yourself it's going to be all right - "intenta convencerte
de que todo va a salirbien "
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JOSE DANIEL VIZCARRA CAMACHO EMEC-506
Say (decir)1
gen decir what did he say to you? - "qu te dijo? "
how do you say "rabbit" in Spanish? - "cmo se dice "rabbit" en
castellano? " I hope they say yes - "ojal digan que s " I just
wanted to say how grateful I am to you - "quisiera expresarle
miagradecimiento " they say unemployment is rising - "dicen que est
aumentando el desempleo " she was very nice to us, I must say - "la
verdad es que estuvo muy amable connosotros " * what would you say
to a drink? - "qu te parece si tomamos algo? " * (let's) say you
were a millionaire - "pongamos por caso que fueras millonario " *
hard work? you can say that again! - "mucho trabajo? ya lo creo! y
que lodigas! " * there's a lot to be said for a traditional
education - "una educacin tradicionaltiene muchas ventajas "
* it goes without saying that we'll pay for your ticket - "ni
que decir tiene huelgadecir que la entrada te la pagamos nosotros "
* that's easier said than done - "es muy fcil decirlo " * they have
several houses in London, to say nothing of their properties in
France -"tienen varias casas en Londres, ni hablar de sus
propiedades en Francia " * when all's said and done, she's the one
who will suffer - "a fin de cuentas, es ellala que va a sufrir
"
2to state: sign, newspaper decir, poner the sign says "no
smoking" - "el letrero dice pone "prohibido fumar" " the clock said
six thirty - "el reloj marcaba las seis y media "
Vi.
1decir well, as I was saying, she came to see us - "bueno, como
deca, vino a vernos " let's look at, say, the first example -
"vamos a mirar, digamos, el primer ejemplo " * she's leaving? you
don't say! - "se va? no me digas! "
Say-so
1permission visto bueno we can't do it unless we have his say-so
- "no podemos hacerlo sin que l nos d elvisto bueno "
