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I (will) write you tomorrow.
OJO: "Te" means "to you" and "escribo" means "I write."
OJO: Remember that "mañana" can mean either "morning" or "tomorrow."
OJO: Notice the "will" is assumed. |
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| Mañana Ana regresa a California. |
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Tomorrow Ana (will) return to California.
OJO: Remember that "mañana" can mean either "morning" or "tomorrow."
COGNADOS: "To progress" means to go forward and "to regress" means to go back, to return.
OJO: The "will" is assumed. |
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| Mañana a las seis de la mañana. |
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Tomorrow at six in the morning.
OJO: Remember that "mañana" can mean either "morning" or "tomorrow."
OJO: Use "las" (or "la una") when telling time.
OJO: Notice "de la mañana," OF the morning.
SPELLING: Compare sEIs with sIEte. |
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| Te va a gustar California. |
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~You are going to like California.
("To you California is going to be pleasing.")
OJO: "Te" means "to you." Put it before the verb phrase.
OJO: Notice "va a México" means "is going to Mexico" but "va a" plus a verb means "is going to do something. |
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| Está feliz porque está otra vez con su familia. |
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(She) is happy because (she) is with her family again.
OJO: Está vs. es. Use "está" with emotions like "feliz." Use "está with locations or conditions like "con su familia."
OJO: Compare ¿Por qué?" (Why?) vs. "porque," (because).
OJO: Remember "su" means "her" when talking about something that belongs to her. |
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| Todas las muchachas se saludan. |
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All the girls greet each other.
OJO: Use "todas" to describe girls.
OJO: "Se saludan" could mean "They great themselves" or "They greet each other. The second makes more sense. |
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