Spanish Word of the Day

Quote: Nareed

There is one. If you want to be sarcastic about getting something rather later than when it would have done any good, you can say "¡A buena hora!" But that was not what you wanted on the example.

I can't think of the equivalent idiom in English. Usually if we say "It's about time!" we mean it's a long wait, but not necessarily to late to do any good.

Quote: Pacomartin

I can't think of the equivalent idiom in English. Usually if we say "It's about time!" we mean it's a long wait, but not necessarily to late to do any good.

You can use it that way, too. But most people will use it when it's too late.

Fecha: 31-5-14
Palabra: Guijarra Guijarro

Today's SWD means pebble.

The assignment for the advanced readers is to confirm or deny a common etymology with jarra (jar).

Ejemplo time.

Poneré un guijarro en mi zapato. = I'll put a pebble in my shoe.

Extra credit if you can name the musical this line is from (no searching!).

Quote: Wizard

Palabra: Guijarra

GuijarrO

Quote:

Today's SWD means pebble.

Yes, but you're as likely to hear it used as you are to be struck by lighting, give or take (you may actually know the odds of that).

Quote:

Poneré una guijarra en mi zapato. = I'll put a pebble in my shoe.

PONDRÉ

Quote: Wizard

The assignment for the advanced readers is to confirm or deny a common etymology with jarra (jar).

Deny,
The word "jarra" is Arabic, and "guijarro" is Latin in origin.

Quote: Nareed

Quote:

Poneré una guijarra en mi zapato. = I'll put a pebble in my shoe.

PONDRÉ

In school they taught us that the following form of the future tense was much more common in Mexico.

Voy a poner una guijarra en mi zapato.


Would you use "piedrecita"?

Quote: Pacomartin

Would you use "piedrecita"?

Have I not my distaste of diminutives clear? :)

Quote: Nareed

Have I not my distaste of diminutives clear? :)

Then how would you say pebble? What was the name of the daughter on the Flinstones?

Quote: Wizard

Then how would you say pebble? What was the name of the daughter on the Flinstones?

The last time I saw the Flintstones I was 9 years old. I don't recall what she was named, sorry.

Quote: Nareed

Have I not my distaste of diminutives clear? :)

I'm sorry. Personal standards aside Mexicans use a lot of diminutives.

These pebbles fell off the cliff and hit the farm house (in Italy).