Monday, July 21, 2014

How Are You Going to Stop Me?

"Then it doesn't matter anymore."  "Don't talk like that, Dad!" "That's how I am, son." "Nothing will change that." "Don't go up...to that bad place!" "I will." "No, I'll stop you!" "How are you going to stop me?"

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Who's Flying the Plane?

I'm back from vacation.


"But when he's awake, he plays.  I protect his body, but not his spirit.  Oh!" 
 "I was making a cup of coffee..." 

"Before I fix this broken seat, and I thought you would like a cup of chamomile tea." 
 "God bless you, Ben.  But, if you're here...who is flying the plane?"

Notes:
The past participle of romper is irregular: roto
(Que) Dios te bendiga is a common phrase derived from the irregular subjunctive of the verb to bless - bendecir.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

I Can't Tell You



"Hey Dad, how does a carborator work?" "I can't tell you." "Why?" "It's a secret."  "No it isn't!  It's that you don't know!"


Notes:  
When attached to the end of an infinitive, indirect object and direct object pronouns maintain their regular order: decirtelo, darmelo, etc.