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?"

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.

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.

Spanish by Choice: Take a Picture

Poder, the verb for to be able, is irregular in many conjugations.  Podría - the conditional could -  is one of them.   As discussed here and as seen below.

"But there is no address for the general here..." 
"I know, but we'll call the telephone number on this card." 

"Hello?  Is this 97.85.24?  Could I speak with Mr. Dubreuil? Who am I...?  A friend of the general Alcazar, and I...Hello?"

Spanish by Choice: She's Not Mexican

Spanish uses the reflexive verb llamar when discussing names.  As seen below and in this lesson.

"Very well, tell me madam Yamilah, what is this gentleman's name?" 
"Serafin."  

"Is that true, sir?" "It's true!"

"I would like to speak with Mr. Tintin." 

"For what?  Is your name Rackham the Red too?" 
"What's that?"

"I'm pleased to meet you.  My name is Sunflower.  Silvester Sunflower." 
"Ah!"

Meanwhile... 
"I have a retired horse for you..." 
"Oh...a nice horse!" 

"Look, it's very docile.  It's name is Beatriz." 
"Hello, Beatriz!"

Spanish By Choice: At the Bar

Spanish has two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.  All nouns fall into one of these two categories, and the gender of a given noun changes the ending of most adjectives that modify it.  This lesson discusses this topic, as well as how to order a beer in Spanish.

"Bring another beer, waiter." "Very well." 

"Dear Tintin, what a pleasure it is to see you again!" 

 "I would say even more:  what a pleasure it is to see you, dear Tintin!"  

"Here you are, sir." 

"To your health!" "To yours!" 

 "Ah, dear friends, what a pleasure it is to see you again!"

Spanish by Choice: Birthday Party

As in many languages, ir - to go is an irregular verb in Spanish. 
As seen below and in this lesson.

"Where are you going?" 
"To find some scissors."

"With much pleasure, but before that, Irma!  Where is the...ahem...little something for Captain Kodack?" 
 "In the taxi, Ma'am.  I'll go get it."

"Now is the moment.  Let's go!"

"Arumbayas!  They're very bad!  I'm not going!" 
 "How brave!"

"Careful, the diamond!"  
"It's going to go in the water!"