PHRASES
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El demonio de mi casa
→ “The demon of my house”
El demonio [démōniō] — Demon — literally 'one who terrifies' or 'frightener'. Used here humorously to describe a pesky problem.
de — Of/from — shows possession or origin.
mi [mī] — My — first-person singular possessive pronoun.
casa [kāsā] — House — literally 'a place to live'.
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Viendo que la heladera siempre esta vacia.
→ “Seeing that the fridge is always empty.”
Viendo [wéidìng] — Seeing — present participle of 'ver' (to see). It sets up the context: 'While seeing...' or 'Upon seeing...'
que — That/which — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause.
la heladera [héladārā] — Fridge — a colloquial term for refrigerator. Literally 'ice maker'.
siempre [sǐpër] — Always — emphasizes the constant emptiness.
esta — Is (third-person singular of 'estar') — links the subject to the state of being empty.
vacia [bài] — Empty — describes the state of the fridge.
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flaco queres que te preste plata asi compres algo que no sean galletas saladas?
→ “Dude, do you want me to lend you money so you can buy something that isn't salty snacks?”
flaco [flāko] — Dude/guy — informal and friendly way to address someone.
queres [kwērēs] — Do you want (informal) — second-person singular form of 'querer' (to want).
que — That/which — introduces a subordinate clause.
te — You (indirect object pronoun) — receives the action of lending.
preste [prēstē] — Lend (formal subjunctive) — polite way to offer help.
plata [plātā] — Money — literally 'silver', used for currency.
asi [āsī] — So/that way — means 'in order to' or 'so that'.
comprres [kwēmprēs] — You buy (informal) — second-person singular form of 'comprar' (to buy).
algo [álō] — Something — indefinite pronoun.
que — That/which — introduces a relative clause.
no — Not — negation.
sean [sēn] — Are (third-person plural of 'ser') — used in a subjunctive clause.
galletas [gāletās] — Snacks — plural of 'galleta' (cookie/biscuit).
saladas [sālādās] — Salty — describes the type of snacks.
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no podes vivir asi
→ “you can't live like this”
no — Not — negation.
podes [pōdēs] — Can you (informal) — second-person singular form of 'poder' (to be able to).
vivir [bīwēr] — To live — the main verb describing the lifestyle.
asi [āsī] — Like this — means 'in this way' or 'like this'.
