in lesson 2.1 quedo hacer un tour con mi familia. the word con translate to without/with. if you are writing a letter or speaking face to face and say con mi familia how are they to concern what you mean without/ and by the way i dont understand the question title
spanish lesson 2.1
larryritchie--
December 5, 2014
Steven-W15
December 5, 2014
"quedo hacer un tour con mi familia"
I would translate this as "I want to take a stroll / look around with my family."
"con" means only "with". I'll take that burger "con queso"...
Ava Dawn
December 5, 2014
I checked lesson 2.1 in the Premium level
Quiero hacer un tour con mi familia.
I want to do a tour with my family
This easy for me now since, this is the first verb I learned. I can't find quedo only quiero.
Thanks for the question.
Steven-W15
December 5, 2014
Thanks, Aurora. It is "quiero".
Robert-C7
December 5, 2014
I had a hunch there might be more to 'con' than meets the eye so I googled it. Indeed, as I expected, it is more versatile than its English counterpart 'with'. Here is the link.
http://spanish.about.com/od/conjunctions/a/con.htm
Some examples from this link include the following.
Usage with verbs:
Es necesario *acabar con* el escándalo.
It is necessary *to put an end* to the scandal.
Para comer, *basta con* cinco dólares.
In order to eat, five dollars *is enough*.
Forming phrases that act like adjectives:
Habla *con intensidad*.
He speaks *intensely*.
Indicating conditions:
*Con decirle* que no tengo dinero, todo estará bien.
*By telling him* that I don't have money, everything will be fine.
Finally, there is 'conmigo' and 'contigo'.
Dan-H24
December 5, 2014
In the context of Larry's original post, "con" is translated as with, as others have stated. The corollary of con is sin.
I don't know about others, but I have found that word pairs like this have helped me learn vocabulary.
con/sin
aprender/enseñar
abrir/cerrar
construir/destruir
comprar/vender
etcétera...
Jo--110
March 6, 2015
Hola Dan, entiendo con y sin (with and without), comprar y vender (buy and sell), construir y destruir (construct and destruct) pero no me entiendo los otros dos. Por favor, puedes traducir?
I like this idea of learning in pairs. Gracias.
Dan-H24
March 6, 2015
Jo:
Aprender/enseñar: Learn/teach
Abrir/cerrar: Open/close
Por nada,
Dan
marieg-rocket languages
March 6, 2015
Hi larryritchie,
You do not translate "con" as "without", it is actually an antonym. So in the sentence "Quiero hacer un tour con mi familia." Mauricio is specifying he would like his family to go along with him.
Jo--110,
Just adding to the comment:
aprender: to learn / enseñar: to teach
abrir: to open / cerrar: to close
I hope this helps! Regards!
Jo--110
March 6, 2015
Thank you both! More importantly was my Spanish correct?!
marieg-rocket languages
March 6, 2015
" pero no me entiendo los otros dos..."
Your Spanish was great, in the sentence above you just have to omit "me".
" pero no entiendo los otros dos..."
Regards!
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