Arturo G

we talked a little about books that have been influential, 

what are some of the best psychological films you’ve seen , or tv series? 

15 days with my son 

i’m blown away by how fast he learns. 

LINGUIFAMILY. 

i decided to go ahead

to go for it. 

tomar en cuenta

took into account. 

puedes hacerte una idea

you can get an idea

. fun 

i let them know that i was interesting of living with them

interested in. 

they are the guilties

they are the ones to blame. 

his mother’s 

prefers tuesday or wednewdays. 

any time.  

LET HIM KNOW. 

my gf start to complain about something
i say we need solutions.
my gf started to complain about something
I said "we need solutions"

Who do you think you are?
(double connotation)

Pronounce: interpret

i try for her to stop overthinking
I try to get her to stop overthinking

identificar con a situation or a personality trait.
identify with a situation or a personality trait

in a joke way
in a joking way

adiestrar =  a dog,
train a dog, condition a dog

right now she laughs about it = OK, or
now she can laugh about it

at first she got very angry about it. 

I‘m 24 hours myself. 

a young boy who’s got very very clear what really matters.
a young boy who understand what really matters. 

i’m trying to step back and let her more space
I'm trying to take a step back and give her more space. 

other way around
otherwise

I AM THAT

Eckhart Tolle

Un nuevo mundo, ahora”

y por lo tanto
and therefore

a la defensiva
on the defensive

tener la razon
to be right

i dont need to prove you wrong. 

to put it to the test. 

I dont posess the truth.

how much you suffer every day?
how much do you suffer every day? 

especially people who have been to another psychologist. 

they say, “i overthink a lot”

i always ask them, “how do you manage?  how have you been. managing this situation so far”

and they say, “ok, everything i think negative, my psychologist told me that i gotta think positive.”

so i gotta change the negative thought for a positive one.  and how long does the good feeing last? 

how long does it last
how long it lasts

intento que la gente piense
I try to get people to think
I try to make people think

if that solution was the right one, it will make you feel better for a long time. 

I make them to realize.
i make them realize. 

instead of fight
instead of fighting

the breakthrough

1.  to separate ourselves from our minds. 

deal with. 

la estrella polar
the north star

Pronounce:  the essence

What brings you here? 

How did you get to me?
How did you find me?  (How did you hear about us?)

lo mas importante
the most important thing

how they have come to feel the way the way
how they have come to feel the way they do.

i want people to take responsibility for how they feel. 

Pronounce: focus 

we trip somewhere
we make a trip somewhere
We take a trip somewhere. 

mientas tanto
meanwhile

i’m going to have a call with my brother in order to check something up about his work.
I’m going to have a call with my brother to check up on something related to his work. 

he’s trying to manage lo mejor posible.
he’s trying to manage the best he can. 

sometimes i left him to stab the food
sometimes I would let him try to pick the food up himself with a fork.  

let’s go on
let’s keep going
let’s continue

veo el deposito, hay que llenar el tanque.
I’m looking at the tank, it’s getting low, we need to fill it up. 

cuando llegamos a la casa rural
when we arrived to the country house
when we got to the country house... 

what is the best way to conocer the zona, to visitar.
what is the best way to get to know the area? 

hay tormenta.
there’s a storm
there’s a storm coming.
it looks like there’s going to be a storm

with my brother’s whole family, we were 11 people there = good or
there were 11 of us.  

grumpy
bumpy

no era asphalta, no era cemento
it wasn’t paved (a dirt road)

mi pueblo
my countryside
my hometown

we ‘ve been more than a mnonth out of home.
we’ve been away from home for over a month,
we’ve been away from home for more than a month.

it makes the best summer ever because of the moment of my life.
it has been the best summer ever because of this moment in my life.  

i am living one of the best  moments of my life. = good, or
i am living one of the best times in my life.  

I’m growing up quite fast.
I’m advancing a lot in my carreeer. 

my earnings no van a sufrir.
my income wont suffer. 
I will stay afloat
I won’t go into the red. 

casa rural in navara
cabin/ cottage

it had everything we may need
it had everything we could need. 

he swaps
he swtiches (from english to czech)

we dropped him in the nursery
we dropped him off at the nursery

in order for enrique understand everything
in order for enrique to understand everyrthnig

he knew for the first time what drawing meant.
he learned for the first time what drawing meant. 

2 days ago, i said “does anybody want sandia”

does anyone want some watermelon?
does anyone want a piece of watermelon? 

voy a partir un trozo, una rodaja

i’m going to cut a piece.
i’ll cut a piece.  

repetir
who wants seconds?
who wants some more? 

my expectation never met
my expectation was never met. 

lo percibes de otra manera
you perceive it in a different way. 

in order to suffer lo menos posible.
in order to suffer as little as possible

today, I would like to talk about something very concrete
today, I would like to talk about something very specific. 

escarpines
aquatic slippers
aquatic shoes

 paseo maritimo
boardwalk

tomamos precaucion
we took precaution
we were careful.

pelado
peeled

burbujas
bubbles

queriamos descansar
we wanted to rest. 

since we’ve had enrique, everything changed.
Since we had enrique, everything changed.
Since we had enrique, everything has changed. 

to look for a shade
to look for shade

la pala
the shovel

you’re pulling into the parking lot of the hotel.  

Pronounce: hotel

he is in barefoot, and he wants to go out.
he is barefoot , and he wants to go out.

there is something coming up to my mind
there is something coming to mind. 

estoy cargando el coche.
I’m loading up the car.

quieres salir del coche?
do you wanna get out of the car?
do you wanna get out? 

if i would stay here working with them in the hotel, nobody spoke spanish, i would increase my english a lot.
If I stayed here working with them in the hotel, nobody would speak spanish and I would improve my english a lot. 

paseo maritimo
boardwalk 

we’ve been in mallorca for a week
we were in Mallorca for a week

he sat down on the sand.  = GOOD, also
he sat down in the sand. 

en la orilla
the shoreline

did he try to drink the water

not on purpose, but he did it. 

he swallowed some accidentally. 

we were in the shallow end (of the sea)
we were in a shallow part

no tocaba el suelo
his feet didn't touch the bottom.

the water va y viene
the water ebbs and flow

mallorca. 

I was last year on october, visitng my gf’s family.
I was there last year in October visiting my gf's family. 

last time it was more professional trip.
last time it was more of a professonal trip.  

they were having some issues and i tried to manage as a psychologist.
they were having some issues and I tried to manage it/them as a psychologist. 

they’ve been many years without talking to each other.
they haven't spoken to each other in a long time.
they've gone a long time without speaking to each other.

to do tourism = ok, or
to go sightseeing. 

bajo mi punto de vista
from my point of view
in my opinion.  

if your point of view doesnt feel good, hurts you, keeps you far away from those who you love, or you are supposed to love. means it’s not a good point of view.
if your point of view doesn't feel good, hurts you, keeps you distant from those (whom) you love, or whom you are supposed to love, it means it's not a good point of view. 

if it hurts you, you gotta get rid of it.  = good, or
if it hurts you, you gotta get it out of your life. 

Pronounce: inherent

if i would know this a long time ago...
If i had known this a long time ago... 

no salgas a la terraza
dont go out to the terrace where we hang the laundry. 

i put him sunscreen
i put sunscreen on him. 

we woke up many times all along the night.
we woke up many times throughout the night. 

he was completely out.
"out like a light"

a diferencia de cualquier otro dia
as opposed to any other day

when he wonly wants to walk around and he doenst want anybody to pick him up. = good, or
when he only wants to walk around and doesn't want to be picked up

sometimes we dont underwstand what else does she want.
sometimes we don't understand what else she wants. 

the cat hiss him
the cat hisses at him. 

Pronounce: protein 

el mayor avance
the biggest improvement / the biggest change/ the most progress

si no vienen coches puedes pasar. 
if there are no cars coming, we can cross. 

el caso es que
the point is… 

i always try him to look at the trees. 
i always try to get him to look at the trees.  

the garbage truck

Pronounce: when i feed him

they try to E to fall alseep
they try to get E to fall asleep

cuanto menos vamos mejor
the less we visit , the better

we are going to begin to read him
we are going to begin to read to him

he will probably (go to daycare) on september.
he will probably go to daycare in September

he was [restless]

we touch his forehead
we touched his forehead

Pronounce:  thermometer 

he wil take a nap for an hour or so-so. 
he will take a nap for an hour or so

they were having fun enjoying E.
they had fun visiting with E. 

they dont usually leave madrid.  

madrid is all the time with hurry
you are in a hurry all the time in Madrid.
Madrid is always bustling 

10 months baby.
a 10 month-old baby

viuda
widow

Pronounce:  psychiatrist

el duelo
grief

but she doesnt want to go over it.
but she doesn't want to get over it. 

cuñado
brother in law

sometimes i speak to her in english.
in order to E hear / listen
so that E can hear/listen
in order for E to hear / listen

she acknolwleege that it’s real.
She acknolwedges that it's real. 

my girlfriend’s brother tells his mother all the time “you can’t meet someone else” = GOOD, OR
my girlfriend's brother tells his mother all the time that she can't meet someone else.
my girlfriend's brother tells his mother all the time not to meet someone else.

she lives to him
she lives for him. 

she’s the oldest of all his brothers
she's the oldest of all her siblings

no es porque si
it’s not for no reason
it’s not just because

we are not our behaviors

maybe it would be tiring to spend that time... that huge amount of time...
maybe it would be tiring to spend so much time..

i’m not the one who have to set boundaries.
i'm not the one who has to set boundarie

2 weeks ago we went on an trip to Zaragosa = good, or
2 weeks ago we took a trip to Zaragosa

it took 3 hours or a little bit more.
it took a little more than 3 hours.

does anybody want to go to the restroom before we leave? = OK, or
does anybody need to use the restroom before we leave?

let’s go then. = GOOD, or
let's get going
let's go
so, let's go!

ok, let’s take the elevator = OK, AND
ok, instead of taking the stairs, let's take the elevator

we’re gonna wait til it comes. = OK, or
we have to wait til it comes

open the mouth
open your mouth
open wide

Pronounce:  garage, remote control

he’ no longer using a pacifiier = GOOD, or
he’s not using a pacifier anymore. 

it’s gonna be maybe 30 minutes ago.
?

what do you see out the window? 

did you see that 

how long will the food is ready?
how long until the food is ready?
how long will it be until the food ready?
How much longer until the food is ready?

what i’m supposed to say? 
what am I supposed to say? 

if an alien would come to the earth
if an alien came to the earth



Work on Pronouns.

the situation: a little boy has a toy in his hand, and his father is trying to dress him and needs the boy to switch hands holding the toy in order to finish dressing him. What can the father say?

ChatGPT:

"Hey buddy, can you hold your toy in the other hand for just a moment? It'll make it easier for me to help you get dressed. We can switch it back right after."

Certainly! The father could also try saying, "Let's play a game, how about you hold your toy with the other hand while I help you with your clothes? It's a special game just for us!"

a father takes his little boy to a bowling alley and wants to describe the environment. What can he say ?

ChatGPT:
"Look around, buddy! This is a bowling alley. It's a big open space with shiny lanes and colorful pins at the end. People are putting on special shoes, and there's a cool sound of rolling balls and crashing pins. It's where we'll have a lot of fun playing a game together!"

but the baby is not going to play. the father is going to paly while the baby sleeps.

ChatGPT:

"See this place, little one? It's called a bowling alley. It's a bit noisy with the sound of rolling balls and crashing pins. While you take a little nap, daddy is going to have some fun rolling balls down the lane and knocking down those pins. You can snooze, and I'll tell you all about it later!"

a father is taking his baby to the grandparents' home.

ChatGPT:

The father might say something like, "Hey there, we're going to visit Grandma and Grandpa's house! They're really excited to see you. It's a cozy place with lots of love. We'll have a great time together as a family."

a father is preparing a baby's lunch. whawt can he say while he's doing it?

ChatGPT

"Alright, little one, time for a yummy lunch! I'm making your favorite - maybe some mashed sweet potatoes and a little bit of applesauce. How does that sound? We want to make sure you have a happy tummy. Here we go, just a little bit more mixing, and it'll be ready for you!"

a father is preparing a baby's lunch. what can he say while he's doing it? what are the action verbs he can use?

ChatGPT

Mixing: "I'm gently mixing the mashed bananas to make it nice and smooth for you."

Chopping: "Daddy is chopping up some soft fruits for your lunch."

Scooping: "Let me scoop some pureed vegetables onto your plate."

Heating: "I'm carefully heating up your bottle to make it warm and cozy for you."

Pouring: "Here comes the milk, pouring it into your little cup."

Feeding: "Now it's time for a yummy spoonful for you!"

Arranging: "Daddy is arranging these colorful fruits on your plate to make it look extra special."

taking a bath, making his lunch, playing in an indoor playground, going out

ChatGPT:

Taking a bath:

"I'm filling the bathtub with warm water for your nice, cozy bath."

"Daddy is splashing water gently to make bath time fun!"

Making his lunch:

"I'm slicing some fresh vegetables to make a healthy lunch for you."

"Let's mix and stir to create a delicious meal together."

Playing in an indoor playground:

"We're climbing up the colorful play structure in the indoor playground."

"Look at us sliding down the slide, it's so much fun!"

Going out:

"We're putting on your little shoes to get ready for our outing."

"Time to open the door and step outside for a new adventure!"

there are some news.
there is some news. 

we are sleeping him to how sleep on his own.
we are teaching him to sleep on his own. 

we’re doing our best

we’re doing the best we can. 

we just put him on the crib.
we just put him in the crib.

we get in and out of the bedroom from time to time.
we go in and out of the bedroom from time to time.
we enter and exit the bedroom periodically

14 times. 

no es una obligacion
it's not an obligation

Pronounce: stimuli

Pronounce: our arms

he didnt wake up along the night.
he slept throughout the night.
he didn't wake up at any point during the night
he didn't wake up during the night. 

ok get ready to go the groceries.
ok let's get ready to go grocery shopping

do you wanna take a walk

do you wanna take a stroll

la estanteria
the shelves

Do you need anything?
Do you need something else?
Let’s go check out
Let's head to the check-out.
You pull the shopping cart.

 por el paso de zebra
on the crosswalk
across the crosswalk

i’m a 15 minutes walk away from
i'm a 15 minute walk from

cuanto te queda
how much longer will you be?
(I'll be another 15 minutes)
how much longer is it going to take you?
(It's going to take me another 15 minutes)

verbs of movement:
swivel
spin
turn
exit the front door
merge left, veer left
leave / go out

carril de acceleracion
on-ramp

cede el paso
a yield sign
(to yield do)

poner el intermitente
you put your blinker on

mantente a la izquierda
keep to the left

?
a slight turn

sigue derecho
keep going straight

Pronounce: he’s teething  

one tooth coming
one tooth coming in

I’ve been born and raised in madrid.
I was born and raised in Madrid.  

we’ve been there many times visiting = good, or
we’ve visited there many times. 

quiero conocer el mundo
I want to travel the world. 

conocer como palma de la mano
to know (something) like the back of your hand. 

no everybody can to join them
not everyone can join them

they decided to gave me opportunity
they decided to give me the opportunity

i played football as common guy
I played football like any other guy

I’ve never shoot an arrow
I  had never shot an arrow (before that point / until then)

WTSA
clap
club

I found very easy.
I found it very easy. 

when I got started
when I started out
when I began doing it
at first

in 2013, i quit, and i never shoot again.
in 2013 I quit and never shot again. (or, never arched again?)

for me life has everything to with live calm, enjoy...
for me life is all about living calmly, enjoying... 

i break free when i quit.
I broke free when I quit. 

more similar than competition
more simliar to competition. 

cuanto mas tardas aqui, your body starts shaking…. yoyur aiming

the more you stay in this position, the more your body starts to shake as youre trying to aim.  

i remember very clear.
I remember very clearly.

ambidiestro
ambidextrous

that’s one thing that my father tried to get.
that's one thing that my father tried to get us to do (?)
that's one thing that my father tried to instill in us. (?)

My english level just grow up by listening to music, watching series…
My english level just improved by listening to music, watching series…

i’ve got a baby, it’s 7 months old.  

I’ve got a baby who’s 7 months old.
I've got a baby, he’s/she’s 7 months old. 

to make easier languages in his life.
to make languages easier in his life. 

langauge open a lot of options in life.
Language gives you a lot of options, opens a lot of doors in life.  

i would like my parents to do it for me.
I would have liked my parents to do it for me. 

I want to learn the vocabulary, expression, and whatever i need in daily life conversation.
I want to learn vocabulary, expressions, and whatever I need in daily conversation. 

Estamos saliendo.
We're heading out. 

Estamos volviendo a casa.
We're going home.

sacate los dedos de la boca

take your thumb out of your mouth
stop sucking your thumb

abrochate!
buckle up!

te voy a abrochar
i’m gonna strap you in. 
i'm gonna buckle you in. 

estamos colocando la compra
we’re putting away the groceries. 

quien ha venido
who came? 

quien fue?
who was it?

Mira quien es!
look who’s here!

Soy yo.
It's me. 

te abro
i’ll buzz you in

alquien ha llamado
someome has called
someone is calling

el telefonillo

the intercom
the buzzer