How do you say "here" in Spanish?

You say "aquí", as in "Vamos a sentarnos aquí, hay sombra toda la tarde."

What does "quieto" mean in Spanish?

It means "still", not moving, as in "Quédate quieto un momento, traes una hormiga en la espalda."

You say "¿Dónde puedo conseguir hielo cerca de este parque?"

You arrive at the park with the cooler and the sandwiches, and your friends have already claimed a table under the trees.

Este parque tiene sombra y mesas bajo los árboles.

This park has shade and tables under the trees.

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parque/ˈpaɾke/
parknoun
An open space with trees, grass and benches where people go for a walk.
queso/ˈkeso/
cheesenoun
A solid food made by curdling milk.
guitarra/ɡiˈtara/
guitarnoun
A wooden instrument with six strings played with the fingers.
mosquito/mosˈkito/
mosquitonoun
A very small flying insect that bites to suck blood.
juguete/xuˈɡete/
toynoun
An object made for children to play with.
quieto/ˈkjeto/
stilladjective
Not moving.
quedar/keˈdaɾ/
to be leftverb
For part of something to remain after the rest has been used.
quemar/keˈmaɾ/
to burnverb
For something to be so hot it hurts the skin.
conseguir/konseˈɡiɾ/
to getverb
To obtain something you were looking for.
aquí/aˈki/
hereadverb
In the place where the speaker is.

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Este parque tiene sombra y mesas bajo los árboles.
This park has shade and tables under the trees.
¿Me pasas el queso antes de que se caliente?
Can you pass me the cheese before it melts?
Trae la guitarra y cantamos algo bajo los árboles.
Bring the guitar and we'll sing something under the trees.
Hay un mosquito rondando la mesa desde hace rato.
There's been a mosquito circling the table for a while.
El niño dejó su juguete debajo de la mesa.
The kid left his toy under the table.
Quédate quieto un momento, traes una hormiga en la espalda.
Hold still a second, you've got an ant on your back.
Va a quedar comida para llevarnos a la casa.
There's going to be food left over to take home.
No toques la parrilla, te vas a quemar los dedos.
Don't touch the grill, you'll burn your fingers.
¿Dónde puedo conseguir hielo cerca de este parque?
Where can I get ice near this park?
Vamos a sentarnos aquí, hay sombra toda la tarde.
Let's sit here, there's shade all afternoon.

guitarra/ɡiˈtara/
The u is silent and the rr is trilled; the stress falls on the middle syllable, gui-TA-rra.
juguete/xuˈɡete/
The stress falls on the middle syllable: ju-GUE-te.
quieto/ˈkjeto/
It's two syllables: quie-to, with ie together and the stress on the first.
conseguir/konseˈɡiɾ/
The stress falls on the last syllable, -guir, and there too the u is silent: /ɡiɾ/.
aquí/aˈki/
The stress falls on the last syllable: a-QUÍ, never A-qui.

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How do you say "here" in Spanish?: You say "aquí", as in "Vamos a sentarnos aquí, hay sombra toda la tarde."
What does "quieto" mean in Spanish?: It means "still", not moving, as in "Quédate quieto un momento, traes una hormiga en la espalda."
How do you ask where to get ice near the park?: You say "¿Dónde puedo conseguir hielo cerca de este parque?"

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