How do you pronounce 'guiar'?

The u is silent: it sounds like 'giar', with the g of 'gato', in a single syllable.

What does 'vaciar' mean?

It means to empty something out, like emptying a box to put books in.

You can say: '¿Me puedes enviar la foto por mensaje, por favor?'

You're typing a quick message, you stop at 'yo envío' and you're not sure if the stress falls on the o or the i.

¿Me puedes enviar la foto por mensaje, por favor?

Can you send me the photo in a message, please?

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enviar/enˈbjaɾ/
to sendverb
To make something reach another person or place.
continuar/kontiˈnwaɾ/
to continueverb
To keep doing something you already started.
actuar/akˈtwaɾ/
to actverb
To behave a certain way in a situation.
confiar/konˈfjaɾ/
to trustverb
To believe that someone won't let you down.
guiar/ɡjaɾ/
to guideverb
To go with someone to show them the way.
vaciar/baˈsjaɾ/
to emptyverb
To take out everything inside something.
enfriar/enˈfɾjaɾ/
to coolverb
To make something turn cold or less hot.
reunir/rewˈniɾ/
to gatherverb
To bring together in one place things or people that were apart.
prohibir/pɾoiˈbiɾ/
to forbidverb
To say that something isn't allowed.
reír/reˈiɾ/
to laughverb
To make noise and faces when something strikes you as funny.

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¿Me puedes enviar la foto por mensaje, por favor?
Can you send me the photo in a message, please?
Si te sientes bien, podemos continuar mañana por la tarde.
If you're feeling okay, we can continue tomorrow afternoon.
No sé cómo actuar cuando se pone así de serio.
I don't know how to act when he gets that serious.
Puedes confiar en él, siempre cumple lo que promete.
You can trust him, he always keeps his word.
¿Nos puedes guiar hasta la entrada del museo, por favor?
Can you guide us to the museum entrance, please?
Voy a vaciar la caja para meter los libros.
I'm going to empty the box to put the books in.
Deja enfriar el café un momento, está muy caliente.
Let the coffee cool for a minute, it's really hot.
Quiero reunir a toda la familia el fin de semana.
I want to get the whole family together this weekend.
No pueden prohibir la entrada sin dar una razón.
They can't forbid entry without giving a reason.
No me hagas reír, que me duele la panza.
Don't make me laugh, my stomach hurts.

enviar/enˈbjaɾ/
The v sounds like a b, and 'viar' is one syllable: en-BIAR, with the stress at the end.
continuar/kontiˈnwaɾ/
The stress falls at the end: -nuar sounds like 'nwar', in a single syllable.
actuar/akˈtwaɾ/
Two syllables: ac-TUAR. The u and the a come out together in one go.
confiar/konˈfjaɾ/
Two syllables, con-FIAR, with the stress on the last one; the i and the a don't separate.
guiar/ɡjaɾ/
The u is silent: it sounds like 'giar', with the g of 'gato', in a single syllable.
vaciar/baˈsjaɾ/
The v sounds like a b and the c sounds like an s: ba-SIAR, with the stress at the end.
enfriar/enˈfɾjaɾ/
Two syllables, en-FRIAR: the r in 'fri' is a single tap and the ia stays together.
reunir/rewˈniɾ/
The initial r is strong, 'reu' is one syllable and the stress falls on NIR.
prohibir/pɾoiˈbiɾ/
The h is silent: it comes out pro-i-BIR, with the stress on the last syllable.
reír/reˈiɾ/
It's said in two parts, re-ír, with the stress on the í.

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How do you pronounce 'guiar'?: The u is silent: it sounds like 'giar', with the g of 'gato', in a single syllable.
What does 'vaciar' mean?: It means to empty something out, like emptying a box to put books in.
What do you say if you want someone to send you a photo?: You can say: '¿Me puedes enviar la foto por mensaje, por favor?'

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