Usages of a
A la mare li agrada la música.
My mother likes music.
A la mare li agrada beure te.
My mother likes to drink tea.
Al pare li agrada beure cafè, però la germana vol te.
My father likes to drink coffee, but my sister wants tea.
A la meva amiga li agrada la música.
My friend likes music.
A la meva filla li agrada la música.
My daughter likes music.
Avui vaig al mercat perquè necessito fruita i roba.
Today I am going to the market because I need fruit and clothes.
La meva germana va al mercat perquè necessita sabates.
My sister is going to the market because she needs shoes.
Pots ajudar la mare a obrir la porta?
Can you help my mother open the door?
El pare necessita un bitllet perquè va a la feina amb autobús.
My father needs a ticket because he goes to work by bus.
Pots venir aviat a casa?
Can you come home soon?
El pare no vol arribar tard a la feina.
My father does not want to arrive late to work.
Puc anar a la botiga, però no tinc diners.
I can go to the shop, but I do not have money.
La meva germana surt de casa sense paraigua i arriba tard a la feina.
My sister leaves the house without an umbrella and arrives late to work.
Abans de venir a casa, el pare vol ajudar la mare al mercat.
Before coming home, my father wants to help my mother at the market.
Demà vaig a l'estació amb la meva filla, i després venim a casa.
Tomorrow I am going to the station with my daughter, and then we come home.
La mare va al mercat amb la meva germana.
My mother is going to the market with my sister.
Si no trobes la clau, pots trucar a la meva germana.
If you cannot find the key, you can call my sister.
Abans de la feina, vull trucar a la mare i parlar per telèfon.
Before work, I want to call my mother and talk on the phone.
No has d'oblidar la bossa quan vas a l'oficina.
You must not forget the bag when you go to the office.
La metgessa és a l'hospital de la ciutat, i la meva germana va a l'hospital avui.
The doctor is at the city hospital, and my sister is going to the hospital today.
Vostè ha d'esperar a l'hospital, però després pot anar a casa i sopar.
You have to wait at the hospital, but afterwards you can go home and have dinner.
Dissabte vaig al cinema amb una amiga.
On Saturday I am going to the cinema with a friend.
Si fa sol dissabte, el pare vol visitar la ciutat i després anar al cinema.
If it is sunny on Saturday, my father wants to visit the city and then go to the cinema.
Ahir vaig anar a un restaurant prop de l'estació.
Yesterday I went to a restaurant near the station.
Ahir la meva germana també va anar al restaurant.
Yesterday my sister also went to the restaurant.
La cambrera va portar el menú a la taula.
The waitress brought the menu to the table.
La meva veïna va treballar ahir, però avui també vol anar a un restaurant lluny de l'oficina.
My neighbor worked yesterday, but today she also wants to go to a restaurant far from the office.
Vostè ja va reservar una taula o encara vol anar a un restaurant prop de l'estació?
Did you already reserve a table, or do you still want to go to a restaurant near the station?
La cambrera va portar el plat a la taula.
The waitress brought the plate to the table.
La professora envia un missatge a la classe al matí.
The teacher sends a message to the class in the morning.
El meu germà necessita l'ordinador perquè vol escriure un correu a la professora.
My brother needs the computer because he wants to write an email to the teacher.
Demà preparem un viatge a la ciutat amb un mapa sobre la taula.
Tomorrow we are preparing a trip to the city with a map on the table.
El passaport és important quan vas a l'aeroport.
The passport is important when you go to the airport.
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