"Él te lee un menú."
Translation:He reads you a menu.
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How do not understand how "el te lee" translates to "he reads you" I get "lee" means reads but where does "te" come from? I'm baffled. How would you say "you read him"?
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‘te’ means “to you”. ‘le’ means “to {you [formal singular] |him|her”. “You [informal singular] read him a menu.” would be ‘Tú le lees un menú (a él).’
English word order = "He reads you a menu" or "He reads a menu to you" (same meanings)
Spanish word order = "He (to) you reads a menu" ("to" is understood but not written) so "He you reads a menu" is the Spanish word order. ("Él te lee un menú")
"You read him a menu" = "Usted lo lee un menú" or "Tú lo lees un menú" (I'm not sure when to use "lo" or "le" for the indirect pronoun but I think it might have to do with pronunciation. Just as you have to use "e" instead of "y" before words beginning with certain letters, it might be the same with "le" and "lo." )
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No Linda, "you read him a menu"="usted le lee a el (with accent on "e") un menu (w/ accent)". "lo" is the direct object pronoun and would refer to the menu, where as "le" is the indirect object pronoun and refers to him
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No matter how many times I listen I cannot hear the 'm' being pronounced in 'menu'
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It's amusing that so many people who supposedly wish to learn Spanish actually get annoyed because it's not English enough
This is SO confusing. The "te" just throws me off completely!!! I think it's a dumb way to say He reads you a menu.
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"he reads a menu to you". Marked correct and again they essentially mean the same thing but is there a better way to say "he reads a menu to you". Possibly "El lee un menu a tu" (missing some accents) might work but it seems to word for word. idk. I need input. :D
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You always need the indirect object pronoun. You could say "él te lee un menú a ti" or "él te lee un menú" either way the "te" is required
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my fault. I didn't mean to leave that out :P. I was wondering if there was really a difference between "he reads you a menu" and "he reads a menu to you" and if they would be worded differently in Spanish. and I just found out about the whole "a ti" thing after I commented with "a tu" of course. :D
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'Te' is the indirect object pronoun for 'you' [singular/informal]. I don't believe it has been taught within any of the exercises so far, so will use the Report a Problem option to register my complaint.
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Yes, it is wrong . You would have to include "por" or "para" depending on the context if you wanted to write "for" in the English translation.
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I would say that it says the same thing but not in the same way. In conversation or writing, you would be understood, but that's not the point of this exercise.
