Quiso desobedecerme, pues vera su falta: He would disobey me, but he will see his fault.
Pues (or pues bien) ¡que hay ahora! Well! what is the matter now?
We shall conclude the lesson with the different meanings of Ya (sometimes used also redundantly). They are given for the sake of completeness although Ya in its different uses belongs to different parts of speech—
Ya lo ha hecho: He has done it already.
Ya lo hará: He will do it yet.
Ya no se hace esto: This is done no longer.
Ya consienten, ya rehusan: Now they consent, now they refuse.
Ya consientan, ya rehusen: Whether they consent, etc.
Haré cuanto quieras si ya no me pides lo imposible:
I shall do anything you wish if you do not ask (unless you ask) me
for impossibilities.
Ya que escribió: Since (seeing that) he wrote.
Ya ve V.: You see now.
Ya voy: I am coming.
Ya se ve: It is evident.
Ya, ya: Yes, of course.
VOCABULARY.
*=abolir=, to abolish *=advertir=, to warn =alegar=, to allege =al revés=, on the wrong side =barnices=, varnishes =barrica=, cask =batista de algodón=, cambric =baúl=, trunk =betunes=, blacking =bicicleta=, bicycle =botines=, boots =bramante=, twine =bufandas=, mufflers =buje=, hub =cerradura=, lock =chanclos=, goloshes =cintos de seda=, silk sashes =cinturones de cuero=, leather belts =colchas de plumón=, down quilts =consignatario=, consignee =ejecutar=, to execute, to put through *=hacer escala=, to call at (ships) =llantas=, tyres =maleta=, portmanteau =mango=, handle =marca=, brand, mark =merma=, loss, leakage, shortage =muebles de bejuco=, rattan furniture =niquelado=, nickel-plated *=perder cuidado=, not to worry =rayos=, rays, spokes (wheels) =reborde=, rim, flange =remolacha=, beetroot =rezumar=, to leak =tejido elástico=, webbing =zapatos=, shoes
EXERCISE 1 (93).
Translate into English—
1. No sé si habrá vapor de la Trasatlántica en fecha conveniente.
2. Si lo hay lo preferiré.