334 | ELL | xxx a hablar . |
ato.PREP hablartalk.V.INFIN . | ||
[...] to talk. | ||
440 | ELL | +" túS creesS queS meS puedasS hablarS aS míS comoS siS fueraS personaS please . |
túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S creesbelieve.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S puedasbe_able.V.2S.SUBJ.PRES hablartalk.V.INFIN ato.PREP míme.PRON.PREP.MF.1S comolike.CONJ siif.CONJ fuerabe.V.13S.SUBJ.IMPERF personaperson.N.F.SG pleaseplease.SV.INFIN . | ||
do you think you could talk to me as if I were a person, please? | ||
467 | ELL | +" MariaSE túS creesS queS túS meS puedasS hablarS aS míS comoS unaS personaS porS favorS ? |
Marianame túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S creesbelieve.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S puedasbe_able.V.2S.SUBJ.PRES hablartalk.V.INFIN ato.PREP míme.PRON.PREP.MF.1S comolike.CONJ unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG personaperson.N.F.SG porfor.PREP favorfavour.N.M.SG ? | ||
Maria, do you think you can talk to me like a person please? |
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