How to Say ‘That's why they stop to rest.’ in Spain Spanish
Por eso paran a descansar.
pohr EH-soh PAH-rahn ah des-kahn-SAR
[pohr EH-soh PAH-rahn ah des-kahn-SAR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Watch for the capataz "foreman" walking in front of the float. He gives the orders to lift and set it down, and the crowd often applauds a smooth lift.
Phrase Breakdown
Por eso
pohr EH-soh
That's why
A connector that introduces a consequence. Link the words together as 'po-RE-so', with a light tapped r.
Por eso llegamos tarde.
That's why we arrived late.
Words in this phrase
Por
[pohr]
for (that reason)
With 'eso' it forms 'por eso', meaning that's why.
Llueve, por eso no salgo.
It's raining, that's why I'm not going out.
eso
[EH-soh]
that
A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to an idea, comment, or thing previously mentioned.
Eso es justo lo que busco en la cultura de una empresa.
That is exactly what I look for in a company's culture.
paran a descansar.
PAH-rahn ah des-kahn-SAR
they stop to rest.
Third person plural of 'parar' + 'a' + infinitive. Run 'paran a' together and stress the last syllable of 'descansar'.
Siempre paran a descansar aquí.
They always stop to rest here.
Words in this phrase
paran
[PAH-rahn]
they stop
Verb 'parar' (to stop), third person plural.
Paran en la esquina.
They stop at the corner.
a
[ah]
to
A preposition used before an infinitive verb.
Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.
He is willing to collaborate with the team.
descansar
[des-kahn-SAR]
to rest
Infinitive verb meaning to relax or take a break.
Necesito descansar un poco.
I need to rest a bit.
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