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Hello, I'm raising my son bilingually english/spanish, and I'm coming across some little details that I don't know how to manage in spanish.
1. How would you state a rule to the child, for example, "No hitting" or "Don't hit"?  Would you say, "No pegar"? or, "No se permite pegar"? or "No pegues" or something else?

2. When you are naming things to the child, do you usually use the article, or just the noun.  For example, as I'm pointing to body parts, would I say, "la cara" or "tu cara" or just "cara"?  (When it is out of context and not a sentence - I'm just pointing out that this is the word for "face".)

3.  Do dinosaur names stay the same in Spanish?  We're reading some books with dinosaurs and I don't know what their proper names are in spanish.

Thanks in advance.  Also, if you can tell me your country of origin so I can compare the spanish, that would be great.

Don Manolo · Accepted Answer

1. You need to use the imperative: "No hagas eso", "no pegues", etc. 

2. My parents used the word with the article, but using it without articles is just fine. You don't use the possessive pronoun though, as in "tu cara".

3. Names of dinosaurs are not the same in Spanish. They usually end in "o" instead of the latin "us", as in "tiranosauro rex" or "pterodactilo"

I'm from Argentina.

Americo G · Answer

1. Say "no pegues" but you have to add "a otros niÃ±os", because "pegar" in this context needs a direct object. It would be better if you say "No es bueno pelearse" or "No es bueno pegar a otros niÃ±os". That's what my mother said to me when I was a child.

2. You can use just the noun. 

3. Dinosaur names change a little in spanish. Usually, the end "saurus" changes to "saurio": Apatosaurus = apatosaurio. Also, have in mind spanish doesn't use some combination of letters like "th" "ty", and others. Spanish names look simpler.
Check this page, I think there are the most popular dinosaurs:

http://www.revista.unam.mx/vol.2/num4/sabias1/tipos.html

I'm peruvian

Anonymous · Answer

1......C. all af the above.

2  ..... You point to the area first and then You say the word , get sure the kid is looking to Your lips.(at the momemt You are saying the word)

3 ....more or less yes,since the names are latin&Greek rooted.

Native English Speaker,multilaguages speaker(no accent in Spanish and french  ***humble bragging!!!)
I am from Miami, Florida USA.(still in Miami)

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