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Spanish Phrases
Common Phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Le diste las gracias? | Did you say thank you? |
| recuerdas | I remember |
| de veras | really |
| venga para aca | come here |
| Ahorita vengo | I'll be right back |
| tengo cuidado (qw eedo) | be careful |
| creo que si | I think so |
| La comida estuvo deliciosa. | That was a very good meal. |
| asi | this way |
| te vez bonito | you look nice |
| Esta es | This is . . . |
| estoy bien, gracias | I am fine, thank you |
| mucho gusto en conocerlo | I am pleased to meet you |
| Que dijo Ud | what did you say |
| haz de cuenta que | let's pretend that…/ imagine if…. |
| Probre | poor thing |
| Qué plasta eres | you are a nightmare |
| Qué mandón eres! | you are really bossy |
| está zumbado | totally crazy |
| Estoy enganchado | to be hooked on something |
| Eres un pesado | you are a total pain |
| Eres un tiquismiquis | you are really fussy |
| Estoy loco/a por ti! | I'm crazy about you! |
| pues | well |
| chisme | whatchamacallit |
| Ponte trucha | slang: Look sharp |
| tu madre / and your mama | tu madre / la tuya |
| Qué barbaridad! | Wow/ I can't believe it! |
| Puede ayudarme? | Can you help me? |
| Necesita ayuda? | Do you need help? |
| valemadrista | somebody who doesn't give a shit |
| es ruidosa | it's noisy |
| No me toques (toe kase) las narices (nah reeses)! | Stop bugging me! |
| no te hagas | stop pretending with me |
| dejeme (de hhe me) | leave me alone |
| no puede ser que | it can't be |
| Puede-usted explicarlo | Could you explain that |
| Sólo curioso | I'm just looking |
| Ya lo he visto. | I've already seen it |
| Soy hábil en… | I am good at… |
| Gustoso | delicious |
| Guay del Paraguay | " - ex: El móvil que se compró está guay del Paraguay / The mobile phone he bought is really, really cool. |
| " | |
| Faltarle un tornillo | to have a screw loose |
| Mierda | s**t |
| No jodas (no hoh das) | No S**t |
| no puedo concentrarme | I can't concentrate |
| estoy zombi total | I'm scatterbrained |
| cuando (referring to the future) | when |
| qué raro que | how strange that |
| es posible que | it's possible that |
| qué pena que | what a shame that |
| qué lástima que | what a shame that |
| qué bien que | how good that |
| no es cierto que | it's not true that |
| no es verdad que | it's not true that |
| no es evidente que | it's not evident that |
| no está claro que | it's not clear that |
| no es que | it's not that |
| ojalá (que) | I hope / wish |
| lo mejor es que | the best thing is to |
| es necesario que | it's necessary to |
| es probable que | it's probable that |
| para que | in order to |
| hasta que (referring to the future) | until |
| excepto que | unless |
| con tal de que | provided that |
| en caso de que | in the event that |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| mientras (referring to the future) | while |
| aunque (referring to the future) | although |
| como (threat) | if |
| siempre que | provided that |
| siempre y cuando | provided that |
| es normal/lógico/necesario (etc.) que | it's normal/logical/necessary that |
| extrañar(le)que | to seem strange |
| importar(le) que | to matter |
| molestar(le) que | to bother |
| decir(le) que (imperative) | to tell someone (to do something) |
| pedir(le) que (imperative) | to ask someone (to do something) |
| querer que (imperativo) | to want that |
| esperar que | to hope that |
| dejar que | to allow (someone to do something) |
| no estar de acuerdo con | to not agree with |
| estar en contra de que | to be against |
| parecer(le) bien/mal que | to seem right/wrong that |
| alegrarse de que | to be happy that |
| dar(le) miedo de que | to be afraid that |
| tener miedo de que | to be afraid that |
| hace falta que | to be necessary that |
| vale/merece la pena que | to be worthwhile to |
| recomendar(le) que | to recommend that |
| aconsejar(le) que | to advise that |
| perdonar que | to ask forgiveness for |
| no creer que | to not believe that |
| gustar que | to like that |
| gustaría que | would like that |
| antes de hablar pensar | think before you speak |
| al perro que duerme, no lo despiertes | let sleeping dogs lie |
| despertar | to wake, wake up |
| sobre | on |
| dentro de | in |
| above/over | encima de |
| debajo de | under |
| delante de | in front of |
| detras de | behind |
| al lado de | beside |
| cerca de | near |
| junto a | next to |
| entre | between/among |
| un coñazo | pain in the a** |
| Sírvete | help yourself |
| Estás de broma | you're kidding |
| Preguntar | to ask (when you want to know something) |
| Pedir | to ask for (when you want something) |
| necesito tu apoyo | I need your support |
| apoyo todo lo que haces. | I support everything you do |
| con quién puedo hablar? | Who can I speak to? |
| recuerdas | I remember |
| de veras | really |
| venga para aca | come here |
| Ahorita vengo | I'll be right back |
| tengo cuidado (qw eedo) | be careful |
| creo que si | I think so |
| La comida estuvo deliciosa. | That was a very good meal. |
| asi | this way |
| te vez bonito | you look nice |
| Esta es | This is . . . |
| estoy bien, gracias | I am fine, thank you |
| mucho gusto en conocerlo | I am pleased to meet you |
| Que dijo Ud | what did you say |
| haz de cuenta que | let's pretend that…/ imagine if…. |
| Probre | poor thing |