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Question 1

You have already been waiting for the next chapter of Spanish Summer for more than five weeks.

Answer 1

Ya lleváis más de cinco semanas esperando el próximo capítulo de Verano Español.

Question 2

Don’t worry about it/ it doesn’t matter

Answer 2

No pasa nada

Question 3

I don’t get the impression that everything is going well/ smoothly.

Answer 3

No tengo la impresión de que todo vaya sobre ruedas. (no tengo la impresión de que + subjunctive. Todo va sobre ruedas = everything is fine / good / going well.. Literally, “everything is going on wheels”)

Question 4

Hopefully not.

Answer 4

Ojalá que no.

Question 5

She was very excited about sayings.

Answer 5

¡Le emocionaban mucho los refranes!

Question 6

I would have loved to have known her!

Answer 6

Me habría encantado conocerla! (Conditional perfect tense)

Question 7

When me and my brother were children, she sometimes took care of us and made us laugh so much.

Answer 7

Cuando yo y mi hermano éramos niños a veces nos cuidaba y nos hacía reír tanto. (Cuidar = to take care of (to look after)/ to pay attention). Hacer reír = to make laugh)

Question 8

Have you made some friends?

Answer 8

¿Has hecho algunos amigos?

Question 9

I have a lot to tell you!

Answer 9

¡Tengo mucho que contarte!

Question 10

Jeez!

Answer 10

¡Ostras!

Question 11

Well, hope everything goes well.

Answer 11

Bueno, que todo vaya bien.

Question 12

I hope they pay me so I can buy her something!

Answer 12

¡Espero que me paguen para que le pueda comprar algo!

Question 13

Well, I just told your mother that something unexpected has happened and that, in the end, I won’t be able to come.

Answer 13

Bueno, acabo de decirle a tu madre que me ha salido un imprevisto y que, al final, no podré venir. (me ha salido un imprevisto = something unexpected has come up)

Question 14

That’s why she got angry! (Perfect tense)

Answer 14

Por eso se ha enfadado! (In Latin America “enojarse” = to get angry. As opposed to “enfadarse” in Spain)

Question 15

You do not trust me?

Answer 15

¿no te fías de mí? (fiarse de = to trust)

Question 16

How glad I am!

Answer 16

¡Cuánto me alegro!

Question 17

On the counter we have the sweets.

Answer 17

En el mostrador tenemos los dulces.

Question 18

And what if, for example, we ran out of orange juice…?

Answer 18

Y ¿si por ejemplo nos quedáramos sin zumo de naranja…? (Quedarse sin = to run out of. “Quedáramos” here is the imperfect subjunctive)

Question 19

Well, you have to go look for them in the warehouse behind here.

Answer 19

Pues hay que ir a buscarlos al almacén que está aquí detrás. (Or “detrás de aquí”; en el almacén is probably more accurate))

Question 20

You don’t have to worry. (You’ve got nothing to worry about)

Answer 20

No tienes por qué preocuparte. (No tener por qué = there is no reason why one should do something)

Question 21

I only have 5 minutes left.

Answer 21

Solo me quedan 5 minutos.

Question 22

I hadn’t realized you had already arrived…

Answer 22

No me había dado cuenta de que ya habías llegado…

Question 23

Ramón will take care of you!

Answer 23

¡Ramón te cuidará!

Question 24

Can you go get the mop?

Answer 24

¿puedes ir a buscar la fregona? (La fregona (Sp) = el trapeador (L.Am) = la mopa; ir a buscar = to fetch)

Question 25

Where could that mop be..?

Answer 25

¿dónde estará esa fregona?

Question 26

get lost/ beat it/ away!

Answer 26

¡vete ya!

Question 27

Don’t go

Answer 27

No te vayas

Question 28

How is it that you speak spanish as if you were from here?

Answer 28

¿Cómo es que hablas español como si fueras de aquí?

Question 29

If I spoke English like you speak Spanish.

Answer 29

Si hablara yo inglés como tú hablas español. (Imperfect subjunctive)

Question 30

I didnt understand anything!

Answer 30

¡no me enteré de nada! (Enterarse = to understand (Spain)/ to find out)