7. Sixty-Four Verbs part 5

Question 1

“Don’t go . . .”

Answer 1

No te vayas

Question 2

“Don’t go getting yourself in trouble.”

Answer 2

No te vayas a meter en líos.

Question 3

“Now don’t go telling him.”

Answer 3

No le vayas a decir

Question 4

“I’m going to call.”

Answer 4

Voy a llamar.

Question 5

“I was going to call.”

Answer 5

Iba a llamar.

Question 6

“Let’s . . .”

Answer 6

Vamos a

Question 7

“to root for”

Answer 7

irle

Question 8

“I root for the Orioles”

Answer 8

Yo le voy a los Orioles.

Question 9

“to go get” or “to go for”

Answer 9

ir por.

Question 10

“I’m getting the car.”

Answer 10

Voy por el carro.

Question 11

“Catch”

Answer 11

Ahí te va

Question 12

“Your turn”

Answer 12

Ahí te va

Question 13

“All right”

Answer 13

Vaya

Question 14

“Omigosh”

Answer 14

Vaya

Question 15

“Well, well, well”

Answer 15

Vaya, vaya, vaya

Question 16

“Some plumber!” (after he floods your basement)

Answer 16

¡Vaya plomero!

Question 17

“to manage” (when used with another verb in the infinitive)

Answer 17

lograr

Question 18

“I managed to fix the television.”

Answer 18

Logré reparar la tele.

Question 19

“If I manage to get out of this meeting, I’ll home in half an hour.”

Answer 19

“Si logro salir de esta reunión, estaré en casa en media hora.”

Question 20

“to carry” or “to take”

Answer 20

llevar

Question 21

How long have you been here? Answer:

Answer 21

Llevo + the time period + aquí

Question 22

“¿How long have you been here?”

Answer 22

¿Cuánto tiempo lleva (usted) aquí?

Question 23

“I’ve been in bed for two days” (with llevar)

Answer 23

Llevo dos días en cama.

Question 24

“to wear” or “to have on”

Answer 24

llevar

Question 25

“He’s the man with the glasses on.”

Answer 25

“Es el señor que lleva lentes.”

Question 26

“to get along”

Answer 26

llevarse

Question 27

“She and I don’t get along.”

Answer 27

Ella y yo no nos llevamos.

Question 28

“I don’t get along with them.”

Answer 28

No me llevo con ellos.

Question 29

“to take”- something, after paying for it

Answer 29

llevarse

Question 30

“Two thousand pesos? It’s a deal.”

Answer 30

¿Dos mil pesos? Me lo llevo.

Question 31

“I’ll take two.”

Answer 31

“Me llevo dos.”

Question 32

“Take it.”

Answer 32

Llévatelo.

Question 33

“I’ll take a sweater in case it gets cold.”

Answer 33

Me llevo un suéter por si hace frio.

Question 34

“to take along”

Answer 34

llevarse

Question 35

“to order” (in a restaurant)

Answer 35

pedir, ordenar,

Question 36

“to send” (in most cases)

Answer 36

enviar

Question 37

“to order,” used for real orders, of the sort that generals and bosses give, (often used with a 2nd verb to mean “to send out for” or “to have done”)

Answer 37

Mandar

Question 38

“Have some copies made.”

Answer 38

“Manda hacer unas copias.”

Question 39

“What?” or “You called?” (in mexico)

Answer 39

¿Mande?

Question 40

“to put (something) in”

Answer 40

meter

Question 41

“Let’s go inside”

Answer 41

Vamos a meternos

Question 42

“Let’s go in the water.”

Answer 42

Vamos a meternos al agua.

Question 43

“to get involved in” or “to get mixed up with”

Answer 43

meterse

Question 44

“Don’t get involved.”

Answer 44

No te metas.

Question 45

“Don’t mess around with my sister.”

Answer 45

No te metas con mi hermana.

Question 46

“to get mixed up in problems” or “to get into trouble”

Answer 46

Meterse en líos

Question 47

After a family squabble, you might say, “I’m not getting involved in this.”

Answer 47

Yo no me meto.