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1
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Since / given that (now that)

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ya que

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Whatever it is

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sea lo que sea

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Instead of

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en vez de

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either way

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sí o sí

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especially (above all)

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sobre todo

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They don’t want you to go, especially to that place.

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No quieren que vayas, sobre todo a ese lugar

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upon having / when having

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al tener

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upon doing / at the moment of doing

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al hacer

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upon knowing / at the moment of having

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al saber

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she was happy upon being at home

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Estuvo feliz al estar en casa.

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I’m going to say it upon having those.

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Lo voy a decir al tener esos.

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We were good when we got home

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Fuimos buenos al estar en casa.

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in advance / of course / by all means

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desde ya

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more and more

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cada vez más

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less and less

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cada vez menos

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for such a reason

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por tal razón

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perhaps (follow with subjunctive)

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tal vez

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as such

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como tal

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What such ~noun~? (means how is ~noun~

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¿Qué tal ~noun~?

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at the same time

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al mismo tiempo

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21
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Confident is worded “sure of themselves”

He is sure of himself

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Es seguro de sí mismo

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He is very confident but I’m not.

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Es muy seguro de sí mismo, pero yo no lo soy.

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it’s time to leave!

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¡Es momento de irse!

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24
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all the world

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todo el mundo

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25
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a better day

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un mejor día

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the best day

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el mejor día

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27
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Indefinite Adjective (don't need article) (garage)
Such  a thing (carrot tall)
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tal cosa

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28
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Which adjectives (two neighbours)
he/she is very sure of herself / himself
(reflexive prepositional pronoun)

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seguro/a de sí misma / mismo

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Which adjectives (two neighbours) I'm very sure of myself
(reflexive prepositional pronoun)
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Son muy segura de mí misma

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I’m not sure

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no estoy seguro / segura

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I’m sure of that

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Estoy seguro de eso

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I’m sure that everything is going to be fine

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Estoy seguro/a de que todo va a estar bien.

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I was very confident

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Yo fui muy segura de mí misma.

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34
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more and more (each time more)

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cada vez máz

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35
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is as good as

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es tan bueno como

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36
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as of now

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desde

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perhaps it’s time

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quizá sea momento de

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38
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is very confident

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es muy segura/o de sí misma/o

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39
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of course

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claro

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for such a reason

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por tal razón

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I am in agreement

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estoy de acuerdo

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42
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Some dude

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Algún tipo

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43
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everyone is there

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todo el mundo está ahí

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44
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are done less and less

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se hacen cada vez menos

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you are right

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tienes razón

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46
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at the same time, since this morning

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al mismo tiempo, desde esta mañana

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47
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Ridiculous Redundant Indirect Object

He asked his mother if she had something

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Le he asked a su mother si tenía algo

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Ridiculous Redundant Indirect Object

I told my father that I was here

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Le I told a mi father que estaba aquí

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Ridiculous Redundant Indirect Object

I told my friends that they were very nice

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Les I told a mis amigos que eran muy buenos

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50
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All is fine.

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Todo está bien,

51
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He went to your house

A

el fue a tu casa

52
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and that isn’t good at all

A

y eso no está para nada bien

53
Q

Why don’t you go to another house.

A

¿por qué no te vas a otra casa?

54
Q

Give it time.

A

Tiempo al tiempo.

55
Q

Have this ! All of them already have one.

A

¡Ten esto! Todos ellos ya tienen uno.

56
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By that time

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Para entonces

57
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so we left.

A

así que nos fuimos.

58
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He has been so good all the life

A

Él ha sido tan bueno todo la vida

59
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now he has to go somewhere else

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ahora tiene que ir otro lugar

60
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We were very happy

A

Fuimos muy felices

61
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Alright

A

Bueno

62
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Where is the best car?

A

¿donde esta el mejor carro?

63
Q

Yesterday you were there

A

Ayer estabas ahí

64
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I was not well but it’s ok

A

Yo no estaba bien pero ya esta.

65
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He also has to do something

A

el también tiene que hacer algo.

66
Q

We were fine but now we have to head that way

A

Estábamos bien pero ahora tenemos que ir a por ahí

67
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You’re right!

A

¡tienes razón!

68
Q

I have a problem

A

Tuve un problema

69
Q

in agreement (weirdo)

A

de acuerdo

70
Q

What time is it?

What time was it?

A

¿Qué hora es?

¿Qué hora era?

71
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sometimes

A

a veces

72
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every place

A

toda parte

73
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It will be what it will be

A

Será lo que será

74
Q

Were you there?

A

¿Estabas ahí?

75
Q

I got very sick

A

Estuve muy enfermo.

76
Q

He would be around another day

A

Él estaría por ahí otro día.

77
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Neither he nor she was there

A

Ni él ni ella estaban ahí.

78
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It would be the best part of the day

A

¡Sería la mejor parte del día!

79
Q

That’s why nothing has gone to that place

A

Por eso nada ha ido a ese lugar.

Por eso is used to talk about cause or reason (eg: I went there por eso I know what happened)

80
Q

What they want is a good life

A

Lo que quieren es una buena vida

We use “lo que” to introduce a noun clause. We do not change that for “la que” regardless of having “buena vida” there

81
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The good thing is that it has a lot

A

Lo bueno es que tiene mucho

The word “lo” takes the place for “the thing” in the phrasing “Lo + adjective”

82
Q

The girl does want to be able

A

La chica sí quiere poder

this is presented in the 1MC. We use “sí” here for the sake of emphasis

83
Q

I’ll be happy on being at home

A

estaré feliz al estar en casa

84
Q

In order that you be here

A

Para que estés aquí

85
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He isn’t around anymore

A

El Ya no está

86
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They were fine

A

Estaban bien

87
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You are being

A

Estás siendo

88
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I like being here

A

Me gusta estar aquí

89
Q

You are being

A

Estás siendo

90
Q

He got (was)

A

Estuvo

91
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I will be everyone’s friend

A

Yo seré friend de todos.

92
Q

We were good that day

A

Nosotros fuimos buenas ese día

93
Q

The gentleman was here for a day

A

El señor estuvo aquí por un día

94
Q

I left and I was in another place

A

Me fui y estuve en otro lugar

95
Q

Why were they friends that day?

A

¿Por qué fueron friends ese día.?

96
Q

I was that day but now you are

A

Yo lo fui ese día, pero ya tú lo eres.

97
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We’ve done it! Now we will have two.

A

¡Lo hemos hecho! Ahora tendremos dos.

98
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That’s why you were always with a girl.

A

Por eso siempre estuviste con una chica.

99
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It was one of the girls, and I was watching them.

A

Fue una de las chicas, y yo estaba mirando.

100
Q

We want them to have it. That way I would have more.

A

Queremos que lo tengan. Así yo tendría más.

101
Q

What is there?

A

¿Qué hay?

102
Q

He will have had it

A

Él lo habrá tenido

103
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Instead of that, let’s leave!

A

En vez de eso, ¡vámonos!

104
Q

There was a boy or a girl.

A

Había un chico o una chica.

105
Q

We had her with us.

A

La teníamos con nosotros

106
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Even they can do it!

A

¡Hasta ellos lo pueden hacer!

107
Q

You will have what I had

A

Tendrás lo que yo tenía

108
Q

He will have had it

A

Él lo habrá tenido

109
Q

There was a boy or a girl

A

Había un chico o una chica.

110
Q

You will have what I had

A

Tendrás lo que yo tenía

111
Q

Whatever it is, they had it.

A

Sea lo que sea, lo tenían

112
Q

He will have had it

A

Él lo habrá tenido

113
Q

There was

A

Habría

114
Q

You will have what I had§

A

Tendrás lo aque yo tenía

115
Q

Whatever it is, they had it

A

Sea lo que sea, lo tenían

116
Q

Nothing left

A

No se fue nada

117
Q

In advance, thanks!

A

Desde ya, ¡gracias!

118
Q

She will have eaten something

A

Habrá comido algo

119
Q

We would be what that was

A

Seríamos lo que eso era

120
Q

The man would be believing it

A

el hombre lo estaría creyendo

121
Q

you were unwell that day?

A

¿tù estuviste mal ese día?

122
Q

Subjunctive triggers:

A

phrase que (anything that is uncertain)
Quiero que
Feelings que
Opinions que

123
Q

That way

A

Así

124
Q

That’s why

A

Por esso

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