9. Snappy Answer Flashcards
“Of course”
Claro
“Obviously” or “Naturally” in one sided phone conversations.
Claro
Alternatives for claro:
desde luego, por supuesto
‘¿Cómo no?’
yes
“sure”
seguro
‘conste’ comes from
que conste= let the record show
“You’ve promised” “That’s a confirmed fact” or “I’ll hold you to that”
conste
After your friend promises to come visit you next week you say:
conste
conste is often followed by ____ for emphasis.
Conste. ¿eh?
“all right” or “okay”. used once an agreement has been reached:
de acuerdo
more formally, “it’s a deal”
trato hecho or hecho= done.
Pick me up at 8?
De acuerdo or hecho
“Ain’t that the truth?”
¿verdad?
“no way”
para nada
want to hear me play my kazoo?
para nada
More polite way to say, para nada:
en absoluto
“Not on your life!”
¡Que esperanzas!
“you must be dreaming”
que esperanzas
a more impolite way to say ‘que esperanzas’
en tus sueños
variants of “en tus sueños.”
ni en sueños y ni soñarlo
“you’re nuts”
estás loco
more natural to say ‘estás loco’
estás como loco
“you ought to have your head examined”
estás como operado
“no way” literally “not even if I were crazy (would I do such-and-such”
ni loco
