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Common phrases I want to learn Flashcards

1
Q

do you speak english?

A

habla usted Inglés

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no thank you i’m fine

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no gracias estoy bien

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did i say it right? / I said well?

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¿Lo dije bien?

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Hi, I’m John. Nice to meet you.

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Hola, soy John. Mucho gusto.

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where is the

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dónde está el

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What do you want to do later?

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Que quieres hacer más tarde?

Que tienes ganas de hacer mas tarde? (what do you have the desire to do)

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If you want, we can go now

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Si quieres podemos ir ahora

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to have the desire to
(to feel like / to want to / to look forward to )

Do you feel like going out today

I feel like eating something spicy

I don’t want to go to the beach.

A

tener ganas de

Tienes ganas de salir hoy

Tengo ganas de comer algo picante

No tengo ganas de ir a la playa

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9
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Where would you like to go for dinner/lunch/coffee/drink

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Dónde te gustaría ir a cenar (dinner)
Dónde te gustaría ir a almuerzo (lunch)
Donde te gustaría ir a beber (drink)
Dónde te gustaría ir a cafe (coffee)

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Excuse me, can I have

A

disculpe puedo tener

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What are you doing today

What are you doing tonight

What are you doing tomorrow night?

What are you doing this weekend?

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Qué haces hoy?
What you do today

qué haces esta noche
What you do this night

Qué haces mañana por la noche?
What you do tomorrow for the night

Qué haces este fin de semana?
What you do this end of week (weekend)

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How was ….your day

You had a good day?

I did, thanks

How was yours?

A

Como estuvo….vos día
Or
¿Qué tal….vos día? (colloquial / informal)

Tuviste un buen dia?

hice, gracias
Preternite form of hacer - to do

Y el tuyo?
And the yours

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13
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What did you do? (today)

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¿Qué hiciste hoy?

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14
Q

How has your week been?

How has your week been so far?

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Cómo ha estado tu semana? (Google)
¿Cómo ha sido tu semana? (SpanDict)

¿Cómo ha sido su semana hasta ahora?

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See you later

See you soon

See you tomorrow

See you tomorrow night

See you on the weekend

See you next weekend

See you Tuesday

See you next month

See you next week

See you next time

A

See you later
Hasta luego

See you soon
Hasta pronto

See you tomorrow
Hasta manana

See you tomorrow night
Hasta manana en la noche

See you on the weekend
Hasta el fin de semana

See you next weekend
hasta el próximo fin de semana

See you Tuesday
hasta el martes

See you next month
Hasta el mes que viene
See you the month that comes
(most common way to say next month)

Hasta la semana que viene
See you the week that is coming
(most common way to say next week)

*Hasta = until

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I went to

I went to the fruit & vege store

I went to Cuevo cafe

I went for

I went for a run

Did you go (went) for a run?

A

fui a = I went to

Fui a la verdulero = I went to the greengrocer

Fui al café Cuevo = I went to cafe Cuevo (al = went to)

fui por = I went for

fui a correr = went to run

fuiste a correr? =you went to run?

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17
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Did you do some exercise

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hiciste algo de ejercicio

you did something of exercise

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18
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Have you already eaten

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ya comiste?
Already you ate

ya = sha in Arg / jah elsewhere

comiste = Preterite form of comer

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19
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I used to…work for Cricket Australia

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Yo solia trabajar para Cricket Australia

*Verb = soler. Solia = used to

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My name is John

A 
Mi nombre es John
OR
Se llamo John (prob the best)
OR
Yo se llamo John
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Preterite practice (Had / Have / Did / Was / Were)

Did you have a good…

I had a good day, thanks

I did it earlier

you did everything you needed to do?

How was it?

Were you at work today?

I was outside earlier

I tried to but it was not open

A

Tuviste un buen…?
you have a good…

tuve un buen día, gracias
I had a good day, thanks

Lo hice antes
It I did earlier

hiciste todo lo que tenías que hacer
you did everything what you needed to do?

Como fue?
How was?

Estuviste en el trabajo hoy?
Were you in the work today?

Estuve afuera antes
I was outside earlier

Lo intenté pero no estaba abierto
I tried but it was not open

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22
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More/most

The most

Very

Much

Many

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Más

El mas

muy

mucho

muchos

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23
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generally trigger preterite

yesterday morning

this morning

last week

last weekend

last year

yesterday at noon

The other day

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ayer por la mañana

esta mañana

la semana pasada

el fin de semana pasado

el año pasado

hace (dos) años

el otro día

ayer al mediodía

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24
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then / so

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entonces

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25
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let me know if

A

avisame si

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26
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generally trigger imperfect

often

rarely

usually

everyday

frequently

while

many times

almost never

once in a while

at that time

for a while

several times

A

a menudo

rara vez

generalmente

cada día or todo los dias

con frecuencia or frecuentemente

mientras

muchas veces

casi nunca

de vez en cuando

en esa época

por un rato

varias veces

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27
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I think so

I don’t think so
*

A 
pienso que no
pienso que si
OR
creo que no
creo que si
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28
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same

still

then / so

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mismo/a

todovia

entonces

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29
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like this / like that (meaning, this way or that way)

already / right now

A

asi

ya

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30
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too / too much

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demasiado

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31
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once in a while

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de vez en cuando (idiom)

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32
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that’s why

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por eso

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33
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None
Nobody
Nothing

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No / None

Before a noun
Ningun / Ninguna
eg. no solider died

Without a following noun
Ninguno / Ninguna
eg. none of the soldiers died

__

Nobody = Nadie

Nothing = Nada

__

*plus negative versions of ‘any’ switch to this. Eg.

No necesito ningún novio -
I don’t need any boyfriend.

No me gusta nadie.
I don’t like anyone.

Ellos no tenían nada.
They didn’t have anything

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Some
Somebody
Something

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Some

Before a noun
Algun / Alguna
eg. For sure some boy is

Without a following noun
Alguno/s | Alguna/s
eg. take some

Before uncountable noun
Algo de
eg. I have some money, but not much.
__

Somebody = Alguien

Something = Algo

__

*plus questions related to ‘any’ switch to this. eg.

¿Él tiene alguna razón para actuar así?
Does he have any reason to act like that?
¿Me llamó alguien?
Did anybody call me?

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Any
Anyone
Anthing

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Any

Before a noun
cualquier
eg. The bus will arrive any time.

Without a following noun
cualquiera
eg. I won’t give you just any one

Anyone = cualquiera
eg. Anyone can pass that exam.

Anything = cualquiera cosa
eg. Order anything you want.

____

Switch to Some when it’s a question eg.

¿Él tiene alguna razón para actuar así?
Does he have any (some) reason to act like that?
¿Me llamó alguien?
Did anybody (somebody) call me?

___

Switch to None when it’s a negative eg.

No necesito ningún novio -
I don’t need any (no) boyfriend.

No me gusta nadie.
I don’t like anyone (nobody).

Ellos no tenían nada.
They didn’t have anything (nothing)

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36
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Although / Even though

A

Aunque

Prouncation - owng-keh or aun-que

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Before / After

I should eat before I leave.

I should have eaten before.

After dinner I’m leaving

I will do it after.

A

Antes / Antes de

use ‘de’ after antes/despues, unless it is at the end of a sentence

yo debería comer antes de salir
I should eat before I leave

Yo debería comer antes
I should have eaten before

Después de la cena me voy
After dinner I’m leaving

Lo haré después.
I will do it after

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What’s up (Arg)

What’s happening (other places)

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Que tal

Que pasa

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39
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As always / As per usual

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Como siempre

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Nothing different happened

Nothing new

The same

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Nada diferente paso

Nada nuevo

Lo mismo

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41
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Together

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juntos

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42
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There is / are (present)

There was/were (past)

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Hay

Habia

(from haber, no need to conjugate, regardless of context)

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43
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Little by little

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poco a poco

44
Q

Even

Even when it happened

A

Incluso

incluso cuando pasó

45
Q

Cool

very good

A

genial (hen ni al)

buenísimo

46
Q

I think so

I believe so

A

pienso que sí

creo que sí

47
Q

a pain in the butt / arse

A

un dolor en el culo

48
Q

breakfast

lunch

dinner

A

desayuno (des - a - yuno)

almuerzo

cena

49
Q

so/as

not so/as good

A

tan

no es tan bueno

50
Q

I see (to mean I understand)

A

Ya veo

51
Q

John, spelt outloud

A

jota - o - hache - ene

52
Q

whom / the one/s that

I have many clients with whom to speak

The ones that are on the table

What chicken did you eat? The one that I bought from the supermarket

A

quienes OR los que = whom

Tengo muchos clientes con los que (quienes) hablar

el que / la que / los que / las que= the (one/s) that

eg. Las que están en la mesa = the ones that are on the table
eg. Qué pollo comiste? El que compare de el supercado
eg. Marcela es la que te presenté = Marcela is the one that I introduced to you
eg. Carlos es el que siempre me lleva a casa = Carlos is always the one that takes me home

53
Q

Hopefully

A

Ojala (o-ha-la)

54
Q

Cool / sweet as

A

Barbaro / genial

55
Q

it’s the truth / that’s right / it’s true

A

es verdad

56
Q

strange/weird/rare

It is a weird/rare phrase

A

raro/a

es una frase rara

57
Q

Adjectives that go before the noun

A

Examples of adjectives that go before the noun. Only like 10% do this. No rhyme or reason for this really (maybe emphasis) = mal/buen/primer/nuevo

58
Q

Prepositions that are different. What do use?

To think about

To wait for

Help

To remember

To forget

Stop

Try

To learn to

Meet/run into (version for first time and not)

To complain about

To find out

Do something again

*Prepositions when it’s a question
eg Who are you waiting for

A

Prepositions when it’s a question

in English, put preposition at end, in Spanish but at start
*
eg. Who are you waiting for = for who are you waiting ( a quien estas esperando)
*
Never finish a sentence with a preposition in Spanish

59
Q

I hope you had a good day

A

Espero hayas tenido un buen dia
I hope you’ve had a good day

Hayas is subjunctive form of haber

60
Q

Only

This is the only coffee
This is the only one left

I only have one pair of shoes
I only ran for 2 minutes

A

único/a or solo/solomente

este es el único café

este es el único que queda
this is the only that remains

Sólo tengo un par de zapatos
Solo corrí por 2 minutos

  • unico/a - use before noun
  • solo / solomente - use before verb
61
Q

Left

Right

A

derecha

izquierda (ees-kyehr-dah)

62
Q

Really?

A

en serio? (you serious)

63
Q

How many times do you run a week?

A

Cuantas veces por semana corrés?

Per = por. Use instead of ‘a’ (in English), in this context

64
Q

Of course

A

por supuesto

65
Q

I can imagine

A

puedo imaginarlo

66
Q

Go away

A

sali de aca (leave of here)

67
Q

I’m learning to speak Spanish

A

Estoy aprendendo (a pren di en do) a hablar espanol (add ‘a’ preposition, as that is the rule)

68
Q

I wish I could

I wish I could go to run during / at lunch

A

ojalá pudiera = (puderia is the subjunctive of poder)

subjunctive is anything that is not certain

Ojala pudiera ir a correr durante el almuerzo

69
Q

sales call

my sister’s husband

summer nights

police car

What is the 2 nouns in spanish rule

A

You never have nouns together in Spanish.

Separate using a preposition, most commonly ‘de’

Switch order and then put ‘de’ in between is a good rule
*
eg a sales call = llamada de venta
*
eg weekend = fin de semana
*
eg. my sister’s husband = El esposo de mi hermana
*
eg. summer nights = las noches de verano OR las noches del verano
*
eg. police car = el auto de la policia

70
Q

Common expressions with por

at last

of course

at least

apparently

unfortunately

fortunately

just in case

A

por fin (at last)

por supuesto (of course)

por lo menos (at least)

por lo visto (apparently)

por desgracia (unfortunately)

por suerte (fortunately)

por las dudas (just in case)

71
Q

Common expressions with para

for good

just for a change

on top of that

so that

not at all

A

para siempre (for good)

para variar (just for a change)

para colmo (on top of that)

para que (so that)

para nada (not at all)

72
Q

I run 3 times a week

A

Corro tres veces por semana

Por - meaning ‘per’

73
Q

I’m going for a walk down / along the street

I looked through the window

A

Voy a dar un paseo por la calle

I’m going to take a walk along the street

miré por la ventana

Por - meaning of “along” or “through

74
Q

I am wearing a jacket because of the cold

and because of the traffic I am late

A

Estoy usando una chaqueta por el frío

y por el tráfico llego tarde
and because of the traffic I arrive late

por - meaning “because of”

75
Q

I bought a shirt for $40

A

Compré una camisa por 40 dolares

Por - for exchanges and sales

76
Q

I walked for 2 hours yesterday afternoon

A

Caminé por 2 horas ayer por la tarde

Por - duration in time

77
Q

It’s about to rain

A

Está por llover

Por - “to be about to”

78
Q

The song is sung by lost spirits

A

La canción es cantada por espíritus perdidos

Por - meaning “by”

79
Q

Thanks for getting me a coffee

A

Gracias por traerme un café

Por - for expressing gratitude

80
Q

I need to leave now to get there on time

I try to study every day to learn spanish

A

Tengo que irme ahora para llegar a tiempo

Intento estudiar todos los días para aprender español

Para - meaning of “in order to”

81
Q

I need to buy some new shoes for running

A

Necesito comprar unos zapatos nuevos para correr

Para - “intended for”

82
Q

The train to Tigre leaves in 10 minutes.

A

El tren para Tigre sale en 10 minutos.

Para - with destination

83
Q

For next week I have to not be tired

A

Para la semana que viene no tengo que estar cansado

Para - When you want to specify a future moment in time

84
Q

For me, your argument is not good

A

Para mí, su argumento no es bueno

Para - Opinion

85
Q

For an old man, I am ok

A

Para un viejo, estoy bien

Para - Comparison

86
Q

Por vs Para

Common rules to remember

A

Most important things to remember (will cover me in 80-90% of cases)

  • focus is on the past (por) vs future (para), or cause/reason vs purpose). Para = in order to. Por = because of.
  • anything with an element of exchange is ‘por’

are two overarching themes to remember

87
Q

Meado por in t-rex means…

A

Means bad luck

88
Q

Do you have plans for today?

What are your plans for the weekend?

A

Tienes algunos planes para hoy?
You have some plans for today?

Qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
What planes you have for the weekend?

89
Q

it appears so / so it seems / that looks like / it looks like it

Is that our cab? - It looks like it.

This seems to be the best place to wait

A

eso parece / ese parece
that looks/seems like

from parecer - to seem

that has a similarity to OR it gives the impression of being so

egs.

Is that our cab? - It looks like it.
Ese es nuestro taxi? - Eso parece

This seems to be the best place to wait
Ese parece ser el mejor lugar para esperar

90
Q

I’ve forgotten how to say that again

I remembered what I was going to say

I can’t remember the word

I can’t remember

A

He olvidado cómo decir eso otra vez

Recordé lo que iba a decir
I remembered what I was going to say

No puedo recordar la palabra
I can’t remember the word

No me acuerdo
I can’t remember

VERBS

Olvidar = to forget
Recordar = remember 
Acordarse = to remember

For the difference between recordar and acordarse, you have a subtle nuance to deal with.

A simple way to think about these two verbs is to consider recordar as the equivalent of the English verb ‘to recall’ and acordarse as the equivalent of the English verb ‘to remember’.

91
Q

I agree

A

acuerdo

acordar = to agree

Not to be confused with acordarse = to remember / recall

92
Q

Sounds good

I agree

I don’t agree

A

suena bien

estoy de acuerdo (I am of agreement)

No estoy de acuerdo

93
Q

there should be some left

there must be a lot of people who think that

A

deberia haber = there should be
debe haber = there must be

there should be some left
debería haber algo

there must be a lot of people who think that
debe haber mucha gente que piense que

94
Q

even a child knows that

even though I went to bed early I am still tired

A

even a child knows that
hasta un niño sabe eso

hasta = until / even

Even though I went to bed early I am still tired
Aunque me fui a dormir temprano, todavía lo estoy cansado

aunque = even though

95
Q

it is a little cold today

I want a small coffee

A

It is a little cold today
Hace un poco de frio hoy

I want a small coffee
Quiero un café chico/pequeño

Little / small / few (grading, amount) = poco

Little / small (size) = chico/a or pequeño
- synonyms, chico more common in Arg

  • grading/amount vs size
    poco before adjective, chico/pequeno with noun
96
Q

Actually

A

En realidad

in reality

97
Q

The company from which we buy the platform

A

La empresa de la que compramos la plataforma

de la que = from which

98
Q

You go! (like ‘you go’ in front of me in line)

Command

A

Anda or ve

Command tense (2nd person) form of Andar or Ir

In argentina, anda or ve are sinónimos. In some other countries Andar is more for ‘to walk’

99
Q

As soon as

A

tan pronto como

100
Q

So

A

tan

101
Q

On top of that

A

encima

102
Q

Not even

A

ni siquiera

103
Q

Pronunciation

CA CE CI CO CU

GA GE GI GO GU

QUE QUI

GUE GUI

*Remember a word for each to help remember

A 
Cada
Celeste
Ciudad
Como
Cual
Gato
Gente
Girar
Gol
Gustar

Que
Quien

Guerra
Guitarra

104
Q

enough / sufficient

A

suficiente

105
Q

Head

Eyes

Arm

Hand

Leg

Foot

A

La cabeza

Los ojos

El brazo

La mano

la pierna

el pie

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