EXPRESSIONS

Question 1

Showing that you are following a conversation

Answer 1

• I see.
  ya veo
  
  • Oh!
    ow
  • Uh-huh.
  • Really?
  • en serio*
  • Is that so?
    es así
  • Is it?
    lo es
  • Are you?
    tú
• Did they?
  lo hicieron

Question 2

Digressing from the topic

Answer 2

si lo que te dice alguien te hace pensar en new topic
-Speaking of (movies)
-That reminds me, …
si de la nada dices un nuevo tema
-Incidentally
(de paso)
-By the way
(por cierto)

Question 3

Expressing uncertainly

Answer 3

• It appears to me (that)..
• it seems to me (that) . . .
• I’m not quitesure (that)
• I’m not altogethe** sure (that) . . .**
• It appears** as though . . .**
• It seems as though . . .
• It looks as though . . .
• . . . appears**(to be) **. . .
• . . . looks**(to be) . . . **
• . . . seems**(to be) . . . **
• I could be wrong, but it appears (that) . . .
  -** I could be wrong**, but it doesn’t appear (that) . . .
• I’m not quite, but it appears/looks/seems **(that) . . **
• I’m not altogether sure, but it appears/looks/seems (that) . . .

Question 4

Showing understanding

Answer 4

• You must be (tired)
  1. “You must be (exhausted) after running that marathon.”
• That must be (fun)
  “That must be (exciting) to watch the sunrise from the mountaintop.”

-You must have been (glad)
“You must have been (thrilled) when you heard the news about your promotion.”

• That must have been (difficult)
  “That must have been (challenging) to complete your project under such tight deadlines.”