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Percentages

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el + number + porciento
un

el ochenta porciento de estadounidenses
80% of Americans…

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Transportation w/ “tomar”

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Tomar + EL (barco, autobus, tren, avion, metro)

Tomar + UN taxi

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Transportation w/ “ir”

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Ir + EN + [all tomar things AND carro, bicicleta, moto]

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To go by foot (or horse!)

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IR (conj.) a pie (caballo)

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Therefore

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Por lo tanto
Por ende
Por eso
Así que

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However

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Sin embargo
En cambio

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Despite / in spite of

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A pesar de eso

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Although

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Aunque

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Even so / still
Even when
Still / as yet

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Aun así
Aun cuando
Todavía

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On the other hand / in contrast

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Por otro lado
Por lo contrario

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From [a certain time] onwards…

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A partir de…

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Up to what time…?

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Hasta que ahora…?

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Because of / due to

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A / Por causa de
Debido a [que]
Como resultado + DE

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This kind of _______

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Este tipo de

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From now on…

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A partir de ahora…

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For how long…?

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Por cuanto tiempo…?

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For [time duration]

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Por [dos años y media]

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18
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Thanks to

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Gracias a
– noun (una beca)
– que + new statement

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Close

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Cerca + DE (adverb)
– more for distance

Cercano/a/s + A (adjective)
– could be a close friend, close in similarity or type

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Far

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Lejos + DE (adverb)

Lejano/a/s + A

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WHAT | Qué | sentence structures

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CHOICES / PREFERENCES
Qué + noun + verb + comp?
— Qué + comida + prefieres?
— Qué + tipo de música + te gusta?

ACTIONS / EVENTS
Qué + verb + subject + comp?
— Qué + haces + mañana?

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WHICH | Cual(es) | sentence structure

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Cual(es) + SER (conj) + article + something?

Cuáles son sus libros favoritos?

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On January 15

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EN 15 de enero

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Through USAID…

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A través de USAID…

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This / These
Este Esta Estos Estas
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That / Those
Ese Esa Esos Esas
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Neutral "it"
Lo
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Neutral "this"
Esto
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Neutral "that"
Eso
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Before in time vs Before something (like the judge)
Antes + DE Ante + el juez
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Common a-ending nouns that are masculine
EL problema programa sistema clima dilema
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Because of (all) that
Debido a esto ("this") Por todo eso ("that")
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It's been [time duration] that... [time duration] ago
Hace una semana que estoy en cuidad... Me gradué hace diez años.
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Each time
Cada vez (que)
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All the time
Todas las veces (que)
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Once in a while / sometimes
A veces (que)
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From time to time...
De vez en cuando (que)
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Again
Otra vez
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Next to
Junto (a)
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While
Mientras (que)
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Through / by means of
Mediante
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What a pity / shame!
Qué pena!
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Telling time "At 11:30am" "It's 11:30am"
A la once y media de la mañana Son las once y media de la mañana
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In front of
Delante de | en frente de
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Behind
Detrás de
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To the side of
Al lado de
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It seems that
Parece que
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To make jokes
Hacer | contar + chistes | bromas
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Suddenly
De repente
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Dear Dearest (in beginning a letter)
Querido/a Queridísimo/a
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With affection / love (for ending a letter)
Con mucho cariño
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[But] since
[Pero] ya que
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At that time
El entonces
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That was given
Que se le dio
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Whereas
En tanto
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To be just about to To be about to ___
Conj ESTAR + a punto de + infin. or Conj ESTAR + POR + infin.
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Whether we like it or not
Nos guste o no
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Apart from / besides
Aparte de
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Almost always
Casi siempre
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When it comes to ______,
En cuanto a _________,
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To this day
Hasta el día de hoy
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It's been how long / how long has it been since...?
Hace cuanto tiempo que...?
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To be sure that...
Estar (conj) + segura + de + que
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It's similar to
es | son + igual(es) similar(es) parecido/a/s + A
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What did you say?
Que dijo?
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When + gerund
AL + infinitive When speaking...al habler
67
Politely express obligation without ordering someone directly
Hay que + infinitive similar to se necisita
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That way
Así
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It's not exclusively
No es exclusivamente
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To make known
Dar a conocer
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Approximately / around (place or time)
Alrededor + DE
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Two times per day
Dos veces AL dia
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To pass the exam
Aprobar el examen
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In fact
De hecho
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In the ______ (morning, afternoon, night)
A la + manana, tarde, noche Por + " ^ "
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Good enough / pretty good
Bastante bien
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In many cases
En muchos casos
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To get ahead
Salir adelante
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Even if
Incluso si
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Take the opportunity to / of
Tener + LA + oportunidad + DE + infintive
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What for
Para que?
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I'm grateful for
Estoy agradecida POR
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To have nothing to do with
Tener que ver con
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As well as
Asi como
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How goes it? Very well And you?
Como le va? (A mi) (me va) muy bien Y a usted?
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Often
A menudo
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Additionally
Ademas
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Meanwhile
Entretanto
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At the same time
Al mismo tiempo
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To name a few
Por nombrar a algunos
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Most of
La mayor parte de
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After
Luego de
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Regardless of
Sin importar
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With regards to
En lo que respecta a Con respecto a En cuestion de
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At the same time
A su vez
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It's based on
Se basa en
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Since then
Desde entonces
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I moved to
Me mudé a
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Unlike before
A diferencia de antes
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Nowadays
Hoy en dia
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Except
Salvo
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Impact of Impact on
El impacto + DE + [noun, infinitive, etc.) " " + EN
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As a consequence
Como consecuencia de eso
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It's important to remember that...
Es importante recordar que...
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Motivate
Motivar a
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I'm proud to be part of this team
Me siento orgulloso de ser parte de ese equipo
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To that end
Con ese fin
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Not long ago
No hace mucho
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To a certain extent / To some degree
En cierta medida
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We must realize
Debemos darnos cuenta de
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On one's own
Por cuenta propia
112

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