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1
Q

Percentages

A

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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4
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To go by foot (or horse!)

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IR (conj.) a pie (caballo)

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5
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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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11
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From [a certain time] onwards…

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A partir de…

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12
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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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14
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This kind of _______

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Este tipo de

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15
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From now on…

A

A partir de ahora…

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16
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For how long…?

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Por cuanto tiempo…?

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17
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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

A

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

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19
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Close

A

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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20
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Far

A

Lejos + DE (adverb)

Lejano/a/s + A

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21
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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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22
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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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23
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On January 15

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EN 15 de enero

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24
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Through USAID…

A

A través de USAID…

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25
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This / These

A

Este
Esta
Estos
Estas

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26
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That / Those

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Ese
Esa
Esos
Esas

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27
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Neutral “it”

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Lo

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28
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Neutral “this”

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Esto

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29
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Neutral “that”

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Eso

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30
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Before in time vs
Before something (like the judge)

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Antes + DE
Ante + el juez

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31
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Common a-ending nouns that are masculine

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EL
problema
programa
sistema
clima
dilema

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32
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Because of (all) that

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Debido a esto (“this”)
Por todo eso (“that”)

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33
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It’s been [time duration] that…

[time duration] ago

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Hace una semana que estoy en cuidad…

Me gradué hace diez años.

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34
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Each time

A

Cada vez (que)

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35
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All the time

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Todas las veces (que)

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36
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Once in a while / sometimes

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A veces (que)

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37
Q

From time to time…

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De vez en cuando (que)

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38
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Again

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Otra vez

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39
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Next to

A

Junto (a)

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40
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While

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Mientras (que)

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41
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Through / by means of

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Mediante

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42
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What a pity / shame!

A

Qué pena!

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43
Q

Telling time
“At 11:30am”
“It’s 11:30am”

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A la once y media de la mañana
Son las once y media de la mañana

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44
Q

In front of

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Delante de | en frente de

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45
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Behind

A

Detrás de

46
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To the side of

A

Al lado de

47
Q

It seems that

A

Parece que

48
Q

To make jokes

A

Hacer | contar + chistes | bromas

49
Q

Suddenly

A

De repente

50
Q

Dear
Dearest

(in beginning a letter)

A

Querido/a
Queridísimo/a

51
Q

With affection / love

(for ending a letter)

A

Con mucho cariño

52
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[But] since

A

[Pero] ya que

53
Q

At that time

A

El entonces

54
Q

That was given

A

Que se le dio

55
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Whereas

A

En tanto

56
Q

To be just about to
To be about to ___

A

Conj ESTAR + a punto de + infin.

or

Conj ESTAR + POR + infin.

57
Q

Whether we like it or not

A

Nos guste o no

58
Q

Apart from / besides

A

Aparte de

59
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Almost always

A

Casi siempre

60
Q

When it comes to ______,

A

En cuanto a _________,

61
Q

To this day

A

Hasta el día de hoy

62
Q

It’s been how long / how long has it been since…?

A

Hace cuanto tiempo que…?

63
Q

To be sure that…

A

Estar (conj) + segura + de + que

64
Q

It’s similar to

A

es | son +
igual(es)
similar(es)
parecido/a/s
+ A

65
Q

What did you say?

A

Que dijo?

66
Q

When + gerund

A

AL + infinitive

When speaking…al habler

67
Q

Politely express obligation without ordering someone directly

A

Hay que + infinitive

similar to se necisita

68
Q

That way

A

Así

69
Q

It’s not exclusively

A

No es exclusivamente

70
Q

To make known

A

Dar a conocer

71
Q

Approximately / around (place or time)

A

Alrededor + DE

72
Q

Two times per day

A

Dos veces AL dia

73
Q

To pass the exam

A

Aprobar el examen

74
Q

In fact

A

De hecho

75
Q

In the ______ (morning, afternoon, night)

A

A la + manana, tarde, noche
Por + “ ^ “

76
Q

Good enough / pretty good

A

Bastante bien

77
Q

In many cases

A

En muchos casos

78
Q

To get ahead

A

Salir adelante

79
Q

Even if

A

Incluso si

80
Q

Take the opportunity to / of

A

Tener + LA + oportunidad + DE + infintive

81
Q

What for

A

Para que?

82
Q

I’m grateful for

A

Estoy agradecida POR

83
Q

To have nothing to do with

A

Tener que ver con

84
Q

As well as

A

Asi como

85
Q

How goes it?
Very well
And you?

A

Como le va?
(A mi) (me va) muy bien
Y a usted?

86
Q

Often

A

A menudo

87
Q

Additionally

A

Ademas

88
Q

Meanwhile

A

Entretanto

89
Q

At the same time

A

Al mismo tiempo

90
Q

To name a few

A

Por nombrar a algunos

91
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Most of

A

La mayor parte de

92
Q

After

A

Luego de

93
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Regardless of

A

Sin importar

94
Q

With regards to

A

En lo que respecta a
Con respecto a
En cuestion de

95
Q

At the same time

A

A su vez

96
Q

It’s based on

A

Se basa en

97
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Since then

A

Desde entonces

98
Q

I moved to

A

Me mudé a

99
Q

Unlike before

A

A diferencia de antes

100
Q

Nowadays

A

Hoy en dia

101
Q

Except

A

Salvo

102
Q

Impact of
Impact on

A

El impacto + DE + [noun, infinitive, etc.)
“ “ + EN

103
Q

As a consequence

A

Como consecuencia de eso

104
Q

It’s important to remember that…

A

Es importante recordar que…

105
Q

Motivate

A

Motivar a

106
Q

I’m proud to be part of this team

A

Me siento orgulloso de ser parte de ese equipo

107
Q

To that end

A

Con ese fin

108
Q

Not long ago

A

No hace mucho

109
Q

To a certain extent / To some degree

A

En cierta medida

110
Q

We must realize

A

Debemos darnos cuenta de

111
Q

On one’s own

A

Por cuenta propia

112
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A