Idioms Flashcards
The one that
El que
La que
(The) when there’s no noun
Ex. (The) good thing is that we’re here
Lo
Lo bueno es que estamos aquí
The (description) is that (sentence)
Ex. The strange (thing) is that it’s snowing in May
Lo (description) es que (sentence)
Lo strange es que it’s snowing in May
What (when no noun is specified)
Ex. I want what he has
Lo que
Yo quiero lo que él tiene
What interchangeable with the one that.
Ex. I want the one that ( what) he has.
Lo que
Yo quiero lo que él tiene
To be honest
The truth is that
La verdad es que
Actually
En verdad
Actually, they aren’t here
En verdad, no están aquí
Really?
De verdad
Are the girls really your friends?
¿Las chicas de verdad son tus amigas?
That’s why
Por eso
For what, why?
¿Por qué . . .?
There is, there are
Hay
This is the impersonal present tense of the verb haber “to have. “
Listen or hey!
Oiga
Formal register command form of the verb oir “to hear. “
Excuse me? What did you say?
¿Mande?
