Important Spanish Words Flashcards

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Vendría

A

He or she would come

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Saben

A

They know

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Llevaron

A

They took

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Llamaba

A

He/she called, “como lo que se llamaba en esa época… (Just like they used to call in in those days)

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Digamos

A

Let’s say..

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algo así

A

something like that

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me he dado cuenta. (dado sounds like dad, short “a”)

A

I have found…

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era

A

it was. (can be used to state a period or time)

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Yo sentía

A

I felt…

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Yo decía

A

I used to say..

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mientras

mientras tanto

A

while

meantime, meanwhile. ( careful with confusing with meti)

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ha tenido lugar

A

which took place

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ha durado

A

It went on for , it lasted for

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he traído

A

I brought

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Ha sido

A

Has been

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eres

A

you are

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Dame

A

Give me

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17
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Cualquiera

A

Anyone

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18
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No va ser

A

It’s not going to be

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Me encantaría volver…

A

I would love to go back

Or I would love to come back

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20
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Siempre me ha encantado

A

I have always loved

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Estaré , estaré allí

A

I will be, I will be there

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Yo ya he comido

A

Iv’e already eaten

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Me dijo

A

He told me

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Me dijeron

A

They told me

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Dije

A

I said

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Les dije

A

I told them

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27
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Nos dijo

A

He told us

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Ella nos dijo

A

She told us

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Nos dijeron

A

They told us

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30
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¿Me puede decir?

A

Can you tell me?

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Deberías

A

You should (conditional form)

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yo diría

A

I’d say

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a veces

A

Occasionally

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34
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agarré

A

I caught, I grabbed

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35
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de repente

A

suddenly

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36
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agarrar

A

To catch, to grab

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37
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me fui

A

I went

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38
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esperaba

A

expected, the past tense of expect

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39
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veía

A

I saw

Ha sido un largo tiempo desde te veia

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yo perdí

A

I missed. As in I missed the show, I missed the plane

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He escuchado

A

I have heard

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42
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Dicen

A

They say

Dicen que es muy bonita

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43
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Deberías

A

You should

Deberías venir a Madrid

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I was going to go to the beach, but the weather was bad

A

Yo iba a ir a la playa pero el tiempo era malo

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45
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no sabia

A

I didn’t know

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46
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Llegaste

Llegué

A

You came

I came

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47
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Estaba yo haciendo

A

I was doing

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48
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Algún sitio

A

Some place

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49
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Hace unos Dias

A

A few days ago

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Cogi

A

I took

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Me olvidé

Habia olvidado

A

I forgot

I had forgotten

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52
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Me quedé pensando

A

I was thinking

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53
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Me ha dado quenta

Me di quenta

A

I had realized

I realized

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54
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Busqué

A

I looked

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55
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Puedes / pueden seguirnos

A

You can follow us

Singular/ plural

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56
Q

O sea

A

“I mean……”

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57
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Se dan Cuenta

A

You realize

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58
Q

¿Cómo te diria?

A

How would I say it to you?

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59
Q

Tal y como están las cosas ahora

A

The way things are now…..

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60
Q

A corto plaza

A

In the short term

Ex: a corto plazo busco trabajitos.

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He pensado

A

I thought

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62
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Sin falta

A

No matter what

Ex: la semana que viene sin falta

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Ayudará

A

The future tense of help

Ex: el personnel del hotel les ayudará..

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Q

Saldrá

A

Future tense of “go out” “depart” ( it will leave)

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65
Q

Trataré

A

I will try…..

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66
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empezábamos

A

We started…

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67
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hace un rato

A

A while ago

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68
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Detras

A

Behind

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69
Q

Atrás

A

In back

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70
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Yo ya té lo di

A

I already gave it to you

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71
Q

Contar

A

To tell

Ex: tenemos que contarle al abuelo

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72
Q

Me toca a mi

A

It’s my turn

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73
Q

What time do you start?

A

¿A qué hora empieza?

74
Q

I’m going to come to see you later

A

Voy a venir a verte más tarde.

75
Q

De hecho

A

In fact

76
Q

Hace mucho tiempo que no hablaba contigo

A

It’s been a long time since I’ve talked with you

77
Q

Aún no estoy despierto

A

Im not awake yet

78
Q

Lo traje

A

I brought it

79
Q

Te estábamos esperando

A

We were waiting for you

80
Q

No me he olvidado

A

I haven’t forgotten

81
Q

Ya estamos listos

A

We are ready now

82
Q

Me estoy empezando a sentir……

A

I’m starting to feel…

83
Q

Ya no le hago caso

A

I don’t pay attention to him anymore

84
Q

Qué pena, estar rodeado de mujeres bellas y tener que marcharse

A

What a shame, surrounded by beautiful women and I have to leave

85
Q

Usted / tu me dijo

A

You told me

86
Q

Me dice

A

He / she tells me

87
Q

Yo salgo

A

I go out

88
Q

It’s over

A

Se acabó

89
Q

I hear you

A

Te escucho

90
Q

Ponte

A

Put on

Telling someone to put something on, ie: shirt, socks, shoes

91
Q

¿Me puedes dar?……..

A

Can you give me?

92
Q

I have been working for a long time

A

he estado trabajando durante mucho tiempo

93
Q

I heard you were leaving

A

Escuché que te vas

94
Q

I used to go to…….

A

Yo solía ir a ……..

95
Q

Do I need to make a reservation if I want a table for seven people?

A

¿Necesito hacer una reservación si quiero una mesa para siete personas?

96
Q

I just wanted to stroll through here and chat with you

A

Sólo quería dar un paseo por aquí y charlar con usted

97
Q

I’m still at the point where I need to think about what I would say

A

Estoy todavía en el punto en donde necesito pensar sobre que yo querría decir

98
Q

Maybe you could help me?

A

Tal vez usted podría ayudarme?

99
Q

Could we walk from here to there?

A

¿Podríamos caminar desde aquí hasta allí?

100
Q

You should have seen the people outside

A

Usted debe haber visto la gente de fuera

101
Q

I have been doing this for a long time.

A

He estado haciendo esto por mucho tiempo.

102
Q

I didn’t drink that much

A

No bebí mucho

103
Q

I didn’t know they called you

A

No sabía que te llamaron

104
Q

I will meet you there

A

Te encontraré allí

105
Q

Not what I wanted to say

A

No es lo que quería decir

106
Q

Where did you go?

A

Donde fuiste

107
Q

What I should have said was

A

Lo que deberia haber dicho era

108
Q

I’m sick of the incompetence of you two clowns

A

Estoy harto de la incompetencia de ustedes dos payasos

109
Q

At this point of the day I’m sick of all this

A

En este punto del día estoy harto de todo esto

110
Q

Actually I don’t speak fluently yet

A

En realidad, yo no hablo con fluidez sin embargo,

111
Q

I’m not in the mood for this today

A

No estoy de humor para esto hoy

112
Q

I like to sit somewhere and spend a few minutes studying.

A

Mi gusta sentarme algún lugar y pasar unos pocos minutos estudiando.

113
Q

Do whatever you want

A

Haz lo que quieras

114
Q

You used to be happy to see me what happened?

A

Usted solía ser feliz de verme lo que pasó?

115
Q

I have been

A

He estado

116
Q

I was

A

Yo estuve or yo estaba

117
Q

Keep in mind

A

Ten en mente

118
Q

I say

You say

I said

You said

A

Yo digo

Tú dices

Yo dije

Tú dijiste

119
Q

What im saying

A

Que estoy diciendo

120
Q

What you said

A

Que dijiste

121
Q

I told you

A

Te lo dije

122
Q

You told me

A

Usted me dijo (formal)

Tú me dijiste (informal)

123
Q

I am telling you

A

Te lo estoy diciendo

124
Q

You are telling me

A

Tú me estás diciendo

125
Q

What did I say

A

Que dije

126
Q

What did you say

A

Que dijiste

127
Q

You can become overwhelmed

A

Puede ser abrumado

128
Q

I wonder if….

A

Yo me pregunto si…….

The emphasis falls on the mid part of pregunto. Emphasizing the end denotes that someone else asked)

129
Q

I taught you…..

A

Aprendiste (or)

Te enseñe

130
Q

It’s a waste of time

A

No lleva a ningún sito

131
Q

It’s not worth it

A

No vale la pena

132
Q

I didn’t understand a word you said

A

No entendí ni una palabra que dijiste

133
Q

Within, inside, in

A

Dentro

134
Q

Below, beneath, under

A

Abajo

Abajo de– below

De abajo– downstairs

135
Q

I only understood a little of what you said.

A

Sólo entendí un poco de lo que ha dicho.

136
Q

You act like you haven’t seen me in a long time.

A

Actúas como si no me ha visto en mucho tiempo.

137
Q

Glad you had a good time

A

Me alegro que tuviste un buen tiempo

Me alegro de que hayan tenido un buen tiempo

First is singular second plural

138
Q

How is your day going

A

Cómo va tu día

139
Q

I thought you already knew

A

Pensé que ya sabía

140
Q

I’m not in the mood for this

A

Ya no estoy de humor para esto

141
Q

Yesterday, I was listening to a podcast that was on languages

A

Ayer, estaba escuchando de un podcast que fue sobre idiomas

142
Q

I don’t know what the hell is going on around here

A

No sé que carajo esta pasando aqui.

143
Q

Me siento como un pez fuera de aqua

A

I feel like a fish out of water

144
Q

I hope I don’t have to call you again

A

Espero que no tener que llamarte otra vez

145
Q

I hope I sleep better tonight

A

Espero que esta noche duermo mejor

146
Q

I hope I sleep better tonight

A

Espero que esta noche duermo mejor

147
Q

Me vas a atrasar

A

You are going to make me late

148
Q

Porque estas tarde

A

Why are you late

149
Q

Yo me puedo hacer cargo de esto

A

I can take care of it

150
Q

Voy a ir hasta allá

A

I’m going to go over there

151
Q

Like I already said…

A

Como ya he dicho..

152
Q

Our meeting will be on Tuesday

A

Nuestra reunión será el martes

153
Q

If I was at home I would be in bed

A

Si estuviera en casa estaría en la cama

154
Q

This is the worst part of the day

A

Esta es la peor parte del día

155
Q

I want to go home

A

Quiero ir a casa

156
Q

Are you done?

You’re done

A

¿Has terminado ?

Ya terminaste

157
Q

I just saw

A

Acaba de ver

158
Q

Who would do something like that

A

Quien haría algo así

159
Q

Si tengo que hablar con alguien lo voy a haré

A

If I have to talk to someone I will do it

160
Q

I didn’t mean to scare you

A

No quise asustarte

161
Q

Ella lo hizo a propósito

A

She did it on purpose

162
Q

Puede pasar cualquier cosa

A

Anything can happen

163
Q

Dicen una cosa y hacen otra

A

They say one thing and do another

164
Q

Este asunto se queda entre nosotros

A

This issue stays between us

165
Q

Comencé hablar español hace mucho tiempo

A

I started speaking Spanish a long time ago

166
Q

I will let you know if there is a change in plan

A

Le haré saber si hay un cambio en el plan

167
Q

I’m not enjoying it

A

No lo estoy disfrutando

168
Q

I would have told you

A

Yo te habría dicho

169
Q

You can’t avoid that

A

No puedes evitar eso

170
Q

It can be done quickly

A

Se puede realizar rápidamente

171
Q

No te diríamos

A

We would not tell you

172
Q

Would you do something for me?

A

Harías algo por mi

173
Q

I would do it if I could

A

Lo haría si pudiera

174
Q

I would not be taking

A

Yo no estaría hablando

175
Q

I want you to go home

A

Deseo que vayas a la casa

176
Q

I should not have said anything

A

Yo no debía decir nada

177
Q

I should not have said anything

A

Yo no debia decir nada

178
Q

Don’t make a scene

A

No hagas una escena

179
Q

I told you that

A

Yo te dije eso

180
Q

She would say yes

A

Ella diría que si

181
Q

I would not tell you

A

Yo no le diría a usted

182
Q

Tell him

A

Diga a el