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Question 1

el [viernes]

Answer 1

on [Friday], this coming [Friday], last [Friday]

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por la [noche]

Answer 2

indicating time of day

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en [el cine]

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at the movie theatre; en can mean in, on, or at

Question 4

me encantaría

Answer 4

I would love to

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tengo ganas de…

Answer 5

I feel like…

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efectivamente/en efecto

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exactly, that’s true, indeed

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cenar

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to eat dinner

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desayunar

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to eat breakfast

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almorzar

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to eat lunch

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entonces

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then in the sense of so or therefore; then in the sense of at that time

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soy [nombre]

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I am; most common way to introduce yourself or answer the phone

Question 12

encantad@

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delighted, nice to meet you; common way to say nice to meet you to someone

Question 13

¿Verdad?

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really?; a way to affirm your listener agrees with you

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sino

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rather; used for correcting a negative statement

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ya

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now; already

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a ver

Answer 16

let’s see, let me think, let me see

Question 17

así que

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so, therefore; indicates a logical conclusion

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bueno

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well, actually; response when answering the phone (Mexico)

Question 19

parece mentira

Answer 19

it doesn’t seem possible

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¿Desde cuándo…?

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Since when…; used to find out how long something has been going on

Question 21

esperar que…

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followed by subjunctive - to hope that something happens/somebody else does something; followed by infinitive - to hope to do something oneself

Question 22

ya sea

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whether; in the sense of whatever, however, whenever, whoever

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o sea

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you know, I mean; this is a crutch/thinking phrase

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a propósito

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speaking of which; add information that is related but in a different context

Question 25

de hecho

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actually, as a matter of fact; high frequency conversation marker

Question 26

para serte sincer@

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to be honest with you; prefacing information that may be a little uncomfortable

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soportar

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to tolerate; not a cognate for ‘support’!

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por otra parte

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in addition, plus, furthermore, besides; used to add additional information to back up an argument

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quisiera

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I would like….; more polite form of ‘quiero’; can indicate first or third person plural

Question 30

¿Qué tal?

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another way to say ¿Cómo estás?

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¿Qué hay de nuevo?

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What’s new?

Question 32

cuéntame

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tell me about it; informal command form of contar

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¿En serio?

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Seriously?

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pues

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‘porque’; indicate reason for what was previously said

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aunque

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though/although; followed by indicative verb - indicates that the given information is not known by the listener; followed by subjunctive verb - indicates that the given information is known by the listener

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fíjate que/imagínate que

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used to introduce information that you think may slightly surprise your listeners, or at least get their attention

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claro

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of course, clearly

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acabar de…

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to have just (done something)

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mudarse

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to move (residence)

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incluso

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including, even; indicates that you are including something or someone in a category that seems surprising

Question 41

chao

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common way to say goodbye