Michel Thomas Everyday Expressions Flashcards
they have just finished reading this book
acaban de leer este libro
I have just finished studying
acabo de estudiar
he had just eaten
acababa de comer
to stop (d) (need twin)
dejar de
we left (s) the restaurant
salimos del restaurante
he returned (v) to his work
volvió a su trabajo
we had returned (v) to the house late
habíamos vuelto a la casa tarde
there had been; there were a lot of people
habÍa sido; había mucha gente
to take advantage of; why dont TU take advantage of
aprovecharse de; por qué no te aprovechas de
I will not change my opinion
no cambiaré de opinion
to count on = to rely on
contar con
I know you will not change your opinion
sé que no cambiará de opinión
I did not realize this
no me di cuenta de esto
I realized that you were able to come with me
me di cuenta de que podía venir conmigo
to agree with
estar de acuerdo con
to pay attention to
prestar atención a
this means that I know how to use this expression
esto quiere decir que sé usar esta expresión
it’s worth it to think before answering (r)
vale la pena pensar antes de responder
when we were students
cuando éramos estudiantes
we ate 3 days ago; it’s 3 days since we ate ( start both sentences w hace)
hace tres días comimos; hace tres días que comimos
a long time ago
hace mucho tiempo
if something has been going on for a period of time and is still going on use……………..(2)
hace o hace que and PRESENT TENSE
it’s 3 years since J has been living in Spain (start w/ hace)
hace tres años que J vive en España
J had lived in Spain for 2 years; J lived in Spain for two years
hacía dos años que J vivía en España; J vivía en España desde hacía dos años
it was very windy yesterday. It was bad weather yesterday and we didn’t go to the beach
hacía mucho viento ayer. Hizo mal tiempo ayer y no fuimos a la playa
if describing weather condition you can see use………….. The moon is out
hay. Hay luna
it is dusty today. It is muddy (2) today
hay polvo hoy. Hay lodo (barro SPAIN) hoy
to take a trip
hacer un viaje
to ask a question
hacer una pregunta
I asked him a question
le hice una pregunta
to get hurt or harm oneself
hacerse daño
the damage; the damage is already done
el daño. el daño ya está hecho
I don’t want to hurt myself
no quiero hacerme daño
therefore
por lo tanto
are you cold
tiene frío?
to drive 2
manejar (lat amer); conducir - Spain
to be sleepy not cansado
tener sueño
the dream
el sueño
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
to be at fault; I am not to blame
tener la culpa; no tengo la culpa
to be sure
estar seguro
to take place
tener lugar
this situacion isn’t logical and there’s no way around it
esta situación no tiene lógica y no tiene remedio
to make sense (not sentido); to have a solution
tener lógica; tener remedio
by when?
para cuándo
is he arriving on saturday
llega el sábado
we will be back by next week - use estar
estarémos de vuelta para la semana que viene
a round trip ticket
un billete de ida y vuelta
how many of them (oranges) - 1 word
cuántoslas?
they have to do it by Sunday
tienen que hacerlo antes del domingo
later than
despues de
they completed (c) it after Friday
lo completaron después del viernes
are days of week and months of year capitalized
no
the rite = ritual
el rito
before; after
antes de; después de
verb used to tell time - present sing and pl; past sing and pl
es; son; era; eran
it is 2 o’clock
son las dos
it is 5 thirty; (we have to return) by 6 thirty
son las cinco y mediA; para las seis y media
for an 8 year old girl, she is very mature
para una chica de ocho años, es muy madura
children’s clothes - 2 ways to say it
ropa para = de niños
I study to be an engineer
estudio para ser ingeniero
for a doctor he knows little medicine; a little about medicine
para médico, sabe pocA medicina; poco sobre medicina
in order to b a doctor
para ser médico
for a young person
para un joven
to study to be
estudiar para
with exchanges use (money)
por
per hour
por hora
the miles
las millas
(para vs. por) passing through a space use…………………..; to or toward a destination use…………; let’s head for the park; espression of time use…….e.g. for now; because of; done by a person or an agent use……….
por; para; vamos para el parque; por ahora; por eso; por
” por lo visto”
apparently
” at last” = finally
por fin
I finally got (obtained) it - I already got it
por fin, lo conseguí; ya lo conseguí
the book was written by my friend
el libro fue escrito por mi amigo
he did it for me (on my behalf)
lo hizo por mí
” the best thing about this”; “the good thing”; “the bad thing”
lo mejor de esto; lo bueno; lo malo
lo hecho
“the done thing”
“that which is yours”
lo suyo
the important thing is to learn only what is necessary
lo importante es aprender solo lo necesario
that which is mine is mine, and that which is yours is yours
lo mío es mío, y lo suyo es suyo
I don’t want this one, I want that one over there (book)
no quiero este, quiero aquel
in today’s world
en el mundo de hoy
she is tall for her age
es alta para su edad
where were they from?
de dónde eran?
what verb use with location (it is located in argentina)
estar
para o por if agent of action; attacked by a dog
atacado por un perro
I didn’t see anyone
no vi a nadie
the prince
el príncipe
in spanish, one never omits a negative
en español, nunca se omite ningún negativo
neither do I = me neither
(ni) yo tampoco
never not nunca
jamás
by no means = in no way (2)
de ningún modo; de ninguna manera
neither geography or history can help you understand it; either my father or my brother can
ni la geografía, ni la historia pueden ayudarle a entenderlo (ayudar a is a dynamic duo); o mi padre o mi hermano puede (singular when either, or)
this book is better than that one (2)
este libro es mejor que ese (o aquel if not close at hand)
it was the best of times
era la mejor de las épocas
short in stature (people); short when referring to lenth of time
bajo; corto
she is more prepared
está mas preparada
younger, older
menor, mayor
I hope it is
espero que sea
clear
claro
brave
valiente
sweet; bitter; I would prefer to eat something sweet, not bitter
dulce; amargo; preferiría comer algo dulce no amargo
unhappy
infeliz
capable
capaz
faithful; infaithful
fiel; infiel
significant
significante
doubtful; certain not cierto; the result was certain. it was never unexpected
dudable; indudable; el resultado fue indudable, nunca era inesperado
unpleasant
desagradable
without a doubt
sin dudA
each one of these expressions will be very useful
cada una de estas expresiones será muy útil
cupboard = closet
el armario
behind
detrás de
“in a little while”
dentro de poco
within 10 minutes
dentro de diez minutos
across from = opposite (d); opposite (e) the church
delante de; enfrente de la iglesia
I’ll meet you (e)
le encontraré
however
sin embargo
on top of = over; put it on top of
encima de; póngalo encima de
at least 2
a menos; por lo menos
