Must Know Flashcards
I did not understand you.
Could you please repeat it.
No lo entendí. ( Entender is regular in the past)
Puede repetirlo, por favor.
I do not agree
No estoy de acuerdo
I have already ordered.
We have already ordered.
Ya he ordenado.
Ya hemos ordenado.
Leave me alone
Déjame en paz.
Literally — Leave me in peace.
Use it if someone is bothering or annoying you.
Shank (lamb shank)
Shoulder (pork shoulder)
Hock (pork hock)
Cheeks (pork cheeks) (beef cheeks)
Garrón -Garrón de Cordero
Paletilla- Paletilla de Cerdo
- Bondiola de Cerdo (Argentina)
Codillo - Codillo de Cerdo (Spain)
-Chamorro (🇲🇽) Cha-MOE-rroh
Carrilladas de Cerdo
Cachete (cah-CHEY-teh) Braised Beef Cheeks
Still in the positive// Yet in the negative
I still have to buy him a present.
My younger brother is still taller than I am.
She still hasn’t paid for the car.
Todavía
Todavía tengo que comprarlo un regalo.
Mi hermano menor es todavía más alto que yo.
Todavía elle no ha pagado por el coche.
Does anyone speak English
Hay alguien que habla inglés?
ing-GLAZE
Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Night
I would like to make a reservation for tomorrow night.
In whose name?
Hoy
Esta Noche
Mañana
Mañana por la Noche
Me gustaría hacer una reserva para mañana por la noche.
A nombre de quien?
Yesterday
Last Night
Ayer
Anoche
The Day Before Yesterday
Anteayer
Delicious
These burritos are delicious.
This margarita is delicious.
Estar + Rico / a / os / as
Rico + s or Rica + s (Always use Estar for food)
Estos burritos están ricos.
Esta margarita está rica.
Ice bucket
La Chopera (Argentina)
El Cubo de Hielo (Spain)
¿Tiene una chopera para enfriar el vino?
cho-PEAR-ah
Bottled Water
Coffee is always served with pure water.
Bote de aqua pura.
BOH-teh
Agua Pura POO-rah
AH-gooah
Café siempre sirven con un vaso de agua pura.
At the End
The bathroom is at the end of the hall to the right.
Al Final
El Final is a masculine noun
El baño está al final del pasillo a la derecha.
“Is the seat shown on the ticket where you should sit?”
Or can you just sit anywhere in this section?
“Están respetando los puestos?”
If they say yes, then you should find your seat, otherwise (which is most of the time) you can just take any seat.
Respetar = Respect or Observe
On a bus you can ask the driver, if they follow seat assignment on the ticket?
Respeta el numero de asiento?
If seat numbers are respected and someone is in your seat you should not try to move them. Go back to the driver or attendant and say …
Disculpe, hay alguien en mi asiento.
Place to arrange for a taxi in a bus depot, so you won’t get ripped off.
Taxi Autorizado
Estar is used to describe the current, present or
“now “ state of things (broken, open, closed etc) or people (emotional, wellness, or other temporary, but now current state).
The bridges are closed.
The bridges were closed.
Los puentes están rotos.
Los puentes fueron rotos.
Where are the washrooms?
Spain
Latin America
¿Dónde están los servicios / aseos? 🇪🇸
¿Dónde están los baños? (LM)
Who’s last in line?
Quién es el último de la fila?
Or, more commonly
Quién es el último?
I’m finished eating.
Ya terminé
Ya está
El Medidor de Taxi
meh-DEE-door
I am allergic to chocolate.
Tengo una alergia al chocolate .
ah-LER-heah
Fruit and Vegetable Wash 🇲🇽
Microdyn
me-CROW-dean
Fruit and Vegetable Wash
Desinfecta Agua y Alimentos (= food)
Bacdyn
BACK-dean (brand)
Fresh Bread 🥖
The bread isn’t fresh, it’s stale
Pan Reciente
El pan no es reciente, es duro.
To slice
Can you slice it?
Rebanar
Puede rebanarlo.
Not that one, the one over there.
Ese no, aquel.
How do I turn on / off the air conditioner ?
Como puedo prender / apagar el aire acondicionado?
Street Food
Stray Dog 🐕
Blood sausage on a bun
With everything
Comida Callejera
kah-yeah-HAIR-yoh / yah
Callejero / Callejera
—means of the street
Un pero callejero— A stray dog (no need for “de” it is implied).
Morcipán
Completo
Electrolytes
Electrolitos
Senior’s Price
Precio para personas mayores.
my-OR-ehs
Precio de senior
Hay un discuento para los mayores
Salt Shaker
Can you pass me the salt shaker and the mustard?
El Salero
¿Puedes pasarme el salero y la mostaza?
Not well done (meat)
No bien cocido 🇲🇽 & 🇦🇷
No bien asado 🇪🇸
Medium Rare (meat) in Mexico 🇲🇽
Medio Cruda
