Some idioms and phraseology Flashcards
Pasarlo bien/pasar un bien rato
Have a good time
Dar un paseo
To go for a walk
Dar gato por liebre
to fool someone
Quedar con amigas
to make a date with friends
Quedo con mis amigos para ir al mercado]
I have a date/app’t with my friends to go shopping
Damos un paseo por la plaza central
We take a leisurely walk through the central plaza
En el mercado un vendador quiere darnos un gato por liebre, pero no puede.
In the market, one of the vendors wants to fool us, but he can’t.
Pasamos un buen rato con nuestros amigos.
We have a good time with our friends.
In talking about days – a particular day is referred to as….
…el, as in el martes, el miercoles
If we talking about multiple days – like on Wednesdays….
use los - los miercoles
Ways to express recent past events
acabar de + infinitive
Acaba de ducharme
I just finished showering
Acabamos de comer
We just ate.
Silvia acaba de tener su primera clase.
Silvia just had her first class.
Acaban de llamar
They just called
Someone has stopped doing something bad for their health
dejar (dejado) de + infinitive
Me padre ha dejado de comer carne
My father has stopped eating meat
Yo he dejado de beber alcohol.
I have stopped drinking alcohol.
Has dejado de fumar.
Have you stopped smoking?
Tener que/hay que
to have to
yo que tu
If I were you - always followed by imperfect verb
no me va bien
I’m not doing well
por supuesto
for sure, of course
quedarse vs quedar
to stay/keep vs to be left over/to meet
