Some idioms and phraseology

Question 1

Pasarlo bien/pasar un bien rato

Answer 1

Have a good time

Question 2

Dar un paseo

Answer 2

To go for a walk

Question 3

Dar gato por liebre

Answer 3

to fool someone

Question 4

Quedar con amigas

Answer 4

to make a date with friends

Question 5

Quedo con mis amigos para ir al mercado]

Answer 5

I have a date/app’t with my friends to go shopping

Question 6

Damos un paseo por la plaza central

Answer 6

We take a leisurely walk through the central plaza

Question 7

En el mercado un vendador quiere darnos un gato por liebre, pero no puede.

Answer 7

In the market, one of the vendors wants to fool us, but he can’t.

Question 8

Pasamos un buen rato con nuestros amigos.

Answer 8

We have a good time with our friends.

Question 9

In talking about days – a particular day is referred to as….

Answer 9

…el, as in el martes, el miercoles

Question 10

If we talking about multiple days – like on Wednesdays….

Answer 10

use los - los miercoles

Question 11

Ways to express recent past events

Answer 11

acabar de + infinitive

Question 12

Acaba de ducharme

Answer 12

I just finished showering

Question 13

Acabamos de comer

Answer 13

We just ate.

Question 14

Silvia acaba de tener su primera clase.

Answer 14

Silvia just had her first class.

Question 15

Acaban de llamar

Answer 15

They just called

Question 16

Someone has stopped doing something bad for their health

Answer 16

dejar (dejado) de + infinitive

Question 17

Me padre ha dejado de comer carne

Answer 17

My father has stopped eating meat

Question 18

Yo he dejado de beber alcohol.

Answer 18

I have stopped drinking alcohol.

Question 19

Has dejado de fumar.

Answer 19

Have you stopped smoking?

Question 20

Tener que/hay que

Answer 20

to have to

Question 21

yo que tu

Answer 21

If I were you - always followed by imperfect verb

Question 22

no me va bien

Answer 22

I’m not doing well

Question 23

por supuesto

Answer 23

for sure, of course

Question 24

quedarse vs quedar

Answer 24

to stay/keep vs to be left over/to meet

Question 25

Es que tengo que + infinitive verb (a reason or excuse)

Answer 25

It’s that I have to… (No, es que tengo estudiar con mis amigos)

Question 26

de ese modo

Answer 26

thay way, in that manner (don’t talk that way)