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Encantado, mucho gusto, es un placer conocerlo, igualmente, es un placer

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Greetings

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2
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Nos vamos a reunir

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Having a meeting or a get together

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3
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Verdad, no es así, cierto

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Right

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4
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Sino/sino que

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But rather/
Use sino que if repeating the verb in the correction

Vas a estudiar? No, no voy a estudiar sino que voy a trabajar.

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5
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Desde cuándo, hace cuánto tiempo que, cuánto tiempo llevas jugando

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Llevo dos horas jugando

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Ya

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Now or already, or just adds emphasis like a rising intonation in English

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7
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Parece mentira que subjuntivo

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It seems impossible that

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Como = since in sense of because
Cómo + estar = how
Cómo + ser = what are you like 
Como = like, approximately
Como = or just like
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Examples

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9
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Desde;

Te estoy esperando desde a las siete

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Since in sense of one

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Ya sea;

Me puedes visitar cuando quiera, ya sea por la mañana, por la tarde o por la moche.

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Whether in sense of whatever, whenever, whoever, however

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O sea;

Vengan temprano a las ocho o las nueve

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Can be used as ‘like or you know” or

In other words

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12
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Qué te parece

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How does this seem to u?

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13
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A Ana le importas tú
Me gusta EL chocolate (when the subject is a thing, need article)
Never use direct object pronouns with these verbs

Molestar, fascinar, importar, doler, impresionar, entristecer, aburrir, fastidiar

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The subject is the person or thing that causes the feeling and the verb agrees with that. The person affected is the indirect object pronoun.

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14
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Para serte sincero

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To be honest with you

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Soportar

No soporto la actitud de ciertos colegas nuestros.

Mantener - to provide a living for someone
Apoyar - to provide physical or moral support
Sostener - to give physical support or to maintain a position on something

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It doesn’t mean support but rather tolerate or to ‘stand’

No sé cómo ese mujer mantiene a su familia con tan poco dinero

Mis padres apoyan mi decisión

El alcalde sostiene que los profesores merecen un incremento de sueldo.

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16
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Por otra parte

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Used to give back up argument;

In addition, plus, furthermore

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17
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De verdad
De veras
En serio?

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Really?
Is that so?
Really?

Expressions to respond to something surprising

18
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Dedicarse

A qué se dedica su esposo?

Es inegeniero

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Shows the purpose of organization or why someone does for a living

Use ser when responding to question of what do I do

19
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Aunque

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Even though/although

Use indicative of what follows aunque is new to the listener, use subjunctive if it isn’t

20
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Pues

Has number of meanings

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To indicate a reason for what was previously said

Lleva el paraguas, pues parece que va a llover

21
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Fíjate que

Fíjate que me caso en septiembre

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Use when introducing information that might be a slight surprise to listener

22
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Así es

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That’s right

23
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A eso de las ocho menos cuarto

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At around 7:45

24
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Efectivamente

En efecto

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Exactly/that’s right

It’s used to confirm a yes or no question affirmatively or confirm a previous statement

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Esencialmenre

Casi como si fuera

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Effectively, in effect, essentially

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Llevarse

Me llevo
Se lleva

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When reflexive, means to get along with others

Me llevo muy bien con mi hermana.
Ella se lleva muy mal con sus padres.

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Bastante

bien, muy, realmente - very
Poco - not very
Excesivamente/demasiado - excessively

Soy bastante alto
Esa tipa es bien rara

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Quite, rather , pretty

When modifying a verb = quite a bit

Estudiamos bastante

28
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Dejar

No dejes el piso MOJADO

papa, déjame comprar el videojuego

El médico me dice que no tengo de dejar café

To leave a place=salir, partir de, marcharse, irse

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To leave someone or something - when followed by adjective or noun

To let when followed by direct object?

When followed by de=to stop

29
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Todo lo contrario

Tu cuarto está siempre sucio.

Todo lo contrario está siempre pulcro (neat).

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Exactly the opposite

30
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No…ni

Ni hablar

Ni hablar de

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Él no fuma ni tomar alcohol.

Ni hablar - there’s nothing like it

Ni hablar de la comida - not to mention the food

31
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Con razón

Vamos

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No wonder

Vamos means let’s go but can mean come on like come on, really

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Subjuntivo

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Aside from the normal usages of subjunctive, keep in mind that when something is known use indicative. When not known, use subjunctive.

Recall lo importante example

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Solicitud y aplicar y aplicarse

Vas tú a solicitar el puesto?

Deberías aplicar protector del sol antes de salir.

La regla se aplica a todos los estudiantes incluso a los que están en su último año.

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Solicitar - to apply for something using an application

Aplicar - to apply something to a surface

Aplicarse - to apply a rule or law

34
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Asegurarse de

Tenemos que asegurarnos de cerrar la puerta con llave.

Asegúrate de repasar la formas del subjuntivo.

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Be sure to do something

35
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Imprescindible

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Absolutely necessary

36
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Perder/Perderse
Extrañar/echar de menos
Faltar a
Fallar

Apúrate, no quiero perder el tren.
Es una lástima que te hayas perdido la fiesta.

Te extraño mucho.
Echo mucho de menos a mis padres.

Nunca ha faltado al trabajo.

Trabajo duro porque no quiero fallarte

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Perder = to lose or to miss like a train

Perderse = to miss or fail a experience

Extrañar o echar de menos = to miss someone or something

Faltar a = to miss work or school. Different from just faltar which is when parts are missing from whole.

Fallar - when used with an indirect object it means to let someone down

37
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Apuntes

Nota

Mi amiga toma muy buenas apuntes.

Espero sacar una buena nota en este curso.

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Apuntes = notes

Notas = grades

38
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Quedar con…para

Quedar en + infinitivo

Quedé con Alfredo para almorzar.

Quedamos en reunirnos a las ocho.

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Quedar con…para = to agree to meet someone for

Quedar en + infinitive = to agree to do something

39
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Por cierto

Ayer vi a Olga con un grupo de sus amigas. Por cierto, ¿sigues saliendo con ella?

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By the way

40
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No dudar en

No dudes en contactarme si necesitas algo.

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Don’t hesitate

41
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Pedir

Rogar
Suplicar
Implorar

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Pedir

Rogar = to beg
Suplicar = to beg on one knee
Implorar = to beg on both knees