Spanish Sayings Flashcards by Aaron DeWitt

what is your (sg. informal) name…

Tú te llamas means Your name is, but the literal translation would be You call yourself. The same goes for all of the following forms

Como te llamas.

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My name is Aaron

Me llamo Aaron

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Our names are Mario and Víctor.

Nos llamamos Mario y Víctor.

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Their names are Alberto and Clara, like their parents.

Se llaman Alberto y Clara, como sus padres.

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see you soon

Hasta Pronto

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My wife loves me a lot.

Mi esposa me quiere mucho

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Mucho Gusto, yo soy Aaron

It’s a pleasure, my name is Aaron

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Pleased to meet you, I’m Aaron

Encantada / encantado, yo soy Aaron

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Don’t yell at me

No me grites

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Que vas a hacer manana?

What are you doing tomorrow?

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What would you like to do this weekend?

Que te gustaria hacer este fin de semana?

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No, I’ve never been there

No, nunca he estado alli

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I promise it

ex… i’m going to take care of your son / daughter, I promise

Lo prometo

ex. Yo voy cuidarte tu hijo / hija, lo prometo

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I’m going to take care of your son / daughter

Yo voy cuidarte tu hijo / hija

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what are you going to do?

Que vas hacer?

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no me siento comodo

I don’t feel comfortable

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how do you feel today

como te sientes hoy

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before I sleep

ex…Before I sleep, I want to call my mom

antes de dormir

ex..antes de dormir, quiro llamar mi mama

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Where have you been?

ex… Where have you been? I was worried

Donde has estado?

ex. Donde has estado? fui preocupado…

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I have never been (lit. gone) to Cartagena

Nunca he ido a Cartagena

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We have had (lit. passed) a great day

Hemos pasado un dia genial

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We’ve had a good time.

ex. the soccer match was excellent. We had a good time

Lo hemos pasado muy bien.

ex. el partido de futbol fue excelente. Lo hemos pasado muy bien

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what do you like to do?

ex. What do you like to do? play soccer, volleyball

Que te gusta hacer?

ex. Que te gusta hacer? juege futbol, volibol

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What are your hobbies?

Caules son tus hobbies?

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I like (lit. It pleases me) to play volleyball.

Me gusta jugar Voleibol

I can't fall asleep.

No me puedo dormir.

I like to play...soccar, swimming etc.

Me gusta jugar…futbol, nadar etc

In my free time, I sleep or watch tv

En mi tiempo libre, duermo o veo televisicion

In my free time, usually I read. I like reading a lot.

En mi tiempo libre, usualmente leo. Me gusta mucho leer.

are you interested in this?

Te interesa esto?

give me a second ex. ...I need to write this letter, give me a second ex. ...give me a second, I'm in the bathroom

Dame un secundo ex ...necisito escribir esta carta, Dame un secundo ex ... dame un secundo, estoy en el bano

what a shame

que Pena o Que lastima

My head hurts

Me duele la cabeza

I feel bad

Me siento mal

According to ex. According to my brother, I'm perfect

Segun ex. Segun a mi hermano, estoy perfecto

I agree / alright / ok I agree / Okay, the exam is not easy

De acuerdo De acuerdo, el examen no es facil

Think nothing of it / Not at all -- or It doesn't matter ex. No need to worry

No hay de Que ex. no hay de que preocuparse

Take care

Cuidese

And who are you?

Y quien eres Tu?

It's already 2, sweetie

Ya son las 2, mi amor

I'm sorry, I have to go. See you soon.

Lo siento, me tengo que ir. Hasta pronto

what's that noise?

Que es ese ruido?

there's alot of noise around here

hay mucho ruido por aqui

don't worry, I (can) hear you well.

No te preocupes, te escucho bien

I shower and I get dressed

Me ducho Y me visto

What time do you (sg. informal) get up?

A que hora te levantas?

I fell very tired

Me siento muy cansado

I wake up at 8

Me despierto a las 8

Do you go to bed late?

Te acuestas tarde?

What do you mean no.

Como que no.

We get off at the next station.

Nos bajamos en la siguiente estación.

You (sg., formal) go straight and, at the next corner, turn left.

Va recto y en la siguiente / (proximo) esquina gira / (dobla) a la izquierda.

It's going to rain Oh, sweetie look there, it's going to rain

Va a llover Ay, Amor mira alli, Va a llover

sounds good Do you want to go to the park? Sure, Sounds Good

suena bien Quieres ir al parque? Si, Suena bien.

seems good to me I want some coffee. Sounds good to me.

me parece bien Quiero unos café. Me parece bien

we are going to look around Can I help you. No, thank you...we are going to look around

vamos a mirar Puedo ayudarte. No, gracias...vamos a mirar

no way / it can't be

no puedo ser

it's the right thing to do we have to be honest, it's the right thing to do

es lo correcto hacer tenemos ser honesto, es lo correcto hacer

to get their attention ex. Nuria sees some drawings that get their attention.

llaman mucho su atencion ex. Nuria ve unos dibujos que llaman mucho su atencion

I can't believe it I can't believe it, they win the game

No lo puedo creer No lo puedo creer, ellos ganan el pardido

a little while ago I came home a while ago

hace un rato Vine a casa hace un rato

without a doubt / definitely I definitely /absolutely want to qo

sin duda sin duda / absolutamente quiero ir

right now I want the money right now

ahora mismo quiero el dinero ahora mismo

I'll wait for you

te espero

tomorrow morning

manana mismo

the next day

al dia siguiente / el próximo día

Come with me and I'll introduce you to them

ven conmigo y te las presento

What do we have to do today

Que tenemos que hacer hoy

I’m busy, on top of that (in additon, besides), I don't care.

estoy ocupado, ademas, no me importa

My colleagues are very punctual.

Mis colegas son muy puntuales. (puntual)

I am lost

estoy perdido

Más means plus and es igual is equals. 1 + 4 = 5

uno + cuatro = cinco uno más cuatro igual a cinco

Menos means subtract 3 - 2 = 1

tres - dos = uno tres menos dos iqual a uno

Is that all?

¿Eso es todo?

let's (we) go to the bar

Vamos a la barra

A coffee: I'll have one. Heads up! Uno can only be used to replace the noun. In sentences where the noun is present, you would use un: Tomo un café. A glass of water? Yes, I want one.

Un café: Tomo uno ¿Un vaso de agua? Sí, quiero uno.

A beer: Are you only having one? (pl. formal) cup of hot chocolate? Yes, I'll take one.

Una cerveza: ¿Toman solo una? ¿Una taza de chocolate caliente? Sí, tomo una.

We are taking the train to Paris. (nosotros)

Tomamos el tren a París. (nosotros)

They are drinking a little water.

Ellas estan tomando un poco de agua.

what do you do for a living where do you work

¿A qué te dedicas? / Que profesión tienes donde trabajas

Apart from soy (I am) + your occupation, you can also reply with trabajo (I work) + de or como + your occupation. I work as (a) taxi driver. (de) Do you work as (a) journalist? (como)

Yo trabajo de taxista. ¿Trabajas como periodista?

And remember, you only use trabajo + en to refer to the place or space where you work. She works at a hospital. You work as a taxi driver. You work in a taxi.

Ella trabaja en un hospital. Tú trabajas de taxista. Tú trabajas en un taxi.

Work place examples We work as farmers. We work at a farm.

Nosotros trabajamos como granjeros. Nosotros trabajamos en una granja.

What color is your dress

De que color es tu vestido

How much water is in the bottle?

Cuanta agua tiene la botella?

The Spanish word también means also/too. Are you also single?

¿Tú también estás soltero?

The Spanish word tampoco means either. She isn't married either. I don't have a boyfriend either. She doesn't have a boyfriend. Me neither.

Ella tampoco está casada. Yo tampoco tengo novio. No tiene novio. Yo tampoco.

Tell me

Cuentame / dime

when will we see (each other)

Cuando nos vemos

Don't get made

No te enfades

I never have time you never have time

Nunca tengo tiempo Nunca tienes tiempo

Today I can call you in the evening.

Hoy te peudo llamar por la noche.

Can you (sg., informal) come to my house in the morning?

¿Puedes venir a mi casa por la mañana?

Today we can't go out.

Hoy no podemos salir.

They can come on the weekend.

Pueden venir el fin de semana.

I always sleep eight hours a day.

Yo siempre duermo ocho horas al día.

How much does the book cost?

¿Cuánto cuesta el libro?

Mario doesn't remember anything from the party last night.

Mario no recuerda nada de la fiesta de anoche.

He can't go to class.

Él no puede ir a clase.

Yes it’s true, but at least I can...

Si es verdad, pero por los menos puedo...

Should I bring the salad

Traigo la ensalada?