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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

A

Como te llamas.

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My name is Aaron

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Me llamo Aaron

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Our names are Mario and Víctor.

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Nos llamamos Mario y Víctor.

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Their names are Alberto and Clara, like their parents.

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Se llaman Alberto y Clara, como sus padres.

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see you soon

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Hasta Pronto

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My wife loves me a lot.

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Mi esposa me quiere mucho

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Mucho Gusto, yo soy Aaron

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It’s a pleasure, my name is Aaron

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Pleased to meet you, I’m Aaron

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Encantada / encantado, yo soy Aaron

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Don’t yell at me

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No me grites

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Que vas a hacer manana?

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What are you doing tomorrow?

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What would you like to do this weekend?

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Que te gustaria hacer este fin de semana?

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12
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No, I’ve never been there

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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

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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

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Yo voy cuidarte tu hijo / hija

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what are you going to do?

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Que vas hacer?

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no me siento comodo

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I don’t feel comfortable

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17
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how do you feel today

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como te sientes hoy

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18
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before I sleep

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

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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

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Donde has estado?

ex. Donde has estado? fui preocupado…

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I have never been (lit. gone) to Cartagena

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Nunca he ido a Cartagena

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We have had (lit. passed) a great day

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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

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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

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Que te gusta hacer?

ex. Que te gusta hacer? juege futbol, volibol

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What are your hobbies?

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Caules son tus hobbies?

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

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Me gusta jugar Voleibol

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I can’t fall asleep.

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No me puedo dormir.

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I like to play…soccar, swimming etc.

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Me gusta jugar…futbol, nadar etc

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28
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In my free time, I sleep or watch tv

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En mi tiempo libre, duermo o veo televisicion

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

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

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30
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are you interested in this?

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Te interesa esto?

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31
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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

A

Dame un secundo

ex …necisito escribir esta carta, Dame un secundo

ex … dame un secundo, estoy en el bano

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32
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what a shame

A

que Pena o
Que lastima

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33
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My head hurts

A

Me duele la cabeza

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34
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I feel bad

A

Me siento mal

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35
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According to

ex. According to my brother, I’m perfect

A

Segun

ex. Segun a mi hermano, estoy perfecto

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I agree / alright / ok

I agree / Okay, the exam is not easy

A

De acuerdo

De acuerdo, el examen no es facil

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Think nothing of it / Not at all – or It doesn’t matter

ex. No need to worry

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No hay de Que

ex. no hay de que preocuparse

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38
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Take care

A

Cuidese

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39
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And who are you?

A

Y quien eres Tu?

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40
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It’s already 2, sweetie

A

Ya son las 2, mi amor

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41
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I’m sorry, I have to go. See you soon.

A

Lo siento, me tengo que ir. Hasta pronto

42
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what’s that noise?

A

Que es ese ruido?

43
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there’s alot of noise around here

A

hay mucho ruido por aqui

44
Q

don’t worry, I (can) hear you well.

A

No te preocupes, te escucho bien

45
Q

I shower and I get dressed

A

Me ducho Y me visto

46
Q

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

A

A que hora te levantas?

47
Q

I fell very tired

A

Me siento muy cansado

48
Q

I wake up at 8

A

Me despierto a las 8

49
Q

Do you go to bed late?

A

Te acuestas tarde?

50
Q

What do you mean no.

A

Como que no.

51
Q

We get off at the next station.

A

Nos bajamos en la siguiente estación.

52
Q

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

A

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

53
Q

It’s going to rain

Oh, sweetie look there, it’s going to rain

A

Va a llover

Ay, Amor mira alli, Va a llover

54
Q

sounds good

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

A

suena bien

Quieres ir al parque? Si, Suena bien.

55
Q

seems good to me

I want some coffee. Sounds good to me.

A

me parece bien

Quiero unos café. Me parece bien

56
Q

we are going to look around

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

A

vamos a mirar

Puedo ayudarte. No, gracias…vamos a mirar

57
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no way / it can’t be

A

no puedo ser

58
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it’s the right thing to do

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

A

es lo correcto hacer

tenemos ser honesto, es lo correcto hacer

59
Q

to get their attention

ex. Nuria sees some drawings that get their attention.

A

llaman mucho su atencion

ex. Nuria ve unos dibujos que llaman mucho su atencion

60
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I can’t believe it

I can’t believe it, they win the game

A

No lo puedo creer

No lo puedo creer, ellos ganan el pardido

61
Q

a little while ago

I came home a while ago

A

hace un rato

Vine a casa hace un rato

62
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without a doubt / definitely

I definitely /absolutely want to qo

A

sin duda

sin duda / absolutamente quiero ir

63
Q

right now

I want the money right now

A

ahora mismo

quiero el dinero ahora mismo

64
Q

I’ll wait for you

A

te espero

65
Q

tomorrow morning

A

manana mismo

66
Q

the next day

A

al dia siguiente / el próximo día

67
Q

Come with me and I’ll introduce you to them

A

ven conmigo y te las presento

68
Q

What do we have to do today

A

Que tenemos que hacer hoy

69
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I’m busy, on top of that (in additon, besides), I don’t care.

A

estoy ocupado, ademas, no me importa

70
Q

My colleagues are very punctual.

A

Mis colegas son muy puntuales. (puntual)

71
Q

I am lost

A

estoy perdido

72
Q

Más means plus and es igual is equals.

1 + 4 = 5

A

uno + cuatro = cinco

uno más cuatro igual a cinco

73
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Menos means subtract

3 - 2 = 1

A

tres - dos = uno

tres menos dos iqual a uno

74
Q

Is that all?

A

¿Eso es todo?

75
Q

let’s (we) go to the bar

A

Vamos a la barra

76
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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.

A

Un café: Tomo uno

¿Un vaso de agua? Sí, quiero uno.

77
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A beer: Are you only having one? (pl. formal)

cup of hot chocolate? Yes, I’ll take one.

A

Una cerveza: ¿Toman solo una?

¿Una taza de chocolate caliente? Sí, tomo una.

78
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We are taking the train to Paris. (nosotros)

A

Tomamos el tren a París. (nosotros)

79
Q

They are drinking a little water.

A

Ellas estan tomando un poco de agua.

80
Q

what do you do for a living

where do you work

A

¿A qué te dedicas? / Que profesión tienes

donde trabajas

81
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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)

A

Yo trabajo de taxista.

¿Trabajas como periodista?

82
Q

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.

A

Ella trabaja en un hospital.

Tú trabajas de taxista. Tú trabajas en un taxi.

83
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Work place examples

We work as farmers. We work at a farm.

A

Nosotros trabajamos como granjeros. Nosotros trabajamos en una granja.

84
Q

What color is your dress

A

De que color es tu vestido

85
Q

How much water is in the bottle?

A

Cuanta agua tiene la botella?

86
Q

The Spanish word también means also/too.

Are you also single?

A

¿Tú también estás soltero?

87
Q

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.

A

Ella tampoco está casada.

Yo tampoco tengo novio.

No tiene novio. Yo tampoco.

88
Q

Tell me

A

Cuentame / dime

89
Q

when will we see (each other)

A

Cuando nos vemos

90
Q

Don’t get made

A

No te enfades

91
Q

I never have time

you never have time

A

Nunca tengo tiempo

Nunca tienes tiempo

92
Q

Today I can call you in the evening.

A

Hoy te peudo llamar por la noche.

93
Q

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

A

¿Puedes venir a mi casa por la mañana?

94
Q

Today we can’t go out.

A

Hoy no podemos salir.

95
Q

They can come on the weekend.

A

Pueden venir el fin de semana.

96
Q

I always sleep eight hours a day.

A

Yo siempre duermo ocho horas al día.

97
Q

How much does the book cost?

A

¿Cuánto cuesta el libro?

98
Q

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

A

Mario no recuerda nada de la fiesta de anoche.

99
Q

He can’t go to class.

A

Él no puede ir a clase.

100
Q

Yes it’s true, but at least I can…

A

Si es verdad, pero por los menos puedo…

101
Q

Should I bring the salad

A

Traigo la ensalada?

102
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