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1
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Fork
Knife
Spoon
Straw

A

Tenedor
Cuchillo
Cuchara
Popote

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Can you write it please?

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¿Puedes escribirlo por favor?

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I am going to eat

A

Voy a comer.

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Can you help me?

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¿Puede Ayudarme?

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5
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when
where
who
why

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cuándo
dónde
quién
por qué

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I have to go

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Me Tengo Que Ir.

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see you soon

A

hasta pronto

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Can you recommend some songs to me?

A

¿Me puedes recomendar algunas canciones?

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Oh, that’s awesome!

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Es la caña/es la leche

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Can You Speak Slowly?

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¡Puedes Hablar Más Despacio!

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See you in a little bit!

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Nos vemos al rato! (en México)

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Nothing

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Nada

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13
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Good luck!

A

¡Buena suerte!

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It’s very hot today!

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¡Hace mucho calor hoy!

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Whatever/It’s all the same to me.

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Me da igual

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Sorry, I don’t understand

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Perdón, no entiendo

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17
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Sorry to interrupt.

A

Siento interrumpir.

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Today I can’t, another day would be better.

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Hoy no puedo, mejor otro día.

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I missed you so much!

A

Te extrañé mucho!

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I’m lost

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Estoy perdido

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Does it make sense?

A

¿Tiene sentido?

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Excuse me!

Excuse me.(lit. with permission)

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  1. ¡Perdón!
  2. Con permiso.
  3. Another way to say “I’m sorry” is Perdón. This one is more of an “Excuse me” phrase. Perdón, pero dónde están los baños? “Excuse me, but where are the toilets?”
  4. (A polite way to ask someone to get out of your way, or if you’re leaving a conversation, or leaving a table is to say…)
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I’m hungry/ thirsty.

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Tengo Hambre/ Sed.

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24
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All good

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Todo bien

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25
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Ecuador is a wonderful country

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Ecuador Es Un País Maravelloso

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26
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¡Es la leche!

A
    • La leche! = (Shit!)
    • La leche ,no llego el bus. = (Shit, the bus hasn’t arrived)
    • La leche ,esta pelicula esta muy buena = (Amazing, this move is really good)
    • ¡Ronaldinho es la leche, qué jugador! = (Ronaldinho is amazing, what a player!)
    • ¡La Selección Española de fútbol es la leche, nunca ganaremos un Mundial! = (The Spanish National Team is a disaster, we’ll never win the World Cup)
    • ¡Y una leche! = (“no way”)
    • Tu novia está de mala leche = (“your girlfriend in a bad mood”).
    • Su padre conduce a toda leche = (“his father drives really fast”)
    • A mi hijo le dieron tres leches en el colegio = (“my son took a beating in school”).
    • ¡Me cago en la leche! = (“bloody hell!!!)”
    • Ella tiene la leche de dinero = (“She has a lot of money”).
    • La leche que te han dado = (“Don’t get on my nerves”)
    • Soy la leche = (Ï’m cool”)
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27
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Look!

A

¡Mira!

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28
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A thousand sorry’s!

A

¡Mil disculpas!

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29
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You’re very kind!

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¡Eres Muy Amable!

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In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

A

Por La Mañana/ Tarde/ Noche.

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Are you hurt?

A

¿Estás lastimado?

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32
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See you later!

A

¡Hasta luego!

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33
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I have another engagement/appointment.

A

Tengo otro compromiso.

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34
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Have a good trip!

A

¡Buen viaje!

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35
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What Does “gato” Mean In English?

A

¿Qué Quiere Decir “gato” En Inglés?

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36
Q

What Is This?

A

¿Qué Es Esto?

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37
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until we see each other again

A

hasta la vista

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38
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Where is my room?

A

Dónde está mi cuarto?

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39
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I’m looking for john.

A

Estoy Buscando A Juan.

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40
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Did you like it here?

A

¿Le gusta a usted aquí?

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41
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This weekend was not long enough.

A

Este finde no fue lo suficientemente largo.

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42
Q

Write It Down Please!

A

¡Escríbalo, Por Favor!

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43
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Oh! That’s good!

A

!Oh, qué bueno!

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44
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Today/ Now

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

A

Hoy/ Ahora

Mañana/ Ayer

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45
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Happy Birthday!

A

¡Feliz Cumpleaños!

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46
Q

One moment please!

A

¡Un Momento, Por Favor!

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47
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No way!

A

Para nada

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48
Q

I cannot remember

A

No puedo recordar…

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49
Q

What do you like to do in your free time?

A

¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

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50
Q

Take care! (casual)

Take care! (formal)

A

¡Cuídate!

¡Cuídese!

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51
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I’m sorry, I’m arriving late.

A

Lo siento, estoy llegando tarde.

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52
Q

It is a pleasure to meet you.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Pleasure to meet you.

A

Es un placer conocerte.
Fue un placer conocerte.
Encantado de conocerle.

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53
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We will have a dinner in the park.

A

Tomaremos la comida en el parque.

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54
Q

Can you come to dinner?

A

¿Puedes venir a cenar?

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55
Q

My Spanish is bad. I need to practice my Spanish

A

Mi Español Es Malo. me falta práctica en Español

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56
Q

Can you speak a little more slowly please?

A

¿Puedes hablar un poco más despacio por favor?

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57
Q

Have a good day!

I hope you have a good day!

A

Ten un buen día!

Que tenga un buen día!

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58
Q

A table for three, please

A

Una mesa para tres, por favor

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59
Q

As always

A

Como siempre.

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60
Q

Enjoy! (for meals…)

A

¡Que Aproveche!

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61
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I’m in a hurry.

A

Estoy apurado.

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62
Q

What type of music do you like?

A

¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?

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63
Q

Yes, all right.

A

Sí, todo bien.

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64
Q

Welcome!

A

¡Bienvenidos! / ¡Bienvenidas!

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65
Q

Come with me!

A

¡Venga Conmigo!

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66
Q

One glass of red/white wine, please.

A

Una copa de vino rojo/blanco, por favor.

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67
Q

How far is it?

A

¿A qué distancia está?

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68
Q

I work as a consultant

A

Trabajo Como Consultor

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69
Q

I feel like I’m improving every day.

A

Siento que estoy mejorando cada día

70
Q

Hope you had a good weekend.

A

Espero que tengas un buen fin de semana

71
Q

I will be right back!

A

Regreso En Un Momentito.

72
Q

How does it sound to you?/How does it seem to you?

A

¿Cómo te parece?

73
Q

Can you hold this, please?

A

Puedes guardarlo, por favor?

74
Q

Can you help me?

A

¿Me puedes ayudar?

75
Q

See you!

A

¡Nos vemos!

76
Q

Tell me what you think

A

Dime lo que piensas

77
Q

I have to apologize.

A

Tengo que disculparme.

78
Q

Say hi to John for me

A

Dale Saludos A ( Juan …) De Mi Parte

79
Q

Hold on please! (phone)

A

¡No Cuelgue, Por Favor!

80
Q

I Have No Idea.

A

¡No Tengo Ni Idea!

81
Q

Don’t worry!

A

¡No Te Preocupes!

82
Q

It’s difficult for me to understand when you speak very fast.

A

Me cuesta entender cuando hablas muy rápido.

83
Q

As always

A

Como siempre.

84
Q

Can I help you?

A

¿Podría Ayudarse?

85
Q

Insert

Trying not to make any noise, she inserted her key into the lock.

A

introducir

Tratando de no hacer ruido, introdujo la llave en la cerradura.

86
Q

We’re having people for dinner.

A

Tenemos invitados para or a cenar.

87
Q

Did I say it correctly?/Does that make sense?

A

¿Lo he dicho bien?

88
Q

What is your last name?

Where do you live?

A

Cuál es tu apellido?

Dónde vives?

89
Q

How long have you lived here?
Do you have children?
I have two sons/daughters.

A

Cuánto tiempo tienes aquí?
Tienes hijos?
Tengo dos hijos/hijas.

90
Q

Do you speak (English/ Spanish)?

Just a little.

A

¿Hablas (Inglés/ Español)?

Solo Un Poquito.

91
Q

What did you do last weekend?

A

¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado?

92
Q

My sister and her husband, my brother-in-law, are coming tonight for dinner.

A

Mi hermana y su marido, mi cuñado, vienen esta noche a cenar.

93
Q

Can I have more, please?

A

Puedo tener más, por favor?

94
Q

How about you? How are you doing? Well?

A

¿Y tú? ¿Cómo te va? ¿Bien?

95
Q

We’ll see each other later!

A

Nos vemos!

96
Q

We hosted a special dinner to celebrate the occasion.

A

Dimos una comida especial para celebrar la ocasión.

97
Q
  1. How are you?
  2. How is it going?
  3. How is your day going?
  4. What’s going on?
  5. How’ve you been?
  6. What’s up?
  7. What’s new?
A
  1. ¿Cómo estás? (informal) ¿Cómo está usted? (formal)
  2. ¿Cómo te va? ¿Qué tal?
  3. ¿Qué tal tu día?
  4. ¿Qué pasa?, ¿Qué está pasando?
  5. ¿Cómo has ido?
  6. ¿Qué tal?
  7. ¿Qué Hay De Nuevo?
98
Q

We’re going to go out for a few beers.

A

Vamos a salir y tomar unas cervezas.

99
Q

Bless you (when sneezing)

A

¡Salud!

100
Q

What are you going to do today?

A

¿Qué vas a hacer hoy?

101
Q

Where are we right now?

A

Dónde estamos ahora?

102
Q

I’ve been learning Spanish for 1 month

A

Tengo Un Mes Estudiando Español

103
Q

How old are you?

I’m thirty five years old.

A

¿Cuántos Años Tienes?

Tengo treinta y cinco Años.

104
Q

How was your weekend?

A

¿Cómo te fue el fin de semana?
Qué tal tu fin de semana?
Qué tal estuvo tu fin de semana?

105
Q

How are you feeling today?

A

Formal:¿Cómo se encuentra hoy? Or ¿Cómo se siente hoy?

Informal(friends, family, etc):¿Cómo te encontrás hoy? Or ¿Cómo te sentís hoy?

106
Q

What do you do for a living?

A

¿A Qué Te Dedicas?

107
Q

Congratulations!

A

¡Felicitaciones!

108
Q

Have fun!

A

¡Diviértete!

109
Q

What would you like to drink?

What would you like to eat?

A

Qué le gustaría tomar/beber?

Qué le gustaría comer?

110
Q

As long as you are going to the store, can you bring me some milk?

A

Puesto que vas a la tienda, ¿me puedes traer leche?

111
Q

Enjoy your meal!

A

¡Buen provecho!

112
Q

As soon as possible.

A

Lo antes posible.

113
Q

I feel sick. I need a doctor

A

Estoy Mareado. !Necesito un medico!

114
Q

Would you like to go swimming?

A

te gustaria ir a nadar?

115
Q

Wonderful

A

Maravilloso

116
Q

I would like to go to the bank

A

Quiero que vayas al banco.
Me gustaria que fueras al banco.
Me gustaria que fueses al banco.

117
Q
  1. good morning
  2. good afternoon
  3. good evening
  4. a shortened version of the above three greetings, suitable anytime
  5. hello
A
  1. buenos días
  2. buenas tardes
  3. buenas noches
  4. muy buenos
  5. hola
118
Q

I’m sorry.

A

Lo siento.

119
Q

I do not know exactly what it means but I think it means “That’s cool” or something like that

A

No sé exactamente que significa pero creo que significa “That’s cool” o algo como así

120
Q

Good night and sweet dreams!

A

¡Buenas Noches Y Dulces Sueños!

121
Q

No worries! (If someone stepped on your toes and apologized you might want to say…)

A

¡No se preocupe!

122
Q

What are you going to do

A

¿Qué vas a hacer?

123
Q

Here you go! (when giving something)

A

¡Aquí Tiene!

124
Q

Hurry up!

A

¡Date Prisa!

125
Q

I have a headache.

A

Tengo dolor de la cabeza.

126
Q

Can we share?

A

Podemos compartir?

127
Q

I had a fun time.

A

¡Me divertí mucho!

128
Q

Happy New Year!

A

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

129
Q

I love you!

A

¡Te Quiero!

130
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Right
Left
Straight ahead
At the corner
In one, two, three, four blocks
A 
A la derecha
A la izquierda
Derecho
En la esquina
A una cuadra, a dos, tres, cuatro cuadras
131
Q

Where are you going?

A

¿A dónde vas?, ¿Para dónde vas?

132
Q

What does … mean?

A

¿Qué significa….?

133
Q

We had a wonderful dinner in a French bistro.

A

Tuvimos una cena maravillosa en un bistro francés.

134
Q

Do you like it?

I really like it!

A

¿Te Gusta? ¿Te Encanta?

¡Me Gusta/ Encanta Mucho!

135
Q

He invited me to have dinner with his family.

A

Me invitó a cenar con su familia.

136
Q

Give me this!

A

¡Dame Eso!

137
Q

Can you pass the salt/pepper?

A

Puedo tener una servilleta?

138
Q

Can you repeat that please?

A

¿Puedes repetirla por favor?

139
Q

A little tired.

A

Un poco cansado (for men)

Un poco cansada (for women)

140
Q

I’m sick.

A 
Estoy enfermo (for men) 
Estoy enferma (for women)
141
Q

Do you understand what I’m saying?

A

¿Entiendes lo que digo?

142
Q

Can I have water, please?

A

Puedo tener agua, por favor?

143
Q

Have you been here/there before?

A

¿Habías estado aquí/allá antes?

144
Q

What time do you have to go at?

A

¿A qué hora tienes que ir?

145
Q

I don’t care

A

No me importa

146
Q

Estoy enferma.

muy enferma.

A

I’m sick, very sick.

147
Q

Me duele el oído

A

My ear hurts.

148
Q

Me duele mi cabeza

A

My head hurts.

149
Q

Me duele mi cabeza, estomacho

A

My head hurts.

150
Q

Pero no puedo.

A

But I cannot

151
Q

Yo no estoy feliz.

A

I’m not happy

152
Q

feo

A

ugly

153
Q

Cuando estoy enferma, veo peliculas.

A

When I’m sick, I watch movies.

154
Q

me sistema inmune no existe

A

my immune system doesn’t exist

155
Q

El doctor me dio penicilina

A

The doctor gave me penicillin

156
Q

Tengo gripa

A

I have a flu

157
Q

Tengo gripa

A

I have a flu

158
Q

Tengo fiebre

A

I have a fever

159
Q

Ya! Callate la boca.

A

Shut your mouth.

160
Q

Ya no voy a estar enferma, nuca mas.

A

I’m not going to be sick anymore.

161
Q

Ser - to be

A 
Yo soy
Tu eres
El/ella es
Nosotros somos
Ustedes son
Ellos son

*Nationality - Soy Polaco, So de Polonia
* profession - soy maestra, soy un consultor
*physical traits - Soy morena (dark), Soy rubio (blond)
*religion - Soy catholica
* shape - la mesa es cuadrada, es rectangular
*size - la mesa es grande
*material - es de piel
Posession - es mio, tuyo /suyo /es de Juan

162
Q

Estar

A 
Yo estoy
Tu estas
El/Ella esta
Nosotros estamos
Ustedes estan
Ellos estan
*Saludos - Como estas? 
Estoy bien/mal/mas o menos/triste/contenta
*Localization 
Estoy en el mercado 
Esta al Norte/Sur/Este/Oeste
Esta a dos cuadras
Esta a cinco minutos
Esta lejos/cerca
163
Q

Es divertido ir a la parque

A

It is fun to go to park

164
Q

pasear

A

walk

165
Q

brother
sister
boy/girl
cousin

A

hermano
hermana
nino/nina
primo (a)

166
Q

age
respect
hierarchy

A

edad
respeto
jararquia

167
Q 
boss
abuelo (a)
maestro (a)
profesor
personas
con titulos
A 
jefe (a)
grandparents
teacher
professor
people
with titles
168
Q

Puedes tutear / Puedes hablarme de tu

A

you can address me with tu, not ustedes

169
Q

What did you say?

A

¿Qué has dicho?

170
Q

tip

The gentleman is tipping the waiter.

A

propina

El caballero le está dando propina al camarero.

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