Useful phrases Flashcards by Milly Abbott

casi nunca

almost never

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todo lo que puedo

as much as i can

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antes

before

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despues

after

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no me gusta…y tampoco…

I dont like…neither…

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Agree with me gusta(n)

a mi, tambien

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agree with no me gusta(n)

a mi, tampoco

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disagree with me gusta(n)

a mi, no

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disagree with no me gusta(n)

a mi, si

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a pesar de (todo)

inspite of (everything)

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lo bueno de….es + adjective + noun

the good thing about….is the ‘beautiful buidlings’

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lo malo de….es que + verb

the bad thing about… is it has too much traffic

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lo que mas me gusta de… es….

the thing i like the most about…is…

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lo que menos me gusta de…es..

the thing i like the least about…is…

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los/las dos

both

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el mismo/la misma

the same

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juntas/juntos

together

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a veces

sometimes

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el dia siguiente

the following day

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estar lleno de gente

to be full of people (a place is busy)

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they are busy

estan llenos de gente

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no puedo

I can’t

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te llamo

i will call you

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no me apetece

i dont feel like it

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en vez de...

instead of...

te espero alli

i will wait for you there

a la misma hora

at the same time

que tal si

what about

temprano

early

quizas

maybe

quizas otro dia

maybe another day

te importa

do you mind?

ayer

yesterday

How to say more than

...es más *adjective* que .... Adjective agrees with first noun

How to say less than

...es menos *adjective* que ... Adjective agrees with first noun

How to say something is as *adjective* as something

...es tan *adjective* como ... Adjective agrees with first noun

you have to...

tienes que... (+ infinitive verb)

you should....

debes....(+ infinitive verb)

it is necessary for you to....

hay que...(+ infinitive verb)

How to say something is the best/worst

el/la .... es el/la.....+ más/menos *adjective* (de.....)

Cualquier

anytime

un par de días

a couple of days

pasar un fin de semana

to spend the weekend

how

como

I tried it

Lo intenté

ready

listos

i don't know

no lo se

im not sure

no estoy seguro/a

what do you think?

Que piensas/crees

I think you're right

Creo que tienes razón

I agree

Estoy de acuerdo

I don't remember

no me acuerdo

can you repeat

puedes repitir/ Como?

i don't understand

no entiendo

that's it

es todo

home made

caseros

night shift

turno de noche

between

entre

about

sobre

1st

primero

2nd

segundo

3rd

Tercero

4th

cuarto

5th

quinto

6th

sexto

7th

septimo

8th

octavo

9th

noveno

10th

decimo

when

cuando

great

genial

if the weather is bad

si hace mal tiempo

According to/ as soon as

Según

so much

tanto

reason

razón

on one side on another side

por un lado por otro lado

ocio

free (in relation to time)

true

cierto

both of them

Tanto.....como.....

instead

en cambio

to clarify

o sea es decir

30 year olds

los de 30

rather than

its the other way round

es al reves

its the opposite

es lo contrario

(to be) unbearable

(ser) insoportable

always the same

siempre igual

now

ya ahorra

we will call them on the way

les llamamos por el camino

its not so bad

no es para tanto

lots of crime

mas delincuencia

they are neglected

están descuidados

to spend for the sake of spending

gastar por gastar

entertainment

oferta de ocio

now (right away)

lucky you/how jealous

que envidia

im sorry

vaya/lo siento

as soon as "we/I arrived"

nada más "llegar" (nada mas plus any infinitive)

How long?

Cuánto tiemp?

stay

estancia

on the bank of (river)

a orillas de

surely/certainly/absolutely

con seguridad

el mejor viaje de mi vida

the best trip of my life

I had so much fun

Que bien me lo pase

I am tired of it

estoy harto

20th century

siglo 20th

lively night

animada noche

tell me everything!

cuenta

by the way

por cierto

to start to...

ponerse a (add infinitive verb)

I am still working

sigo trabajando

are you still studying spanish?

sigues estudiando espanol

how embarassing

que vergúenza

i have been ... (chatting)

he estado chateando

already (in the past context)