Ya Flashcards
14 uses de “ya”
- Ya - Already
- Ya (veo) - I understand, right
- Ya no - No longer, not anymore
- Ya voy - I’m coming
- Ya (ahorita) - Now
- Ya - Future
- Ya que - Since
- Ya mejor - Might as well
- Ya qué - Oh well
- ¡Ya! - Stop!
- Ya chole con - I’ve had enough of…
- (Ya) cargarle el payaso - To be screwed
- Ya valió madres - It went to shit
- Ya, ya, ya - Don’t get your panties in a twist
Already
Ya
I understand, right
Ya (veo)
No longer, not anymore
Ya no
I’m coming
Ya voy
Now
Ya (ahorita)
Future
Ya
Since
Ya que
Might as well
Ya mejor
Oh well
Ya qué
Stop!
¡Ya!
I’ve had enough of…
Ya chole con
To be screwed
(Ya) cargar el payaso
*third person lo/la/los/las or le/les? Think both might be acceptable.
It went to shit
Ya valer madres
*usually conjugated into past tense preterite
Don’t get your panties in a twist, it’s not that bad, don’t exaggerate
Ya, ya, ya
The president already said that he is not going to give support to people without work, remember?
El presidente ya dijo que no va a dar apoyos a la gente sin trabajo, ¿recuerdas?
El presidente ya dijo que no le va a dar apoyo a la gente sin trabajo, ¿recuerdas?
-Hector, I’m sorry to tell you that your hamster has died.
-I understand, no problem.
-Héctor, lamento decirte que tu hamster ha muerto.
-Ya veo, ni pedo.
I’m no longer in Mexico, I moved to Arkansas and the truth is it is very cool.
I’m not in Mexico anymore, I moved to Arkansas and the truth is it is very cool.
Ya no estoy en México, me mudé a Arkansas y la neta está bien chido.
can say “es bien chido” too?
Beto, the food is ready!
I’m coming!
-¡Beto ya está la comida!
-¡Ya voy!
I want them to deliver the test to me right now.
Quiero que me entreguen el examen ya ahorita.
I finished my homework! I’m going to upload a video to Tik Tok.
¡Ya acabé la tarea! Voy a subir un video a Tik Tok.
We need to buy the TV first, the washing machine we will see later.
Necesitamos comprar la tele primero, la lavadora ya lo veremos después.
We will buy a new sofa when we move.
Ya compraremos un nuevo sofá cuando nos mudemos.
- other example had “lo” before the future tense. Why not the same here?
Since you came without telling me, now help me move this sofa.
Ya que viniste sin avisarme, ahora ayúdame a mover este sofá.
Since you insist on knowing the truth, I ate your birthday cake.
Ya que insistes en saber la verdad, yo me comí tu pastel de cumpleaños.
If you have the money might as well pay off your house.
Si tienes el dinero ya mejor liquida tu casa.
why not liquidas
Since I have to stay at home, I might as well roll a joint.
Como me tengo que quedar en casa, ya mejor armo un porro.
I was deported for the third time, oh well, next year I’ll try again
me deportaron por tercera vez, ya qué, el próximo año vuelvo a intentar
there are no gut/intestine tacos anymore, oh well, I’ll eat some stomach ones
ya no hay tacos de tripa, pues ya qué, me chingo unos de buche
Stop! Leave me alone, asshole!
¡Ya! Déjame en paz, pendejo!
Stop! Stop saying so many stupid things and get to work!
¡Ya! Deja de decir tantas estupideces y ponte a chambear!
“Ya” kind of functioning as “enough” here?
I’ve had enough of the elections in the United States
Ya chole con las elecciones en Estados Unidos.
I’ve had enough of Bad Bunny’s music, better, I’m going to listen to Bon Jovi.
Ya chole con la música de Bad Bunny, mejor, voy a escuchar a Bon Jovi.
If I don’t pass my trigonometry exam, I am screwed
Si no paso mi examen de trigonometría ya me cargó el payaso
“Cargar” is still past tense here? Is it always past tense in this construction?
We realized that we were screwed when my parents arrived in the middle of the party.
Nos dimos cuenta que nos cargó el payaso cuando llegaron mis papas en medio de la fiesta.
Many businesses went to shit because of covid.
Muchos negocios ya valieron madres a causa del covid.
Your plan to become a millionaire with Amway went to shit, I told you!
Tu plan de hacerte millonario con Amway ya valió madres, ¡te dije!
-If I eat one milligram of gluten, I die!
-Don’t get your panties in a twist.
-Si como un miligramo de gluten, ¡me muero!
-Ya, ya, ya.
Don’t get your panties in a twist, don’t be mad because I crashed your car, that’s what insurance is for.
Ya, ya, ya, no te enojes porque choqué tu carro, para eso es el seguro.
