Words / Phrases to use for speaking

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pues

well…

then…

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vaya

oh

  • sorpresa positiva / negativa

  • express regret / show sympathy


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en plan

like

  • to give an example

  • to say in other words


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es que no puedo

i literally can’t

i can’t even

i’m so over this

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estoy harta

i’ve had enough

i’m fed up

i’m sick of it

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estoy hasta las narices

i’ve had it up to here

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supe

  • supe que renuncio ayer = i found out that he quit yesterday


I knew / realised / found out

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sabía

  • sabía que iba a renunciar = i knew (already) that he was going to quit


I knew (already knew)

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un desayuno de campeones

breakfast of champions

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como quieras

lo que tú prefieras

tú decides

it’s up to you

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romper el hielo

break the ice

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tirar la toalla

throw in the towel

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estar en el mismo barco

to be in the same boat

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matar dos pájaros de un tiro

kill two birds with one stone

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tener antojo de

to crave (food)

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me apetece

i feel like

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me suena

  • me suena su cara = his face rings a bell

  • este lugar me suena = this place seems familiar to me


to ring a bell

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claro

sure

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eso es

that’s right / that’s it

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no te he entendido

i didn’t understand you / i didn’t catch that

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me sumo

i’m in / count me in

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luego luego

immeadiately

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me hace falta

i need / i could use

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se me fue el tiempo

i lost track of time / time flew by

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y a ti quien te ha preguntado?

and who asked you?

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y a mí, que?

what’s that got to do with me?

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todavía no

not yet

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todavía / aún

still

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ya

already

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ya no

anymore

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alguna vez

ever

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me apetece

i want (more colloquial)

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A mí me toca

I need to / it’s my turn

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Suelo

I usually

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me cuesta

  • me cuesta levantarme temprano

  • entiendo español peo me cuesta hablarlo


it’s hard / tough for me

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no me entero de nada

i’ve got no clue

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picamos algo?

should we grab a bite?

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ya veremos

we’ll see

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he tardado una hora

it took me an hour

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llevo (tiempo) [haciendo algo]

  • llevo dos años viviendo aquí = i’ve been living here for two years


to have been doing something

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seguir + gerundio

  • sigo aprendiendo español = i keep learning spanish


to keep doing something

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solo estoy mirando gracias

i’m just looking thank you

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me puedo probar esto?

can i try this on?

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lo que sea

whatever

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quien sea

whoever

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no me importa

  • y qué va a pensar la gente? → no me importa


i don’t care

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me da igual

  • quieres pizza o hamburgesa? → me da igual


i don’t mind

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me da lo mismo

  • nos vemos hoy o mañana? → me da lo mismo


it makes no difference to me

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me tiene sin cuidado

  • tu jefe está bravo contigo → me tiene sin cuidado


i couldn’t care less

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un amigo/a cercano/a

he/she is a close friend

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estoy muy unido a mis hermana

i’m very close to my sisters

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tienen una relación muy estrecha

they have a very close relationship

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en lo que = mientras

whilst

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en cuanto = tan pronto como

  • en cuanto llegue Juan, empezaremos


as soon as

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para cuando

  • para cuando llegue Juan, ya habré preparado el café

  • para cuando llegues, ya voy a estar en casa


by the time

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quizás

maybe

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no es que + subjuntivo

  • no es que no quiera ir, es que mañana trabajo temprano = it’s not that i don;t want to go, it’s just that I work early tomorrow


it’s not that …

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que yo sepa

  • que yo sepa, mañana sí tenemos un examen


as far as I know

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aunque sea

  • llámame aunque sea 5 minutos

  • practica español todos los días, aunque sea un poquito


even if it’s just …

at least …

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sea lo que sea

  • sea lo que sea, prefiero que me digas la verdad

  • sea lo que sea que decidas, voy a respetarlo


whatever it is / no matter what it is

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le dije

i saw him / her

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lo/la vi

i saw him / her

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en serio?

seriously?

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de verdad?

really?

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no me digas!

no way!

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no puede ser

it can’t be!

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que pena!

what a shame

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que bien!

that’s great!

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aún = todavía

still

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aun (sin tilde)

  • aun los niños saben esto


even

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se me pasó

  • se me pasó responderte = i forgot to reply to you


i forgot / it slipped my mind

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se me quemó la comida

i burnt the food

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te dije

i told you

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me dijo

he / she told me

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le dije

i told him / her

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nos dijo

he / she told us

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me dijeron

they told me

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estoy agobiada

i’m overwhelmed

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estoy hasta arriba

i’m up to my ears in it

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estoy a tope

i’m at my limit / maxed out

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trasnochar

  • anoche trasnoché viendo una serie


to stay up late

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madrugar

to wake up early

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volver a + infinitivo


to do something again

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volví a llamar

i called again

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no lo vuelvas a hacer

don’t do that again

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entiendo más de lo que hablo

i understand more than i speak

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le pregunté a mi madre

le dije a mi profesora

how to sound more fluent when the verb has a recipient

  • i asked my mum

  • i said to my teacher



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espera

wait

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puedes echarme una mano?

could you lend me a hand?

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totalmente

i agree / exactly

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ni idea

i have no idea

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no estoy seguro/a

i’m not sure

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tipo

like

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