Spanish Phrases

tenemos que

we have to

subir

get on/go up

me dijo

he/she told me

me doy cuenta

i realise

si

if

el avión

the plane

no tienes prácticamente nada que hacer

there is practically nothing you can do

hay

there is

van pasando los días

the days go by

la oltra bolsa

the other bag

seguro que

surely

son

they are

saber

to know

la pregunta

the question

la experiencia

the experience

preguntar

to ask a question

vas a

you are going to …

lo que quieras

whatever you want (quello che vuoi)

te voy a contestar

i am going to answer you (your questions)

todo

all

adentro

inside

justamente

justly, fairly

vivimos

we live

has venido a España

you came to Spain

dar

to give

has dado

you have given

unos/unas

some

darse cuenta

to realise

tuvimos que

we had to

tenemos que

we have to

imaginarse

to imagine

también

also

cerca

around here / qui vicino

oye

listen (imperative - like senti)

en mi barrio

in my neighbourhood / nel mio quartiere

ciudad

city

tienda

negozio

mira

look (imperative)

pueblo

country

estacionamiento

parking lot

creo que hay

i believe there is

por aquí

nearby

zapatos

shoes

ayúdame

help me!

este idioma es difícil

this languge is difficult

mi móvil

my phone

esto es mio

this is mine

ese libro

that book

hay que

bisogna

poner

to put (mettere sopra)

meter

to put inside (mettere dentro)

vivir

to livees

estudiar

to study

conocer

conoscere

salir

uscire

escribir

to write

jugar

giocare

enseñar

to teach

levantarse

alzarsi

llegar

arrivare

querer

volere

yo trabajo en casa

i work at home

hay que ir a Correos

bisogna andare all’ufficio postale

idioma

language

Leo

i read

soy de Sydney

I am from Sydney

leer

to read

a Luigi le gusta estudiar

Luigi likes to study

voy a trabajar en la escuela

I am going to work at the school

vamos a ir a cinema

we’re going to the cinema

salir de clase

to leave class

entrar en clase

to enter class

saco algo de la bolsa

i take something out of the bag

doy clases

i give classes

necesita sacarse un título

He needs to get a degree

la lección

the lesson

los alumnos atienden en clase

the students pay attention in class

asisto clase

i attend class

tendrá que explicar …

he will have to explain …

Fui al cine

I went to the movies

no he estado nunca en Chile

I have never been to Chile

estudio español desde hace un mes

studio spagnolo da un mese

trabajo desde 2023

I have been working since 2023

tocar la guitarra

to play the guitar

sueña con viajar a Italia desde hace cinco años

she has been dreaming of travelling to Italy for five years

cariñoso

affectionate / affettuoso

gracioso

funny

perezoso

lazy / pigro

tus ojos

your eyes

ni gordo ni delgado

neither fat nor thin

tiene el pelo liso y ojos marrones

she has straight hair and brown eyes