Spanish Expressions of Certainty, Doubt, and Emotion

Vocabulary practice cards featuring Spanish expressions of certainty, doubt, disbelief, denial, and emotion along with their English equivalents.

no dudar

not to doubt

no cabe duda de

there is no doubt

no hay duda de

there is no doubt

no negar (e:ie)

not to deny

creer

to believe

estar seguro/a (de)

to be sure

es cierto

it's true; it's certain

es seguro

it's certain

es verdad

it's true

es obvio

it's obvious

dudar

to doubt

negar (e:ie)

to deny

no creer

not to believe

no estar seguro/a (de)

not to be sure

no es cierto

it's not true; it's not certain

no es seguro

it's not certain

no es verdad

it's not true

es imposible

it's impossible

es improbable

it's improbable

(no) es posible

it's (not) possible

(no) es probable

it's (not) probable

alegrarse (de)

to be happy

esperar

to hope; to wish

gustar

to like

molestar

to bother

sentir (e:ie)

to be sorry; to regret

sorprender

to surprise

temer

to be afraid

tener miedo (de)

to be afraid (of)

es extraño

it's strange

es una lástima

it's a shame

es ridículo

it's ridiculous

es terrible

it's terrible

es triste

it's sad

ojalá (que)

I hope (that); I wish (that)