FORMAL 1

HOW ARE YOU

ONLY for: WORK ; STRANGERS ; PROFESSIONAL

PROPER

Cómo estás usted

KOH-moh e’ta-oos-teh

That way you can

ONLY for: FRIENDS ; FAMILY ; DAILY LIFE

PROPER

Así tú puedes

When did ; When did that

PROPER

Cuándo fue que

You can tell

PROPER

Se te nota

( seh - te - NO - ta )

Wait a minute ; Wait a second

Used for: ELDERS; FAMILY; FRIENDS; WORK; DAILY LIFE

PROPER

Aguante de segundo

(Aguan - ta - de - según - OH)

Looking for ; Searching

PROPER

Buscando

( Bu - cán - do )

Too much ; Too many

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Demasiado

( deh - ma - SYAH )

How’s it going

PROPER

Cómo te va

We have a problem

PROPER

Tenemo un bobo

How much was it ; How much it was

PROPER

Cuánto fue

I’m driving right now

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Estoy manejado ahora mismo

( mah - neh - HAN - doh )

When did that happen

USED for: WORK ; ELDERS ; FAMILY ; FRIENDS ; DAILY LIFE

PROPER

Cuándo fue que pasó

That’s what I want

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Eso es lo que yo quiero

I’m going home

PROPER

Estoy yendo a mi casa

That way you’ll be able to

ONLY for: FRIENDS ; FAMILY ; DAILY LIFE

PROPER

Así tú podrías

( po - dria )

How are you

ONLY for : FAMILY ; FRIENDS

PROPER

Como tú estás

Under ; Underneath

PROPER

Debajo de

Reason ; To be right

Used as: Someone being right

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Razón

We’re here ; We arrived

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llegamos

( Ye - gah - moe )

I’m going

PROPER

Estoy yendo

Hungry

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Hambre

( am - bre )

Frying pan

Sartén

It ; Him

PROPER

lo

Was

Used for :( Location ; Emotions ; Condition )

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Estaba

( E - tá - ba )

Everything was fine ; Everything was good

PROPER

Todo estaba bien

That thing ; That bullshit

PROPER

Esa vaina

Who

PROPER

Quien

Down ; Below

PROPER

Abajo

Outside

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Afuera

Leave ; Let ; Stop

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Deja

I’m ; I am

Used for : locations, emotions, ongoing actions

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Estóy

We arrived ; We’re here ; We showed up

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llegamo

What did you say ?

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Cómo fue

It works ; It’s useful ; it serves

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Sirvè

Girl ; Young woman

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Muchacha

Do you know ; You know

Used for: PERSON ; PLACE ; THING

PROPER

Tú conoces

Rice and beans (cooked)

Moro

Going through ; Happening ; Passing

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Pasando

I arrived ; I came ; I showed up

PROPER

llegué

( Yeh-geh )

Windows

Ventanas

( Ben - tá - na )

There (Close)

PROPER

Ahí

( Aí )

Creepy ; Disgusting

VULGAR

Queroso

Never ; Not ever

PROPER

Nunca

I have

PROPER

Tengo

The body

El cuerpo

To die dreaming

Morir Soñando

( Mo-ríh soñando )

Cute girl ; Pretty girl ; Sweet girl

PROPER

Chula

How does it smell

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Cómo huele

To do ; To make

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Hacer

Forward ; Ahead ; Keep going

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Palante

Up ; Above ; On top

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Arriba

I don’t like this store lets go to another one

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No me gusta esta tienda, vamos para otra

That thing

PROPER

Esa vaina

How’s it going ; How’s everything

ONLY for : ELDERS ; WORK ; SUPER FORMAL

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Cómo le va

Let’s go ; We’re going

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Vamos

Very ; Good

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Bien

Friday

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Viernes

I continue ; I keep going ; I’m still

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Sigo

Food

PROPER

Comida

Cell phone

Celular

Monday

Lunes

To give

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Dar

Blinds

Persianas

Juice

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Jugo

Dominican burger

Chimi

To go ; To take with me

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Para llevar

It Does ; It makes ; It’s been

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Hace

I need

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Necesito

Calm ; Relax (f)

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Tranquila

A ; One (m)

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Un

Doing ; Making

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Haciendo

To sleep

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Dormir

Dormí

Of ; From ; About ; By

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De

Time ; Weather

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Tiempo

Throw it away ; Get rid of it

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Bótalo

You’re going

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Vas

( VAHS )

You need

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Tú necesitas

I’m full

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Estóy lleno

Until ; Even ; Up to ; As far as

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Hasta

Just leave it ; Just let it go

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Solo Déjelo

DEH-he-lo

Good Morning

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Buenos Días

Tell him ; Tell her

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Cuéntale

I only want

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Solo quiero

Tired ; Fed up (m)

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Cansado

Giving

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Dando

I feel ; I’m feeling

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Me siento

Sunday

PROPER

Domingo

To drink

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Beber

Speaking ; Talking

PROPER

Hablando

Taking ; Getting ; Removing

PROPER

Sacando

We ; Us

PROPER

Nosotros

A ; One (f)

PROPER

Una

Yes ; If

PROPER

Sí

Good Night

PROPER

Buenas Noches

His ; Her ; Your ; Their

PROPER

Su

Reading

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Leyendo

You throw away ; You waste ; You dump

PROPER

Tú bótas

Touch ; Knock ; Tap

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Toque

Right now ; This very moment (m)

PROPER

Ahora mismo

This (f)

PROPER

Esta