Spanish Lesson 09
Friday, October 15, 2004
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For this lesson, let's take a break and learn a few things you can throw into your Spanish to sound more fluent. Here are some nice ways to start sentences, and a few snappy responses thrown in as well. | |
| entoces | and then (as a result) |
| mientras | while |
| luego | later, and then |
| ya | already |
| todavía | still |
| por cierto | by the way |
| es que | sentence starter |
| lo que pasa es que | sentence starter |
| a propósito | by the way, in reference to that |
| a ver (qué/si)... | let's see (what/if)... |
| con razón... | no wonder... |
| por eso... | for that reason... |
| en fin... | so anyhow... |
| total que | so anyhow (begining of sentence) |
| resulta (que) | it turns out (that) |
| fíjate (que) | look... |
| menos mal (que) | just as well (that) |
| la verdad es que | truth is |
| lo bueno es que | the good thing is |
| lo malo es que | the bad thing is |
| lo único es que | the only thing is |
| lo dificil es que | the hard thing is |
| lo peor es que | the worst thing is |
| lo mejor es que | the best thing is |
| lo raro es que, lo extraño es que | the strange thing is |
| lo chistoso es que | the funny thing is |
| lo increíble es que | the amazing thing is |
| lo (más) absurdo es que | the crazy thing is |
| pues | ummmm, well then |
| claro (que sí), ?`Cómo no? | of course |
| está bien | okay |
| conste | I'll hold you to that |
| (buen) provecho | bon appetit |
| De acuerdo, hecho | It's a deal |
| ¿Verdad? | Really, Ain't that the truth |
| no me importa | Dosn't bother me |
| ?`Y qué?, ?`Y eso qué? | So what? |
| ?`Y a mí qué? | What's it to me |
| ?`Y? | so |
| o sea | you know, ummm, or huh? |
| ni hablar | don't mention it, oh well, no way |
| cuando sea | whenever |
| como sea | however |
| donde sea | wherever |
| quien sea | whoever |
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| ¿Qué pasó? | What's happening? What's up? |
| ¿Qué me cuentas?, ?`Qué me dices? | What can you tell me? What's up? |
| Cuídate | Take it easy |
| Pórtate bien | Behave yourself |
| la idiota | idiot |
| el tonto | silly (fool) |
| el burro | donkey, dumb-bell |
| ignorante, cretino (-a) | ignorant |
| borracho | drunk |
| loco | crazy |
| estúpido | stupid |
| de mal humor | angry, pissed |
| el maléfico | ne'er do well |
| el bajo | low-life |
| el sabiondo | wise guy |
| En tus sueños! | In your dreams! |
| ¡Ni loco! | Not even if I were crazy! |
| ¡Ya basta! | Enough already! Get outta town! |
| ¡No puede ser! | It can't be! I'm not experiencing this! |
| ¡No me diga! | Don't tell me that! |
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