Flashcards in 9. Snappy Answer Deck (37):
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"Of course"
Claro
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"Obviously" or "Naturally" in one sided phone conversations.
Claro
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Alternatives for claro:
desde luego, por supuesto
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'¿Cómo no?'
yes
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"sure"
seguro
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'conste' comes from
que conste= let the record show
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"You've promised" "That's a confirmed fact" or "I'll hold you to that"
conste
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After your friend promises to come visit you next week you say:
conste
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conste is often followed by ____ for emphasis.
Conste. ¿eh?
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"all right" or "okay". used once an agreement has been reached:
de acuerdo
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more formally, "it's a deal"
trato hecho or hecho= done.
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Pick me up at 8?
De acuerdo or hecho
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"Ain't that the truth?"
¿verdad?
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"no way"
para nada
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want to hear me play my kazoo?
para nada
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More polite way to say, para nada:
en absoluto
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"Not on your life!"
¡Que esperanzas!
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"you must be dreaming"
que esperanzas
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a more impolite way to say 'que esperanzas'
en tus sueños
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variants of "en tus sueños."
ni en sueños y ni soñarlo
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"you're nuts"
estás loco
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more natural to say 'estás loco'
estás como loco
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"you ought to have your head examined"
estás como operado
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"no way" literally "not even if I were crazy (would I do such-and-such"
ni loco
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"enough already!"
ya basta
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said with a laugh, it means: "no, don't go on." "That's too much." or "get out of here."
ya basta
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stronger than "no", more like "forget it." or "that's out of the question."
¡Eso sí que no!
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Use fruits to say "no!"
¡Naranjas! ¡Mangos!
also, ¡Naranjas de la China!
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Other way to say 'no.' To use with a "hook-em-horns" gesture to indicate cuckoldry:
¡Cuernos!
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Like en serio but slangier and indicates more surprise: ¡No way!
¡N'ombre!
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"Imagine" or "Imagine that" but suggest stronger surprise.
¡Imaginese! (it's pretty formal)
imaginate
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Use when your elders (like abuelita) are describing shocking things kids are doing:
¡imaginese! abuela
imaginate
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"goodness gracious!" "good lord!"
¡Que barbaridad!
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"what madness!"
¡qué locura!
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"that's too much" or "last straw" situations
es el como
in response, 'freak cut off his ear'
'my son forgot to call on my birthday'
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in response to unexpected good news:
qué increíble
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