Conversational Phrases 1

Question 1

I’m not entirely sure.

Answer 1

No estoy del todo seguro.

No estoy: I am not
del todo seguro: of all the sureness/ certainty

Question 2

After a while

Answer 2

Al cabo de un tiempo

Al cado de is an idiomatic phrase that means “after”
The sentence literally translates to ‘after a (some) time’

Question 3

second-hand

Answer 3

de segunda mano

Question 4

No sooner said than done.

Answer 4

Dicho y hecho

Question 5

I don’t care anymore

Answer 5

Ya me da igual

Ya: already
me da: it gives to me, dar: to give & me (indirect object pronoun)
igual: equal, the same

The sentence literally translates to “already, it gives to me the same.”

Question 6

Leave the past behind

Answer 6

Deja el pasado atrás

Question 7

Despite

Answer 7

A pesar

Question 8

10 years ago

Answer 8

Hace diez años

Question 9

in the beginning

Answer 9

en el principio

Question 10

even if

Answer 10

incluso si

Question 11

That doesn’t matter

Answer 11

Eso no importa

Question 12

I’m broke

Answer 12

Estoy sin dinero

Question 13

all the better

Answer 13

tanto mejor

Question 14

There’s no reason to be afraid.

Answer 14

No hay razón para tener miedo.

Question 15

It doesn’t matter

Answer 15

No Importa

Question 16

To heed; to take notice

with regard to someone’s advice, suggestion, or instructions.

Answer 16

hacer caso

Question 17

I’m going all out for that.

Answer 17

Voy con todas por eso

Voy: I am going to (near future tense, to indicate intension)
con todas: with all/ everything
por eso: for that

I am going with everything for that.

Question 18

I’m not going to say it twice.

Answer 18

No lo voy a decir dos veces.

I am not going to say it two times.

Question 19

Everything is going well/fine.

Answer 19

Todo va bien.

Question 20

Don’t worry.

Answer 20

No te preocupes.

Don’t worry yourself.

Question 21

All of a sudden.

Answer 21

Tan de repente.

tan: as/so (used to express a a qualifier indicating a degree or manner of something.)

de repente: suddenly

Question 22

No way.

(in no way, in no manner)

Answer 22

de ninguna manera.

Question 23

do everything on their own

Answer 23

hacer todos por su cuenta

cuenta means account. Su cuenta here is metaphoric to mean “oneself” or “by himself/herself”.

Question 24

Neither this nor that.

Answer 24

Ni una cosa ni la otra

Question 25

That has nothing to do with it

Answer 25

Eso no tiene nada que ver

Eso: That
no tiene: does not have
nada: nothing
que ver: a phrase that express ‘to do with’, or in literal tems, ‘to see’. In this context, “que ver” means to be relevemt

Question 26

Don’t worry

Answer 26

No te preocupes

Question 27

to be right

Answer 27

tener razón

Question 28

In any case

to introduce a final conclusion, often after considering different possibilities.

Answer 28

En todo caso

Anyway, regardless

Question 29

You are out of yourself; You are out of your mind.

Answer 29

Estás fuera de ti.

It is commonly used when someone is absolutely astonished or shocked, and their reaction might seem exaggerated or uncommon.

Question 30

I will let him know.

Answer 30

Le haré saber.

Question 31

To have a great time.

Answer 31

Pasar muy bien

“pasar’ means to pass/ to spend time here. The literal translation is ‘to spend time very good’.

Question 32

It depends.

Answer 32

Depende.

Question 33

It reminds me of…

Answer 33

Me recuerda a…

Question 34

just in time; right on time

Answer 34

justo a tiempo

Question 35

Many years ago

Answer 35

hace muchos años

to have/ make many years

Question 36

We’re on the way.

Answer 36

Estamos de camino.

Question 37

a phrase to convey an exactness in time

Answer 37

en punto (on the dot; exactly)

E.g.: Son las tres en punto. (It is 3 o’clock exactly)

Question 38

a phrase to express the neccessity of doing something

Answer 38

tener que (have to, need to)

Question 39

It is clear that

Answer 39

Es claro que

Question 40

It is evident that

Answer 40

Es evidente que