Expressions

Question 1

How long (will something last)?

How long …

Answer 1

Cuanto dura …

Cuanto tiempo …

Question 2

What’s happening? What’s going on?

Answer 2

¿Qué pasa?

Question 3

Do you have a table available?

Answer 3

¿Tienes una mesa disponible?

Question 4

Of course.

Of course not.

Answer 4

Claro que si.

Claro que no.

Question 5

Can you tell us about this?

Answer 5

Puedes contarnos sobre esto?

Question 6

in fact

Answer 6

de hecho

Question 7

This does not make sense.

That makes sense.

Answer 7

Esto no tiene sentido.

Eso tiene sentido.

Question 8

to feel like it / to look forward to

I feel like going out tonight.

I am really looking forward to meeting her.

Answer 8

tener ganas de

Tengo ganas de salir esta noche.

Tenía ganas de conocerla.

Question 9

There is / There are

There was / There were

Answer 9

Hay (both sing and plur)

Había (imperfecto)

Hubo (preterito)

Question 10

Tonight

Last night

Answer 10

Esta noche

Anoche

Question 11

more or less

Answer 11

más o menos

Question 12

when necessary

Answer 12

cuando sea necesario

Question 13

mail

email

Answer 13

el correo

el correo electrónico

Question 14

Of course!

Answer 14

Por supuesto

Question 15

I find it difficult to understand …

Answer 15

Me parece difícil entender …

Question 16

.. as we are going to see right now …

Answer 16

como vamos a ver ahorita

Question 17

I am spending my time reading and learning Spanish.

I spent some time in Africa.

Answer 17

Estoy pasando (Paso) mi tiempo leyendo y aprendiendo español.

Pasé un (algun) tiempo en Africa.

Question 18

Don’t mess with my things!

Answer 18

No te metas con mis cosas!

Question 19

to work in real estate

Answer 19

trabajar en finca raíz (or bienes raíz)

Question 20

I like to go out to eat.

Answer 20

Me gusta salir a comer.

Question 21

I ride my bicycle.

Answer 21

Me monto en mi bicicleta

Question 22

according to

Answer 22

de acuerdo a (con)

Question 23

carbon footprint

Answer 23

huella de carbón

Question 24

greenhouse gas

Answer 24

gases de efecto invernadero

Question 25

seeing that, given that, since

Answer 25

ya que

Question 26

What a pity! / What a shame!

Answer 26

qué lástima

Question 27

at least (3x)

Answer 27

al menos siquiera por lo menos

Question 28

I have no idea.

Answer 28

No tengo ni idea.

Question 29

it is sunny

Answer 29

hace sol

Question 30

however, nevertheless

Answer 30

sin embargo

Question 31

When travelling ... When travelling alone, I always go out to eat.

Answer 31

Al viajar ... Al viajar solo siempre salgo a comer.

Question 32

what else What else do you need?

Answer 32

qué más ¿Qué más necesitas?

Question 33

I am researching investments. I am doing my own investments. I have investments in art and real estate. This is a high-risk investment.

Answer 33

Estoy investigando inversiones. Hago mis propias inversiones. Tengo inversiones en arte y bienes raízes. esta es una inversión de alto riesgo.

Question 34

for a while / for a bit / for a little while

Answer 34

por un rato

Question 35

What 1) In a question 2) In an answer

Answer 35

1) Qué Qué te gusta de Colombia? 2) Lo que Lo que me gusta de Colombia es la comida.

Question 36

to agree. She does not agree with me

Answer 36

estar de acuerdo. Ella no está de acuerdo conmigo.

Question 37

in the long term/short term

Answer 37

a largo plazo / a corto plazo

Question 38

to waste time You are wasting your time.

Answer 38

perder el tiempo Estás perdiendo tu tiempo.

Question 39

to pay attention (2x)

Answer 39

prestar atención

Question 40

I can see it.

Answer 40

Puedo verlo.

Question 41

It doesn't look like it's going to rain. It doesn't seem to me that he is a nice person.

Answer 41

No parece que vaya a llover. No me parece que sea una buena persona *(No me parece + subjuntivo)*

Question 42

What are you talking about?

Answer 42

De qué hablas?

Question 43

I worked very hard for this.

Answer 43

Trabajé muy duro para esto.

Question 44

to take into account / to keep in mind

Answer 44

tener en cuenta

Question 45

to realize (something) I didn't realize you were here.

Answer 45

darse cuenta (de algo) No me di cuenta de que estabas aquí.

Question 46

You're kidding!

Answer 46

¡Estas bromeando!

Question 47

to miss I miss you. I miss travelling.

Answer 47

echar de menos Te echo de menos. (or: Te extraño.) Echo de menos viajar.

Question 48

apart from apart from that apart from the fact that

Answer 48

aparte de aparte de eso aparte del hecho de que

Question 49

fingerprint

Answer 49

huella dactilar

Question 50

I know this. What is the capital of Guatemala? - Hang on; I know this. Guatemala City?

Answer 50

lo sé ¿Cúal es la capital de Guatemala? - Un momento; lo sé. ¿La Ciudad de Guatemala?

Question 51

Okay?

Answer 51

¿vale?

Question 52

I am on it.

Answer 52

Estoy en ello.

Question 53

Don't worry about it!

Answer 53

No pasa nada!

Question 54

I had a (pretty) hard time.

Answer 54

Me lo he pasado (bastante) mal.

Question 55

out loud Can you say it out loud?

Answer 55

en voz alta ¿Puedes decirlo en voz alta?

Question 56

This is used for ... This is useful for ...

Answer 56

Esto se utiliza para ... Esto es útil para ...

Question 57

I am not sure about that.

Answer 57

No estoy seguro de eso.

Question 58

What a pity / shame that

Answer 58

Que pena que

Question 59

to be worth the effort

Answer 59

valer la pena

Question 60

time zone I am in a time zone 13 hours ahead of you.

Answer 60

zona horaria Estoy en una zona horaria trece horas por delante de ti.

Question 61

unless

Answer 61

a menos de que / a menos que

Question 62

as long as (2x)

Answer 62

con tal (de) que siempre y cuando

Question 63

as soon as (2x)

Answer 63

tan pronto como en cuanto

Question 64

How do I say this?

Answer 64

Cómo lo digo?

Question 65

Can I ask you a question?

Answer 65

Puedo hacerte una pregunta?

Question 66

instead of (2x) Let's go out to dinner instead of cooking at home. Why don't we go to the mountains instead of the beach this summer?

Answer 66

en vez de en lugar de Salgamos a cenar, en vez de cocinar en casa. ¿Por qué no vamos a la montaña en lugar de a la playa este verano?

Question 67

I just ... I just got here. I just woke up.

Answer 67

Acabo de (infinitivo) Acabo de llegar. Acabo de despertarme.

Question 68

be about to I am about to leave. It is about to rain.

Answer 68

estar a punto do Estoy a punto de salir. Está a punto de llover.

Question 69

there is no need you don't have to

Answer 69

No hace falta

Question 70

Don't be silly!

Answer 70

No seas tonto

Question 71

Do you both know each other?

Answer 71

Ambos se conocen? Se conocen?

Question 72

politically incorrect These days this a politically incorrect word.

Answer 72

políticamente incorrecta Hoy en día esta es una palabra políticamente incorrecta.

Question 73

It is (was) a good thing.

Answer 73

Menos mal!

Question 74

I don't believe you? You don't believe me?

Answer 74

No te creo. No me crees?

Question 75

snowflake snowman snowball

Answer 75

el copo de nieve el muñeco de nieve la bola de nieve

Question 76

to be in charge Who is in charge here?

Answer 76

estar a cargo ¿Quién está a cargo aquí?

Question 77

neither ... nor

Answer 77

ni ... ni