Must Know

Question 1

I did not understand you.

Could you please repeat it.

Answer 1

No lo entendí. ( Entender is regular in the past)

Puede repetirlo, por favor.

Question 2

I do not agree

Answer 2

No estoy de acuerdo

Question 3

I have already ordered.

We have already ordered.

Answer 3

Ya he ordenado.

Ya hemos ordenado.

Question 4

Leave me alone

Answer 4

Déjame en paz.

Literally — Leave me in peace.

Use it if someone is bothering or annoying you.

Question 5

Shank (lamb shank)
Shoulder (pork shoulder)
Hock (pork hock)
Cheeks (pork cheeks) (beef cheeks)

Answer 5

Garrón -Garrón de Cordero
Paletilla- Paletilla de Cerdo
- Bondiola de Cerdo (Argentina)
Codillo - Codillo de Cerdo (Spain)
-Chamorro (🇲🇽) Cha-MOE-rroh
Carrilladas de Cerdo
Cachete (cah-CHEY-teh) Braised Beef Cheeks

Question 6

Still in the positive// Yet in the negative

I still have to buy him a present.

My younger brother is still taller than I am.

She still hasn’t paid for the car.

Answer 6

Todavía

Todavía tengo que comprarlo un regalo.

Mi hermano menor es todavía más alto que yo.

Todavía elle no ha pagado por el coche.

Question 7

Does anyone speak English

Answer 7

Hay alguien que habla inglés?

ing-GLAZE

Question 8

Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Night

I would like to make a reservation for tomorrow night.
In whose name?

Answer 8

Hoy
Esta Noche
Mañana
Mañana por la Noche

Me gustaría hacer una reserva para mañana por la noche.

A nombre de quien?

Question 9

Yesterday
Last Night

Answer 9

Ayer
Anoche

Question 10

The Day Before Yesterday

Answer 10

Anteayer

Question 11

Delicious

These burritos are delicious.

This margarita is delicious.

Answer 11

Estar + Rico / a / os / as

Rico + s or Rica + s (Always use Estar for food)

Estos burritos están ricos.

Esta margarita está rica.

Question 12

Ice bucket

Answer 12

La Chopera (Argentina)
El Cubo de Hielo (Spain)

¿Tiene una chopera para enfriar el vino?

cho-PEAR-ah

Question 13

Bottled Water

Coffee is always served with pure water.

Answer 13

Bote de aqua pura.

BOH-teh
Agua Pura POO-rah

AH-gooah

Café siempre sirven con un vaso de agua pura.

Question 14

At the End

The bathroom is at the end of the hall to the right.

Answer 14

Al Final

El Final is a masculine noun

El baño está al final del pasillo a la derecha.

Question 15

“Is the seat shown on the ticket where you should sit?”

Or can you just sit anywhere in this section?

Answer 15

“Están respetando los puestos?”

If they say yes, then you should find your seat, otherwise (which is most of the time) you can just take any seat.

Respetar = Respect or Observe

Question 16

On a bus you can ask the driver, if they follow seat assignment on the ticket?

Answer 16

Respeta el numero de asiento?

Question 17

If seat numbers are respected and someone is in your seat you should not try to move them. Go back to the driver or attendant and say …

Answer 17

Disculpe, hay alguien en mi asiento.

Question 18

Place to arrange for a taxi in a bus depot, so you won’t get ripped off.

Answer 18

Taxi Autorizado

Question 19

Estar is used to describe the current, present or
“now “ state of things (broken, open, closed etc) or people (emotional, wellness, or other temporary, but now current state).

The bridges are closed.
The bridges were closed.

Answer 19

Los puentes están rotos.
Los puentes fueron rotos.

Question 20

Where are the washrooms?

Spain

Latin America

Answer 20

¿Dónde están los servicios / aseos? 🇪🇸

¿Dónde están los baños? (LM)

Question 21

Who’s last in line?

Answer 21

Quién es el último de la fila?

          Or, more commonly 

Quién es el último?

Question 22

I’m finished eating.

Answer 22

Ya terminé

Ya está

Question 23

Answer 23

El Medidor de Taxi

meh-DEE-door

Question 24

I am allergic to chocolate.

Answer 24

Tengo una alergia al chocolate .

ah-LER-heah

Question 25

Fruit and Vegetable Wash 🇲🇽

Answer 25

Microdyn me-CROW-dean

Question 26

Fruit and Vegetable Wash

Answer 26

Desinfecta Agua y Alimentos (= food) Bacdyn BACK-dean (brand)

Question 27

Fresh Bread 🥖 The bread isn’t fresh, it’s stale

Answer 27

Pan Reciente El pan no es reciente, es duro.

Question 28

To slice Can you slice it?

Answer 28

Rebanar Puede rebanarlo.

Question 29

Not that one, the one over there.

Answer 29

Ese no, aquel.

Question 30

How do I turn on / off the air conditioner ?

Answer 30

Como puedo prender / apagar el aire acondicionado?

Question 31

Street Food Stray Dog 🐕 Blood sausage on a bun With everything

Answer 31

Comida Callejera kah-yeah-HAIR-yoh / yah Callejero / Callejera —means of the street Un pero callejero— A stray dog (no need for “de” it is implied). Morcipán Completo

Question 32

Electrolytes

Answer 32

Electrolitos

Question 33

Senior’s Price

Answer 33

Precio para personas mayores. my-OR-ehs Precio de senior Hay un discuento para los mayores

Question 34

Salt Shaker Can you pass me the salt shaker and the mustard?

Answer 34

El Salero ¿Puedes pasarme el salero y la mostaza?

Question 35

Not well done (meat)

Answer 35

No bien cocido 🇲🇽 & 🇦🇷 No bien asado 🇪🇸

Question 36

Medium Rare (meat) in Mexico 🇲🇽

Answer 36

Medio Cruda

Question 37

Some (an undefined amount of) I have some time tomorrow if you want to talk. We need some idea of how many people might come. I saw some shoes that I liked at the store. We had some bottles of wine left over from the party if you want to take them home.

Answer 37

Algún (with a masculine singular noun) Tengo algún tiempo mañana si quieres hablar. Alguna (with a feminine singular noun) Necesitamos alguna idea de cuánta gente vendrá. Algunos (with a masculine plural noun) Vi algunos zapatos que me gustaron en la tienda. Algunas (with a feminine plural noun) Nos sobraron algunas botellas de vino de la fiesta si quieren llevárselas a casa. Sobrar = To be leftover or to remain or to not be needed

Question 38

Something Anything (in positive clauses)

Answer 38

Algo

Question 39

Anything in negative clauses I didn't hear anything last night. Nothing

Answer 39

Nada Anoche no oí nada.