Phrases B

Question 1

What do you do for a living?

Answer 1

¿Cual es tu profesión?

Question 2

How long have you been living here?

Answer 2

¿Hace cuanto que vives aquí?

Question 3

I have to go.

Answer 3

Me tengo que ir.

Question 4

I have the impression that…

Answer 4

Tengo la impresión de que…

Question 5

If necessary

Answer 5

Si fuera necesario

Question 6

I hope you’re well (casual)

Answer 6

Esperó que estés bien.

Question 7

Sorry for being late.

Answer 7

Lo siento por llegar tarde.

Question 8

We are ready to order

Answer 8

Estamos listos para pedir.

Question 9

I take things easy

Answer 9

Me sereno.

Question 10

Thanks anyway

Answer 10

Gracias igual.

Question 11

Thanks for your help.

Answer 11

Gracias por su ayuda.

Question 12

What is hard for me

Answer 12

Lo que es difícil para mi

Question 13

I am self-taught

Answer 13

Soy autodidacto

Question 14

I would say

Answer 14

Diría

Question 15

I want to be able to talk at a basic level so that I can:

Answer 15

Quiero ser capaz de conversar en un nivel básico así que puedo:

Question 16

Could you repeat that?

Answer 16

Podría repetir eso?

Question 17

Could you speak more slowly?

Answer 17

Podría hablar más despacio?

Question 18

Can you give me directions?

Answer 18

Podria darme indicaciones?

Question 19

That said

Answer 19

Eso dijo

Question 20

Unless

Answer 20

A menos que (+ subjuntivo)

Question 21

Hope you get better soon!

Answer 21

¡Que te mejores pronto!

Question 22

Well….

Answer 22

Pues,

Question 23

How can I explain this…

Answer 23

¿Como te explico?

Question 24

The thing is that…

Answer 24

La cosa es que…

Question 25

To run errands

Answer 25

Hacer recados

Question 26

We ran out of (noun)

Answer 26

Se acabó/acaban (singular pronoun + noun / plural pronoun + plural noun)

Question 27

On one hand…on the other hand

Answer 27

Por un lado…por otro lado

Question 28

Just looking for now

Answer 28

Por ahora solo estoy mirando.

Question 29

Anyways,

Answer 29

En fin

Question 30

What impressed me

Answer 30

Lo que me impresionó

Question 31

It is raining cats and dogs

Answer 31

Está lloviendo a cántaros

Question 32

To be afraid of x / to do x

Answer 32

Tener miedo a/de x, a/de (infinitive)

Question 33

To be lucky

Answer 33

Tener suerte

Question 34

Can’t complain

Answer 34

No me puedo quejar

Question 35

(I am doing) great!

Answer 35

Genial! Fenomenal!

Question 36

Couldn’t be better!

Answer 36

Mejor imposible!

Question 37

How’s your day going?

Answer 37

Como va su día?

Question 38

Raining cats and dogs

Answer 38

Esta lloviendo a cántaros

Question 39

I really appreciate that / I am very thankful

Answer 39

Lo aprecio mucho / estoy muy agradecido

Question 40

That’s very nice of you

Answer 40

Es muy lindo de su parte

Question 41

Do you have any idea of…

Answer 41

Tiene alguna idea de…

Question 42

I’m not sure / who knows

Answer 42

No estoy seguro / quién sabe

Question 43

I don’t see it the same way

Answer 43

No lo veo así.

Question 44

It was good talking with you.

Answer 44

Bueno, fue lindo hablar contigo.

Question 45

I’m trying to…

Answer 45

Estoy tratando de…(infinitive)

Question 46

It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?

Answer 46

Es un hermoso día hoy, no?

Question 47

(What’s new?) nothing much

Answer 47

No tengo nada nuevo.

Question 48

Sounds great!

Answer 48

Suena genial!

Question 49

Seriously?

Answer 49

En serio?

Question 50

Unless it is painful

Answer 50

A menos que sea penoso

Question 51

No big deal

Answer 51

Ne pasa nada

Question 52

On the contrary

Answer 52

Por el contrario

Question 53

I wish I could, but…

Answer 53

Quisiera, pero…

Question 54

Be right back

Answer 54

Voy vengo

Question 55

Rather, more precisely

Answer 55

Mejor dicho, más bien

Question 56

That is (i.e.), in other words

Answer 56

Es decir

Question 57

Selling cookies today?

Answer 57

Se vendes dulces hoy?