How about a new game - "Favourite Phrases"
I'll start with a few to get started - has to be simple because I am just learning Spanish.
"¿Sí? ¿No?"
and
"¿No ve?" at least that is how I hear it.
and
"Un gran cafecito"
This is an old game I just changed to the new category,
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OK - my mix:
¡No me digas! - You're joking!
¡Qué pena!/Qué lástima!- What a pity!
De acuerdo. - OK (I agree).
Cómo no. - Of course.
¡Qué va! - But no!
Depende. - It depends.
Déjame en paz. - Leave me alone.
Entonces... - So, ... / Well then, ...
Sobre todo - mostly
Y por eso... - And that's why...
Me temo que no. - I'm afraid that (no)
Está prohibido. - It's not allowed.
Poco a poco - bit by bit
¡Poco a poco! - Slowly/Take it easy!
¿Sabes una cosa? - You know what?
A decir verdad... - To tell you the truth...
Me da igual. - It's all the same to me.
Ya verás - You'll see.
Me gustaría mas... (+ infinitivo) - I'd rather..., I prefer...
¡Eres un sol! - You're wonderful!
No digas tonterías. - Don't talk nonsense.
¿Qué ha pasado? - What's happened?
No te molestas. - Don't bother.
No tengo la menor idea (de qué+infinitivo) - I've got no idea (what)
Tienes razón. - You're right.
¡... me vuelve loco/a! - ... drives me crazy!
Si quieres. - If you want to.
Me gustaría mucho. - I'd love to.
My new favorite is "Qué tal"
Yes, I am a simple man. But qué tal has lots of uses!
Not only is it a cool way to greet someone, "What's up?", but it also means "How about....."
So for every question here that asks for suggestions for something, I can start my post with, "Qué tal-" and then the answer.
You can use qué tal anyplace you'd say, "how about?"
"No come carne los viernes." "¿Qué tal pez?" "Sí"
I've always been a fan of bueno es hablar, pero mejor es callar.
menos mal - just as well
mejor que mejor - even better
¡ya caigo! - now I get it!
Here's one that you can tell somebody who tells you a joke that you have heard before, but I am not sure how familiar you have to be with that person to use this without being offensive. I wanted to use it today, but I was not sure if it would be taken as offensive or not, so I didn't use it (but I wish that I would have).
¡no me vengas con ésas!, ¡a otro perro con ese hueso!
(literally) Don't come to me with that! Give that bone to another dog!
¿Me puedes hacer un favor? - Can you do me a favour?
Por tu culpa... - Because of you/It's your fault that...
Todo a la vez. - Everything at the same time.
¡Qué pesadito/pesadita! - A pain in the neck!
No te parece - Don't you think
¿Qué te pasa? Te veo con mala cara. - What's wrong? You don't look too well.
¡Anda ya! - Come on!
¡Anda! - Damn!
Basta ya~ That's enough. A very handy phrase indeed when you're dealing with younger kids~ 
Here's a few small fragments I've heard 'n had to look up (sometimes knowing the word translations just doesn't help!)
Con tal de que... -> As long as...
Lo malo es que... -> The trouble is [that]...
Como te habrás dado cuenta... -> As you may have noticed...
Todo lo que voy diciendo es... -> All I'm saying is...
And of course: De nada -> You're welcome (not "WTH does 'of nothing' mean?!!")
I came across...
tenía el estómago vacío y la mente llena. - I/he/she had an empty stomach and a full mind or My stomach was empty and my mind was full.
I also recently found:
Los seres vivos - Living beings
I think I like this one because I was not aware that ser could be a noun too.
Gracias, sólo miro. / Gracias, sólo miramos. - Thank you, I'm just looking. Thank you, we're just looking.
Ni un comentario. - Don't even say a word (No comment).
¡Tú dirás! - You can say that again!
¡Ni hablar! - No way!
¡...cuesta un riñon! - ...costs a fortune!
¡Qué barbaridad! - That's ridiculous!
¡Esto ya es el colmo! - That's the last straw!
Es ell colmo de la estupidez/de la locura - This is the height of stupidity/sheer madness.
¡Qué fastidio! - What a nuisance!
No puedo creer lo que veo. - I can't believe my eyes.
¡Será posible! - I can't believe this!
¡Santa inocencia! - You naive thing!
¡Qué pesadito eres! - You're such a pain in the neck!
No pierdas el tiempo con tonterías/en tonterías. - Don't waste your time on nonsense like that.
Lo que pasa es que... - It's just that.../I mean...
Common Expressions in Argentina
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¡A ése no lo trago (paso)!
I can't stand that guy!
¡A la una, a las dos, a las tres!
Ready, steady, go!
A ver si apruebo esta vez
I hope I pass this time
¡A ver si les pasó algo!
What if something has happened to them!
Ahora no voy, ¡tomá!
Now I'm not going, so there!
Armaron flor de despelote
They kicked up a terrible row
Cada muerte de obispo
Once in a blue moon
Colgó los guantes
He (She) retired
Con gente como vos no hago tratos
I don't have any dealings with people like you
Es un chanta
He's very unreliable
Es un chorlito o Cabeza de chorlito
He's (She's) a scatterbrain
Es un tipo raro
He's a queer fish (an odd)
Está muy fuerte (hombres)
He's a hunk
Está muy fuerte (mujeres)
She's a stunner
¿Estás de turno esta noche?
Are you on duty tonight?
Este lugar es yeta
This place has bad luck
Estiró la pata
He (She) kicked the bucket
Esto se vende como pan caliente
This is sold like hot cakes
Hizo la vista gorda
He (She) turned a blind eye
La relojeó, la fichó en la calle
He eyed her up in the street
¡Lindo tren de vida llevás!
What a nice lifestyle you're leading!
Lleva la voz cantante acá
He (She) is the boss here
Los dos son uña y carne
They both are inseparable
Me da vergüenza preguntarles
I'm too embarrased to ask them
Me dio vuelta la cara
He (She) looked the other way
¿Me estás tomando el pelo?
Are you pulling my leg (kidding me)?
Me hizo gancho con ella
He set me up with her
Me lo veía venir
I could see it coming
Me metió un bolazo
He told me one heck of a lie
Me muero de hambre
I'm starving
Me quedé sin un mango
I'm broke
Me sacó a patadas
He (She) kicked me out
Me sentía como sapo de otro pozo
I was feeling myself like a fish out of water
Me tenés harto
I'm fed up with you
Me tiene al trote.
He (She) has me on the go.
Me vi con Lucy en la disco
I met Lucy in the disco
Ni a palos
For love nor money
Si no te avivás, te pasan por arriba
If you don't wise up, they'll take advantage of you
Siempre viste a la última.
He (She) is always fashionably dressed
Siempre vivieron a todo tren (con lujo)
They have always lived in style
Sin ton ni son
For no particular reason
Son tal para cual
They are two of a kind
Su casa parece una villa miseria.
His (Her) house looks like a shanty town
Tenés mucha visión para los negocios
You've got a good eye for business
Terminé hecho trizas
I was shattered by the end
Tiene bronca porque River perdió
He's very angry because River lost
Tiene pájaros en la cabeza
He (She) has his (her) head in the clouds
Tiró la toalla
He (She) threw in the towel
¡Tomátelas (Rajá) de acá!
Get lost!
Tuve que tragar (estudiar) todo el fin de semana
I spent all weekend swotting
Vamos a dar una vuelta manzana
Let's go round the block (world)
Vas más despacio que una tortuga
You are going at a snail's pace
Vas por buen camino
You're on the right road
¡Vos me sacás de quicio!
You drive me mad!
¿Y a mí qué?
So what?
Ya no estoy para esos trotes.
I'm not up to it any more.
¡Ya voy!
Coming!
Yo en tu caso / Yo en tu lugar......
If I were you...
Me estás tomando el pelo = you are pulling my leg. Estoy hecho polvo = I am absolutley exausted.
My morning remark to my wife after getting out of the shower
"Estoy todo brilliante y nuevo."
I am all shiny and new
a silly phrase:
When someone says "Hola!" You can respond with something silly, "Que pasa calabasa?" And in response "Nada nada limonada!"
Just a fun little rhyme. When you say it to someone who's first language is spanish, they will get a kick out of it!
I tend to like a lot of formal phrases myself. But my favorite has to be: "¿En que puedo servirle?" Some of my other favorites are "Me suena a chino," y "¡No me digas!"
