OK in Spanish can be deacuerdo, bueno, bien, simpático, el vistobueno, aprobar, and dar el visto buenoa—among other translations. Read on to learn all about how to say OK in Spanish!
OK, okay, or ok are all valid in English, but how do you say OK in Spanish? In this article, we’ll go over how to say OK—or any of its spelling variants in Spanish!
OK in Spanish: OK as an Interjection
When we want to express agreement in English, we often use the word OK. How do we say OK in Spanish in this context? We can say:
Spanish
dale(Latin America)
deacuerdo
estábien
listo(Latin America)
okas(Latin America)
okey(Latin America)
órale(Mexico)
vale(Spain)
For example:
examples
¿Quieres ir al parque? - De acuerdo.
Do you want to go to the park? - OK.
¿Mamá, puedo ver la tele? - Está bien, hijo.
Mom, may I watch TV? - OK, son.
¿Vienes a la fiesta? - ¡Listo! ¿Cuándo salimos?
Are you coming to the party? - OK! When are we leaving?
¿Quieres algo del súper? - Okey. Necesito una barra de pan y más café.
Do you want anything at the grocery store? - OK. I need a loaf of bread and more coffee.
OK can also be used as a filler word. In this case, OK in Spanish is bueno. For example:
examples
Bueno, este, no sé cómo decir esto, mamá, pero he abollado el coche. Lo siento mucho.
OK, um, I don’t know how to say this, Mom, but I dented your car. I’m really sorry.
When we use OK as an adjective, OK in Spanish can be:
Spanish
OK As In…
bien
acceptable, all right
bueno
acceptable
We can also use OK to with the verb to be to indicate that something is permissible. Take a look at how we say OK in Spanish in this context:
examples
¿Puedo usar lapicera verde para hacer el examen? No tengo lapicera negra hoy.
Is it OK if I use a green pen to do the exam? I don’t have a black pen today.
Está bien si no quieres venir a la fiesta. Sé que tienes que estudiar para tus exámenes parciales.
It’s OK if you don’t want to come to the party. I know you have to study for your midterms.
¿Puedo aparcar aquí? No veo ningún cartel que diga lo contrario.
Is it OK if I park here? I don’t see any sign that says otherwise.
OK in Spanish: OK as an Adverb
OK can also be used as an adverb, meaning satisfactorily. In this case, OK in Spanish is bien(to express that something was acceptable) or bastantebien(to add a more positive nuance). For example:
examples
Estaba bien hasta que vi el anuncio con los cachorritos que necesitan casa.
I was OK until I saw the ad with the puppies that need homes.
Manuel cree que la entrevista estuvo bastante bien. Dice que el entrevistador le dijo que lo iba a llamar el viernes con más detalles.
Manuel thinks his interview went OK. He said the interviewer told him he’d call him with more info on Friday.
OK in Spanish: OK as a Noun
OK can also be a noun. In this case, OK in Spanish is el vistobueno. For example:
examples
Ana recibió el visto bueno para empezar con su nuevo proyecto sobre la influencia de Dalí en la poesía.
Ana got the OK to start her new project about Dali’s influence on poetry.
OK in Spanish: OK as a Verb
Finally, we can also use OK as a verb. In this case, OK in Spanish can be dar el visto buenoaor aprobar. For example:
examples
Cada lunes, dan el visto bueno a los proyectos más interesantes que reciben.
Every Monday, they OK the most interesting projects that they receive.
La alcaldesa tiene que aprobar los nuevos presupuestos municipales.
The mayor has to OK the new municipal budgets.
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