Useful Phrases

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tengo prisa
tengo prisa
I'm in a hurry
por lo menos
por lo menos
at least
me cuesta mucho
me cuesta mucho
I find it very hard
de casualidad
de casualidad
by any chance
por casualidad
por casualidad
by any chance
gracias por
gracias por
thank you for
date prisa
date prisa
hurry up
dejarse llevar
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
a partir de hoy
a partir de hoy
as of today
por consiguiente
por consiguiente
therefore
dado que
dado que
given that
lo antes posible
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
tener ganas de
tener ganas de
to feel like
primera vez
primera vez
first time
hacer preguntas
hacer preguntas
to ask questions
tan pronto como
tan pronto como
as soon as
juzgar
juzgar
to judge
no pasa nada
no pasa nada
don't worry about it
ahora mismo
ahora mismo
right now
eso es lo que ella dijo
that's what she said
a lo largo de
throughout
depender de
to depend on
¡Santo cielo!
Good heavens!
en efectivo
in cash
todo bien
all good
pulsar el botón
to press the button
el huracán
hurricane
poquito a poquito
little by little
poco a poco
little by little
por lo visto
apparently
contar con
to count on
ni modo
that's too bad
que nunca
than ever
por si acaso
just in case
cálmate
calm down
el crucero
cruise
de vez en cuando
once in a while
volver loco
to drive crazy
qué casualidad
what a coincidence
no dude en
do not hesitate to
siempre que
whenever
muerto de hambre
starving
meter la pata
to mess things up
de veras
really
irse a casa
to go home
todo el tiempo
the whole time
lo que sea
whatever
desde luego
of course
no hay de qué
don't mention it
¡Qué asco!
How disgusting!
más allá de
beyond
que maravilla
amazing
a saber
namely
consistir en
to consist of
es decir
that is to say
el imán
magnet
echar un vistazo
to have a look
¿Qué tal tu día?
How was your day?
estar en la luna
to have one's head in the clouds
más que nunca
more than ever
hoy mismo
this very day
qué tontería
how silly
recoger basura
to pick up trash
entrar en
to enter
en torno a
around
pobre de mí
poor me
la rebaja
discount
en oferta
on sale
por otro lado
on the other hand
déjame
let me
si bien
although
así es
that's right
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day
después de todo
after all
basta ya
that's enough
para mí
in my opinion
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
andar con rodeos
to beat around the bush
ir al grano
to get to the point
no es nada
it's nothing
de todos modos
anyway
valer la pena
to be worth it
pensar en
to think about
meterse
to go in
negarse a
to refuse to
eso sí que es
that really is
aquí está
here is
salado
salty
hace fresco
it's cool
sentirse fatal
to feel terrible
sí que
certainly
en venta
for sale
como se puede ver
as you can see
interesarse por
to take an interest in
insistir en
to insist on
descansa en paz
rest in peace
en vez de
instead of
hay que
one must
a menudo
often
ni idea
no idea
infantil
childish
a ver
let's see
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
nos vemos
see you
echar de menos
to miss
echarse a perder
to go bad
de cabo a rabo
from start fo finish
hacer un papel
to play a role
de moda
in fashion
como que
as if
hoy en día
nowadays
para que
so that
no te rindas
don't give up
encontrarse con
to meet with
tener razón
to be right
¡Dale!
Go ahead!
ser dueño de
to own
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
qué tiempo hace
what's the weather like
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
me alegra que
I'm glad that
por cierto
indeed
a propósito
by the way
déjame en paz
leave me alone
como sea
at all costs
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
basta de
enough
pan comido
piece of cake
confiar en
to trust in
ya basta
that's enough
a raya
under control
bajo control
under control
ni siquiera
not even
siquiera
even if
voy en camino
I'm on my way
estar a punto de
to be about to
estar a cargo de
to be in charge of
al borde de
on the verge of
ser una porquería
to suck
llevar a cabo
to carry out
no te preocupes
don't worry
no hay problema
no problem
no me importa
I don't care
que tengas una buena noche
have a good night
que tenga un buen día
have a nice day
que descanses
sleep well
darse cuenta
to realize
salir mal
to go wrong
tranquilízate
calm down
no obstante
however
sin embargo
however
por eso
that's why
por lo tanto
therefore
ya que
since
estoy bromeando
I'm joking
¡Qué lástima!
What a shame!
qué pena
what a shame
qué vergüenza
what a disgrace
se acabó
it's over
ya está
that's it
de repente
suddenly
pasar la aspiradora
to vacuum
tener suerte
to be lucky
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
a más no poder
to the max
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