ya me parecía

I thought so

ya me parecía

phrase

1. (first person singular; used to express agreement)

a. I thought so

La batidora era decididamente barata, pero es una porquería. - Ya me parecía, pero se te veía tan decidida a comprarla, que no dije nada.

The blender was definitely cheap, but it's a piece of junk. - I thought so, but you seemed so intent on buying it, that I said nothing.

b. that's what I thought

Este no es mi talla; es demasiado grande para mí. - Ya me parecía.

This is not my size; it's too big for me. - That's what I thought.

c. I thought so too

Creo que Alejandro se molestó con los comentarios de Julián. - Ya me parecía.

I think Alejandro took offense to Julian's remarks. - I thought so too.

2. (first person singular; used to refer to what I guessed beforehand)

a. I had the feeling

Ya me parecía que no íbamos a terminar a tiempo la presentación.

I had the feeling that we weren't going to finish the presentation on time.