#spanish phrases
estar en la luna - to have one’s head in the clouds
echar leña al fuego - to add fuel to the fire
echar balones fuera - to dodge the issue
ir de mal en peor - to go from bad to worse
agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa - to catch someone red handed
ojos que no ven corazón que no siente - out of sight, out of mind
ir al grano - to get to the point
tener más lana que un borrego - to have money to burn
ir a su bola - to do one’s own thing
de uvas a peras - once in a blue moon
el dinero no cae del cielo - money doesn’t grow on trees
costar un ojo de la cara - to cost an arm and a leg
ser agua pasada - to be water under the bridge
a lo hecho, pecho - what’s done is done
hacer la vista gorda - to turn a blind eye
más loco que una cabra - as mad as a hatter
ser pan comido - to be a piece of cake
poner su grano de arena - to do one’s bit
cuando el río suena, agua lleva - where there’s smoke, there’s fire
a grandes males, grandes remedios - desperate times call for desperate measures
Saying hello!
- ¡Hola! - Hello! Hi!
- ¿Qué tal? - How is it going? / How are you doing?
- ¡Buen día! - Good day!
*You can use this expression at anytime of the day.- ¡Buenos días! - Good morning!
- ¡Buenas tardes! - Good afternoon!
- ¡Buenas noches! - Good evening! / Good night!
- *We use this expression when the sun is already down. We use it for greeting people or to say good-bye. We also use it when we go to sleep.
- ¡Hola a todos! - Hello everyone!
- ¡Saludos!-Greetings!
- ¡Bienvenido/a! - Welcome! (singular)
- ¡Bienvenidos/as! - Welcome! (plural)
- ¡Hola de nuevo! / ¡Hola otra vez! -Hello again!
Asking how they’ve been
- ¿Cómo estás? - How are you? (informal)
- ¿Cómo está?-How are you? (formal)
¿Cómo están? -How are you? (plural)- ¿Cómo te va? - How is it going? (informal)
- ¿Cómo le va? - How is it going? (formal)
- ¿Cómo les va? - How is it going? (plural)
- ¿Cómo va todo? - How are things? / How is everything going?
- ¿Qué cuentas? - What’s new? (informal)
- ¿Qué cuentan? - What’s new? (plural)
- ¿Cómo has estado?-How have you been? (informal)
- ¿Cómo ha estado? -How have you been? (formal)
- ¿Cómo han estado? -How have you been? (plural)
- ¿Cómo te ha ido? -How have you been? (informal)
- ¿Cómo le ha ido? - How have you been? (formal)
- ¿Cómo les ha ido? -How have you been? (formal)
The question “¿Cómo has estado?” is more direct, it goes right to the person, how is their health, job, etc. The question “¿Cómo te ha ido?” is less direct, it asks how situations have been going to them.- ¿Qué has estado haciendo? - What have you been doing? (informal)
- ¿Qué ha estado haciendo? -What have you been doing? (formal)
- ¿Qué han estado haciendo? - What have you been doing? (plural)
- ¿Cómo (te) la estás pasando?-How are you doing? (informal)
- ¿Cómo (se) la está pasando? -How are you doing? (formal)
- ¿Cómo (se) la están pasando? -How are you doing? (plural)
One of the meanings of the verb “pasar” is “to spend time”. This question could be translated as “How are you spending your time?” or “Are you having a good time?”. “Te” and “se” are optionals.Saying ‘hello!’ after a long time
- ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte!-Long time no see! (informal)
- ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verlo/verla! -Long time no see! (formal)
- ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verlos/verlas!-Long time no see! (plural)
verlo = see you (to a man)
verla = see you (to a woman)
verlos = see you (to a group of men. OR a group of men and women)
verlas = see you (to a group of women)- ¡Me alegro de verte! - It’s nice to see you! (informal)
- ¡Me alegro de verlo/verla! -It’s nice to see you! (formal)
- ¡Me alegro de verlos/verlas! -It’s nice to see you! (plural)
- ¡Qué alegría verte! - I’m so happy to see you! (informal)
- ¡Qué alegría verlo/verla! -I’m so happy to see you! (formal)
- ¡Qué alegría verlos/verlas! -I’m so happy to see you! (plural)
- ¡Qué gusto verte! -I’m glad to see you! (informal)
- ¡Qué gusto verlo/verla! -I’m glad to see you! (formal)
- ¡Qué gusto verlos/verlas! -I’m glad to see you! (plural)
Saying ‘nice to meet you’
- ¡Mucho gusto! - Nice to meet you! (neutral)
- ¡Encantado/a!- I’m pleased to meet you! (neutral)
You can use these expressions in informal and formal situations and with one person or many people.- ¡Encantado/a de conocerte! - I’m pleased to meet you! (informal)
- ¡Encantado/a de conocerlo/la! - I’m pleased to meet you! (formal)
- ¡Encantado/a de conocerlos/las!- I’m pleased to meet you! (plural)
You change “encantado” or “encantada” depending if you are a man or a woman.
You change “conocerlo”, “conocerla”, “conocerlos”, or “conocerlas” depending on whom you are talking to.- You can answer with: Igualmente - me too
I hope this was useful to you!
¡Hasta luego!
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¡ Qué Barbaridad! | Literally, “What a barbarity!”
Use in place of “how terrible”, or “oh my god”. It’s a response to a bad event that has taken place.
¿Cómo no? | Why Not?
It can be used the was English speakers say it, and can be literal as well ( like asking why someone isn’t doing something).
No me diga. | Don’t tell me
Used as an expression of exhasperation.
Está bien | ok, alright, that’s good
De acuerdo | Ok (”in agreement”)
Seguro | yes, sure
No me importa | I don’t care
Ni modo | Oh well, What can you do?
It’s a bit unsympathetic, so if something bad happened, you may not want to use it.
Vale | Ok
Used in Spain, some parts of Colombia.
FR:rester en contact avec qqn, garder contact avec qqn
IT:restare in contatto con qlcn, rimanere in contatto con qlcn
ES:estar en contacto con, mantenerse en contacto con
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Spanish phrases every traveller should know
Regardless of your motivations to learn spanish, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. So here are 10 common phrases that you should know if you ever get lost or feel sick in in any spanish speaking country.
- Necesito = I need
- Me perdí = I got lost
- ¿Me puede ayudar (con direcciones/a hacer una llamada/a escribir/a traducir)? = Can you help me (with an adress or location/make a call/write/translate)?
- ¿Dónde queda el/la (lugar)? = Where is the (place)?
- ¿Cómo llego a/al (lugar)? = How do I get to (place)?
- ¿Qué bus/tren me lleva a (lugar)? =Which bus takes me to (place)?
- ¿Habla íngles? = do you speak english?
- ¿Cuanto cuesta? = How much is it?
- Me siento enferma = I feel sick
- Soy alérgico/alérgica a (los mariscos/las nueces/el maní/la piña/colorantes/penicilina/ibuprofeno/paracetamol/morfina/anestesia/gluten/lactosa/latex) = I’m allergic to seafood/nuts/peanuts/pineapple/food coloring/penicillin/ibuprofen/paracetamol/morphine/anesthesia/gluthen/lactose/latex
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