A Few Spanish

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A few Spanish/English False Friends

the false friends:English - part of speech - Spanish the English meaning the Spanish meaning

library - n - librera a place where you borrow

books

a place where you buy books

to divert - v - divertir to change the direction ofsomething to have a good time

sympathetic - adj - simptico understanding nice, friendlyargument - n - argumento a verbal fight the plot of a book, film or play

to prove - v - probar to make certain thatsomething is true

to try something new, to trysome clothes on

topic - n - tpico a subject/theme clicheventually -adv - eventualmente in the end/finally possiblyinformal - adj - informal casual, not formal irresponsiblecrime - n - crimen something illegal a murder, serious crime

to realise - v - realizar to be fully conscious ofsomething to carry something out

sensible - adj - sensible to have good sense sensitiveactually - adv - actualmente in fact nowadays

educated - adj - educado a person who has receiveda good education polite

conductor - n - conductor a person who leads anorchestra the driver of a vehicle

particular - adj - particular special privatecontent - adj - contento satisfied happy

success - n - suceso someone/thing that turns

out well

an event

parent - n - pariente mother or father family member

direction - n - direccin move to something/where addressNote: sometimes the two words do correspond more or less. The false friend concerns a different meaning ofthe same word.

Here are some more false friends.This is a nice error analysis activity to use as a warmer, cooler ...

You could look at five a lesson in this way.

False FriendsThere is a fault in each of the sentences below, including this one! What is it &what is the correct version?

1. When you make a sauce, remove it slowly.

2. It was a tramp - they were waiting for him so he couldn't escape.

3. English is an easy idiom to learn.


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4. She couldn't go to the party as she already had a compromise.

5. It was a good notice - Sheila had twins.

6. They went to the bar for a vase of wine.

7. He was feeling insane so he went for a run.

8. The film was a great exit - it won 8 Oscars.

9. He put the papers inside the carpet.

10. They have a reunion every morning at 10am.

Expresions

a little (of) un poco dea little sugar un poco de azcara little while ago hace pocoa month ago hace un mesa month, per month al mesa week from today de hoy en ocho dasa short while after ... a poco de ...a week from yesterday de ayer en ocho dasa week, per week a la semanaa year ago hace un aoabout the end of, around the end of a fines deabout, around a eso deabout, concerning acerca deabove all, especially sobre todoacross, through a travs deagain de nuevoagain, another time, once more otra vezall of a sudden de repenteall right, okay est bienall those that todos cuantosalmost, nearly por poco, un pocoalong a lo largo dean hour ago hace una horaand as if that were not enough ... y por si eso fuera poco ...And then? So what? Y bien?anothertime, once more, again otra vezanyway, in any case de todos modos


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anyway, in any case, at any rate de todos modosapparently al parecer, por lo vistoaround airededor dearound here, this way por aquaround the beginning of a principios de

around the end of, about the end of a fines dearound the house alrededor de la casaaround the middle of a mediados dearound, about a eso de, en torno deas a matter of fact, in fact en efectoas far as I am concerned, as for me por mi parteas for me, as far as I am concerned por mi parteas for, with regard to, in regard to en cuanto aas for, with regard to, in regard to en cuanto aas if como si

as long as, seeing that, since ya queas soon as en cuanto, tan pronto comoas soon as possible cuanto antes, lo ms pronto posibleas soon as, after luego queas well as, the same as lo mismo queaside from aparte deat an early hour, at daybreak a la madrugadaat any rate, anyway, in any case de todos modosat dawn de madrugadaat daybreak al romper el da

at every moment, at every turn a cada instanteat every turn, at every moment a cada instanteat first al principio, al prontoat full speed a todo correrat home en casaat last, finally al fin, por finat least al menos, a lo menos, por lo menosat most a todoat one's ease a pierna sueltaat the end of al cabo de

at the same time a la vez, al mismo tiempoat the top of, up, on top of en lo alto deat this moment en este momentoat this point en estoat times, sometimes a vecesbecause of ... a causa de ...before antes de


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beside, next to al lado debesides, next to junto abesides adems deblindly a ciegasby airmail por avin

by bicycle en bicicletaby car en cocheby day, in the daytime de daby hand a manoby heart (memorized) de memoriaby leaps and bounds a saltosby night, at night, during the night de noche

by no means, no wayde ningn modo, de ningunamanera

by phone por telfono

by the day, per day por daby the hour, per hour por horaby the week, per week por semanacarelessly sin cuidadoclose to, near cerca decommonly, generally, usually por lo comncommonly, generally, usually por lo comnconcerning, about acerca deconsequently por consiguienteconsequently, therefore por lo tanto

current, up to date al daday by day de da en da, da por daDo it now! Hazlo ya!down, below de abajoeach time cada vezearly in the evening por la noche tempranoearly in the morning por la maana tempranoespecially, above all sobre todoeven though y eso queevery day todos los das

every night todas las nochesevery week todas las semanasevery year todos los aoseverybody todo el mundoeverywhere en todas partes, por todas parteseverywhere por todas partesexactly, sharp (when telling time) en punto


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excuse me, with your permission con permisofew times, rarely raras vecesfinally al cabofinally, at last al fin, por finfind someone, to meet someone dar con alguien

first of all, in the first place ante todofor example pro ejemplofor just now, for the present por ahorafor my part para mfor that matter para esofor that reason, therefore por esofor the present, for just now por ahorafor the same reason por lo mismofor the time being por de prontofor the time being, in the meantime por el pronto

forever para siemprefree de baldefrequently con frecuenciafrequently, often a menudofrom day to day de da en dafrom now on de aqu en adelante

from time to timede cuando en cuando, de vez encuando

from today on, from now on de hoy en adelantegenerally, usually por lo general

generally, usually, commonly por lo comngladly, with much pleasure con mucho gustoGood luck! Qu la vaya bien!, Qu lo pase

usted bien!high up, up en altohome (going to) a casaHow awful! Qu barbaridad!I am coming! Ya voy!I don't think so. I think not. Creo que no.I should certainly think so! Ya lo creo!

I think so. Creo que s.if only ... si ya ...immediately en seguidain a bad mood de mal humorin a few days en pocos dasin a hurry de prisain a little while, in a short while dentro de poco


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in a loud voice en voz altain a low voice en voz bajoin a short while, in a little while dentro de pocoin accord, in agreement de acuerdoin addition to adems de

in agreement, in accord de acuerdoin all its parts en un todoin another way de otra manerain any case, anyway de todos modosin any case, at any rate, anyway de todos modosin case of en caso dein each and every way en todo y por todoin fact, as a matter of fact en efectoin fashion de modain front of frente a

in my opinion a mi parecerin order that, so that para que, a fin de quein place of, instead of en lugar dein short en sumain spite of ... a pesar de ...in spite of being para serin spite of everything as y todoin that way de esa manera, de ese modoin the afternoon por la tardein the afternoon (with a specific time) de la tarde

in the air, undecided en viloin the direction of con rumbo ain the distance a lo lejosin the evening por la nochein the evening (with a specific time) de la nochein the first place, first of all ante todoin the house of en casa dein the long run a la largain the meantime, for the time being por lo prontoin the meantime, for the time being por el pronto

in the middle of en medio dein the morning por la maanain the morning (a specific time) de la maanain the morning (no specific time) por la maanain the morning (with a specific time) de la maanain the open air, outdoors al aire librein the Spanish style a la espaola


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in this way de esta manera, de esta modoin vain en vano, en baldein writing por escritoinstead of en vez deinstead of, in place of en lugar de

It cannot be help. There's no way. No hay remedio.It does not matter. No importa.It is probably ... Debe de ser ...It is to my liking. Es de mi agradoIt is too bad. Es lstimaIt isn't so. It isn't true. No es verdad.It isn't true. It isn't so. No es verdad.it makes no difference lo mismo daIt ought to be ... Debe ser ...

jokenly, in fun en broma

kneeling de rodillaslacking, needed, to be wanting hacer faltalittle by little poco a pocomany times muchas vecesmore and more (each time) cada vez msmost of the time las ms vecesnaturally, of course, immediately desde luegonaturally, of course, immediately desde luegonear, close to cerca denearly, almost por poco, un poco

next to, beside al lado denext week la semana que vienenext year el ao que vieneno longer ya nono sooner said than done dicho y hecho

no way, by no meansde ningn modo, de ningunamanera

not only ... but also no ya ... sinonot to be in the mood for jokes no estar para bromasnot to be so important no ser para tonto

not yet todava nonothing like it, unparralleled sin ejemplonothing new, same as usual sin novedadnowadays hoy danowhere en ninguna parteof course por supuestoOf course! Ya lo creo! Pues ya!


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of course, immediately, naturally desde luegooften, frequently a menudookay, alright est bienon board a bordoon foot a pie

on horseback a caballoon the contrary al contrario, por lo contrarioon the following day, on the next day al da siguenteon the next day, on the following day al da siguenteon the occasion of con motivo deon the other hand en cambioon time a tiempoon top of it, at the top of, up en lo alto deon top of, at the top of, up en lo alto deonce una vez

once more, again, anothertime otra vezonce more, one more time un vez msone by one de uno en uno, uno a unoone more time, once more un vez msone of these days un da de stosotherwise de otro modoout of breath sin alientooutdoors, in the open air al aire libreoutside of fuera deper day, by the day por da

per month, a month al mesper week, a week a la semanaper week, by the week por horaper week, by the week por semanaperhaps tal vezplease por favorplease be good enough to tener la bondad depresently a pocoprobably a lo mejorprovided that con tal que

rarely, few times raras vecesreally, truly de verasrely on, to trust (in) confiar enretail al por menorright away luego luegoright here aqu mismoright now ahora mismo


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right there all mismoround-trip ticket un bilette de ida y vueltasafe and sound sano y salvosame as usual, nothing new sin novedadsee you again hasta la vista

see you later, until later hasta luegosee you then hasta entoncessee you tomorrow, until tomorrow hasta maanaseeing that, since, as long as ya queseveral times varias vecessharp, exactly (when telling time) en puntoshortly after poco despusshortly before poco antessince, as long as, seeing that ... ya queso that, in order that para que

So what?, And then? Y bien?someday algn dasometime alguna vez, algunas vecessometimes unas vecessometimes, at times a vecesstanding de piesuddenly de prontoThat is to say Es decir ...that very thing eso mismothe bad part, what is bad lo malo

the best part, what is best lo mejorThe fact is ... Es que ...the first thing I must say lo primero que debo decirthe good part, what is good lo buenothe more ... the more ... cuanto ms ... tanto ms ...the same as, as well as lo mismo quethe same old story lo mismo de siemprethe same old thing el mismo de siemprethe same thing, the same as mismo, lo mismothe same, the same thing as mismo, lo mismo

the whole family toda la familiathere has been ..., there have been ... ha habido ...there was ..., there were ... haba , hubo there were, there was.. haba , hubo there will be ... habr ...there would be ... habra ...therefore, for that reason por eso


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There's no way. It cannot be helped No hay remedio.this very day hoy mismothis way, around here por aquthrough, across a travs dethroughout por todo

to (on, at) the left a la izquierdato (on, at) the right a la derechato abuse, overindulge in abusar deto agree estar de acuerdoto agree on quedar ento agree to convenir ento approach acercarse ato ask a question hacer una preguntato be a fan of ser aficionado ato be a question of, to deal with tratarse de

to be about to ... estar para ...to be afraid of tener miedo deto be all ears ser todo idosto be aware of, to realize darse cuenta deto be back estar de vueltato be careful tener cuidadoto be fashionable, to be in fashion estar de bogato be getting late hacerse tardeto be happy about alegrarse deto be in a good mood estar de buenas

to be in a hurry tener prisa

to be in agreement withestar conforme con, estar deacuerdo con

to be in fashion, to be fashionable estar de bogato be in favor of estar porto be kind to ser amable conto be late in, to delay in tardar ento be lucky tener suerteto be pleased to, to delight in complacerse ento be satisfied with contentarse con

to be standing estar de pieto be supposed to haber deto be up to date estar al dato be used as, to serve as servir deto be wanting, lacking, needed hacer faltato be wanting, lacking, needed hacer faltato become hacerse


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to become accustomed to acostumbrarse ato become fond of aficionarse ato begin to comenzar a, empezar a, ponerse ato break, to tear into pieces, to smash hacer pedazosto care for, to take care of cuidar de

to change (clothes, planes, subjects, etc.)cambiar deto clap one's hands dar unas palmadasto come to an understanding with entenderse conto complain about quejarse deto consent to consentir ento consist of constar de, consistir ento count on contar conto deal with, to be a question of tratarse deto delay in, to be late in tardar ento delight in, to be pleased to complacerse en

to depend on depender deto dream of (about) soar conto embrace dar un abrazoto enjoy disfrutar de, gozar deto enter entrar ento face dar ato fall in love with enamorarse deto feed dar de comer ato feel (to be) cold tener froto feel (to be) hungry tener hambre

to feel (to be) sleepy tener sueoto feel (to be) thirsty tener sedto feel sorry for, to pity compadecerse deto feel (to be) very cold tener mucho froto feel (to be) very thirsty tener mucha sedto feel (to be) very warm tener mucho calorto feel (to be) warm tener calorto find out about enterarse deto find something dar con algoto finish off, to put an end to acabar con

to forget olvidarse deto fulfill cumplir conto get in to (vehicle) subir ato get into meterse ento get ready to disponerse ato get tired of cansarse deto give one's regards dar recuerdos a


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to give something to drink dar de beber ato go for a drive dar un paseo en cocheto go for a short walk dar una vueltato go horseback riding dar un paseo a caballoto go shopping ir de compras

to harm oneself, to hurt oneself hacerse daoto harm someone hacer dao a alguiento have a headache tener dolor de cabezato have a stomache ache tener dolor de estmagoto have little to do tener mucho que hacerto have something to do tener algo que hacerto hit against dar contrato hurry darse prisato hurt oneself, to harm oneself hacerse daoto insist on empearse en, insistir en

to invite to invitar ato lack carecer deto laugh at rerse deto learn how to aprender ato look like parecerse ato mail, to post a letter echar al correoto make fun of burlarse deto make up one's mind to resolverse ato marry casarse conto mean querer decir

to meet someone, find someone dar con alguiento need hacerle faltato notice fijarse ento overindulge in, to abuse abusar deto pack one's suitcase hacer la maletato pack one's trunk hacer el balto pay a visit hacer una vistato pick a quarrel with meterse conto pity, to feel sorry for compadecerse deto play (sports, cards, etc.) jugar a

to play a joke hacer una bromato play the role of hacer el papel deto plunge into, to get into meterse ento post a letter, to mail echar al correoto prepare to prepararse ato put an end to, to finish off acabar conto put up with conformarse con


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to realize, to be aware of darse cuenta deto recall, to remember acordarse deto refuse to negarse ato remember, to recall acordarse deto ride a bicycle dar un paseo en bicicleta

to run by leaps and bounds ir a todo correrto run into (collide) tropezar conto say goodbye to despedirse deto say good morning to someone dar los buenos das a alguiento serve as, to be used as servir deto shake hands with each other darse la manoto shake hands with someone dar la mano a alguiento shout dar vocesto smash, to break, to tear into pieces hacer pedazosto smash, to break, to tear into pieces hacer pedazos

to smell like oler ato sound like sonar ato stop cesar deto strike against dar ento strike the hour dar la horato strive esforzarse ento take a trip hacer un viajeto take a walk dar un paseoto take care of cuidar deto take place tener lugar

to take the blame for something tener la culpa de algoto taste of saber ato think about (consider) pensar ento trust fiarse deto trust (in), rely on confiar ento try hard to, to strive esforzarse ento try to tratar deto welcome dar la bienvenidato whisper in one's ears decirle al odoto worry about preocuparse de

to, toward para contomorrow afternoon maana por la tardetomorrow evening, tomorrow night maana por la nochetomorrow morning maana por la maanatomorrow night maana por la nochetomorrow night, tomorrow evening maana por la nochetoward, to para con


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truly, really de verastwice, two times dos vecestwo times, twice dos vecestwo weeks quince dasundecided, in the air en vilo

undoubtedly, without a doubt sin dudaunfortunately por desgraciaunparralleled, nothing like it sin ejemplountil later, see you later hasta luegountil now hasta ahorauntil now, up to here hasta aquuntil tomorrow, see you tomorrow hasta maanaunwillingly de mala ganaup, high up en altoup to date, current al da

up to here, until now hasta aquupstairs de arribaWhat a day! Vaya (un) da!What a pity! Qu lastima!What are you saying! Vaya una cosa!what is bad, the bad part lo malowhat is best, the best part lo mejorwhat is good, the good part lo buenowhat is written lo escritowhatever is kind lo simptico

whatever it may be sea lo que seawholesale al por mayorwillingly de buena ganawith open arms con los brazos abiertoswith regard to, in regard to, as for en cuanto awith your permission, excuse me con permisowithout a care a pierna sueltawithout a doubt, undoubtedly sin dudawithout fail sin faltaYes, indeed! Ya se ve!

yesterday afternoon ayer por la tardeyesterday evening ayer por la nocheyesterday morning ayer por la maanaYou are welcome De nada. No hay de qu.

English Phrases Spanish Phrases French Phrases


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English Greetings Spanish Greetings: French Greetings:Hi! Hola! Salut!

Good morning! Buenos Das!Bonjour! (also used in theafternoon)

Good evening! Buenas Tardes! Bonsoir! (After 06:00pm)Welcome! (to greetsomeone)

Bienvenido! Bienvenue!

How are you? Cmo Ests?Comment vas-tu?/ Commentallez-vous? (polite)

I'm fine, thanks! Estoy Ben Gracias! Je vais bien, merci!

And you? Y T? Et toi?/ Et vous? (polite)Good/ So-So. Ben/ As As Bien / Coup-ci, coup-a

Thank you (very much)! (Muchas) Gracias! Merci (beaucoup!)You're welcome! (for

"thank you")

De Nada! Il n'y a pas de quoi

Hey! Friend! Eh! Amigo! H ! L'ami!

I missed you so much! Te Extrao Mucho! Tu m'as tellement manqu!What's new? Qu Hay De Nuevo? Quoi de neuf?

Nothing much Nada Pas grand chose.

Good night! Buenas noches! >Bonne nuit!See you later! Hasta luego! A plus tard!Good bye! Adis! Au revoir!

Asking for Help andDirections

I'm lost Estoy perdido Je suis perduCan I help you? Podra Ayudarse? Puis-je vous aider?

Can you help me? Puede Ayudarme?Peux-tu m'aider? Pouvez-vousm'aider? (polite)

Where is the (bathroom/pharmacy)?

Dnde Est (el Bao/ laFarmacia)?

O sont les toilettes? O est lapharmacie?

Go straight! then turn left/right!

Vaya Ud Derecho! PuesTuerza Ud por la Izquierda/Derecha!

Allez tout droit! Puis prennez gauche/ droite!

I'm looking for john. Estoy Buscando A Juan. Je cherche JeanOne moment please! Un Momento, Por Favor! Un moment s'il vous plat.

Hold on please! (phone) No Cuelgue, Por Favor!Un moment s'il vous plat / Neraccrocher pas!

How much is this? Cunto Vale/ Cuesta Eso? Combien cela cote?

Excuse me ...! (to ask forsomething)

Perdone! / Oiga! Excusez-moi ...

Excuse me! ( to pass by) Perdone! / Disculpe! Pardon!Come with me! Venga Conmigo! Viens avec moi!/ Venez avec


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moi! (polite)

How to IntroduceYourself

Do you speak (English/English)?

Hablas (Ingls/ Espaol)? Parlez-vous (Anglais/ Franais)?

Just a little. Solo Un Poquito. Juste un petit peu!

What's your name? Cmo te llamas?Comment t'appelles-tu?/Comment vous appelez-vous(polite)

My name is ... Me llamo ... Je m'appelle

Mr.../ Mrs./ Miss Seor.../ Seora.../ Seorita...Monsieur.../ Madame.../Mademoiselle

Nice to meet you!

Tanto Gusto! / Medio Gusto

Conocerte!

C'est un plaisir de vous

rencontrer!/ Enchant!

You're very kind! Eres Muy Amable!Tu es trs gentil!/ Vous tes trsgentil! (polite)

Where are you from? De Dnde Eres?D'o viens-tu?/ D'o venez-vous? (polite)

I'm from (the U.S/ Spain)Soy De (los Estados Unidos/Espaa..) / Soy (americano)

Je viens (des USA or Etats-Unis /de France)

I'm (American) Soy (americano/ americana)Je suis amricain/ amricaine(female)

Where do you live? Dnde Vives?O vis-tu?/ O vivez-vous?

(polite)I live in (the U.S/ France)

Vivo En (los Estados Unidos/Espaa)

Je vis (aux Etats-Unis / enFrance)

Did you like it here? Le gusta a usted aqu?T'es-tu plu ici?/ Vous tes-vousplu ici? (polite)

Spain is a wonderfulcountry

Espaa Es Un PasMaravelloso

La France est un paysmerveilleux

What do you do for aliving?

A Qu Te Dedicas?Que fais-tu dans la vie?/ Quefaites-vous dans la vie? (polite)

I work as a (translator/businessman)

Trabajo Como (Traductor/Hombre de Negocios)

Je suis (traducteur/ hommed'affaires)

I like English Me Gusta El Espaol J'aime le franaisI've been learning Englishfor 1 month

Tengo Un Mes EstudiandoEspaol

J'apprends le franais depuis unmois.

Oh! That's good! Oh, Qu Ben! Oh! C'est bien!

How old are you? Cuntos Aos Tienes?Quel ge as-tu? Quel ge avez-vous? (polite)

I'm (twenty, thirty...) yearsold.

Tengo (veinte ...treinta) Aos. J'ai (vingt, trente ...) ans.


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I have to go Me Tengo Que Ir. il faut que je parte.

I will be right back! Regresso En Un Momentito. Je reviens tout de suite!

Wish Someone

SomethingGood luck! Que Tenga Suerte! Bonne chance!Happy birthday! Feliz Cumpleaos! Joyeux anniversaire!Happy new year! Feliz Ao Nuevo! Bonne anne!

Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Nol!

Congratulations! felicidades! Flicitations!Enjoy! (for meals...) Que Aproveche! Bon apptit!

I'd like to visit Spain oneday

Me Gustara Visitar Algn DaTu Pas

J'aimerai bien visiter la France unjour.

Say hi to John for meDale Saludos A ( Juan ...) De

Mi Parte

Passe le bonjour Jean de ma

part.Bless you (when sneezing) Salud! A vos souhaits!

Good night and sweetdreams!

Buenas Noches Y DulcesSueos!

Bonne nuit et fais de beauxrves!

Solving aMisunderstandingI'm Sorry! (if you don'thear something)

Discuple! Pardon?

Sorry (for a mistake) Lo Siento! Je suis dsol

No Problem! No Problema! a n'est pas grave!

Can You Say It Again? Puede Repetirlo! Pourriez-vous rpter?

Can You Speak Slowly? Puedes Hablar Ms Despacio!Pourriez-vous parler un peumoins vite ?

Write It Down Please! Escrbalo, Por Favor! Est-ce que vous pourriez l'crire?I Don't Understand! No Entiendo! Je ne comprends pas!

I Don't Know! No (Lo) S! Je ne sais pas!I Have No Idea. No Tengo Ni Idea! Je n'en sais rien.

What's That Called InEnglish?

Cmo Se llama a Esto EnEspaol?

Comment dit-on cela enfranais?

What Does "gato" Mean In

English?

Qu Quiere Decir "gato" En

Ingls?

Comment dit-on "gteau" en

anglais?How Do You Say "Please"In English?

Cmo Se Dice "please" EnEspaol?

Comment dit-on "Please" enfranais?

What Is This? Qu Es Esto? Qu'est-ce que c'est?

My English is bad. Mi Espaol Es Malo Mon franais est mauvais.I need to practice myEnglish

me falta prctica en EspaolJ'ai besoin de pratiquer monfranais.


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Don't worry! No Te Preocupes!Ne t'inquites pas! Ne vousinquitez pas! (polite)

English Expressions andWords

Good/ Bad/ So-So. Bueno/ Malo/ As As Bien or Bon/ Mal or Mauvais/MoyennmentBig/ Small Grande/ Pequeo Grand/ Petit

Today/ Now Hoy/ Ahora Aujourd'hui / MaintenantTomorrow/ Yesterday Maana/ Ayer Demain / HierYes/ No S/ No Oui / Non

Here you go! (when givingsomething)

Aqu Tiene! Tiens!

Do you like it? Te Gusta? Te Encanta? Est-ce que tu aimes?

I really like it! Me Gusta/ Encanta Mucho! J'aime beaucoup!

I'm hungry/ thirsty. Tengo Hambre/ Sed. J'ai faim /soifIn The Morning/ Evening/At Night.

Por La Maana/ Tarde/ Noche. Le matin/ Le soir/ La nuit

This/ That. Here/There Eso/Ese. Aqu/ All Ceci / cela. Ici / L-bas.Me/ You. Him/ Her. Yo/ T. l/ Ella Moi /Toi. Lui/ Elle

Really! Verdad! Vraiment!Look! Mira! Regarde!Hurry up! Date Prisa! Dpche-toi!

What? Where? Qu? Dnde? Quoi? O?What time is it? Qu Hora Es? Quelle heure est-il?

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. Es Las Diez En Punto, LasSiete Y Media. Il est 10 heures. Il est 19h30.

Give me this! Dame Eso! Donne-moi a!I love you! Te Quiero! Je t'aime!I feel sick. Estoy Mareado Je me sens malade

I need a doctor Necessito Un Mdico! J'ai besoin d'un docteurOne, Two, Three Uno, Dos, Tres Un, deux, trois

Four, Five, Six Cuatro, Cinco, Seis quatre, cinq, sixSeven, Eight, Nine, Ten Siete, Ocho, Nueve, Diez sept, huit, neuf, dix.

ms expresiones comunesAqu tienes algunas expresiones comunes ms en ingls que sern tiles en muchas

situaciones diferentes.

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of course por supuestoof course not por supuesto que no

that's fine est bien; no pasa nadathat's right es verdad

sure clarocertainly seguramentedefinitely definitivamenteabsolutely absolutamente

as soon as possible tan pronto como sea posible

that's enough es suficiente

it doesn't matter no importa

it's not important no es importanteit's not serious no es nada serio

it's not worth it no vale la pena

I'm in a hurry tengo prisaI've got to go tengo que irmeI'm going out voy a salir

sleep well qu duermas biensame to you! lo mismo te digo!

me too yo tambin

not bad no est mal

I like ... me gusta ...him lher ella

it eso

I don't like ... no me gusta ...

him lher ella

it eso

Thanks and apologies Dar las gracias y disculparse


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thanks for your ... gracias por tu ...help ayuda

hospitality hospitalidademail e-mail

I'm sorry lo sientoI'm really sorry lo siento mucho

sorry I'm late perdn, llego tardesorry to keep you waiting perdn por hacerle esperar

sorry for the delay perdn por la tardanza

Exclamations Exclamaciones

look! mira!great! genial!come on! vamos!

only joking! o just kidding! solo bromeaba!bless you! Jess! (despus de un estornudo)that's funny! es divertido!

that's funny, ... es extrao, ...that's life! as es la vida!

damn it! maldicin!

Common questions Preguntas comunes

where are you? donde ests?

what's this? qu es esto?what's that? qu es eso?

what's this called? cmo se llama esto?

is anything wrong? pasa algo malo?what's the matter? qu pasa?

is everything OK? est todo bien?

have you got a minute? tienes un minuto?

have you got a pen I could borrow? podra prestarme un bolgrafo?

really? de verdad?


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are you sure? ests seguro?

why? por qu?

why not? por qu no?

what's going on? qu ocurre?what's happening? qu est pasando?what happened? qu ha pasado?

what? qu?

where? dnde?

when? cundo?who? quin?how? cmo?

Instructions Instrucciones

come in! entre!please sit down por favor, sintesecould I have your attention, please? pueden prestarme atencin, por favor?

let's go! vamoshurry up! rpido!, date prisa!

get a move on! muvete!

calm down clmate, tranquilzatesteady on! tranquilo!, para el carro!

hang on a second espera un segundohang on a minute espera un minuto

one moment, please un momento, por favorjust a minute solo un minutotake your time tmate tu tiempo

please be quiet por favor, estate quietoshut up! cllate!stop it! para!

don't worry no te preocupesdon't forget no te olvides


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help yourself srvete tu mismogo ahead adelantelet me know! hzmelo saber!

Si deseas dejar pasar a alguien antes que t al pasar por una puerta, es educado decir:

after you! pase usted primero! Pgina anterior Pgina siguiente

Congratulations and commiserations Felicitaciones ycondolencias

congratulations! enhorabuena!

well done! bien hecho!good luck! buena suerte!

bad luck! mala suerte!

never mind! no importa!

what a pity! o what a shame! qu pena!

happy birthday! feliz cumpleaos!happy New Year! feliz Ao Nuevo!

happy Easter! felices Pascuas!

happy Christmas! ormerry Christmas! feliz Navidad!, !Felices Navidades!happy Valentine's Day! feliz Da de San Valentn!

glad to hear it me alegra orlo

sorry to hear that siento or eso

Languages and communication Idiomas y comunicacin

what languages can you speak? qu idiomas sabes hablar?

I speak ... hablo ...French, Spanish, and a little Russian francs, espaol y un poco de ruso

fluent German alemn fluidamente

I can get by in ... me defiendo en ...Italian italiano


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I'm learning ... estoy aprendiendo ...Chinese chino

where did you learn your English? dnde aprendiste Ingls?at school en el colegio

at university en la universidadI took a course tome un cursoI taught myself lo aprend estudiando yo mismo

do you understand? comprendes?

did you understand? comprendiste?

yes, I understood s, lo comprendsorry, I didn't understand perdn, no lo comprend

how do you say ... in English? cmo dices ... en ingls?

how do you spell that? cmo escribes eso?how do you pronounce this word? cmo pronuncias esta palabra?

you speak very good English hablas ingls muy bien

your English is very good tu ingls es muy bueno

I'm a little out of practice me falta un poco de prctica

I'd like to practise my ... me gustara practicar mi ...

Portuguese portugus

let's speak in ... hablemos en ...English ingls

Italian italiano

Si no escuchas lo que alguien ha dicho, la manera ms educada de contestar es simplemente

decir:

sorry? orexcuse me? perdn?


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Expressing needs and feelings Expresando necesidades ysentimientos

I'm tired estoy cansadoI'm exhausted estoy extenuado

I'm hungry tengo hambreI'm thirsty tengo sed

I'm bored estoy aburrido/a

I'm worried estoy preocupado/a

I'm looking forward to it lo espero con ilusin

I'm in a good mood estoy de buen humorI'm in a bad mood estoy de mal humor

I can't be bothered no me molesta

More ways to greet or say goodbye to someone Msformas de saludar o decir adis a alguien

welcome! bienvenido!

welcome to ... bienvenido a ...

England Inglaterra

long time no see! hace tiempo que no nos vemos!

all the best! buena suerte!, un abrazo!

see you tomorrow! nos vemos maana!

Asking and expressing opinions Preguntando yexpresando opiniones

what do you think? qu opinas?

I think that ... creo que ...

I hope that ... espero que ...I'm afraid that ... me temo que ...

in my opinion, ... en mi opinin, ...


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I agree estoy de acuerdoI disagree o I don't agree estoy en desacuerdo

that's true es verdad

that's not true no es verdad

I think so creo que sI hope so espero que s

you're right tienes razn

you're wrong no tienes razn

I don't mind no me importait's up to you como quieras

that depends depende

that's interesting interesante

Documents

A Few Spanish