Practical Spanish

Spanish → English · 90 words

Spanish	English
Estoy en camino	im on my way
estoy en camino	I'm on my way
fui por	I went for
estoy a punto de	I'm about to
logré + infinitivo	I managed to
mantuve la calma	I stayed calm
mantenga la calma	stay calm
apetitoso	appetizing
sabroso	flavorful
Asegúrate	make sure (command)
nunca habria pensado que el coliflor podria ser tan sabrosa	I never would have thought that cauliflower could be so tasty
quien lo hubiesa pensado	who would have thought?
estuve en	I was in
si alguna vez me mudo aca, será por eso	If I ever move here, it'll be for that
aumentaron el precio	they raised the price
estar enfrente de	to be in front of
se me cayo la comida	I dropped the food
como deberia saber eso?	how was I supposed to know that?
mi padre me habria matado	my father would have killed me
agarré	I grabbed
queres que lo sostenga?	do you want me to hold that?
se me terminé	I ran out
sabe a pollo	it tastes like chicken
mirando el atardecer	watching the sunset
muelo granos de cafe en casa	I grind coffee beans at home
ibamos a ser dos, pero mi amigo cancelo	we were supposed to be two, but my friend cancelled
Me queda uno.	I have one left
te importa si turnamos?	do you mind if I work in?
Gracias por hospedarme.	Thanks for hosting me.
se habrá levantado su abuela?	will your grandmother have gotten up?
dos de cada uno	two of each
papel de cocina	paper towel
tenedor	fork
cuchillo	knife
cuchara	spoon
una cerradura	lock
nevera	fridge
ventana	window
he estado deseando usarlo	I have been wanting to use it
atestado	crowded
quisiste decir febrero?	did you mean to say february?
perdon, tengo prisa	sorry, im in a rush
para que sepas	just so you know
me llevo muy bien con	I get along very well with...
me cae bien	I like him/her
pegamos onda al toque	we connected right away
sino que tambien	but also
No solo pude visitar argentina, sino que tambien pude practicar espanol	not only could I visit argentina, but I also could practice my spanish
por las dudas	just in case
Toca madera	touch wood
hasta ahora	until now
de cajon	hands down, obviously
no veo la hora de	I can't wait to...
ya que	since, because of
casi mas	almost
igual que	the same as
son mundos completamente diferentes	they are worlds apart
Son polos opuestos	they are polar opopsites
De igual manera	in the same way
por el contrario	on the other hand
en cambio	on the other hand
Esta lloviendo a cantaros	it's raining cats and dogs
de los demás	from others
Antes de irnos, nos despedimos de nuestros vecinos	before leaving, we said goodbye to our neighbors
El resultado depende de muchos factores	the result depends on many factors
Recentemente, me ha dado por	recently, I have began to like xyz
Esas chicas son de los mas hortera	those girls are the most tacky
Esa chica me parece de los mas insensata	this girl seems to be the most foolish
la fiesta estuvo tan divertida	the party was really fun
Volá	get out of here
laburo	day job
forro	prick
atar con alambre	easy fix / tie with wire (as a joke)
medio pelo	disappointing or mediocre
No dá	not quite there
me pica el bagre	i'm hungry (slang)
quemándose la cabeza	scratching my head
estar al horno con papas	you're in deep shit
la sacar barata	get out unscathed
tener una vena	pop a vein
tener mala leche	to be unlucky
estar en pedo	to be wasted
tener fiaca	I'm feeling mad lazy
tomarlo con soda	not going to sweat it
estar remando en dulce de leche	stuck in a sticky situation
ir a los bifes	get to the point
mandar fruta	to beat around the bush
wacho	a rascal
groso	the best
estas descompuesta?	sick to your stomach