Today I will be talking to you about the importance of not translate literally everything (that is not new, is it?) Because every language has its own personality and common day a day sentences in your language might not have a exactly translation in Spanish, but a lot of learners do not know that, except you have a Spanish friend helping you out with your language, you live in Spain or you are a super geek\/fan of Spanish movies\/books. But\u2026do not panic, if you do not have anything of these, you are lucky, you got me!:) and I will be sharing with you some of the most common sentences in English in the daily conversations and their Spanish equivalent, that again, bad news\u2026. you just need to learn\u2026.but once you do that you will be closer to the Spanish fluency and become a fluent Spanish speaker.<\/p>\n

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1-\u00bfCon qu\u00e9 frecuencia?-how often?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Such a popular sentences but still a lot of people I know struggle everytime I ask them \u00bfcon qu\u00e9 frecuencia hacen algo? \u2013\u201chow often do they do things\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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So get your notebook and write this one down, it is a must.<\/p>\n

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2-De ninguna manera-no way<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again quite a typical one, when there is no way to do something, like there is no way you going to visit your in-laws during the weekend\u2026-De ninguna manera<\/strong> vas a hacerlo\u201d no way<\/strong> you will do it\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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3-De todas maneras-anyway<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of time people get stuck when they have done a break from their speech and they realize they lost the plot and want to come back to the main point, imagine you are planning a trip with some friends and you are planning the transport but some of them starting to talk about everything you could see in your destination,\u00a0 when he realized he would want to come back to his main point<\/p>\n

in English is easy:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnyway<\/strong> as I was telling you I think travelling by train is better\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In Spanish too:\u201cDe todas las maneras,<\/strong> como te estaba diciendo, creo que viajar entren es mejor\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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We use as well to make sure the other person gets the point we want to make:<\/p>\n

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In the party was a lot of people and it finished quite early but it was a good party anyway<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201chab\u00eda mucha gente en la fiesta y termin\u00f3 bastante pronto, pero de todas maneras<\/strong> fue una buena fiesta\u201d<\/p>\n

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4-No importa\/da igual-never mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

To show that something is not important, if you go to see a friend for a coffee but they are busy and can not make it, they will apologized and if it is not a big deal for you you would say<\/p>\n

Never mind, we will meet another day, I just passed by because I was close-<\/em>\u201cNo importa, quedamos otro d\u00eda solo he pasado porque estaba cerca\u201d<\/p>\n

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5-Lo consultar\u00e9 con la almohada-I will sleep on it<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pretty much the same, in English you sleep on it, in Spanish we consult it with the pillow.-<\/p>\n

If you have an important decision to make, you can ask for more time saying<\/p>\n

Ok, give me some time I will sleep on it<\/em>-\u201cMuy bien, dame un poco m\u00e1s de tiempo, lo consultar\u00e9 con la almohada\u201d<\/p>\n

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6-\u00bfCu\u00e1l es el truco?-whats the<\/strong> catch?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If someone is telling you something too good to be real you will ask<\/p>\n

What is the catch? It is impossible something is that good<\/em>\u2013 \u201c\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la trampa, o \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el truco? Es imposible que algo sea tan bueno.\u201d<\/p>\n

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7-Cuanto antes mejor-the sooner the better<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to get something done because is annoying, it will take time and you can not stop thinking about it, cuanto antes <\/strong>lo hagas mejor<\/strong>–\u201cthe sooner<\/strong> you do it, the better\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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8-cara o cruz (sello)- Heads or tails<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a good one: If you are at home with your flatmates on a Sunday afternoon and you need something from the supermarket and you are too lazy to go you could play \u201ccara o cruz (sello)\u201d, heals or tails<\/em> to see who is the unluckiest one.<\/p>\n

\u201cJuguemos a cara o sello (cruz) qui\u00e9n va al supermercado\u201d<\/p>\n

9-Aprender de memoria-learn by<\/strong> heart<\/strong><\/p>\n

A good example to describe what you need to do with these sentences.<\/p>\n

\u201cTengo que aprender de memoria el modo Presente e imperfecto del Subjuntivo\u201d<\/p>\n

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10-Que yo sepa-As far as I know<\/strong><\/p>\n

Useful if you want to give your opinion but you are not quite sure\u2026<\/p>\n

Que yo sepa<\/strong> el restaurante cierra a las 8, pero podemos ir-\u201cas far as I know<\/em><\/strong> the restaurant closes at 8 but we can go\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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11-Igualmente-likewise<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you meet someone you like and he or she is quicker than you saying \u201cnice to meet you\u201d, instead of \u201cnice to meet you too\u201d you can say \u201cigualmente<\/strong>\u201d-likewise<\/em> , shorther!<\/p>\n

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12-\u00a1No lo aguanto! -I can\u2019t stand it<\/strong><\/p>\n

When something or someone is not your cup of tea, or let\u2019s say you can\u2019t stand them<\/em>\u2026time to use \u201cno le aguanto\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Como lo he dicho anteriormente, \u201cNo aguanto a Donald Trump\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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13-!Cu\u00e1nto tiempo sin verte!-long time no see you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cuando te encuentras con un amigo que no ve\u00edas desde hace mucho tiempo, lo usual en ingles es decirle \u2013long time no see you- verdad? Su equivalente en espa\u00f1ol es !Cu\u00e1nto tiempo sin verte!<\/p>\n

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