EVERYDAY SENTENCES IN SPANISH FRASES DE TODOS LOS DIAS EN INGLS por Jos Merino GREETINGS Good morning Good

afternoon Good evening Good night How d'you do? How are you? Hello Ed. Alhambra. SALUDOS Buenos das Buenas tardes Buenas tardes / noches Buenas noches (slo al despedirse) Tanto gusto Cmo ests? Hola

THANKING SOMEBODY Thank you Thanks Thank you very much Thanks awfully Thank you very much indeed I'm most grateful to you That's very kind of you I owe it all to you How kind of you!

PARA DAR LAS GRACIAS Gracias Gracias Muchas gracias Muchsimas gracias Muchsimas gracias Muy agradecido Muy amable de tu parte Todo se lo debo a usted -Qu amable eres!

POLITENESS Excuse me I'm sorry to trouble you I don't want to trouble you Don't trouble Allow me May I come in? With pleasure Not at all Don't mention it You're welcome It's no trouble at all That's very kind of you I'm sorry Sorry I'm so sorry! I beg your pardon I beg your pardon? Pardon me I must apologize Will you excuse me? It's a pleasure Yes, please No, thank you Please If you please After you

CORTESA Con permiso Siento molestarte No quiero molestarte No te molestes Permteme Se puede? Con mucho gusto De nada No hay de qu No hay de qu (americano) No es ninguna molestia Eres muy amable Lo siento Lo siento Cunto lo siento! Le pido disculpas Cmo has dicho? Perdn Debo disculparme Me permite? Es un placer S, gracias No, gracias Por favor Si hace el favor Usted primero

TAKING LEAVE

AL DESPEDIRSE

Good bye Bye-bye So long Till later See you later I'll be seeing you I'll see you tomorrow Till tomorrow Till the day after tomorrow Until the day after tomorrow I'll see you on Monday Till next Monday Good night I'm afraid it's too late I'm afraid I really must go I must be going now Say goodbye to Mr Brown for me Must you go so soon? Don't go yet Don't be long Don't be too long

Adis Adis Hasta luego Hasta m s tarde Te ver luego Hasta otro rato Hasta maana Hasta maana Hasta pasado maana Hasta pasado maana Hasta el lunes Hasta el lunes Buenas noches Me temo que es demasiado tarde Me temo que debo irme Tengo que irme ya Despida al Sr Brown en mi nombre Tienes que marcharte tan pronto? No te marches an No tardes No tardes demasiado

WHEN YOU LIKE SOMETHING It's nice It's wonderfull It's beautiful It's fine How nice! How wonderful! How beautiful! How fine! How pretty! How lovely! What a beautiful thing! I like it I do like it Of course I like it That sounds very nice It seems all right It's worth seeing It's simply wonderful Nice, isn't it? I don't dislike it That's just what I like That's an excellent idea

CUANDO TE GUSTA ALGO Es bonito Es maravilloso Es hermoso Es estupendo -Qu bonito! -Qu maravilloso! -Qu hermoso! -Qu estupendo! -Qu mono! -Qu encantador! -Qu cosa tan hermosa! Me gusta Me gusta (ms nfasis) Desde luego que me gusta Me parece estupendo Me parece bien Merece la pena verlo Es sencillamente maravilloso No es bonito? No me desagrada Eso es justo lo que me gusta Es una idea estupenda

WHEN YOU DISLIKE SOMETHING I don't like it I don't like it at all I dislike it I hate it It's very ugly What a nasty thing! How nasty! How awful! How horrible! How ugly!

CUANDO ALGO NO GUSTA No me gusta No me gusta en absoluto Me desagrada Lo odio Es muy feo Qu cosa ms desagradable! Qu desagradable! Qu horroroso! Qu horrible! Qu feo!

Horrible, isn't it? I can't bear it I can't stand it It's unbearable I'm fed up with it How disgusting! How boring! I find it very boring!

No es horrible? No lo puedo soportar No lo puedo resistir Es insoportable Estoy harto de esto Qu asco! Qu aburrido! Lo encuentro muy aburrido

WHEN SOMETHIG DOESN'T MATTER I don't care I don't mind I don't mind at all It doesn't matter Never mind It makes no difference It doesn't matter much It's the same to me It's all the same to me It's not worth bothering about I'm not interested in it

CUANDO ALGO NO IMPORTA No No Me No No Es No Es Me No No me importa me importa tiene sin cuidado importa importa lo mismo tiene mucha importancia lo mismo para m da igual merece la pena molestarse me interesa

WHEN SOMETHING HAS BEEN LOST Where is it? Do you know where it is? I can't find it I can't find it anywhere Where can I have put it? I've lost it I must have lost it I think I've lost it I'm afraid I've lost it It can't be lost Have you seen it anywhere? I can't remember where I left it Here it is! I've got it! I've found it!

CUANDO SE HA PERDIDO ALGO Dnde est? Sabes dnde est? No lo encuentro No lo encuentro por ningn sitio Dnde puedo haberlo puesto? Se me ha perdido Debo de haberlo perdido Creo que lo he perdido Me temo que lo he perdido No puede haberse perdido Lo has visto en algn sitio? No me acuerdo dnde lo dej -Aqu est! -Ya lo tengo! -Ya lo he encontrado!

ASKING FOR SOMETHING Give it to me Give it to me, please Give it to me, will you? Will you give it to me, please? Can you give it to me, please? Would you mind giving it to me? Could you give it to me, please? Would you give it to me, please? May I have it, please?

PARA PEDIR ALGO Dmelo Haz el favor de d rmelo Dmelo, quieres? Quieres drmelo, por favor? Puedes drmelo, por favor? Te importara drmelo? Podras drmelo, por favor? Querras d rmelo, por favor? Me lo puedes dar, por favor?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT Never mind It doesn't matter

NO TE PREOCUPES POR ESO No importa No importa

It makes no difference No hay diferencia It isn't important No es importante It doesn't matter at all No importa en absoluto Don't worry No te preocupes Don't bother No te preocupes Don't worry about it No te preocupes por eso Don't bother about it No te preocupes por eso You needn't worry No tienes por qu preocuparte There's no need to worry No hay por qu preocuparse Stop worrying about it Deja de preocuparte por eso I wouldn't worry about that if I were you Yo en tu lugar no me preocupara por eso I can't see that it matters much No veo que eso tenga mucha importancia Don't think any more about it No pienses ms en ello

WHEN YOU DON'T BELIEVE I don't believe it I can't believe it I can't believe my ears I don't believe a word of it Nobody can believe it I can't believe it's true It's hard to believe Believe it or not It's not true It can't be true I doubt it I rather doubt it It's incredible It's almost incredible

CUANDO NO CREES ALGO No me lo creo No puedo creerlo No puedo creer lo que oigo No creo ni una palabra de eso Nadie lo puede creer No puedo creer que sea verdad Es difcil de creer Si lo crees como si no No es verdad No puede ser verdad Lo dudo Estoy por dudarlo Es increble Es casi increble

WHEN YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD I understand I quite understand I see Right I know what you mean Yes, I know Yes, I see It's quite clear

CUANDO HAS COMPRENDIDO Comprendo Entiendo perfectamente Ya veo Entendido Ya s lo que quieres decir S, ya s S, ya veo Est claro

WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND THE WORD Do you understand? Do you know what I mean? I can't think of the right word I think you understand what I mean The thing is that... ... or whatever you call it ... or something like that

AL NO ENCONTRAR LA PALABRA EXACTA Entiende? Sabes lo que quiero decir? No se me ocurre la palabra exacta Creo que entiendes lo que quiero decir La cuestin es que... ... o como se llame ... o algo por el estilo

MEETING A FRIEND

AL ENCONTRARSE A UN AMIGO

It's so nice to see you again! Qu agradable volverte a ver! I haven't seen you for such a long time! Hace tanto tiempo que no te veo!

I haven't seen you for years How are you getting on? How's life treating you? How're things? What are you doing now?

Hace aos que no te veo Cmo te va? Cmo te va la vida? Cmo van las cosas? A qu te dedicas ahora?

ASKING FOR PERMISSION May I do it? Could I do it? Would you allow me to do it? Would you let me do it? Would you mind if I did it? Do you mind my doing it? May I ask a question? May I come in? May I borrow it?

PARA PEDIR PERMISO Puedo hacerlo? Podra hacerlo? Me permitira usted hacerlo? Me permitira usted hacerlo? Le importara que yo lo hiciera? Te importa que lo haga? Puedo hacer una pregunta? Puedo entrar? Me lo prestas?

GIVING PERMISSION Yes, do it You may do it if you like I don't mind your doing it Do it, by all means Of course you can do it I've no objection

PARA DAR PERMISO S, hazlo Puedes hacerlo si quieres No me importa que lo hagas Hazlo, sin ninguna duda Desde luego que puedes hacerlo No tengo nada que oponer

BEGINNING A CONVERSATION

PARA INICIAR UNA CONVERSACIN

I want to speak to you Quiero hablar con usted I'd like to speak to you Quisiera hablar con usted I want to ask you somethig Quiero preguntarle una cosa There's something I'd like to ask you Hay algo que me gustara preguntarle Are you very busy? Est usted muy ocupado? I've got something to tell you Tengo algo que decirte May I have a word with you? Puedo hablar con usted? Could I speak to you for a few minutes? Podra hablar con usted unos minutos? May I interrupt you for a few minutes? Puedo interrumpirle unos minutos? I would like to speak to you Quisiera hablar con usted I would like to talk to you about a very...Quisiera hablar con usted de un asunto... ... important matter ... muy importante I won't keep you long No le entretendr mucho tiempo It won't take long No llevar mucho tiempo I won't be long No tardar mucho It's only for a few minutes Solamente unos minutos

WHEN YOU HAVEN'T HEARD WELL Pardon? I beg your pardon? Say it again, please What did you say? What was that? What did you say it was called? I'm sorry I din't catch your name Would you mind saying it again?

AL NO OIR BIEN ALGO Perdn, cmo dice? Perdn, cmo dice? Reptelo, por favor Cmo has dicho? Cmo has dicho? Cmo ha dicho que se llamaba eso? Cmo ha dicho que se llamaba usted? Le importara repetirlo?

Sorry, I Sorry, I dicho I didn't I didn't

didn't catch the last word Perdn, no he entendido la ltima palabra didn't understand what you said Perdn, no he entendido lo que has get it catch it No lo he odo bien No lo he odo bien

HE'S A VERY PLEASANT MAN

ES UNA PERSONA MUY AGRADABLE

He's a very pleasant man Es un hombre muy agradable He's very nice Es muy simptico He's one of those nice people Es una de esas personas agradables He's very kind Es muy amable He's a very interesting person Es una persona muy interesante He's one of the nicest persons I knowEs una de las personas ms simpticas que conozco He's very intelligent Es muy inteligente He's very clever Es muy listo He means well Tiene buenas intenciones I don't dislike him No me desagrada He's very amusing Es muy gracioso

I CAN'T STAND HIM I can't stand him I can't bear him He's unbearable He's a fool He's foolish He's quite stupid He puts me off He's very rude I detest him I hate him I don't trust him He's always boasting He shows off I don't mind him He talks too much I'm fed up with him I'm sick of him He has a quick temper He has a bad temper He's very dull He annoys me intensely You can't trust him How can you bear him

NO LE PUEDO SOPORTAR No lo puedo soportar No lo puedo aguantar Es insoportable Es tonto Es tonto Es muy estpido Me saca de quicio Es muy grosero Le detesto Le odio No me fo de l Siempre est presumiendo Es un vanidoso Me es indiferente Habla demasiado Estoy harto de l Estoy harto de l En seguida se enfada Tiene mal humor Es muy aburrido Me fastidia enormemente No se puede confiar en l Cmo le puedes soportar?

AN APPOINTMENT

UNA CITA

I shall be very pleased to see you Me alegrar mucho de verte I'll call and see you if you like Ir a verte si quieres Let me know when you're free Hazme saber cu ndo est s libre I shall ring you up Te llamar por telfono Ring me up at eleven Telefoname a las once Give me a ring whenever you like Llmame cuando quieras Can you make it later in the evening?Puedes arreglarlo para m s tarde por la noche? Can you make it an hour earlier? Puedes arreglarlo para una hora antes?

Where shall we meet? Dnde nos encontraremos? Will six o'clock suit you? Te viene bien a las seis? I hope you haven't been waiting longEspero que no hayas estado esperando mucho rato Are you free this afternoon? Ests libre esta tarde? Are you free today? Ests libre hoy? At what time shall I see you tomorrow? A qu hora te ver maana?

HEALTH

SALUD

You don't look very well, what's the matter?No tienes buen aspecto, qu te ocurre? I'm not feeling well No me encuentro bien You look ill Parece que est s enfermo I hope the doctor will put me right Espero que el mdico me ponga bien Do you normally sleep well? Duermes bien normalmente? I've always slept well till lately Siempre he dormido bien hasta hace poco Aren't you feeling well? No te encuentras bien? I've got a terrible headache Tengo un terrible dolor de cabeza My head aches and I think I've got a temperature Me duele la cabeza y me parece que tengo fiebre I've caught a cold and my throat hurts a little Me he resfriado y me duele la garganta un poco I've had a cold and I've got a persistent cough He tenido un resfriado y tengo una tos persistente Does your throat still feel sore? Tienes la garganta an mala? It's quite painful Duele mucho How are you feeling today? Cmo te encuentras hoy? I'm better thank you Estoy mejor gracias I'm feeling a bit better, thank you Me encuentro un poco mejor, gracias I'm so so Estoy regular I'm worse Estoy peor I'm better Estoy mejor I'm much better Estoy mucho mejor I hope you will soon be well again Espero que pronto ests bien de nuevo Get better Que te mejores

APOLOGIZING

PARA DISCULPARSE

I'm sorry Lo siento Sorry Lo siento I'm very sorry Lo siento mucho I'm awfully sorry Lo siento terriblemente I'm so sorry! -Cuanto lo siento! I beg your pargon Perdn I do apologize Pido disculpas I'm sorry but I couln't help it Lo siento pero no pude evitarlo I must apologize Debo pedir excusas I hope you will forgive me Espero que me perdones I really didn't mean that at all No quise decir eso en absoluto It was quite unintentional Fue completamente sin querer I'm sorry I'm late Siento llegar tarde I'm afraid I'm late Me temo que me he retrasado I couldn't catch my bus in time No pude coger el autobs a tiempo I'm sorry to have kept you waiting Siento haberte hecho esperar I hope I haven't kept you waiting long Espero no haberte hecho esperar mucho I couldn't get here before No he podido llegar antes

I tried to get here before but I couldn't pude

Trat de llegar antes, pero no

GIVING AN OPINION

PARA DAR UNA OPININ

That sounds very sensible Me parece muy sensato I think so Creo que s I don't think so Creo que no I believe so Eso creo I don't believe so No lo creo as I expect so As lo espero I don't expect so No lo espero as I hope so Esa esperanza tengo Good idea! Buena idea That's a grand idea Es una idea estupenda I think it would be wonderful Creo que sera magnfico I think you are right Creo que tienes razn I suppose so Supongo que s I don't suppose so No lo supongo as I imagine so Me imagino que s I don't imagine so Me imagino que no I dare say it's all right Me atrevera a decir que est I doubt whether it'll be all right Dudo si estar bien Of course Desde luego Of course not Desde luego que no

bien

ASKING FOR AN OPINION What d'you think of it? Don't you think so? Don't you think it's a good idea? What's your opinion? Do you think that's right? Do you agree with what I've said?

PARA PEDIR UNA OPININ Qu te parece? No lo crees as? No crees que es una buena idea? Cu l es tu opinin? Crees que est bien? Est s de acuerdo con lo que he dicho?

AVOIDING GIVING AN OPINION Not bad I couldn't say I suppose so I expect so I'm afraid I can't tell you Perhaps

PARA EVITAR DAR UNA OPININ No est mal No podra decir Supongo que s Espero que s Temo que no te pueda decir Quiz s

COMMANDS Look! I say! Look here! Come on! Listen! Get out! Be quiet! Silence, please! Hurry up!

RDENES -Mira! -Oiga! -Mire! -Vamos! -Escuche! -Salga! -C llate! -Silencio, por favor! -Date prisa!

Be quick! Follow me! Go out! Come out! Be good! Get up! Wake up! Get dressed! Wait! Wait a moment! Stop! Mind! Look out! Be careful! Don't drop it! Come in! Go in! Let's go! Go on! Shut up! Don't! Stand up! Sit down! Rub it out! Cross it out! Write it in ink! Put on your coat! Take off your coat! Go away! Eat it up! Turn on the light! Turn off the light! Let's take a vote on it! Let's toss for it!

-Date prisa! -Sgame! -Sal! -Sal! -S bueno! -Lev ntate! -Despirtate! -Vstete! -Espera! -Espera un momento! -Para! -Cuidado! -Cuidado! -Ten cuidado! -Que no se te caiga! -Entra! (desde dentro) -Entra! (desde fuera) -V monos! -Contina! -C llate! -No! (lo hagas) -Ponte de pie! -Sintate! -Brralo! -T chalo! -Escrbelo con tinta! -Ponte la chaqueta! -Qutate la chaqueta! -M rchate! Cmetelo todo! -Enciende la luz! -Apaga la luz! -Echmoslo a votos! -Echmoslo a cara o cruz!

EXCLAMATIONS Oh! Oh bother! Confound it! I see! Here you are! I give up! Nonsense! How strange! What bad luck! Well I never! What cheek! How funny! Of course! Well done! At last! Good luck! Quite right! Congratulations! No wonder! I'm not surprised! What a shame! What a pity! What a nuisance!

EXCLAMACIONES -Oh! -Qu lata! -Maldita sea! -Ah ya! -Aqu tienes! (al dar algo a alguien) -Me doy por vencido! -Tonteras! -Qu extrao! -Qu mala suerte! -Nunca lo hubiera credo! -Qu cara m s dura! -Qu gracioso! -Desde luego! -Bien hecho! -Por fin! -Buena suerte! -Perfecto! -Enhorabuena! -No me extraa! -No me sorprende! -Qu l stima! -Qu pena! -Qu fastidio!

How annoying! How frightful! What a thing! Certainly! What! My goodness!

-Qu fastidio! -Qu miedo! -Vaya cosa! -Pues claro! -Cmo! -Caramba!

APPROVAL

APROBACIN

Yes S Yes, sir S, seor Well Bien Very well Muy bien Very good Muy bien Quite right Muy bien O. K. Muy bien That's right Conforme All right Conforme Of course Desde luego I think so Creo que s Right! Es cierto You're right Tiene usted razn Right you are Tiene usted toda la razn I think you're right Creo que tienes razn You're quite right Tienes toda la razn Certainly! -Claro que s! Of course! Por supuesto Good idea Buena idea That's a good idea Esa es una buena idea What a good idea! -Qu buena idea! What bright ideas you have! -Qu ideas tan brillantes tienes! I agree with you Estoy de acuerdo contigo I quite agree with you Estoy de completo acuerdo contigo I entirely agree with you Estoy de acuerdo contigo completamente There's no doubt about it No hay duda de eso That's my opinion, too Esa es tambin mi opinin That's just what I think Eso es precisamente lo que pienso That's what I've always thought Eso es lo que siempre he pensado That's true Eso es cierto That's quite true Eso es completamente cierto As you like Como t quieras Just as you like Lo que te parezca Do what you like Haz lo que te parezca That's splendid! -Es magnfico! I should think so As lo espero

I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU No No, sir Oh, no! No, of course not Very bad It's very bad It's wrong It's of no use It isn't worth while It's quite absurd Nonsense! No

NO ESTOY DE ACUERDO CONTIGO

No, seor -Oh, no! No, desde luego que no Muy mal Eso est muy mal Eso est equivocado De nada sirve No vale la pena Es completamente absurdo -Tonteras!

How nasty! How ugly! I don't agree with you! I disagree with you I don't think you're right I don't think so You're wrong I'm afraid you're mistaken

-Qu desagradable! -Qu feo! No estoy de acuerdo contigo No estoy de acuerdo contigo No creo que tengas razn Me parece que no Est s equivocado Me temo que est s equivocado

DOUBT Perhaps I suppose so I hope so I'm not sure I can't tell you I can't remember I'm afraid I can't tell you I don't exactly know I can't tell you for certain

DUDA Quiz s Supongo que s Eso espero No estoy seguro No te puedo decir No me acuerdo Me temo que no puedo decirte No s exactamente No te puedo asegurar

CERTAINTY I'm sure I'm certain I'm quite sure I'm quite certain It's absolutely certain There's no doubt about it

CERTEZA Estoy seguro Estoy seguro Estoy completamente seguro Estoy completamente seguro Es absolutamente cierto No hay duda alguna

IGNORANCE

IGNORANCIA

I don't know No s I really don't know I don't know anything about it I know nothing about it No s I admit I don't know anything about it I'm afraid I can't tell you I haven't got the slightest idea I haven't any idea

No s en realidad No s nada de eso nada de eso Admito que no s nada de eso Me temo que no te pueda decir No tengo ni la menor idea No tengo ni idea

PROTEST I protest! No, I'm not! No, I don't! No, excuse me Oh! but I say!

PROTESTA -Protesto! -No, no lo soy! -No, yo no! Perdone, pero no Pero, -igame!

DESIRE

DESEO

I want it Lo quiero I wish I could do it Ojal I wish I could speak English better Ojal

lo pudiera hacer supiera hablar ingls mejor

I should like to have it I'm longing to have it I'm anxious to have it

Me gustara tenerlo Estoy deseando tenerlo Estoy deseando tenerlo

POSSIBILITY

POSIBILIDAD

Perhaps Quiz s Maybe Quiz s It's quite likely Es muy probable It's quite possible Es muy posible He may do it Puede que l lo haga He's likely to do it Es probable que l lo haga He's very likely to do it Es muy probable que l lo haga There's a possibility that he will do it Hay una posibilidad de que l lo haga

IMPOSSIBILITY I can't I can't do it I can't possibly do it I'm afraid I can't do it It's quite impossible It can't be done It isn't possible

IMPOSIBILIDAD No puedo No puedo hacerlo Me es imposible hacerlo Me temo que no pueda hacerlo Es completamente imposible Eso no se puede hacer No es posible

PROMISE I promise you Of course I'll do it I'll do what I can I'll do my best You can rely on me I give you my word of honour

PROMESA Te lo prometo Desde luego que lo har Har lo que pueda Har todo lo posible Confa en m Le doy mi palabra de honor

GIVING A SUGGESTION Shall I do it? What do you say to doing it? What about doing it? Why not do that? Let's do it, shall we? Shall we go for a walk? Why not tomorrow? Would you like me to do it? Shall we do it together?

AL HACER UNA SUGERENCIA Lo hago yo? Qu te parece si hicieramos eso? Qu tal si hacemos eso? Por qu no hacer eso? Vamos a hacerlo, qu te parece? Quieres que vayamos de paseo? Por qu no maana? Quieres que lo haga yo? Lo hacemos juntos?

FRIENDS He's a friend of mine He's a great friend of mine He's a good friend of mine He's my best friend I know him very well I know him intimately We're on very good terms

AMIGOS Es un amigo mo Es un gran amigo mo Es un buen amigo mo Es mi mejor amigo Le conozco muy bien Le conozco ntimamente Hay muy buenas relaciones

I've known him for years We went to school together We get along quite well together

Hace aos que le conozco Fuimos al colegio juntos Nos llevamos muy bien

BUSY

OCUPADO Estoy ocupado Estoy muy ocupado Estoy siempre muy ocupado Todava no he tenido tiempo de No tengo tiempo No dispongo de bastante tiempo No tengo bastante tiempo para Me sobra muy poco tiempo -Ojal tiviera tiempo! Me gustara tener tiempo

I'm busy I'm very busy I'm very busy all the time I haven't had time to do it yet hacerlo I haven't time I don't get enough time for it para ello I haven't enough time to do it hacerlo I have very little spare time I wish I had time! I should like to have time

WAITING

ESPERANDO Tardar mucho? Cu nto tardar s en hacerlo? No se tardar mucho No tendr s que esperar mucho Cu ntas horas faltan para An falta una hora para salir Cu nto falta para Navidad? An falta mucho para Navidad Slo falta un mes para Navidad Faltan tres semanas para Navidad Slo se tardar diez minutos Quieres esperar unos minutos? Te importa esperar unos minutos? Estar preparado en un momento

Will it take long? How long will it take you to do it? It won't take long You won't have to wait long How many hours are there still to go? irnos? There's still an hour to go How long is it to Christmas? Christmas is still a long way off Christmas is only a month away It's three weeks to Christmas It will only take ten minutes Will you wait a few minutes? Do you mind waiting a few minutes? I shall be ready in a minute

OFFERING HELP

PARA OFRECER AYUDA

What can I do for you? En qu puedo servirle? Shall I be able to help you? Podr ayudarle? Can I help you? Puedo ayudarle? Is there anything I can do for you? Hay algo que pueda hacer por usted? Shall I help you? Le ayudo? Do you want me to help you? Quieres que te ayude? Do you need any help? Necetitas ayuda? Can't I do anything for you? No puedo hacer nada por usted? Allow me, please Permtame, por favor Let me help you Permtame que le ayude

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? What's your name? Spell your name, please How old are you?

CMO SE LLAMA USTED? Cmo se llama usted? Deletree du nombre, por favor Qu edad tienes?

What's your weight? Cu nto pesas? Where do you come from? De dnde eres? What town of England do you come from? De qu ciudad de Inglaterra eres? Where do you live? Dnde vives? What's your address? Cu l es tu direccin? What's your telephone number? Cu l es tu nmero de telfono? What are you? Qu es usted? Who are you? Quin eres? What's your nationality? Cu l es tu nacionalidad? Where were you born? Dnde naciste? I was born in Madrid Yo nac en Madrid Write your name and address here Escribe tu nombre y tu direccin aqu Sign here Firma aqu How long have you lived here? Cu nto tiempo hace que vives aqu? Have you lived here long? Hace mucho que vives aqu? I have lived here all my life He vivido aqu toda mi vida How many children have you? Cu ntos hijos tiene usted? Have you got any brothers or sisters? Tienes hermanos?

TRYING TO SPEAK ENGLISH

AL INTENTAR HABLAR INGLS

I'm afraid I don't understand Me temo que no lo entiendo Speak slowly, please Habla despacio, por favor Speak more slowly, please Habla m s despacio, por favor I don't know much English No s mucho ingls I can just make myself understood Tcnicamente puedo hacerme entender It's very difficult for me to understand Lo encuentro muy difcil de entender I can understand quite well Lo entiendo bastante bien I can understand when people speak slowly Lo entiendo cuando hablan despacio Is there anybody who speaks English? Hay alguien que hable ingls? I don't understand when you speak so fast No te entiendo cuando hablas tan deprisa My English is rather elementary Mi ingls es bastante elemental Your English is quite good for a beginner Tu ingls es bastante bueno para ser principiante I don't hear English spoken much No oigo hablar mucho ingls Can you speak English? Habla usted ingls? Do you speak English? Habla usted ingls? How do you spell it? Cmo se escribe? Do you understand me? Me entiendes? Is this expression all right? Es correcta esta expresin? Is there any other way of saying it? Hay otra forma de decirlo? What does this word mean? Qu quiere decir esta palabra? What's the meaning of this word? Qu quiere decir esta palabra? What's the English word for "cartera"? Cmo se dice en ingls "cartera"? I can't remember the English word for "cartera" No me acuerdo cmo se dice en ingls "cartera" Which syllable is stressed in "photographer"? Qu slaba se acenta en "photographer"? How do you say that in English? Cmo se dice eso en ingls? What do you call that in English? Cmo se llama eso en ingls? How do you spell that word in English? Cmo se escribe esa palabra en ingls? How do you pronounce it? Cmo se pronuncia? Where is the stress? Dnde se acenta? Spell it, please? Deletrelo, por favor? Haven't I pronounced it right? No lo he pronunciado bien? When did you start learning English? Cu ndo empezaste a aprender ingls?

HURRY

PRISA

Hurry up! -Date prisa! Be quick! -Date prisa! Come on! -Vamos! (no te entretengas) I'm in a hurry Tengo prisa I'm in a great hurry Tengo mucha prisa Why are you in such a hurry? Por qu tienes tanta prisa? I'm late Llego tarde It's late Es tarde It's getting late Se hace tarde I must go Tengo que marcharme I've got to go Tengo que marcharme I'm sorry but I must go Lo siento pero tengo que marcharme I must leave you Tengo que dejarte I must start at once Debo empezar en seguida I must be off Debo marcharme Are you in a hurry? Tienes prisa? It's time for me to go Es hora de que me vaya I can't stay any longer No puedo quedarme m s tiempo Sorry, I can't stop now Lo siento, pero no puedo parar ahora I must hurry off Tengo que salir corriendo Sorry, I can't stop; somebody is waiting for me Lo siento, no puedo parar; me est n esperando I shall have to hurry if I want to catch the bus Tendr que darme prisa si quiero coger el bus I'm afraid I shan't get there in time Temo que no llegar a tiempo I hope I shall get there in time Espero que llegar a tiempo I have to be there in time Tengo que llegar a tiempo I had no idea it was so late No tena ni idea de que fuese tan tarde

TIME

TIEMPO Es temprano Es tarde Es muy tarde Es demasiado tarde Es hora Es hora de marcharse Hay tiempo de sobra Qu hora es? Qu hora es? Qu hora tienes en tu reloj? Qu hora tienes en tu reloj? Sabes qu hora es? Va bien tu reloj? Mi reloj va siempre bien Mi reloj va cinco minutos adelantado Mi reloj va cinco minutos atrasado Por lo menos va diez minutos En mi reloj son las siete menos cuarto Qu da es hoy? Qu fecha es hoy? Qu fecha es? Qu da del mes es hoy?

It's early It's late It's very late It's too late It's time It's time to go There's plenty of time What's the time? What time is it? What's the time by your watch? What time is it by your watch? Do you know the time? Is your watch right? My watch is always right My watch is five minutes fast My watch is five minutes slow It's at least ten minutes slow atrasado My watch says a quarter to seven What day is it today? What date is it today? What is the date? What day of the month is it today?

What day of the week is it today? Qu da de la semana es hoy? What month is it now? En qu mes estamos? It's the first of December today, isn't it? Hoy es uno de diciembre, no? Today's Monday Hoy es lunes Yesterday was Sunday Ayer fue domingo Tomorrow's Tuesday Maana es martes Time passes quickly El tiempo pasa r pido Time flies! -El tiempo vuela!

ASKING SOMEBODY NOT TO DO SOMETHING PARA PEDIR A ALGUIEN QUE NO HAGA ALGO Don't do it Please don't do it Would you mind not doing it? Stop doing it! No lo hagas Por favor, no lo hagas Te importara no hacerlo? -Deja de hacerlo!

INTRODUCING SOMEBODY

AL HACER UNA PRESENTACIN

This is Mr Brown Le presento al seor Brown Let me introduce Mr Smith to you Permtame que le presente al Sr Smith Allow me to introduce my friend to you Permtame que le presente a un amigo This is my friend Te presento a mi amigo How d'you do? Mucho gusto Do you know Mr Armstrong? Conoces al Sr Armstrong? Have you met Mr White? Le han presentado al Sr White? I don't think you've met Mr Williams Me parece que no le han presentado al Sr Williams I've often heard about you He odo hablar de usted a menudo I've always wanted to meet you Siempre he deseado conocerle I'm so glad to have the opportunity of meeting you Me alegro de tener la oportunidad de conocerle Excuse my introducing myself, my name's Wilson Permtame que me presente, me llamo Wilson I'm pleased to meet you Encantado de conocerle

LATE

TARDE

It's getting late Se est haciendo tarde Is it as late as that? Es tan tarde? I'm late Llego tarde I'm sorry I'm late Siento llegar tarde Excuse my being late Perdona que llegue tarde I'm afraid I'm rather late Temo que llegue algo tarde Forgive me for being so late Perdname por llegar tan tarde I do apologize for being so late Pido perdn por llegar tan tarde You are late! -Llegas tarde! I've been held up by the traffic Me ha detenido el tr fico I got caught in a traffic jam Me cogi un embotellamiento de tr fico You'll be late if you don't hurry up Llegar s tarde si no te das prisa

BIRTHDAY When's your birthday?

CUMPLEAOS Cu ndo es tu cumpleaos?

Is it your birthday today? Es hoy tu cumpleaos? It's my birthday tomorrow Maana es mi cumpleaos How old are you? Cu ntos aos tienes? I'll be thirty tomorrow Maana cumplir treinta I'll be twenty in June Cumplir veinte en junio How old will you be next birthday? Qu edad tendr s el prximo cumpleaos? I'll be twenty next birthday Cumplir veinte el prximo cumpleaos Happy birthday! -Felicidades! Many happy returns of the day! -Que cumplas muchos m s! HOLIDAYS VACACIONES Are you going to have a holiday this year? Vas a tomarte unas vacaciones este ao? Where are you going to spend your summer h.? Dnde vas a pasar las vacaciones este verano? I'm going to spend my holidays in England Voy a pasar mis vacaciones en Inglaterra Where did you spend your summer holidays? Dnde has pasado las vacaciones este verano? Have you had a holiday this year? Has tenido vacaciones este verano? I've had a short holiday Me he tomado unas cortas vacaciones When do the summer holidays begin? Cu ndo empiezan las vacaciones de verano? When do we break up? Cu ndo se termina el curso?

INVITING SOMEBODY This calls for a celebration Let's go and have a drink Would you like a drink? What about having as drink? What do you say to a drink What would you like to have? What would you like to drink? What are you going to have?

AL INVITAR A ALGUIEN Esto se merece que lo celebremos Vamos a tomar algo Quieres beber algo? Y si bebiramos algo? Qu te parece si bebemos algo? Qu quieres tomar? Qu quieres beber? Qu vas a tomar?

TOURISTS Did you enjoy Did you enjoy How long have Espaa? Are you going Have you ever Sevilla? What European

TURISTAS your day in Toledo yesterday? Lo pasaste bien en Toledo ayer? seeing Madrid? Te gust Madrid? you been in Spain? Cu nto tiempo hace que est s en to stay here long? been to Seville? Vas a estar aqu mucho tiempo? Has estado alguna vez en

countries have you visited? Qu pases europeos has visitado?

SHOWING THE WAY This way, please This way, to the right Go straight on You're going the wrong way You're going the right way Turn to the left Turn to the right Go along this street

AL MOSTRAR EL CAMINO Por aqu, por favor Por aqu, a la derecha Sigue recto Vas en direccin equivocada Vas bien (direccin correcta) Dobla a la izquierda Dobla a la derecha Ve por esa calle

Cross over Cruza Go on until you come to Oxford Street Sigue hasta llegar a Oxford Street Go straight along this street Ve recto por esta calle Go right to the end of this street and then turn left Llega al final de esta calle y dobla a la izquierda Ask the policeman the way to the wstation Pregunta a ese guardia cmo se va a la estacin It isn't very far from here No est muy lejos de aqu It's too far to walk, you'd better catch a bus Est muy lejos para ir andando, mejor coge un bus It's at least a mile away Por lo menos est a una milla de distancia It's not far, only about 500 yards No est muy lejos, slo unas 500 yardas (*metros) It's quite near here Est muy cerca de aqu The best thing is to go by bus Lo mejor es ir en autobs Once you are at... ask your way from there Una vez en... pregunta el camino desde all It's the third turning on the left Es la tercera bocacalle a la izquierda It'll take about twenty minutes from here Desde aqu se tardar unos veinte minutos

ASKING THE WAY

PARA PREGUNTAR EL CAMINO

Could you tell me the way to...? Podras decirme por dnde se va a...? I wonder if you could tell me the way to...? Me pregunto si podras decirme cmo se va a... Would you be so kind as to tell me the way to...? Seras tan amable de decirme por dnde se va a...? Would you kindly tell me the way to...? Podras decirme el camino a...? Am I right for...? Voy bien por aqu a...? Is this the way to...? Es ste el camino para...? Is this the right way to...? Es ste el camino correcto para...? Can you direct me to...? Puedes indicarme el camino a...? Can you tell me the best way to get to..? Puedes decirme el mejor camino para llegar a...? Which is the shortest way to...? Cu l es el camino m s corto para ir a...? How far away is it? A qu distancia est ? How far is it from... to... ? A qu distancia est ... de... ? How far away is... ? A qu distancia est ... ? Is... far from here? Est ... lejos de aqu? Is it very far? Est muy lejos? How long will it take me to get to... ? Cu nto tiempo tardar en llegar a... ? I want to go to... Quiero ir a... Will you tell me the way to... ? Quieres decirme el camino para... ? Would you tell me the way to... ? Querras decirme el camino para... ? Would you mind telling me the way to... ? Te importara decirme el camino para... ? Can you tell me where... is? Puedes decirme dnde est ... ? Which bus must I take to go to... ? Qu autobs tengo que coger para ir a... ? Which bus will take me there? Qu autobs va all? Does this bus go to... ? Va este autobs a... ? Could I get there by bus? Se puede ir all en autobs?

How long does it take by bus? how long will it take to get there?

Cu nto se tarda en autobs? Cu nto tiempo se tardar en llegar?

WHEN YOU HEAR BAD NEWS I'm sorry I'm sorry to hear that I'm so sorry I'm terribly sorry What awful news! What a tragedy! What a terrible tragedy! What a pity! What a shame! How sad! It's a pity! What bad luck! How did it happen? WHEN YOU HEAR GOOD NEWS I'm so glad! I'm so glad to hear it! That is good news!

AL OR UNA MALA NOTICIA Lo siento Siento or eso -Cu nto lo siento! Lo siento muchsimo -Qu coticia tan terrible! -Qu tragedia! -Qu terrible tragedia! -Qu l stima! -Qu l stima! -Qu triste! -Es una l stima! -Qu mala suerte! Cmo ocurri? AL OR UNA BUENA NOTICIA -Me alegro tanto! -Me alegro tanto de or eso! -Qu noticia tan estupenda!

REQUEST

RUEGO

Please, do it Por favor, hazlo Will you please do it? Quieres hacerlo, por favor? Would you kindly do it? Seras tan amable de hacerlo? Would you be so kind as to do it? Seras tan amable de hacerlo? Would you kindly do it as soon as you can? Seras tan amable de hacerlo lo antes posible? Could you possibly do it, please? Podras hacerlo, por favor? Would you do it for me? Quieres hacerlo por me? I wonder if you would mind doing it for me Me pregunto si te importara hacerlo por me Would you mind doing it? Te importara hacerlo? I wonder if you would mind doing it Me pregunto si te importara hacerlo

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? What's the matter with you? What's wrong? What's worrying you? Why are you so worried? Don't worry You look worried You shouldn't worry You're not looking well How are you feeling today? Are you feeling better? Are you tired? Are you feeling all right?

QU TE PASA? Qu te pasa? Qu pasa? Qu te preocupa? Por qu est s tan preocupado? No te preocupes Pareces preocupado No deberas preocuparte No tienes buen aspecto Cmo te encuentras hoy? Te sientes mejor? Est s cansado? Te sientes bien?

ACCEPTING Yes

AL ACEPTAR S

Yes, please Just a little, please Just a little more, please That's very kind of you

S, por favor Solamente un poco, por favor Solamente un poco m s, por favor Eres muy amable

THINKING WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY AL PENSAR LO QUE SE VA A DECIR Well... The thing is... The matter is... Let me see... Let's see... Let me think... Just a moment...! Just a minute...! Wait a minute...! Pues... El caso es... El caso es... Vamos a ver... Vamos a ver... Djame pensar... -Un momento...! -Un minuto...! -Espera un momento...!

GIVING ADVICE

PARA ACONSEJAR No deberas hacerlo No deberas hacerlo de esa manera Sera mejor que no lo hiciera Yo en tu lugar no lo hara as No creo que sea conveniente Sera mejor que pensaras lo que

You shouldn't do it You shouldn't do it that way You'd better not do it that way as If I were you I wouldn't do it that way I don't think you'd better do it now hacerlo ahora You'd better mind what you say dices

HOW DID YOU LIKE IT Did you like it? How did you like it? Did you have a good time? Did you enjoy it? Have you had a good time? How did you enjoy it? Did you enjoy yourself? Was it nice? Was it good?

QU TE PARECI? Te gust? Qu te pareci? Te divertiste? Disfrutaste con eso? Te has divertido? Cmo lo pasaste? Lo pasaste bien? Era bonito? Estaba bien?

TRYING TO REMEMBER

AL TRATAR DE RECORDAR

I can't remember No me puedo acordar I don't remember No me acuerdo I've forgotten it Se me ha olvidado I have it on the tip of my tongue Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua It's on the tip of my tongue Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua Don't tell me you've forgotten it No me digas que se te ha olvidado It has just slipped my memory Se me acaba de ir de la memoria Think hard Haz un esfuerzo para acordarte I've got it! -Ya lo tengo!

SPEAKING ABOUT THE WEATHER

PARA HABLAR DEL TIEMPO

It's hot Hace calor It's very hot Hace mucho calor It's quite hot Hace mucho calor It's cold Hace fro It's very cold Hace mucho fro It's quite cold Hace mucho fro It's hot, isn't it? Hace calor,eh? How hot! -Qu calor! How cold! -Qu fro! The weather is getting colder Va a hacer m s fro It's beginning to get quite cold Est empezando a hacer bastante fro It's raining Est lloviendo It's raining hard Llueve mucho It's pouring Llueve a c ntaros It's raining rather hard Llueve bastante I think it's going to rain Me parece que va a llover It looks like rain Parece que va a llover Let's hope it will stop raining soon Esperemos que deje pronto de llover It's been pouring for hours Hace horas que est lloviendo mucho What a downpour! -Qu chaparrn! Let's hope it won't go on raining all day Esperemos que no siga lloviendo todo el da I think we shall have fine weather; Me parece que tendremos buen tiempo; ........it has left off raining now .......ya ha dejado de llover What nasty weather ! -Qu tiempo tan infame! It's snowing Est nevando I wish the sun would come out! -Ojal salga el sol! I wish it was fine weather! -Ojal haga buen tiempo! What a lovely day! -Qu da tan hermoso! What fine weather! -Qu tiempo tan hermoso! It's very fine weather! -Hace un tiempo magnfico! The weather is very fine El tiempo es estupendo The sun's shining Ha salido el sol It's sunny Hace sol It seems like a fine day Parece que va a hacer un buen da The weather is getting warmer Est haciendo m s calor The weather will get better tomorrow El tiempo mejorar maana I hope it will keep fine Espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo It has turned quite warm again Ha vuelto a hacer calor otra vez It looks like being another hot day Parece que vamos a tener otro da de calor

APPEARANCE

ASPECTO FSICO Cmo es tu hermano? Es moreno. Tiene los ojos Cmo es tu hermana? Es alta. Tiene el pelo largo

What's your brother like? He's dark. He's got brown eyes marrones What's your sister like? She's tall. She's got long hair

AT THE RESTAURANT What would you like? I'll have the fixed meal Anything to drink? I'll have a beer Would you like a sweet?

EN EL RESTAURANTE Qu va a tomar? Tomar el men del da Y para beber? Tomar una cerveza Va a tomar postre?

I'll have some cheese

Tomar queso

THE TELEPHONE

EL TELFONO

Who's calling, please? De parte de quin? Is that you, Jean? Eres t, Jean? Yes, who is it, please? S, quin llama? It's me, Paul Soy yo, Paul Hello, this is Peter Jones here. Soy Peter Jones. .......Can I speak to Tony Smith, please? .........Puedo hablar con Tony Smith, por favor?

AT THE HOTEL

EN EL HOTEL

I'd like to book a room, please Quisiera reservar una habitacin, por favor Double or single? Doble o individual? Single, please Individual, por favor For how long? Para cu nto tiempo? For two nights Para dos noches Have you any rooms vacant? Tiene alguna habitacin libre? What's the price for bed and breakfast? Cu nto cobran por alojamiento y desayuno? Can I have dinner? Se puede cenar? Can I be called at eight o'clock? Me pueden llamar a las ocho?

CATCHING A TRAIN

AL TOMAR UN TREN

When will the train to... leave? Cu ndo sale el tren para... ? What time's the next train? A qu hora es el prximo tren? There's a train at ten Hay un tren a las diez Can you tell me about the trains to... ? Puede informarme sobre los trenes a... ? I'd like a ticket to..., please Quiero un billete para..., por favor Single or return? De ida, o de ida y vuelta? How long will the journey take? Cu nto dura el viaje?

THE THEATRE

EL TEATRO

I'd like to book two seats for The Mikado Quiero reservar dos butacas para El Mikado For when? Para cu ndo? What about next Friday? Tiene para el viernes? I can give you two seats in row 6 Le puedo dar dos butacas en la fila 6 That'll be fine, thank you Eso valdr , gracias

PREFERENCES

PREFERENCIAS

I prefer tea to coffee Prefiero el t al caf Which do you prefer, whisky or sherry? Qu prefiere whisky o jerez? I'd prefer to go shopping Preferira ir de compras I'd prefer not to stay here Preferira no quedarme aqu I'd rather go out Preferira salir I'd rather not stay here Preferira no quedarme aqu

SHOPPING

DE COMPRAS En qu puedo servirle? En qu puedo servirle? Quiero una tarjeta postal Me da dos sellos de un penique? Me da una pastilla de jabn? for? Qu es lo que est usted Cu nto cuesta? Me da un recibo?

May I help you? What can I do for you? I'd like a postcard, please May I have two 1 p stamps? Can I have a bar of soap? What sort of thing are you looking buscando? How much is it? May I have a receipt?

GENERAL QUESTIONS What? Who? Which one? Where? Where to? Where is it? When? Why? Why not? How? How much? How much is it? How many? How far is it? Whose turn is it? Whose fault is it? How often? How long? Who for? What for? What with? What's this for? Which way? What's it about? What else? What colour? What size? What's it like? What's this? What is it? What does it look like? What about that? What's the time? What time is it? What d'you say? What does this mean? Whose is this? Whose is it? What's the matter? What's wrong?

PREGUNTAS GENERALES Qu? Quin? Cu l? Dnde? Adnde? Dnde est ? Cu ndo? Por qu? Por qu no? Cmo? Cu nto? Cu nto es? Cu ntos? Cmo est de lejos? A quin le toca? Quin tiene la culpa? Cada cu nto tiempo? Cu nto tiempo? Para quin? Para qu? Con qu? Para qu es esto? Por dnde? De qu se trata? Qu m s? De qu color? De qu tamao? Cmo es? Qu es esto? Qu es? Qu aspecto tiene? Qu hay de eso? Qu hora es? Qu hora es? Qu dices? Qu significa esto? De quin es esto? De quin es? Qu ocurre? Qu ocurre?

SENSATIONS I'm cold

SENSACIONES Tengo fro

I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm

hot hungry thirsty sleepy tired well not feeling well better worse bored glad sad ill all right worried worn out pleased happy

Tengo calor Tengo hambre Tengo sed Tengo sueo Estoy cansado Estoy bien No me encuentro bien Estoy mejor Estoy peor Estoy aburrido Estoy contento Estoy triste Estoy enfermo Estoy perfectamente Estoy preocupado Estoy agotado Estoy satisfecho Estoy contento

EXPRESSIONS At present On purpose Down there Up there In there Out there Just now On and off To the right On the right To the left On the left At nine Up-to-date At the end At the same time On which... At the beginning On the phone Last night The day before yesterday All the same On foot By the way In here Up here Out here Down here As well as In time Well and good The wrong way up Upside down The right way up Nearly always As usual In a hurry Any way In this way

EXPRESIONES Actualmente Adrede Ah abajo Ah arriba Ah dentro Ah fuera Ahora mismo A intervalos A la derecha (con movimiento) A la derecha (sin movimiento) A la izquierda A la izquierda A las nueve Al da Al final Al mismo tiempo A lo cual... Al principio Al telfono Anoche Anteayer A pesar de todo A pie A propsito Aqu dentro Aqu arriba Aqu fuera Aqu abajo As como A tiempo Bien est Boca abajo Boca abajo Boca arriba Casi siempre Como siempre Con prisa De cualquier manera The esta manera

In fact By no means At night On leave All at once Of course After all By all means Once and for all From time to time Day by day Twice a week Twice a day For a long time Some day or other On Monday By bus By plane By air By boat On a bicycle At home By car At any time In future At present In the first place At once In any case In all By train Once upon a time... That's the point Tonight Thanks to... A long time ago Time is up It's time now Up to the present In a way Up to this day Until today Nowadays Last week Next week At the latest At the earliest The same as... It's better There's no reason why... For good For ever For a change The day after tomorrow In advance For the moment This way In addition In full So to speak For example

De hecho De ninguna manera De noche De permiso De repente Desde luego Despus de todo Desde luego De una vez por todas De vez en cuando Da a da Dos veces por semana Dos veces al da Durante mucho tiempo El da menos pensado El lunes En autobs En avin En avin En barco En bicicleta En casa En coche En cualquier momento En el futuro En la actualidad En primer lugar En seguida En cualquier caso En total En tren rase una vez... Ese es el caso Esta noche Gracias a... Hace mucho tiempo Ha llegado la hora Ha llegado la hora Hasta ahora Hasta cierto punto Hasta el da de hoy Hasta el da de hoy Hoy en da La semana pasada La semana que viene Lo m s tardar Lo m s pronto Lo mismo que... M s vale No hay razn para que... Para siempre Para siempre Para variar Pasado maana Por adelantado Por ahora Por aqu (al indicar el camino) Adem s Por completo Por decirlo as Por ejemplo

For instance On the way On the contrary That's why... At last Along the street In the morning At night On the radio In the afternoon In the evening noche On television At least As far as I'm concerned As far as I know On my part On the other hand As a rule On the average Just for once On time So so It's all over No doubt So much the better All day long It's all over Every day Once a week Once a day Once more Every other day 13

Por De camino Por Por Por Por Por Por Por Por Por

ejemplo a el contrario eso... fin la calle la maana la noche la radio la tarde (*hasta que anochece) la tarde (despus de anochecer) / por la

Por la televisin Por lo menos Por lo que a m respecta Por lo que yo s Por mi parte Por otra parte Por regla general Por trmino medio Por una sola vez Puntualmente Regular Se acab Sin duda Tanto mejor Todo el da Todo se acab Todos los das Una vez a la semana Una vez al da Una vez m s Un da s y otro no.