Verb endings in Spanish depend on if the verb ends in -ar, -er, or -ir.
| Subject | -ar | -er | -ir |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | -o | -o | -o |
| Tú | -as | -es | -es |
| Usted/el/ella | -a | -e | -e |
| Nosotros/as | -amos | -emos | -imos |
| Vosotros/as | -áis | -éis | -ís |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | -an | -en | -en |
For example, “He eats” would be “Él come,” using “comer,” which means eat in Spanish.
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“Buenos días” is how you say “good morning” in Spanish. While there are many ways to say “nice to meet you in Spanish, “mucho gusto” is the simplest. Therefore, “buenos días, mucho gusto” is one way to say “Good morning. Nice to meet you,” in Spanish.
“Hola, gusto en conocerte” is how you say “hello, nice to meet you” in Spanish. However, keep in mind that there are several ways to express nice to meet you in Spanish.
“Te quiero” or “Te amo” are two ways to say I love you in Spanish, and “más” means “more.” Therefore, te quiero más and te amo más are two ways to say “I love you more” in Spanish.
There are many ways to say I love you in Spanish to a boyfriend, including:
Keep in mind that “te quiero” and “te amo” are two different ways to say “I love you” in Spanish. “Te quiero” can be used with friends, family, and romantic partners, whereas “te amo” is typically only used romantically, depending on the region.
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A few ways to say I love you in Spanish to a girl include:
Te quiero, mi amor and te amo, mi amor are two ways to say “I love you, my love” in Spanish.
Keep in mind that there are numerous phrases that can be used to say I love you in Spanish.
“Buenos días, ¿cómo estás?” is how to say “good morning, how are you” in Spanish.
“Buenos días” (pronounced “boo-eh-nos-dee-aas”) means “good morning,” while “cómo estás” (pronounced “ko-mo-ehs-taas”) is one of many ways to say “how are you” in Spanish.
“¿Cómo te va?” (pronounced “ko-mo-teh-vaa”) is a casual way to say “how are you doing” or “how are you” in Spanish (e.g., “¿Cómo te va, amigo?”)
“Hola” (pronounced “oh-laa”) means “hi” or “hello” in Spanish, while “cómo estás” (pronounced “ko-mo-ehs-taas”) is one of the most common ways to say “how are you” in Spanish.
Therefore, “Hola, ¿cómo estás?” is how to say “Hi, how are you?” in Spanish.
When someone says “Gracias. Que tengas un buen día,” which means “Thank you. Have a good day” in Spanish, you can respond by saying:
“Sí tú puedes” is how to say “yes you can” in Spanish.
Remember that yes in Spanish is spelled “sí” (with an accent).
“Sí, señora” is how to say “yes ma’am” in Spanish.
Please note that “sí” is a direct translation of “yes” in Spanish, but there are many other phrases that can be used.
“Día laborable” is one way to say “weekday” in Spanish. Like all the days of the week in Spanish, the phrase “dia laborable” is considered masculine.
“Miércoles” and “sábado” are the only days of the week in Spanish that include an accent.
“Miércoles” (with an accent over the “e”) is pronounced “mee-air-coh-lehs.”
“Sábado” (with an accent over the “a”) is pronounced “saa-baa-doh.”
One way to say goodbye in Spanish is “adiós.” Because Spanish is a gendered language, “amigo” is used when referring to a male friend, while “amiga” is used when referring to a female friend.
Therefore, goodbye my friend in Spanish can be either adiós amigo or adios amiga, depending on the recipient.
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Adiós mi amor is how to say goodbye my love in Spanish.
Please note that there are many ways to say goodbye in Spanish, including “hasta luego.” Therefore, another way to say “goodbye my love” in Spanish is “hasta luego mi amor.”
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One way to say you’re welcome in Spanish is “de nada.” Because Spanish is a gendered language, “amigo” is the word to use when referring to a male friend, while “amiga” refers to a female friend. Therefore, “you’re welcome my friend” in Spanish can be “de nada amigo” or “de nada amiga.”
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One way to say you’re welcome in Spanish formally is “a la orden,” which means “at your service.”
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The months in Spanish, in order, are:
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The word month in Spanish is mes, while months (plural) is meses.
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“Season” in Spanish can be either temporada (“tem-poh-rah-dah”) or estación (e.g., “ehs-tah-see-ohn”).
“Temporada” is typically used when referring to a general period of time. For example, “the season of love” is “la temporada del amor.”
When referring to the seasons of the year, the correct phrase is “las estaciones del año.” However, when referring to one season, the correct word is “estación” (e.g., “El verano es mi estación favorita”).
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No, the seasons in Spanish are not capitalized unless they are used at the start of a sentence (e.g., “El verano es una estación muy soleada”).
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The seasons in Spanish are pronounced:
“Christmas” in Spanish is “Navidad.”
For example, you could say “Voy a Nueva York esta Navidad” (I’m going to New York this Christmas).
To say Merry Christmas in Spanish, say “Feliz Navidad.”
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To say “how was your Christmas” in Spanish, you can say “¿Cómo fue tu Navidad?” This option is informal. In a formal context, use “¿Cómo fue su Navidad?”
In casual contexts, you could also say “¿Que tal fue tu Navidad?”
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You say “sorry for your loss” in Spanish differently depending on if you are communicating in a formal or informal context.
Formal ways to “say sorry for your loss” in Spanish are:
Informal ways to say “sorry for your loss” in Spanish are:
“Lo siento” simply means sorry in Spanish but is appropriate if you want to say “sorry for your loss” to close family or friends.
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“Lo siento” means sorry in Spanish.
You can use it to apologize, express sympathy, or show regret.
Lo siento por tu pérdida. [I’m sorry for your loss.]
Lo siento, no puedo ayudarte. [I’m sorry, I can’t help you.]
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To say “I’m sorry” in Spanish slang, you could say “lo siento tío/a” or “lo siento amigo/a.”
Make sure to change the ending of “tío/a” and “amigo/a” based on the gender of the person you’re talking to. Note that “tío” translates literally to “uncle,” but in slang, it means “dude.”
These options overlap with normal ways to say sorry in Spanish.
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To say “it’s okay” in Spanish, you would say “está bien.”
But there are some other ways to express “it’s okay” in Spanish:
These options don’t translate literally to “it’s okay,” but they convey the same meaning.
These phrases are common replies to when someone says “lo siento” (sorry in Spanish).
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To ask “where are you located” in Spanish, say “¿Dónde estás ubicado/a?” (pronounced dohn-deh eh-stahs oo-bee-kah-doh/dah)
This is the informal singular form, and the ending of “ubicado” changes based on the gender of the person you’re speaking to.
For a formal singular option, use “¿Dónde está ubicado/a?” For a plural option, say “¿Dónde están ubicados/as?”
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To ask “where are you at” in Spanish, you could say:
These phrases also mean where are you in Spanish.
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“¿Dónde está?” (pronounced dohn-deh eh-stah) means either “where are you” or “where is he/she/it” in Spanish.
When asking “where are you,” “¿Dónde está?” is formal. The informal way to say this is “¿Dónde estás?”
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Yes, “where are you from” is different in formal and informal Spanish.
To say “where are you from” in formal Spanish, use “¿Dé dónde es?” in singular and “¿Dé dónde son?” in plural.
If you want to say “where are you from” in informal Spanish, you can say “¿Dé dónde eres?” for the singular. For the plural, use “¿De dónde sois?” in Spain or “¿De dónde son?” in Latin America.
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To ask “what is your nationality” in Spanish, say “¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad?” or “¿Cuál es su nacionalidad?”
The first option is informal and the second one is formal.
You could also ask “¿De dónde eres?” or “¿De dónde es?”, which mean where are you from in Spanish.
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To say “why not both” in Spanish, say “¿Por qué no los dos?” or “¿Por qué no ambos?”
“Por qué” means why in Spanish. Literally, “ambos” means “both,” and “los dos” means “the two.” But both phrases express “why not both” in Spanish.
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“Who” in Spanish is “quién,” “what” is “qué,” “where” is “dónde,” “when” is “cuándo,” and “why” in Spanish is “por qué.”
These options are interrogatives. If you want to use these words as relative pronouns, remove the accent marks.
For example, to ask “Where are you?” in Spanish, use “¿Dónde estás?” But if you want to say “Here is where you are now,” use “Aquí es donde estás ahora.”
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To say “but why” in Spanish, say “Pero, ¿por qué?”
“Pero” is “but,” and “por qué” is why in Spanish.
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In Spanish, “porque” is a subordinating conjunction and means “because” and “por que” is a prepositional phrase that means “for which.”
These are also different from “por qué” and “porqué.”“Por qué” is an interrogative used to ask why in Spanish. “El porqué” is a noun meaning “the reason.”
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To say lazy in Mexican Spanish, use “flojo/a.” Spanish has grammatical gender, so use “flojo” for males and masculine nouns, and “floja” for females and feminine nouns.
Another way to say lazy in Spanish that’s popular in Mexico is “huevón.” This term is highly informal and carries a negative connotation, so it should be used carefully.
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To say “you are lazy” in Spanish, you could say “eres vago/a.” As Spanish has grammatical gender, you would say “eres vago” to males and “eres vaga” to females.
“Eres” is the informal second-person conjugation of the verb “ser” [“to be”]. “Vago/a” is an adjective that means lazy in Spanish.
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To say lazy in Dominican Spanish slang, say “flojo/a.”
Spanish has grammatical gender. Therefore, the adjective “flojo” is only used for males and masculine nouns. For females and feminine nouns, use “floja.”
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“Vago” is lazy in Spanish.
Since Spanish has grammatical gender, “vago” is used to describe males or masculine nouns, and “vaga” is used to describe females or feminine nouns.
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“Ganas” in Spanish means “desire” or “enthusiasm.”
In Spanish, you use “ganas” with the verb “tener” [“to have”] to explain when you feel like doing something or not.
“Tener ganas de” translates as “I’m excited to” or “I’m looking forward to.” “No tener ganas de” means you feel lazy about doing something.
Lucia no tiene ganas de salir. [Lucia doesn’t feel like going out.]
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To say “how old is he” in Spanish, say “Cuántos años tiene él?” (pronounced kwahn-tohs ahn-yos tyeh-neh ehl).
This phrase uses “tiene,” the third-person singular conjugation of the verb “tener” [“to have”]. This conjugation changes depending on whom you are speaking about.
For example, if you want to ask how old are you in Spanish, you’d have to use a different conjugation of this verb.
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To say your age in Spanish, say “Tengo … años” (pronounced tehn-go … ahn-yos) and fill in the ellipsis with your age.
Tengo diecisiete años. [I’m seventeen years old.]
This is the most common response to the question how old are you in Spanish.
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To say “young” in Spanish, say “joven” (pronounced hoh-behn).
If someone asks how old are you in Spanish, one answer could be “Soy joven” [“I’m young”].
“Joven” is a singular adjective. In Spanish, nouns and adjectives must agree in number. So if you want to say that multiple people or things are young, use “jovenes.”
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“Bienvenidos” (pronounced byehn-vehn-ee-dohs) means welcome in Spanish as either a greeting or an adjective.
This word ends in “os,” which means it’s being used to either welcome men (or a mixed-gender group) or describe a plural masculine noun or pronoun.
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To say “welcome home” in Spanish, you can say “bienvenido a casa” (pronounced byehn-vehn-ee-doh ah cah-sah).
You have to change the word “bienvenido” (welcome in Spanish) to match the number and gender of the person or people you are speaking to:
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Use “bienvenido” (pronounced byehn-vehn-ee-doh) if you are welcoming a man or describing a masculine noun or pronoun.
Use “bienvenida” (pronounced byehn-vehn-ee-dah) to welcome a woman or as an adjective describing a feminine noun or pronoun.
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To say “I am very tired” in Spanish, say “Estoy muy cansado” (pronounced eh-stoy mooy kahn-sah-doh) if you are male and “Estoy muy cansada” (pronounced eh-stoy mooy kahn-sah-dah) if you are female.
You could also choose another word for tired in Spanish and add “Estoy muy” [“I’m very”] in front of it.
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To say “very tired” in Spanish, say “muy cansado” (pronounced mooy kahn-sah-doh) to describe a masculine noun or pronoun. Use “muy cansada” (pronounced mooy kahn-sah-dah) to describe a feminine noun or pronoun.
You can also choose a different adjective that means tired in Spanish and add “muy” [“very”] in front of it.
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To say “they are tired” in Spanish, say “Ellos están cansados” (pronounced ey-yohs eh-stahn kahn-sah-dohs) or “Ellas están cansadas” (pronounced ey-yahs eh-stahn kahn-sah-dahs).
Use the first phrase to describe masculine nouns or pronouns or mixed-gender groups. Use the second phrase to describe feminine nouns or pronouns.
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To say “tired” in Spanish slang, you could say “roto” (pronounced roh-toh), which means “broken” or “reventado” (pronounced reh-vehn-tah-doh), which means “exploded.” Both are colloquial ways to say tired in Spanish when you mean “needing rest.”
If you mean that something is “tired” as in “trite,” you could say “sobado” (pronounced soh-bah-doh). “Sobado” literally translates as “rubbed” but means “tired” in Spanish slang.
If you use one of these adjectives, make sure its ending agrees in number and gender with the noun or pronoun it describes.
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To say “how much money” in Spanish, say “cuánto dinero” (pronounced kwahn-toh dee-neh-roh).
“Cuánto” here is an adjective meaning how much in Spanish. “Dinero” is a noun meaning “money.”
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To say “how much does it cost” in Spanish, say “¿Cuánto cuesta?” (pronounced kwahn-toh kwehs-tah).
“Cuánto” here is an adverb meaning how much in Spanish. “Cuesta” is the third-person singular conjugation of the verb “costar” [“to cost”].
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To say “how much is this” in Spanish, say “¿Cuánto es esto?” (pronounced kwahn-toh ehs ehs-toh) or “¿Cuánto es esta?” (pronounced kwahn-toh ehs ehs-tah)
In this phrase, “cuánto” is an adverb that means how much in Spanish. “Es” is the third-person singular conjugation of the verb “ser” [“to be”].
“Esto” and “esta” are pronouns that mean “this.” Use “esto” when referring to masculine nouns and “esta” when referring to feminine nouns.
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To say “how much does this cost” in Spanish, say “¿Cuánto cuesta esto?” (pronounced kwahn-toh kwehs-tah ehs-toh) or “¿Cuánto cuesta esta?” (pronounced kwahn-toh kwehs-tah ehs-tah)
The adverb “cuánto” means how much in Spanish. “Cuesta” comes from the verb “costar” [“to cost”].
“Esto” and “esta” are pronouns and mean “this.” “Esta” is used to refer to feminine nouns, and “esto” is used to refer to masculine nouns.
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To say “do you eat apples” in Spanish, you can say “¿Comes manzanas?” (pronounced koh-mehs mahn-sahn-ahs). This is the singular, informal option.
“Comes” comes from the verb “comer,” which means eat in Spanish, and “manzanas” is a plural noun that means “apples.”
For the singular formal form, use “¿Come manzanas?” For the plural, use “¿Comen manzanas?” for both the formal and informal, unless you are in Spain, where the informal is “¿Coméis manzanas?”
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“Do you eat bread” in Spanish is “¿Comes pan?” (pronounced koh-mehs pahn). This phrase is used for the singular informal.
For the singular formal, use “¿Come pan?” For the plural, use “¿Comen pan?” for both formal and informal. If you’re in Spain, the plural informal is “¿Coméis pan?”
“Pan” is a noun meaning bread, and the conjugations of the verb “comer” mean eat in Spanish.
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“Let’s eat” in Spanish is “vamos a comer” (pronounced vah-mohs ah koh-mehr) or “comamos” (pronounced koh-mah-mohs).
“Vamos a comer” is an exclamation often used before a meal.
“Comamos” is the first person plural imperative conjugation of the verb “comer,” which means eat in Spanish.
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“Did you eat” in Spanish can be “¿Comiste?” (pronounced koh-mees-teh) or “¿Has comido?” (pronounced ahs koh-mee-doh) Both of these are phrases used for the singular informal.
These phrases employ different verb tenses. “¿Comiste?” is the simple past. “¿Has comido?” is the present perfect. Both phrases use “comer,” which means eat in Spanish.
If you want to address one person formally, say “¿Comió?” or “¿Ha comido?”
For the plural, use “¿Comieron?” or “¿Han comido?” for both formal and informal, unless in Spain, where the informal is “¿Comisteis?” or “¿Habéis comido?”
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“Me llamo” (pronounced meh yah-moh) is “my name is” in English. For example, “me llamo Ana” means “my name is Ana.”
This phrase translates literally as “I call myself” in English, but it means my name is in Spanish. “Me” is a reflexive pronoun meaning “myself.” “Llamo” comes from the verb “llamar,” meaning “to call.”
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“My mom’s name” is “El nombre de mi madre es” (pronounced el nohm-breh deh mee mah-dreh es).
“El” is the determiner “the,” “nombre” is the noun “name,” and “de” is the preposition “of.” “Mi” is a possessive pronoun that modifies “madre” to mean “my mom.” “Es” comes from the verb “ser” [“to be”].
To say “my mom’s name is,” you could also say “Mi madre se llama” (pronounced mee mah-dreh seh yah-mah). “Se llama” is a reflexive verb that literally translates as “calls herself,” but here it’s used to say what your mom’s name is in Spanish.
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To introduce yourself in Spanish, you could say “¡Hola! Me llamo …” (pronounced oh-lah, meh yah-moh) and fill in your name.
For example, “¡Hola! Me llamo Raquel” means “Hi! My name is Raquel.”
“Hola” means hi in Spanish, and “me llamo” means my name is in Spanish.
You could also add “mucho gusto,” which means nice to meet you in Spanish, if you’d like to give a warmer introduction.
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“Mi nombre es” (pronounced mee nohm-breh ehs) means “my name is” in English.
“Mi” is a possessive pronoun that means “my.” “Nombre” is the Spanish noun for “name.” “Es” comes from the verb “ser,” which means “to be.”
“Mi nombre es” is a formal way to say my name is in Spanish.
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“I’ll be right back” in Spanish is “vuelvo enseguida” (pronounced bwehl-voh ehn-seh-ghee-dah) or “ahora vuelvo” (pronounced ah-oh-rah bwehl-voh).
“Vuelvo” comes from the verb “volver,” meaning “return.” “Ahora” and “enseguida” are adverbs meaning “now” and “right away.”
To say “I’ll be right back,” you don’t use the words for back or right in Spanish. “Back” is communicated by the verb, and “right” is implicit in the adverbs.
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To say “turn right” in Spanish when giving directions, use “Gira a la derecha” (pronounced hee-rah ah lah deh-reh-chah).
“Gira” comes from the verb “girar” [“to turn”], “a” is the preposition “to,” “la” is the determiner “the,” and “derecha” is a noun meaning right in Spanish.
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“Right now” in Spanish slang is “ahorita” (pronounced ah-oh-ree-tah). This is commonly used in Latin America but is not so common in Spain.
In Spain, use “ahora mismo” (pronounced ah-oh-rah mees-moh), although this isn’t slang. “Ahora” is an adverb meaning “now.” “Mismo” means “same,” but in this context it means right in Spanish.
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To say “you’re right” in Spanish, say “tienes razón” (pronounced tee-ehn-ehs rah-sohn). This is the singular, informal version of this phrase.
“Tienes” comes from the verb “tener” [“to have”]. “Razón” is a noun that translates literally as “reason” but in this context means right in Spanish.
For the singular formal, say “tiene razón,” and for the plural informal and formal, use “tienen razón,” unless you’re in Spain, where the plural informal is “tenéis razón.”
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“Derecha” (pronounced deh-reh-chah) in English is “right.”
It can be an adjective or noun meaning right in Spanish, as in the opposite of “left.” For example, “mi mano derecha” translates to “my right hand.”
“Derecha” can also mean “politically right” or “the political right.” For example, “Él es de la derecha” means “He belongs to the right.”
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The adjective “guapo” (pronounced gwah-poh) means “good-looking” or handsome in Spanish. It’s used to describe masculine nouns and pronouns.
For example:
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The adjective “guapo” (pronounced gwah-poh) means handsome in Spanish.
The opposite of “guapo” is “feo” (pronounced fay-oh), which means “ugly.”
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“Cat litter” in Spanish is most commonly “arena para gatos” (pronounced ah-reh-nah pah-rah gah-tos).
“Arena” is the noun “sand,” “para” is the preposition “for,” and “gato” is cat in Spanish. While this phrase literally translates as “sand for cats,” it means “cat litter.”
Other words for “cat litter” are “arena higiénica” [literally “hygienic sand”] or “piedras sanitarias” [literally “sanitary stones”].
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In Spanish, a cat makes the sound “miau.” This is onomatopoeia, just like “meow” in English.
For example, “El gato dice miau” means “The cat says meow.” “El” is the determiner “the,” “gato” is cat in Spanish, and “dice” comes from the verb “decir” [“to say”].
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“Gato” (pronounced gah-toh) means cat in Spanish.
Nouns in Spanish are gendered. “Gato” is a masculine noun, so if accompanied by determiners or adjectives, these must also be in the masculine form (e.g., “el gato negro,” which means “the black cat”).
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“Gata” (pronounced gah-tah) means cat in Spanish, but it specifies that you’re talking about a female cat.
The standard word for “cat” is “gato,” which is masculine. But Spanish animal nouns can sometimes change gender if the animal is familiar to you (e.g., your pet) or if the gender is relevant in context (e.g., biology).
If you use “gata,” make sure to also use feminine determiners like “una” [“a”] or “la” [“the”] and adjectives like “blanca” [“white”].
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“CAT scan” in Spanish is technically “tomografía axial computarizada,” but most people say “TAC” (pronounced tahk) for short.
This is a direct translation from “computerized axial tomography” in English, and we use the acronym CAT.
A CAT scan has nothing to do with a real cat. Although in English these words sound the same, cat in Spanish is “gato,” and this word isn’t used in any way to refer to a CAT scan.
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“New Year’s Eve” in Spanish is “Nochevieja” (pronounced noh-cheh-byeh-hah).
“Noche” is the noun “night” in Spanish, and “vieja” is the adjective “old.” In Spanish, the noun comes first, followed by the adjectives that describe it.
You can wish someone a happy New Year’s Eve by saying, “¡Feliz Nochevieja!” Use “¡Feliz Año Nuevo!” to say Happy New Year in Spanish.
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“Año Nuevo” (pronounced ah-nyoh nweh-boh) is “New Year” in Spanish.
“Año” is the noun “year,” and “nuevo” is the adjective “new.” In Spanish, adjectives go after the noun they describe.
“¡Feliz Año Nuevo!” means Happy New Year in Spanish.
Be careful to use “año” with a tilde (“virgulilla” in Spanish) over the “n.” If you do not include the tilde, the meaning changes quite a bit; “ano” means “anus.”
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“Nochevieja” (pronounced noh-cheh-byeh-hah) is “New Year’s Eve” in Spanish. Nochevieja is typically a family-oriented holiday in the Hispanophone world, unlike New Year’s Eve in the United States.
“Noche” is a noun that means “night,” and “vieja” is an adjective that means “old.” In Spanish, adjectives generally follow the noun they describe.
“¡Feliz Nochevieja!” means “Happy New Year’s Eve!” and “¡Feliz Año Nuevo!” means Happy New Year in Spanish.
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“New Year’s resolution” in Spanish is “propósito de Año Nuevo” (pronounced proh-poh-sih-toh deh ah-nyoh nweh-boh).
“Propósito” is a noun that means “goal, purpose, or intention.” “Año Nuevo” is “New Year” in Spanish.
If it’s clear from the rest of what you say that you’re speaking about the New Year, you can just say “propósito.” For example, you could say “¡Feliz Año Nuevo! ¿Tienes algún propósito?”
“¡Feliz Año Nuevo!” means Happy New Year in Spanish, and “¿Tienes algún propósito?” means “Do you have any resolutions?”
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“Echar” (eh-chahr) is a Spanish verb that can mean:
“Echar” can also be used with prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and other verbs to communicate other meanings.
For example, “te echo de menos” means I miss you in Spanish. “Eché a correr” means “I began to run.”
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“Te extraño” (teh eks-trah-nyoh) means I miss you in Spanish.
This is an informal phrase. For the formal version, use “lo extraño” for masculine nouns and pronouns and “la extraño” for feminine ones.
This phrase is common in Latin America, but it’s not common in Spain.
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“Corn dog” in Spanish can be “corn dog,” “perrito rebozado,” or “perrito de maíz.”
“Corn dog” (pronounced cohrn dohg) is a noun that was imported to Spanish from English.
“Perrito rebozado” (pronounced peh-rrih-toh reh-boh-sah-doh) translates literally as “little battered dog.” “Perrito” is the diminutive of dog in Spanish, and the adjective “rebozado” means “battered.”
“Perrito de maíz” (pronounced peh-rrih-toh deh mah-eez) uses the prepositional phrase “de maiz” [“of corn”] and translates literally as “little dog of corn.”
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“Puppy” in Spanish is “cachorro” (pronounced kah-choh-rroh).
“Cachorro” can refer to a literal puppy. It can also affectionately refer to an adult dog in Spanish, similar to how you can call a grown dog a “puppy” in English.
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Some common dog names in Spanish are:
Just like in English, names are proper nouns and get capitalized.
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Some dog commands in Spanish are:
These phrases all use the imperative mood.
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“Prairie dog” in Spanish is “perro de las praderas” (pronounced peh-rroh deh lahs prah-deh-rahs).
“Perro” is dog in Spanish. “De” is the preposition “of.” “Las” is the determiner “the” modifying the plural noun “praderas” [“prairies”].
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Christmas in Spanish is “Navidad,” spelled N-A-V-I-D-A-D. It is pronounced nah-vee-dahd. To say Merry Christmas in Spanish, you say “Feliz Navidad.”
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The present tense in Spanish of the verb “venir” [“to come”] depends on the subject of the sentence:
Subject pronouns are optional in Spanish. For example, “vengo” and “yo vengo” have the same meaning.
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The present tense in Spanish of the verb “ser” [“to be”] varies based on the subject of the sentence:
You can drop subject pronouns in Spanish. For example, to say, “I’m American,” you can say “soy estadounidense,” without “yo.”
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The subjunctive mood expresses desires, wishes, suggestions, commands, or hypothetical situations.
Before conjugating the present subjunctive, you need to know the present tense in Spanish for the indicative mood.
To form the subjunctive, take the “yo” form of an indicative verb and drop the final “-o.” Then, for -ar verbs, apply the “-er” endings, and for -er and -ir verbs, apply the -ar endings.
For example, “Llueve hoy” means “It’s raining today.” The verb used is “llover” [“to rain”] in the indicative. In the subjunctive, we could say “Espero que llueva hoy,” or “I hope it rains today.”
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Irregular verbs in Spanish are verbs that do not follow regular conjugation patterns.
A few common irregular verbs are:
For example, “comer” is a regular verb that means eat in Spanish. To say “I eat” in the present tense in Spanish, you say “yo como.” On the other hand, “I have” would be “yo tengo,” not “yo teno,” because “tener” is irregular.
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The future tense verb endings in Spanish are added to the end of the infinitive.
| Subject | Ending |
|---|---|
| Yo | -é |
| Tú | -ás |
| Él, ella, usted | -á |
| Nosotros | -emos |
| Vosotros | -éis |
| Ellos, ellas, ustedes | -án |
For example, “comeré” means “I will eat,” from the verb “comer,” which means eat in Spanish.
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“Venir” [“to come”] is an irregular verb. “Venir” in the future tense in Spanish takes a “d” in place of the “i” in the infinitive:
Subject pronouns are optional in Spanish. For example, both “vendré” and “yo vendré” mean “I will come.”
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“Ir” [“to go”] is a regular verb in the future tense in Spanish, despite being irregular in other tenses.
To conjugate it, add the future tense verb endings on to the infinitive:
In Spanish, personal pronouns are optional. For example, both “irás” and “tú irás” mean “you will go.”
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“Tener” [“to have”] in the future tense in Spanish is irregular; change the “e” in the infinitive to a “d” in the future tense:
Personal pronouns are optional in Spanish. For example, both “vosotros tendréis” and “tendréis” mean “you will have.”
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“Hacer” [“to make” or “to do”] in the future tense in Spanish is an irregular verb. The infinitive undergoes a stem change:
In Spanish, subject pronouns are optional. For example, both “nosotros haremos” and “haremos” mean “we will do/make.”
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A direct object in Spanish is the same as a direct object in English: a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.
For example, take the sentence “Raquel escribe una carta,” or “Raquel writes a letter.” “Carta” is the direct object because it receives the action of “escribe” from Raquel.
Like in English, the direct object pronouns in Spanish are different from the subject pronouns. They are “me,” “te,” “lo,” “la,” “nos,” “os,” “los,” and “las.”
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Direct object pronouns receive the action of the verb. Indirect object pronouns replace nouns indirectly affected by the verb.
Indirect object pronouns differ slightly from direct object pronouns in Spanish.
| Direct object pronouns | Indirect object pronouns |
|---|---|
| Me [me] | Me [to/for me] |
| Te [you] | Te [to/for you] |
| Lo, la [him, her, it, you formal] | Le [to/for him, her, you formal] |
| Nos [we] | Nos [to/for us] |
| Os [you all informal] | Os [to/for you all informal] |
| Los, las [them, you all formal] | Les [to/for them, you all formal] |
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In Spanish, a direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. It usually explains “what?” or “whom?”
An indirect object is indirectly affected by the action, often as a recipient. It usually explains “to whom?” or “for whom?”
Take the sentence “Damos un regalo a Juan” [“We give a gift to Juan”]. What do we give? A gift. To whom do we give it? To Juan.
Indirect object pronouns differ from direct object pronouns in Spanish in the third person forms; instead of “lo/la” and “los,” use “le” and “les.
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To say “we” in Spanish, use the pronoun “nosotros.” This is one of the subject pronouns in Spanish, which replace nouns working as subjects.
Spanish is a gendered language. “Nosotros” is for all-male or mixed-gender groups, and “nosotras” is for all-female groups.
For example:
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To say “you” in Spanish, there are a few options. The one to use depends on if the subject is singular or plural and if you’re speaking formally or not.
| Pronoun | Singular or plural | Informal or formal | Regional usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tú | Singular | Informal | All |
| Vos | Singular | Informal | Parts of Latin America |
| Usted | Singular | Formal | All |
| Vosotros | Plural | Informal | Spain |
| Ustedes | Plural | Both | Spain (formal)
Latin America (informal) |
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To say “he” in Spanish, use the pronoun “él.”
Make sure to include the accent mark on the “e.” “El” (without the accent) is the determiner “the” for masculine nouns.
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To say “she” in Spanish, use the pronoun “ella.”
For example: “Ella es la estrella de la película” [“She is the star of the film”].
This is one of the third-person singular subject pronouns in Spanish; the other is “él,” or “he.”
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To say “they” in Spanish, use “ellos” for all-male or mixed-gender groups and “ellas” for all-female groups.
Spanish subject pronouns must agree with the gender of the nouns they replace. Any adjectives used to describe these pronouns must also agree in gender.
For example: “Ellos están cansados” [“They are tired”].
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