MOST COMMON PHRASES AND CONNECTORS
□ COMMON PHRASES – Polite Conversation [16]
□ a ver: let’s see
□ así es: that’s right, yes indeed, that’s how it is
□ buenas noches: good night
□ buenas tardes: good afternoon, good evening
□ buenos días: good morning, good day
□ de acuerdo: agreed, all right
□ de nada: you’re welcome
□ feliz navidad: Merry Christmas
□ hasta la vista: see you later
□ hasta luego: see you later, lit until then
□ hasta pronto: see you soon, lit until soon
□ lo siento: I’m sorry
□ muchas gracias: thank-you very much
□ muy bien: very well, quite fine
□ por favor: please
□ por supuesto: of course
□ COMMON PHRASES – Questions [9]
□ ¿cómo se llama?: what is your name? what is it called?
□ ¿cómo te llamas?: what is your name? what is it called?
□ ¿no es así?: isn’t that right?
□ ¿por qué no?: why not?
□ ¿por qué?: why?
□ ¿qué pasa?: what’s happening? what’s going on?
□ ¿qué pasó?: what happened?, what’s been going on?, what’s up?
□ ¿qué tal…?: versatile phrase that may mean
□ ¿qué te pasa?: what’s the matter? what’s the matter with you?
□ COMMON PHRASES – Other [11]
□ a pesar de: in spite of
□ antes de que: before
□ así que: so, therefore
□ claro que…: of course…
□ hasta que: until
□ hay que: it is necessary
□ lo que: what, that
□ para que: so that, in order to
□ sin embargo: however
□ tal vez: maybe, perhaps
□ tener que: to have to
□ CONNECTORS – Articles and Interjections[10]
□ adiós: int goodbye
□ ay: int ay
□ bravo: int bravo; adj fierce, brave
□ cuidado: be careful!
□ el: m the
□ felicidades: congratulations!
□ gracias: thank-you, thanks
□ hola: hi, hello
□ la: f the
□ las: fpl the; dir obj fpl them, you
□ los: mpl the; dir obj mpl them, you
□ CONNECTORS – Conjunctions [14]
□ aunque: although
□ cuando: when
□ e: and (used instead of “y” when the following word begins with e, i or y)
□ entonces: then
□ entre: between
□ mientras: conj or adv while
□ ni: neither, nor
□ o: or
□ pero: but
□ porque: because
□ pues: well
□ que: that, than
□ si: if
□ y: and
□ CONNECTORS – Prepositions [15]
□ a: at, to
□ al: to the (a + el = al)
□ con: with, to
□ contra: against
□ de: of, to (before a verb)
□ del (de + el): of the, from the
□ desde: from, since
□ durante: during, for
□ en: in
□ hacia: toward
□ hasta: until, up to
□ para: for
□ por: for, by
□ sin: without
□ sobre: over, about
