IT'S ALL ENGLISH & SPANISH TO ME 1

Note: White house! It is good to remember that in Spanish the adjective usually comes after the noun it is describing and not before as it is the case in English, e.g. La casa blanca and not La Blanca casa. All right!

 

Bienvenido/a! - Welcome! 

 Bienvenidos/as - Welcome!

 

Let's get started

 

Hello! -  Hola!

Hi!      -  Hola!

How are things? - Como estan las cosas?

 

Good morning!  -  Buenos dias!

Good day! - Buenos dias!

Good afternoon! -  Buenas tardes!

Good evening!   -  Buenas noches!  (Good evening se usa en lugar de Good night al comienzo de la noche - entre las seis y ocho de la noche) 

Good night!        -   Buenas noches! (se usa frecuentemente al despedirse y despues de las ocho de la noche aproximadamente)

Good-bye!           -   Adios!

See you later!      -  Hasta luego!

Catch you later on! - Ciao

See you soon!   -  Hasta luego! - Hasta la vista!  

So long!  - Hasta luego!

See you soon! - Hasta luego!

Catch you later! - Ciao/hasta pronto!

See you later on! - Nos vemos mas tarde, eh!

See you around, dude! -  Nos vemos, macho!

See you tomorrow - Hasta mañana!

Must fly! - Tengo que irme! - Tengo prisa!

Must dash! - Ciao! - Hasta luego!

Can't stay too long! - Tengo prisa!

Must go! - Debo irme! 

 I have to be going! - Debo irme!

I had better be going! - Tengo que irme! 

Someone is waiting for me! Alguien me espera!

By for now! - Hasta luego!

Goodbye. See you soon! - Adios - Hasta luego!

Listen to me, please! - Escuchame, por favor!

 Are you learning English? - Aprendes el ingles?

Yes, I am learning English! - Si, aprendo el ingles!

Off to London! - En routa a Londres o En camino a Londres!

Have you got a book? - Tienes un libro?

Yes, I have got a book! - Si, tengo un libro!

Where is it? - Donde esta?

It is on the table! - Esta sobre la mesa!

What do think of this website? - Que piensas de esta pagina electronica?

 

Sleep well! - Duerme bien!

Have fun! - Divierte!

Good luck! - Buena suerte!

Have a nice holiday! - Ten unas buenas vacaciones!

Have a good trip - Buen viaje! 

Thank you very much, you too, eh! - Gracias, tu tambien, eh! 

Say hello to Sara for me, will you! - Saludos a Sara, si!

 

How are you?     - Como estas! / Que tal?  Como te va?

I am very well, thank you!. And you?  -  Muy bien, gracias! Y tu/usted?

Not to bad! - No mal!

 

What is your name?  - Como te llamas?  - Cual es tu nombre?

My name is Pedro!   -  Me llamo Pedro!

And You, what is your name?  -  Y tu/usted, como te/se llama?

My name is Sara!     -  Me llamo Sara!

 

It is nice to meet you! -  Encantado/a de conocerte/le/la!

How do you do? - Encantado/a de conocerte/le/la!

It is a pleasure to meet you! - Mucho gusto. Encantado/a!

The pleasure is all mine - El placer es mio!

 

It is good to see you!  -  Me alegro de verte/le/la!

See you tomorrow, mate! - hasta mañana, tio!

Goodbye! - Adiós! 

See you later! - Ciao/ - Hasta luego!

It's time to say goodbye, then! - Me despido, entonces!

I had better be going - Es mejor que me vaya!

I must go!  - Tengo que irme!

I am shooting off ! - Me voy!

I must be on my way! - Tengo que irme!

Thank you very much for everything! - Muchas gracias por todo

You are very kind! - Usted es muy amable/ Tu eres muy amable! 

I had a great time with you today! - Me he divertido mucho contigo hoy!

I am doing okay, thank you very much! - Estoy muy bien, muchas gracias!

I am a little bit tired - Estoy un poco agotado/a/cansado/a

It is very hot indeed! - Hace mucha calor! - It is very hot today - Hace mucha calor hoy!

 It is very cold! Hace frio mucho frio! -

Take good care of yourself! - Cuidate, eh!

Where do you come from?  De donde eres?

I come from England!   -  Vengo de Inglaterra!

Do you speak Spanish? - Habla ud. Español?

Sorry, no, I don't speak Spanish - Lo siento, no hablo Español.

 Do you speak English?  - Habla/s usted/tu Ingles?

No, I don't speak English! - No hablo Ingles!

I don't understand!  -  No entiendo!

Can you repeat that again, please? - Puede repetir eso otra vez, por favor? 

 

It doesn't matter!  -  No importa!

Never mind!   -  Olvidalo!

I don't mind!  - No me importa!

 

Yes! - Si!

Ok!  - Vale!

Yes, please!  - Si, por favor!

Please! - Por favor!

Thank you!  - Muchas gracias!

Thanks a lot! - Muchas gracias!

You are very welcome!  - De nada! Prego! A la orden! A usted!

I am very sorry! - Lo siento!

Excuse me, please! - Disculpe! Permiso, por favor! 

Good! - Bueno!

That's excellent, dude! - Que bien, tio.

What is wrong? - Que pasa?

Nothing! - Nada!

That's brilliant, mate! - Que bien, tio! 

That is excellent! - Eso es fantastico!

Tell me more - Di me que mas!

I want to go home! - Quiero ir a casa!

When? - Cuando?

Now! - Ahora! Ya!

Have you got any money? - Tienes dinero?

I have no money whatsoever! - No tengo un duro! - No tengo un centavo! No tengo ni un cobre!

Get a job! - Pues mira busca empleo!

Where? - Donde?

Go to the jobcentre - Ve a la oficina de para'os!

What is that? - Que es eso?

It is an employment office! - Es una oficina de empleo!

But I don't want to work! - Pero si no quiero tabajar!

How do you expect to survive in London without any money? - I don't know! You either work or you starve! - Trabajas o te mueres de hambre, tio!

D'you know what you are? You are lazy! That's what you are - Sabes lo que eres? Eres un inerto/flojo. Eso es lo que eres, tio!

No! - No!

 

Good-bye, and  see you soon! - Adios y hasta la vista!

See you soon! - Ciao!

Excuse me! - Perdon! Disculpe usted! 

Can I write to you? - Puedo escribirte?

Can I call you? - Puedo llamarte/telefonearte?

Can I have your address? - Me das tu direccion?

Can I have your phone number? - Me das tu numero de telefono?

Thanks for everything - Gracias por todo.

It was very nice, I had a great time - La pase muy bien/Me gusto mucho/la pase de maravilla.

Good luck - Buena suerte. 

When will you be back? - Cuando regresas? 

I would like to see you again - Quiero volverte a ver, sabes.

I hope we meet again soon - Espero nos veamos pronto 

I will be waiting for you - Te esperare

You are very kind! - Es usted muy amable!/ Eres muy amable!

You are very welcome - Eres muy bienvenido.

Have a nice holiday - Ten unas buenas vacaciones

I have to be going - Debo irme

Someone is waiting for me - Alguien me espera

See you in a little while - Hasta pronto

Bye - Ciao

Goodbye -  Farewell! - Adios - Hasta la vista! 

Go away! - Largate!

Don't be silly! - No seas necio!

Don't be stupid! - No seas estupido!

Don't bother me! - No me molestes - Deja el fastidio!

Go to sleep! - Vete a la cama!

Come on! - Venga! - Vamos!

 

What is the matter? - Que pasa?

What is wrong? - Que pasa?/ Que ocurre?

What is the problem? - Cual es el problema?

 

Where is your car? - Donde esta tu/su coche/ carro?

How much? - Cuanto?

 

How? - Como?

What? - Que?/ Como?

What did say? - Que dices?

Why? - Por que? 

Which one? - Cual?
What's up? -  Qué pasa? -
What's new? - Qué passa? - 

Where are you going, dude? - Donde vas, tio/a?

Where are you from? - De donde eres? 

I am from Venezuela! - Soy de Venezuela!

How long have you been in England? - I have been in England for twenty years!

What is the time? - Que hora es?

I have no idea! -  No tengo idea!

Where is the toilet? - Donde estan los servicios?

It is over there, next to the post office! -  Alli, mira, al lado de la office de correos!

When are you leaving? - Cuando te marchas?

Tomorrow morning at 9.30! - Mañana en la mañana a las 9 y media!

 

I'll call you later! - Te llamo luego!

Call me!  - Echame un telefonazo!

Your friend called  an hour ago! - Tu amigo llamo hace una hora!

When did he call? -  Cuando Llamo?

There's a call for you! - Hay una llamada para ti!

Tell him to go to hell! - Al diablo con ese tio!

 

 

Introductions - Presentaciones

This is Sally Ann. She is a secretary - Esta es Sally. Ella es secretaria. 

This is Sally Ann.  Sally Ann is my wife - Esta es Sally Ann. Sally Ann es mi mujer. 

This is Sara Elena. Sara Elena is my daughter - Esta es Sara Elena. Sara Elena es mi hija.

This is Peter. He is a computer engineer -  Este es Pedro. El es ingeniero de ordenadores.

This is Luis Aparicio. He was a very famous baseball player-  Este es Luis Aparicio. El fue un pelotero muy famoso. 

This is Fernando. Fernando is a football star - Este es Fernando. Fernando es una estrella del balon pied.  

This Elizabeth Taylor. She is a very famous British celebrity -  Esta es Elizabeth Taylor. Ella es una actriz Britanica muy conocidad.

This is Roberto Clement. He is a very fast pitcher - Este es Robert Clement. El es un pitcher con una velocidad increible.

English is a very easy  language to learn - Ingles es una lengua muy facil de aprender.

It took me ten times nine days or 90 days to write and speak the language reasonably well - Me tomo tres meses aprender a escribir y hablar la lengua. 

I dare say that I had my share of frustration while I was learning English and I have no objection to admitting it openly but I never gave up my quest for mastering the language. Need I tell you more? Yes, perhaps much more than what I have already said. Just lend me your ears and I tell you how this came about. Needless to say that I admire your commitment to learn a foreign language by venturing alone perhaps with pretence to be a wiseacre, but that's is good as it is commendable in my book since one needs to be audacious in the face of the not known for one never knows the size of a task until one has weighed it carefully and considered the potential pitfalls of it. Nonetheless a quest is indeed the desire to obtain something by means of effort and it is expected of you to put some sort of endeavour into gaining skills and knowledge through discovering, studying and practising a subject. It must be said that 90 days is certainly very little time to learn a foreign language but in my experience the more I concentrated on hearing and reading english the more I was able to grasp the language which enabled me to make myself understood within ten times nine days.  Nevertheless, commitment, dedication, time, resources, research and support are essential elements in achieving one's goals in life - Quien quiere puede.  Concentration y atencion a los medios de comunicacion, al habla y a la lectura de la lengua fueron mis armas. 

Indeed, there is wisdom in taking an interest in what is going on in the world and I am delighted to offer a breath of fresh air to the spanish speaking world, and whoever else who wishes to make use of my Self-Help Reference for learners of English as a foreign language, in this open window of learning. Absolutely, I care for the world and its social issues and I think that it would be selfish if I were to say that they had nothing to do with me just simply because they do not affect me; on the contrary, I think we should always help when there is a problem in the world and give the world's misery a well-needed touch of guidance. Certainly not, an idea does not necessarily belongs to the person who conceive it but to the one who implements it and at a time when the world is blighted by a not cool to be clever attitude with a growing number of children failing to meet the academic requirement needed to be socially successful the need for stressing the moral values prescribed by society has never been so weighty. Nevertheless, it must be said that Figueras Baseball Academy with its baseball guidance is doing its utmost by giving its all to help the world and its social issues by promoting its principles of universal paticipation to everyone, but it is not all about connecting to people's passion for the game alone we are concerned with, it is about bringing together everyone, young and old, under the same umbrella.

 

 

Buzz off! - Go away! - Largate! Vete! Fuera!

Animate! Dime que piensas de esta pagina, eh!  Ciao!