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21 Spanish filler words
Spanish Filler Words
1) Bueno: Well
Ex: “bueno, no importa” = “well, it doesn’t matter”
2) O sea / Es decir: I mean, in other words, that is to say
Ex: “El jefe no me ha hablado todavía, o sea / es decir, de verdad no sé.” = “The boss hasn’t talked to me yet, so in other words, I don’t really know.”
3) Así que: So, therefore
¿Así que al final fuiste al restaurante? = So you ended up going to the restaurant?
4) Pues: Well
Ex: Pues… no sé, tengo mucho sueño = Well… I don’t know, I’m really tired
5) Mira = Look / look here
Ex: “Mira, sólo digo que a mí no me parece una buena idea.” = “Look, I’m just saying that I don’t think that it is a good idea.”
6) Che: Hey, hey buddy ( mostly used in Argentina but also used in Uruguay and Valencia, Spain)
Ex: “¡Che! ¿Qué tal, hombre?” = “Hey! What’s up, man?”
7) A ver: Let’s see
Ex: A ver… ¿qué podemos hacer esta noche? = Let’s see… what can we do tonight?
8) Vamos a ver: Let’s see
Vamos a ver qué hay para hacer esta noche = Let’s see what there is to do tonight
9. Está bien / Dale = Okay, a synonym of Spanish in Spain is “vale”
Ex: “Mañana te llamo, ¿dale? – ¡Dale! / Está bien.” = “I give you a call tomorrow, okay? – Okay!”
10) Tipo / como = Like
Ex: “Es tipo / como el pie Americano” = “It’s like the American pie”
11) Entonces: So, therefore
Ex: “Entonces, cuando vas a visitar a tu abuela?” = “So, when are you going to visit your grandma?’
12) Este: Uh, umm, ah
Ex: “Sí, este… rompí tu telefono” = “Yeah, umm…I broke your phone”
13) A propósito / por cierto: By the way
Ex: “A propósito, ¿sabes dónde está María?” = “By the way, do you know where Maria is?”
14) Luego: Then (it can also mean “later” in another context)
Ex: “Fui a la farmacia y luego a casa” = “I went to the drugstore and then home.”
15) Por lo menos: At least
Ex: “Por lo menos no te quemaste” = “At least you didn’t burn yourself”
16) ¿Sabes?: You know?
Ex: Es muy importante para mí, ¿sabes? = It’s really important to me, you know?
17) Por fin: Finally, at last
Ex: “¡Por fin! ¡Estás aquí!” = “Finally! You’re here!”
“Por fin, tenemos la tarea de todos.” = “At last, we’ve got everyone’s homework.”
17) Quizás / tal vez: Maybe, perhaps
Ex: “Quizás/ Tal vez no debí haberme comido toda sea comida” = “Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten all that food”
18) Aunque: Although, even though
Ex: “Aunque está lloviendo, voy a ir al gym” = “Even though it’s raining, I’m going to the gym”
19) Además: Moreover, besides, also, and occasionally used as “too”
Ex: “El queso es demasiado suave, demasiado débil, y además huele muy mal.” = “Cheese is too soft, too weak, and besides, it smells terrible.”
20) Sin embargo: However, nonetheless, nevertheless
“Entiendo que el queso no es tan fuerte como el acero, pero sin embargo voy a hacer un carro con él.” = “I understand that cheese isn’t as strong as steel, but nevertheless I’m going to make a car out of it.”
21) De hecho: actually
Ex: “De hecho, nunca vi esta película pero dicen que es digna ser vista.” = “Actually, I’ve never seen that movie, but they say it is worth it.”
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What grammar should I master at each cerf level?
This isn’t a complete list and I’m sure I’ve messed some things up, but in my experience...
[copy/pasted from a different ask]
A1
alphabet specifically any different letters or sounds like ñ, ll, and rr and silent H
present tense
irregular verbs in present tense - ser, estar, ir, ver, dar and many of the -go verbs like tener, decir, hacer, venir, salir etc
ser vs. estar
the general pronouns like yo, tú, etc
very basic vocab like colors, days of the week, basic emotions, basic place names
description words, particularly with describing people’s personalities or emotions with ser or estar, like hair color, eye color, fat/skinny, blonde/brunette, strong/weak, smart/stupid… as well as sick/well, tired, happy, sad, angry, surprised, and some very basic words
using months and days together, and the rules for things like el lunes and los lunes
just the briefest of introductions to plurals and words that require different spellings based on plural like feliz and felices etc
professions
“my name is” using ser or the briefest of introductions to llamarse and reflexives, not too intense
cardinal numbers 1-10, maybe 1-20(?)
how to form basic questions
question works (especially the difference between cuál and qué)
basic greetings, titles like señor or señora
general overview of how gender agreement works, how singular/plural works, and the basics of la concordancia
the basics of definite and indefinite articles: el, la, los, las and un, una, unos, unas
general adjective placement and agreement
how to use negatives like no
contractions with al and del
telling time with ser [usually done when practicing numbers]
brief introduction to “I like” using gustar and how that works, and describing your preferences or things you like to do and how gustar works with infinitives
the basics of adverbs or at least being able to recognize the ones ending in -mente or the commonplace ones like muy or understanding the difference between bueno/a and bien or malo/a and mal
some idioms
A2
weather expressions, seasons
tener expressions like tener hambre, tener sed, tener suerte
numbers 0-100, possibly up to 1000
family tree
clothing and using either llevar or usar for “to wear”
comparisons with más que/de, menos que/de, mayor que, menor que
comparisons of equality with tan / tanto/a ___ como ___
stem-changing verbs: e=>i, e=>ie, o=>ue
use of modals and infinitives like poder + infinitivo, or deber + infinitivo
the use of ir a + infinitivo
use of the gerund/progressive forms of verbs
common names of countries and nationalities
ordinal numbers 1-10, specifically understanding how primer(o), and tercer(o) work
location words with estar
the basics of directions with estar and ir like a la derecha, a la izquierda, enfrente de, detrás de, junto a etc
conmigo, contigo
the basics of possessives
use of hacer with time to mean [ago[
use of hay for “there is/are”
verbs like gustar: molestar, interesar, importar, encantar, costar, etc and how indirect objects generally work
more idioms
places and especially things like “by train” or “on foot”
general prepositions specifically a, de, con, en, entre, sobre, por, para
parts of the body, usually done with doler or something like that
intro to commands
the personal a for personhood or for animate objects
intro to preterite/imperfect
-car, -gar, -zar, and -guar verbs in preterite
superlatives
adjectives that go in front vs behind aka “spotting determiners” like buen(o), mal(o), gran / grande, and other question words
“silent subject”
B1
preterite and imperfect for real, irregular verbs in each
when verbs change meaning between preterite/imperfect like poder, querer, no querer, conocer etc
more on commands specifically the irregular verbs
negative commands specifically the irregular verbs
direct objects
the Greek words that end in -a but are masculine like el problema, el planeta, el programa
alguno/a and ninguno/a
use of double negatives
words that take a masculine article but are actually feminine
indirect and indirect objects together
demonstratives
use of había and hubo for “there was/were”
use of ir a + infinitivo with imperfect for “was going to”
present perfect with haber
past participles, especially the irregular ones
reflexive verbs, usually done with daily routines or with clothing like ponerse/quitarse
por vs para
pluperfect / past perfect with haber and past participles
basic passive voice with ser + participles
future tense
intro to subjunctive mood, specifically present subjunctive
B2
more present subjunctive, especially irregular verbs
understanding the differences between indicative, subjunctive, and imperative mood
object pronouns
relative clauses
more por and para
really understanding preterite/imperfect
conditional tense
using the perfect tenses with subjunctive
use of imperfect subjunctive with conditional
subjunctive clauses
subjunctive subjunctive subjunctive
weird irregular verbs that aren’t always stressed like -zco, -zo, and other rarer verb conjugations
conjugations that are irregular for the sake of sound/pronunciation like verbs ending in -ñir, -llir, etc
C1
more comprehensive understanding of subjunctive mood
hypothetical situations, probability, doubt, imposition of will
indirect commands
passive voice constructions vs. active voice
using direct/indirect objects and reflexive pronouns with commands and subjunctive, specifically word order
understanding linguistic intention behind certain tenses and how they “translate” differently
changeable syntax and how it’s understood
emphasis vs. subtlety
how to imply politeness, abruptness, impatience, or deference
passive se and imperfect se
regional variations and differences, particularly leísmo and loísmo
C2
coming to understand most of the accent rules and esdrújula
the use of dativo ético and how to sound like a native speaker
when to use subjunctive vs indicative
what preposition to use
verbs that take prepositions
superfluous reflexive
literary and academic Spanish
historical Spanish -historical vos -future subjunctive -the two different forms of imperfect subjunctive and what they meant in historical Spanish vs. what they mean and where they’re used today
colloquial Spanish vs. formal/professional Spanish
striking a balance between the two
regional variations and differences, just in general since it takes a long time to learn them and they show up where you least expect them so it{s an ongoing process
…So really it’s levels A and B that are most often “taught”, while C levels are more things you nail down and get used to seeing and understanding over time
C1 is probably the hardest one to explain because it’s more “make sense of all the things you learned”, and that also is related to B2. You start to feel like you know a lot of things, but you don’t understand them or why they’re that way, so it just feels… confusing. C1 is a lot of revelations and gaining mastery of things, and making sense of all the things you’ve seen but didn’t understand
And C2 is an ongoing process. If you’re at C2, there’s no higher level so it’s you continuing to learn and practice and understand, but you know the basic grammar building blocks.
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Snorkeling at Los Arcos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (by travel-lusting)
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Yellow things - Spanish ver.
La bicicleta - Bicycle Las flores - Flowers La camiseta - t-shirt El limón - Lemon
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gustar — to like, to please
querer — to want, to love
odiar — to hate
abrazar — to hug
amar — to love
darle un beso a alguien — to give someone a kiss
despreciar — to despise
estimar — to think highly of (also to estimate)
extrañar — to miss
aguantar — to bear, to put up with
soportar — to tolerate, to stand
adorar — to adore
detestar — to detest
respetar — to respect
sentirse — to feel
desear — to want, to wish
avergonzar — to embarrass
molestar — to bother, to annoy
fastidiar — to irritate, to annoy
encantar — to love
disgustar — to upset
tenerle (irreg) cariño a alguien — to be fond of someone
tenerle (irreg) envidia a alguien — to be envious of someone
caerle (irreg) bien/mal a alguien — to get along well/badly with someone
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What about a Bullet Journal dedicated to language learning?
New post today! YAAAAY, I missed blogging sooooo much but I came back home to visit my parents. You guys know, if you follow me on Instagram too, that I looooove the Bullet Journal method, I use it every day for my studies and right now for work too. So why not creating a new bullet journal only dedicated to language learning? Here’s what are the possible useful spreads I will create in the near future:
Yearly log: probably a vertical spread and for each month I will list the goals I want to reach in each language
Monthly log: a classic monthly log but with the days in the middle, on the left side I will list what are my daily goals and on the other one I will write what I actually did
Monthly tracker: for each day I’ll track how many hours or minutes I’ll spend for each language (color coding needed)
Level 10 fluency: for each language, I will list how much I feel fluent in each category (reading, writing, speaking, listening) from 1 to 10
Resources log: for each language, I will dedicate one page in order to list all the resources I use or I have in store and I’ll also track for which field it’s useful
Textbooks collection: for each language, I will list the textbooks, both physical and digital, I have
Lag-podcasts collection: a list dedicated to languages podcasts I listen to and I will discover
Favorite Tumblr masterposts: you know that here on Tumblr there are tons and tons of very useful masterposts, so why not creating a collection for them in order to always remember them?
What I learned this month: as the last page for one month, it would be nice to keep track of what you studied and understood
Website/Blog collection: I follow too many interesting blogs and sometimes I can’t even remember their names, this collection would be teeeeerribly useful for me
Fluency tracker: let this Pinterest pic speak for me
So guys what do you think about this idea? Would you like to see the #langbujo in a new article as soon as I will complete some pages and some spreads? Stay tuned!!
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Home in Spanish
una casa - a house
un apartamento - an apartment
una ventana - a window
las cortinas - curtains
una puerta - a door
una pared - a wall
un piso - a floor
una moqueta - a carpet
un cuarto - a room
una cocina - a kitchen
un cuarto de baño - a bathroom
una mesa - a table
una silla - a chair
una cama - a bad
una mesita - a nightstand
una lámpara - a lamp
un estante - a shelf
un estante para libros - a bookshelf
un armario - a closet
un sofá - a sofa
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Treat yo’ self - Spanish ver.
La bañera - Bath El/ La piyama - Pyjamas La vela - Candle El vino - Wine
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//very late valentine’s day themed vocab
la caja de bombones - box of chocolates
el beso - kiss
el ramo de flores - bouquet of flowers
el príncipe azul - Prince Charming
Día de los Enamorados - Valentine´s day
TQM (Te quiero mucho) - XOXO/ily (i love you)
el corazón - heart/sweetheart
el cupido - cupid
media naranja - soulmate (media - half; la naranja - orange)
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LGBTQ+ Vocab in Spanish 🌈
Requested by anon ✨
Please help me build this list, this isn’t the kind of content you can find in every dictionary 💜@ Spanish speakers, send me an ask/message about the lgbtq+ slang in your region:)
Afeminado/a. Effeminate
el Aliado/a. Ally
la Androginia. Androginy
el Arcoíris. Rainbow
Arromántico/a. Aromantic
Asexual. Asexual
la Atracción romántica. Romantic attraction
la Atracción sexual. Sexual attraction
Bigénero. Bigender
la Bisexualidad. Bisexuality
(Despective) Bollera, marimacho, tortillera. Dyke, butch
Cisgénero. Cisgender
el Defensor/a. Advocate
Demisexual. Demisexual
los Derechos humanos. Human rights
la Discriminación. Discrimination
la Diversidad. Diversity
Drag queen. Drag queen
Drag king. Drag king
el Estereotipo. Stereotype
Gay. Gay
el Género. Gender
Género no binario. Non binary gender
Hermafrodita. Hermaphrodite
Hetero. Hetero, straight
la Heteronormatividad. Heternormativity
el Heterosexismo. Hetersexism
Heterosexual. Heterosexual
la Homofobia. Homophobia
Homosexual. Homosexual
la Identidad sexual. Sexual identity
la Igualdad. Equality
la Intersexualidad. Intersexuality
la Intolerancia. Intolerance
Lesbiana. Lesbian
(Despective) Maricón, marica, mariquita. Faggot
la Opresión. Opression
el Orgullo. Pride
la Orientación sexual. Sexual orientation
Pansexual. Pansexual
el Prejuicio. Prejudice
Poliamor. Poliamory
Salir del clóset / armario. To come out of the closet
el Sistema binario. Binary system
la Tolerancia. Tolerance
Trans. Trans
Transexual. Transsexual
la Transfobia. Transphobia
Transgénero. Transgender
Travesti. Travestite
Travestirse. To do drag
el Travestismo. Cross-dressing
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Churros del Café El Jarocho en Coyoacán, Ciudad de México
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❄Winter in Spanish❄
Winter is coming!
el invierno - winter
un copo de nieve - a snowflake
un río congelado - a frozen river
un monigote de nieve - a snowman
una bola de nieve - a snowball
un carámbano - an icicle
una ventisca - a blizzard
el hielo - ice
los guantes - gloves
la nieve - snow
la helada - frost
la frialdad - coldness
la nevada - snowfall
patinar sobre hielo - to ice skate
tener frío - to be cold
hace frío - it is cold
calentarse - to warm oneself
nevar - to snow
está nevando - it is snowing
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Spanish Travel Vocabulary
sustantivos
el aeropuerto | airport el/la agente | the agent el avión | airplane el control de seguridad | security check la aduana | customs el equipaje | luggage la maleta | suticase la llegada | arrival el mostrador | counter la pantalla | screen el pasajero | passenger el pasaporte | passport la puerta | door/gate el reclamo de equipaje | baggage claim la sala de espera | waiting room la salida | departure/exit la tarjeta de embarque | boarding pass el vuelo | flight el mapa | map el país | country las vacaciones | vacation los lugares de interés | places of interest el museo | museum la isla | island el lago | lake la ofícina de cambio | currency exchange office los medios de transporte | modes of transportation el metro | subway el barco | boat el autobús | bus el taxi | taxi el tren | train el boleto | ticket la escala | layover la seguridad | security el despegue | take off la azafata | flight attendant el viento | wind un retraso | delay el asiento | seat de ida y vuelta | return de ida | one-way el pasillo | aisle la fila | row
verbos
abordar | to board esperar | to wait facturar | to check (luggage) hacer cola | to stand in line hacer un viaje | to take a trip recoger | to pick up viajar | to travel volar | to fly cambiar dinero | to exchange money sacar fotos | to take photos tienen muchas ganas | looking forward to
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