Everyday Spanish Expressions

Overview

This lecture provides over 100 everyday Spanish expressions to help students communicate naturally in daily situations, with explanations and practical usage tips.

Greetings & Daily Expressions

• Buenos días means good morning; use it to greet people.
• Ja voy means I am coming; use as a quick response when called.
• Ya me voy means I am leaving; use when exiting.
• Ya regresé means I'm back; use when returning.
• No pasa nada means it’s okay/nothing happened; use to reassure.

Expressing Needs & Responses

• No puedo means I can't.
• Por supuesto, claro, and con gusto all mean of course.
• No lo sé means I don’t know.
• No tengo idea means I have no idea.
• Lo sabía means I knew it.

Giving Directions & Making Requests

• Por aquí means this way/around here.
• Por allá means that way.
• No olvides means don't forget.
• Espera means wait.
• Sígueme means follow me.

Time & Speed

• Más rápido means faster.
• Con calma means take it easy/with patience.
• Ya casi means almost/I'm almost done.

Expressing Preferences & Feelings

• Mejor means better; mucho mejor is much better.
• Mejor no means better not; used when changing your mind.
• Me encanta means I love it.
• Me gusta mucho means I like it a lot.
• Me molesta means it bothers me.

Social Interactions & Politeness

• Que te vaya bien/que disfrutes means have fun/have a good time.
• Provecho means enjoy your meal.
• Perdón/disculpe means excuse me.
• Por favor (separate words) means please.
• No te preocupes means don’t worry.

Departures & Farewells

• Nos vemos means see you.
• Hasta mañana means see you tomorrow.
• No te vayas means don’t leave (stay here).
• No vayas means don’t go (don’t go there).

Describing Weather & Events

• Hace calor means it’s hot.
• Hace frío means it’s cold.
• Qué calor/frío means how hot/cold!
• Está de moda means it’s trendy/in style.
• Es divertido means it’s fun.
• Es aburrido means it’s boring.

Family & People

• Es mi mamá/papá means this is my mother/father.
• Es mi hijo/hija means this is my son/daughter.
• Es mi tía/tío means this is my aunt/uncle.

Other Useful Phrases

• ¿Qué haces? means what are you doing?
• ¿Cómo estás? means how are you?
• ¿Desde cuándo? means since when?
• Estoy en eso means I’m on it.
• Un momento means one moment.
• Piensa means think about it.
• No importa means it doesn't matter/who cares.
• ¿De verdad? means really?
• ¡Qué chistoso! means how funny!

Key Terms & Definitions

• Claro — of course
• Por favor — please (two separate words)
• No importa — it’s not important/who cares
• Mejor no — better not
• Provecho — enjoy your meal
• Nos vemos — see you

Action Items / Next Steps

• Review and practice these expressions daily.
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