Hi, how's it going? I'm Maria. We're going to talk about expressions that are very useful
in conversations because they allow you to express details of meaning that take your
conversation to another level. Let's begin. There are 10 expressions, write them down:
Y punto, en resumidas cuentas, o sea, para ser sincero, en vez de, de nuevo,
hoy en día, hoy por hoy, la pasé bien, no veo la hora de, cien por ciento... No worries, I will give you examples of each expression.
I want to remind you that if you are looking to improve your Spanish, it is necessary to
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but they are not everything. It is also necessary to have strategies to learn new things. In Español en Uso you'll find activities that will help you improve your Spanish in
context, effectively and also with real material, of people's voices, short television scenes,
notes and groups of useful words to chat naturally and spontaneously. You can see
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Let's start with the first expression:
"Y punto" (period!). It's an expression that we use at the end of a sentence to finish what we are saying. With this expression,
we mean that there is no other option, or there is no alternative. We are being radical.
For example "today we are going to the mall, period." Our next expression is "in short."
When we do not want to tell a story with all the details or we simply want to tell a story in a short
or brief way, we are going to use "in short". For example, I lost my car keys. If we don't
want to tell the whole story because it would take a long time, we can use the expression
"En resumidas cuentas." "In short, I lost my car keys." Another similar expression is "en pocas palabras".
Perhaps it is easier to pronounce too: "in a nutshell". Our third expression is "o sea"
Two words. It is a very frequent group of words used to explain or give information.
Some synonyms can be "es decir", "mejor dicho". For example, we spent five days in the US,
that is, three in Boston and two in New York". "My whole family came to the party, that is:
my mother, my cousins, ​​and even my grandmother." The next expression is "para ser sincero / sincera" (to be honest)
We could just say "I didn't like the book", that's right, that's fine. It expresses exactly what we mean: "I didn't like the book", but let's use
our expression and it sounds like: "to be honest I did not like the book".
When we use this expression our sentence has a larger, more complete meaning. The next expression is:
"En vez de". In English, it is "instead of". In replacement of something. For example
"in the office there is tea instead of coffee", "I am eating healthier food instead of junk
food" or "instead of complaining, you should do something". Another alternative is "en lugar de"
The next expression is "de nuevo". Synonyms for this expression can be...
For example, let's work out again. You forgot to close the window again. I have
to buy food again. (otra vez). Hoy en día.
For example: when I was young I climbed mountains, today I prefer less active plans.
Another example: I started my business with a bicycle, today I have more than 5 trucks.
The next expression is "pasarla bien " or "pasarlo bien". Don't say "tener un buen tiempo". In Spanish we
say "pasarla bien" or "pasarlo bien". To have a good time. What does it depend on
if it is "pasarla" o "pasarlo"? It depends on the region / country. You can use either one, that's not really important.
For example, how was the party? I had a great time, thank you. "Against all odds I had a great time at the company party."
Our expression number 9 is "No veo la hora de...": use this group of words to express your excitement
for something that will happen in the future. Many students say "I can't wait for", well
... although it is grammatically correct, you might hear "no veo la hora de" more often.
for example, "No veo la hora de ir al tour de grafiti" or "no veo la hora de almorzar".
I'm very hungry ", and" I hate this job, I can't wait to quit ", and finally,
let's see this number, this little number, how do you say it in Spanish?
I say "cien por ciento", but there are other ways to say it in Spanish and they are all correct:
For example "nowadays one hundred percent of the students have a computer,
I'm a hundred percent sure that I forgot my keys in the taxi,
or I promise you that I will give one hundred percent in the gym.
Well, guys. That's it for today's video, I hope you took notes because it was a lot of information
and I also hope this information has been useful for you. Thank you for watching this
lesson and see you in the next video and remember: If you're going to learn a language: Why Not Spanish? Chao!