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| Se supone que (+ CONJUGATED verb) Ex- Se supones que tienes dinero. OR Se suponía que.. |
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| You were supposed to.. ex- You are supposed to have money. OR You WERE supposed to... |
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| (por o de) la mañana/tarde/noche |
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| por la mañana = in the morning (There is no "EN la mañana"!!) -- de la manana = exact time you do something (A las 5 De la tarde doy un paseo). |
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| próxima vs. siguiente - ex)Se conocieron en 1990 y se casaron el año siguiente OR Bebió mucho y la mañana siguente tenía resaca (hangover). |
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| next (only used when speaking of present or future) VS the following (used for the past)- |
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| llevar (in terms of taking someone somewhere) |
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| to give someone a lift - Do NOT use tomar! |
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| Cuanto mas/menos... WRONG: "Lo más que lo veo lo más que me gusta" - RIGHT: Cuanto más lo veo, más me gusta (The more I see him the more I like him). |
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| judging by what I've heard |
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| dejarse ver (Me dejas ver...) |
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| to let see (will you let me see...) |
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| dejarse pensar ex dejame pensar |
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| to let someone think ex let me think |
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| to taste like OR it tastes good/bad |
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| calzar - ¿Que número calza Ud? |
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| to wear (shoe size) - What number shoe size do you wear? |
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| no matter how much (and remember uses subj w/ future, conditional, or imperative) ex) por mucho que lo intento (intento is regular present b/c not used with futire, cond, etc).. - no matter how much I try |
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| más/menos de ex- va a costar más de... |
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| more/less than... its going to cost more than.. |
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| VERB + "tanto como" ex)Ella ha viajado tanto como Ud. |
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| as much as -- She has travelled as much as you. |
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| tan + adjective/adver + como ex) tan largo como |
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| as ---- as ex) as long as |
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| tanto/a(s) + noun + como ex) tengo tantas maletas como tú |
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| as ------ as ex) I have as many suitcases as you. |
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| tan - tanto - tantos/as (when used for EMPHASISnot for comparison). Ex)Tu viaje es tan largo / ¡Viajas tanto! |
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| so - so much - so many ex)Your trip is SO long. / You travel SO MUCH! |
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| podías haber llamado (not really an expression but an important construction for me to get!) |
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