{"id":6358,"date":"2013-01-30T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=6358"},"modified":"2013-02-02T09:47:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T14:47:25","slug":"colloquial-spanish-part-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-part-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish &#8211; Part 01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a1Hola!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today I am going to start a series of posts with colloquial Spanish sentences. These are the sentences you will find in real life and remember, colloquial is not slang, so it&#8217;s safe to use the sentences below in your everyday conversations, ok?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Let&#8217;s start!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6358-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_1.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_1.mp3\">Download audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00bfListo? \u2013 Are you ready?<br \/>\n\u00a1Ap\u00farate! \u2013 Step on it! Get a move on!<br \/>\nLa conclusi\u00f3n es\u2026 &#8211; The bottom line is\u2026<br \/>\nPase lo que pase. \u2013 Come what may.<br \/>\nAunque no te lo creas. \u2013 Believe it or not.<br \/>\n\u00a1Qu\u00e9date ah\u00ed! \u2013 Hang tight!<br \/>\nA prop\u00f3sito\u2026 &#8211; By the way\u2026<br \/>\n\u00a1Aqu\u00ed lo tienes! \u2013 Here you go!<br \/>\nLas cosas se est\u00e1n arreglando. \u2013 Things are falling into place.<br \/>\nPor ahora no hubo problemas. \u2013 So far, so good.<br \/>\nAs\u00ed es la vida. \u2013 That\u2019s life.<br \/>\n\u00bfAl contado o con tarjeta? \u2013 Cash or charge?<br \/>\n\u00a1Te lo mereces! \u2013 It serves you right!<br \/>\n\u00bfCara o seca? \u2013 Heads or tails?<br \/>\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo dijiste? \u2013 Come again?<br \/>\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo es posible? \u2013 How come? How\u2019s that possible?<br \/>\nCon el pasar del tiempo\u2026 &#8211; As time goes by\u2026<br \/>\n\u00a1Contr\u00f3late! \u2013 Pull yourself together!<br \/>\n\u00a1No te entrometas! \u2013 Mind your own business!<br \/>\nYa me di cuenta. \u2013 You can tell!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6358-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_2.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/colloquial-1_2.mp3\">Download audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">De ahora en adelante. \u2013 From now on.<br \/>\n\u00a1\u00c9chale \/ Dale una ojeada \/ un vistazo! \u2013 Check it out!<br \/>\n\u00a1Dame un respiro! \u2013 Give me a break!<br \/>\n\u00a1Olv\u00eddalo! \u2013 Forget about it!<br \/>\n\u00a1De ninguna manera! \u2013 No way!<br \/>\n\u00a1Dilo \/ Habla de una vez! \u2013 Spit it out!<br \/>\n\u00a1Se colg\u00f3! \u2013 It crashed! (the computer)<br \/>\nAl final sali\u00f3 todo bien. \u2013 It all worked out fine in the end.<br \/>\nA la una, a las dos\u2026 &#8211; Going once, going twice\u2026<br \/>\n\u00bfY ahora? \u2013 What now?<br \/>\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 cuentas? \u2013 What\u2019s up?<br \/>\n\u00a1Te toca a ti! \u2013 It\u2019s up to you1 It\u2019s your turn!<br \/>\n\u00bfY qu\u00e9? \u2013 So what?<br \/>\nEso es todo. \u2013 That\u2019s it.<br \/>\n\u00a1Es verdad! \u2013 That\u2019s true!<br \/>\n\u00c9l ya pas\u00f3 al olvido. \u2013 He\u2019s history.<br \/>\n\u00a1Hoy invito yo! \u2013 My treat! I\u2019m paying today!<br \/>\nEs por tu propio bien. \u2013 It\u2019s for your own good.<br \/>\n\u00c9rase una vez\u2026 &#8211; Once upon a time\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Want more free resources to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a>? 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