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==That's good==
==That's good==
In Spanish, when we give a simple opinion it's not common to say "Eso es bueno" (That's good).
In Spanish, when we give a simple opinion it's not common to say "Eso es bueno" (That's good).


Instead you can say:
Instead you can say:

Revision as of 13:00, 26 May 2019

Hello everybody,

In this lesson, we will give you useful tips to sound more like a native in Spanish.

This means using typical expressions that are not direct translations of your native language.

If you are a native Spanish speaker, please edit this wiki page and add more expressions.


That's good

In Spanish, when we give a simple opinion it's not common to say "Eso es bueno" (That's good).


Instead you can say:

  • Qué bueno
  • qué bien
  • bien
  • me parece bien

Last

In English they use "Last" (último) to refer to the time (day, month, year) just passed.


So, it's not very common to say "Fui a una fiesta el último domingo o el domingo pasado" (I went to a party last Sunday).


Instead, we just say "Fui a una fiesta el domingo" because the past of the verb ("Fui") already indicates that the Sunday is the Last one.

Next

Also, when the verb refers to the future, it's not necessary to say "Próximo" (Next) as in "El domingo iré a una fiesta" (Next Sunday, I will go to a party).

days and months

By the way, in Spanish, the names of the days and months are written in lowercase letters as opposite to English where they are written in capital letters.