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Spanish (Spain)

### Replies you hear every day

Three short replies keep a conversation polite.

| Spanish | when you use it |
|---|---|
| **{{item:1252485}}** | to send a wish back: you too, likewise |
| **{{item:1252493}}** | to promise something very soon: right away |
| **con mucho gusto** | to say yes to a request: with pleasure |

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When someone wishes you a good weekend or a good meal, *igualmente* wishes it back. It also answers *encantado* when you meet someone.

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Waiters and shop assistants say *enseguida* all the time. It means very soon, not always this very second.

### Taste and pleasure

Two uses of **{{item:1252489}}** come up every day. *Tener buen gusto* is to have good taste in clothes, music or a home:

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In *con mucho gusto* it is the pleasure you take in doing something for someone:

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How food tastes is usually *el sabor*, not *el gusto*: *el sabor del vino*.

### Excellent and wonderful

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**{{item:1252501}}** changes like *bonito*: *maravillosa*, *maravillosos*, *maravillosas*.

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Polite replies and praise (igualmente, con mucho gusto, enseguida)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
likewise, you too (as a reply)	igualmente
Have a good weekend! Thanks, you too.	¡Buen fin de semana! Gracias, igualmente.
Enjoy your meal! Thanks, you too.	¡Que aproveche! Gracias, igualmente.
Pleased to meet you, I'm Luis. Likewise, I'm Carmen.	Encantado, soy Luis. Igualmente, yo soy Carmen.
the taste (in style); the pleasure (in polite replies)	el gusto
Will you help me with the suitcase? Yes, with pleasure.	¿Me ayudas con la maleta? Sí, con mucho gusto.
You have very good taste.	Tienes muy buen gusto.
My sister has good taste in clothes.	Mi hermana tiene buen gusto para la ropa.
right away, straight away	enseguida
A coffee, please. Right away.	Un café, por favor. Enseguida.
The waiter brings the bill right away.	El camarero trae la cuenta enseguida.
The doctor is coming right away.	El médico viene enseguida.
excellent	excelente
The food in this restaurant is excellent.	La comida de este restaurante es excelente.
He is an excellent teacher.	Es un profesor excelente.
It is an excellent idea.	Es una idea excelente.
wonderful	maravilloso
How wonderful this beach is!	¡Qué maravillosa es esta playa!
Your parents are wonderful.	Tus padres son maravillosos.
The movie is wonderful.	La película es maravillosa.

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