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Phrase set
Common Spanish Idioms and Expressions
Compact everyday Spanish idioms for reactions, decisions, timing, effort, emotions, problems, and public-life conversations.
Table of Contents
Everyday reactions
- 01
No pasa nada.
No worries.
- 02
¡Qué va!
No way.
- 03
Ni hablar.
Absolutely not.
- 04
Ya veremos.
We'll see.
- 05
Eso espero.
I hope so.
- 06
Me da igual.
I don't mind.
- 07
No tengo ni idea.
I have no idea.
- 08
Menos mal.
Good thing.
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Agreeing and deciding
- 09
De acuerdo.
Agreed.
- 10
Cuenta conmigo.
Count me in.
- 11
Me apunto.
I'm in.
- 12
Está hecho.
Consider it done.
- 13
Dicho y hecho.
Done and done.
- 14
Vamos al grano.
Let's get to the point.
- 15
Tienes razón.
You're right.
- 16
Me parece bien.
Sounds good to me.
Time and timing
- 17
tarde o temprano
sooner or later
- 18
de vez en cuando
from time to time
- 19
por ahora
for now
- 20
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
- 21
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in the blink of an eye
- 22
a última hora
at the last minute
- 23
a tiempo
on time
- 24
de un día para otro
from one day to the next
Work and effort
- 25
ponerse manos a la obra
get down to work
- 26
echar una mano
lend a hand
- 27
valer la pena
be worth it
- 28
hacer lo posible
do what you can
- 29
ir poco a poco
go little by little
- 30
salir adelante
move forward
- 31
costar trabajo
take effort
- 32
tenerlo claro
be clear about it
Emotions and trust
- 33
estar de buen humor
be in a good mood
- 34
estar de malas
be in a bad mood
- 35
tener ganas de...
feel like...
- 36
confiar en alguien
trust someone
- 37
hablar claro
speak plainly
- 38
ir con cuidado
be careful
- 39
estar tranquilo
stay calm
- 40
no darle vueltas
not overthink it
Problems and opinions
- 41
meter la pata
mess up
- 42
no tiene sentido
it doesn't make sense
- 43
estar en duda
be in doubt
- 44
buscar una solución
look for a solution
- 45
salir mal
go wrong
- 46
no venir al caso
be beside the point
- 47
cambiar de opinión
change your mind
- 48
por si acaso
just in case
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