Everyday English Vocabulary, Phrases and Common Tenses

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Senses and Adjectives

Smell: Olfato (smells), Taste: Gusto (tastes), Sight: Vista (looks), Hearing: Oído (sound), Touch: Tacto (feels).

Adjectives

Awful: horrible
Disgusting: asqueroso
Great: estupendo

At the Doctor's

Key phrases and vocabulary:

What’s the problem?
Earache: dolor de oídos
infection
medication
antibiotics
Painkillers: analgésicos
To prescribe: recetar
Prescription: receta
Drug: medicamento
Let me have a look.

Relationships and Common Phrases

To meet somebody: conocer a alguien
To fancy somebody: gustarte
To ask somebody out: pedir a alguien
To go out with somebody: salir con alguien
To fall in love: enamorarse
To fall out: desenamorarse
To have an argument: discutir
To break up: romper una relación
To make up: hacer las paces
To get engaged: prometerse
To get married to someone: casarse
To get divorced from someone: divorciarse
To date someone: tener cita
To cheat on someone: engañar
Love at first sight: amor a 1ª vista
A white lie: mentira piadosa
To get on well with someone: llevarse bien con alguien
To come up to someone: acercarse
To be grounded: castigado

At a Restaurant

Common expressions and vocabulary:

To make up one's mind / To get one’s mind: decidirse
I will go first: yo pido primero
Sparkling or still?: gas o no?
Tap water
Avocado
I will have the (food) to start, followed by...
Could I have the bill, please?: la cuenta
My steak is raw: crudo
Starters
Grilled
Roast: asado
Main course
Fries
Pie: pastel
Mashed potato
Cod
Here is your change.

Both, Neither, Nor, And

Examples:

Both Sara and Alba play basketball.
Neither Sara nor Alba plays basketball.

Jobs and Professions

Architect
Cashier
Till (caja)
Chef
Coach
Firefighter
Flight attendant
Lawyer (abogado)
Judge
Plumber (fontanero)
Soldier
Surgeon (cirujano)
Tour guide
Vet
Gossipy: cotilla
Journalist
P.E. teacher
Psychologist

So and Such

Structure:

So + adjective
Such + a/an + adjective + noun

Present Simple

Forms & examples: I usually drink. He usually drinks. He doesn't.

Usage: regular habits and routines, general truths or scientific facts, y gustos, opiniones y sentimientos.

Present Continuous

Form: TO BE + VERB + -ING

Usage: an action that is happening at the moment of speaking, definite plans for the near future, temporary actions, with the adverb always to express a complaint.

Present Perfect

Form: Have/has + past participle (regular or irregular): We have lived...

Usage: To talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present, to talk about experiences.

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