Real Conversations
Light Conversation: Spanish words for real conversations
The “Light Conversation” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are Spanish words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Light Conversation” set
55 · SpanishThese Spanish words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 55 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
qué guay
[ke ˈɡwai]
that's cool
phrase
como siempre
[ˈko.mo ˈsjem.pre]
same as usual
phrase
bastante bueno
[βasˈtante ˈbweno]
pretty good
phrase
me alegro de verte
[me aˈle.ɣɾo ðe ˈβeɾ.te]
good to see you
phrase
qué tal va todo
[ke tal βa toðo]
how's it going
phrase
charla trivial
[ˈtʃaɾ.la tɾiˈβjal]
small talk
phrase
literalmente
[li.te.ɾal.'men.te]
exactly
adverb
en realidad
[en re.a.li.djad]
in fact
adverb
viaje
[ˈbjaxe]
trip
noun
vacaciones
[bakaˈsjones]
vacation
noun
tiempo libre
[ˈtjempo ˈlibɾe]
free time
noun
Suena interesante
[ˈswena inteɾeˈsante]
sounds interesting
phrase
Suena divertido
[ˈswena dibeɾˈtido]
sounds fun
phrase
Suena bien
[ˈswe.na ˈβjen]
sounds nice
phrase
qué sucedió
[ke suseˈdjo]
what happened
phrase
Que lo que
[ke lo ke]
what's up
phrase
por cierto
[poɾ ˈsjeɾto]
incidentally
phrase
ponerse al día
[poˈneɾse al ˈdia]
catch up
phrase
película favorita
[peˈlikula faboˈɾita]
favorite movie
noun
pausa para el café
[ˈpawsa ˈpaɾa el kaˈfe]
coffee break
noun
pausa para el almuerzo
[ˈpawsa ˈpaɾa el alˈmweɾso]
lunch break
noun
para ser sincero
[ˈpaɾa seɾ sinˈseɾo]
to be honest
phrase
noticias locales
[noˈtisjas loˈkales]
local news
phrase
noticias
[noˈtisjas]
news
noun
nada mal
[ˈnada mal]
not bad
phrase
mucho tiempo sin verlo
[ˈmutʃo ˈtjempo sin ˈbeɾlo]
long time no see
phrase
Me preguntaba
[me pɾegunˈtaba]
I was wondering
phrase
mantenerse en contacto
[manteˈneɾse en konˈtakto]
keep in touch
phrase
mal tiempo
[mal ˈtjempo]
bad weather
noun
lugar favorito
[luˈgaɾ faboˈɾito]
favorite place
noun
hobby
[ˈxobi]
hobby
noun
fin de semana
[fin de seˈmana]
weekend
noun
día tranquilo
[ˈdia tɾaŋˈkilo]
quiet day
phrase
día laborable
[ˈdi.a la.βoˈɾa.βle]
business day
noun
día de descanso
[ˈdia de desˈkanso]
day off
phrase
día ajetreado
[ˈdia axetɾeˈado]
busy day
phrase
de todos modos
[de ˈtodos ˈmodos]
anyway
phrase
Cuéntame más
[ˈkwentame mas]
tell me more
phrase
cómo has estado
[ˈkomo as esˈtado]
how have you been
phrase
comida favorita
[koˈmida faboˈɾita]
favorite food
noun
buen tiempo
[bwen ˈtjempo]
nice weather
phrase
¿Cómo estás?
[ˈkomo esˈtas]
how are you
phrase
fines de semana
weekends
noun
día laborable
weekday
noun
ponerse al día
to catch up
phrase
para ser sincero
to be honest
phrase
suena bien
sounds nice
phrase
búsqueda
pursuit
noun
buen tiempo
nice weather
phrase
artículo
item
noun
qué tal te ha ido
how’ve you been
phrase
rondar
haunt
verb
poniéndose al día
catching up
phrase
de todos modos
at any rate
phrase
en todo caso
At all events
phrase
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