A natural translation is “El jefe no come mucho”, and you can switch to “Mi jefe come poco” when you want a softer, everyday tone. You can translate “the boss doesn’t eat much” a few ways, and the best pick depends on what you mean. Are you stating a simple habit, making a gentle comment […]

“Tengo” means “I have” in Spanish, and it also turns up for age, hunger, thirst, and a few common feelings depending on the phrase. You’ll run into tengo on day one of Spanish. It shows up in tiny messages (“Tengo clase”), in daily talk (“Tengo hambre”), and in straight possession (“Tengo un coche”). If you

En español, el país se nombra como “Macedonia del Norte”, y su forma oficial larga es “República de Macedonia del Norte”. If you’ve ever had to write a caption, a school assignment, a visa form, or a news-style sentence in Spanish, you’ve probably paused at one point: what’s the clean, correct way to say North

You can say “¿Te voy a ver?” for a direct plan, or “¿Nos vemos?” for a friendly check-in. You’re trying to say something simple: “Am I going to see you?” In Spanish, the best line depends on what you mean. Are you checking if your schedules line up? Are you confirming a plan you already

For most situations, “Llámame ahora” works; use “Llámeme ahora” when speaking formally. You’ve got a short phrase to translate, and it feels like it should be one-and-done. Then Spanish throws in a twist: the “right” version depends on who you’re talking to and how direct you want to sound. This page gives you clean translations

Use “soy de…”, “vengo de…”, and the right gentilicio to say where you’re from, then add one short detail that fits the moment. Talking about where you’re from is one of the first things that comes up in Spanish. It happens at airports, in group chats, at work, and when someone introduces you to a

“Our sister” is most often “nuestra hermana,” with “our” matching the noun’s gender and number. If you’re trying to say “our sister” in Spanish, you’re already close. The phrase is usually simple, yet a few small grammar choices can make it sound natural instead of translated. You’ll get the best everyday wording, what changes in

You can say someone is lying with “está mintiendo” and call a lie “una mentira,” with tone and context doing the heavy lifting. You don’t need Spanish to get tangled up in lies. You need Spanish to talk about them clearly. Maybe you’re reading a crime novel, watching a telenovela, translating a text thread, or

In Spanish, “makes” most often maps to forms of hacer, but the best choice changes with meaning: building, causing, earning, or producing. “Makes” looks simple in English. Then you try to translate it, and Spanish pushes back. That’s normal. English leans on one workhorse verb for lots of ideas. Spanish splits those ideas across several

“Esq.” is an English courtesy suffix for a licensed attorney; Spanish usually uses “abogado/a” or “Lic.” instead. You’ll see “Esq.” after a name on letters, contracts, emails, and even social profiles. If you work in Spanish—or you’re translating something into Spanish—it can feel awkward, since Spanish doesn’t use “Esq.” in the same way. The goal