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Master high-frequency phrases using the 80/20 principle for rapid Spanish fluency

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Hacer una pregunta

To ask a question

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Spanish uses hacer (to make/do) with pregunta — not preguntar una pregunta, which is redundant. Very common in class and …
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Dar un paseo

To go for a walk / To take a walk

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The natural collocation for taking a walk. Also dar una vuelta (to take a stroll). Both are very common in …
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Perder el tiempo

To waste time

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Fixed collocation. Spanish uses perder (to lose) with tiempo, not malgastar, in everyday speech. The opposite is aprovechar el tiempo.
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Tener razón

To be right

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Essential collocation. Spanish uses tener (to have) where English uses 'to be'. Never say 'ser correcto' for a person being …
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Hacer caso

To pay attention / To listen to / To heed

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Versatile collocation meaning to pay attention or to do what someone says. Hacer caso a alguien = to listen to …
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Tener en cuenta

To bear in mind / To take into account

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Very common in formal and informal speech. Used when considering a factor or remembering something important.
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Dar las gracias

To give thanks / To thank

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More emphatic and formal than just saying gracias. Dar las gracias a alguien = to thank someone explicitly.
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Hacer falta

To be necessary / To need

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Essential impersonal construction. Me hace falta = I need. No hace falta = it's not necessary. Very common in everyday …
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Tomar nota

To take note / To take notes

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Used both literally (writing notes) and figuratively (making a mental note of something). Very common in professional and academic settings.
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Echar de menos

To miss (someone or something)

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The standard collocation for missing a person or thing. Also extrañar in Latin America. Te echo de menos = I …
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