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Spanish Chunks Library

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

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Pues

Well / So / Um

Fillers & Small Talk Polyword Beginner
Filler for thinking, hesitating, or softening statements. Extremely versatile.
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Bueno

Well / Okay / So

Fillers & Small Talk Polyword Beginner
Transition word, thinking pause, or agreement. Very common conversation starter.
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Entonces

So / Then / Therefore

Fillers & Small Talk Polyword Beginner
Connecting ideas, showing consequence, or buying thinking time.
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A ver

Let's see / Let me think

Fillers & Small Talk Sentence Frame Beginner
Thinking out loud, considering options, checking something, or expressing curiosity.
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Déjame pensar

Let me think

Fillers & Small Talk Sentence Frame Beginner
Asking for thinking time before responding.
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Déjame ver

Let me see / Let me check

Fillers & Small Talk Sentence Frame Beginner
Asking time to look at or consider something.
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¿Cómo te diré?

How shall I put it? / How can I say this?

Fillers & Small Talk Sentence Frame Intermediate
Searching for right words, about to say something delicate.
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¿Cómo te lo explico?

How do I explain this?

Fillers & Small Talk Sentence Frame Intermediate
Struggling to explain something complex or sensitive.
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Este...

Um... / Uh...

Fillers & Small Talk Polyword Beginner
Hesitation sound while thinking. Very common in Latin America.
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Eh...

Uh... / Er...

Fillers & Small Talk Polyword Beginner
Hesitation sound, very natural in Spain.
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O sea

I mean / That is / In other words

Fillers & Small Talk Institutionalized Expression Beginner
Clarifying, rephrasing, or elaborating on what you just said. Extremely common.
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Es decir

That is to say / In other words

Fillers & Small Talk Institutionalized Expression Beginner
Clarifying or rephrasing, slightly more formal than 'o sea'.
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