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5 Spanish Phrases That Make You Sound Instantly More Fluent (Even If You’re Not)

Let’s be honest—sounding fluent in Spanish feels great. It’s like pulling off a convincing salsa dance at a wedding without anyone realising you actually learned the steps from a YouTube short. But the truth is, you don’t need to be fluent to sound fluent. You just need a few tricks up your sleeve.

Here are five phrases (plus a cheeky intonation tip or two) that’ll help you fake it ‘til you make it. Ready? ¡Vamos!

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Spanish phrases with a difference

How to say “I’m looking forward to that” in Spanish

We use this expression a lot in English; “I’m looking forward to going on holiday”, “I’m looking forward to seeing my friend”, “looking forward to Christmas”. We use it so much that we forget it’s actually an idiom which is something that doesn’t say exactly what it is so it makes it difficult to translate this phrase into Spanish. To help I’ve written this blog post highlighting some different ways to say “I’m looking forward” in Spanish.

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Useful Spanish Phrase – How to say “No rush, there’s plenty of time” in Spanish

‘Mañana, manaña…’

The pace of life feels much slower in Spain, Central and South America, doesn’t it?

I lived in South America for 20 years and got quite used to it I must say. It was sooooo noticeable when friends and family came to visit. They walked so quickly!

A great little Spanish phrase to learn for situations just like these is “no rush, there’s plenty of time”.

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