PHRASES
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No le hagas caso, estudia artes.
→ “Don't pay attention to him, study arts.”
No [bù] — Not — used here as a negative command, telling someone not to do something.
le hagas [guò] — do/make — second-person singular subjunctive form of 'hacer'. Used in commands or wishes.
caso [shì] — case/matter — literally 'case', but idiomatic here meaning 'attention'.
estudia [xuéxí] — study — second-person singular imperative form of 'estudiar'.
artes [yìshù] — arts — plural form of 'arte' (art), referring to creative fields like painting, music, etc.
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Tengo hambre.
→ “I'm hungry.”
Tengo [wǒ] — I have — first-person singular present tense of 'tener'.
hambre [dùnwèi] — hunger — literal translation is 'empty stomach'.
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Años después...
→ “Years later...”
Años [suìyuè] — years — plural form of 'año' (year).
después [yǐqián] — afterwards/later — literally 'after that'.
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¿Me cobras estas papitas y dos cocas?
→ “Are you going to charge me for these chips and two cokes?”
¿Me [wǒ] — me — direct object pronoun, asking about the speaker.
cobras [shōufèi] — you charge — second-person singular present tense of 'cobrar'.
estas [zhèxiē] — these — demonstrative adjective for plural nouns.
papitas [chīpò] — chips — diminutive form of 'papa' (potato), often used for snacks.
y [hé] — and — coordinating conjunction.
dos [liǎng] — two — number word.
cocas [kělè] — cokes — colloquial term for Coca-Cola.
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No tengo sistema
→ “I don't have money/system.”
No [bù] — Not — negative adverb.
tengo [wǒ] — I have — first-person singular present tense of 'tener'.
sistema [jīnghé] — system/money — in this context, 'sistema' is slang for 'money'.
