| Term | Definition |
| What's happening with...? (L.Am, Sp) | ¿Qué me cuentas (de) ...? -- [¿Qué me cuentas de tu relación con Alfonso?] (L.Am, Sp) |
| What can you do? (L.Am, Sp) | ¿Qué remedio? (L.Am, Sp) |
| Who knows? (L.Am, Sp) | Vaya uno a saber // A saber (L.Am, Sp) |
| The word is (going around) that... / The word on the street is that... (L.Am, Sp) | Se corre que... (L.Am, Sp) -- [Se corre que él tiene novia] |
| What do you mean...? (Parts of L.Am) | ¿Como que ...? (Parts of L.Am) -- [¿Como que perdiste el dinero?] |
| If you want (L.Am, Sp) | Como quieras (L.Am, Sp) |
| So (that) you know... (L.Am, Sp) | Para que (lo) sepas (L.Am, Sp) |
| Flick (movie) (Mex, DR, Sp) | la peli (Mex, DR, Sp) |
| Free time (L.Am, Sp) | los ratos libres (L.Am, Sp) -- [¿Qué haces en tus ratos libres?] |
| It's not that bad (L.Am, Sp) | No es para tanto (L.Am, Sp) |
| That's for sure / you betcha (L.Am, Sp) | Ya lo creo (L.Am, Sp) |
| Yeah (Parts of L.Am) | Ey // Simón (Part of L.Am) |
| That's it! Right! (L.Am, Sp) | ¡Así es! (L.Am, Sp) |
| Sure thing (all right, it's a deal) (L.Am, Sp) | ¡Claro! (L.Am, Sp) |
| Way to go! That's the way to do it! (L.Am, Sp) | ¡Así se hace! (L.Am, Sp) |
| I see (L.Am, Sp) | Ya se ve (L.Am, Sp) |
| Without ryhme or reason (L.Am, Sp) | Ni son ni ton (L.Am, Sp) |
| To draw a blank (L.Am, Sp) | Quedarse en blanco (L.Am, Sp) -- [Me quedé en blanco.] |
| Easier said than done (L.Am, Sp) | Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho (L.Am, Sp) |
| For sure (L.Am, Sp) | A cierta ciencia (L.Am, Sp) -- [Lo sabemos a cierta ciencia] |
| There's no rush (L.Am, Sp) | No hay prisa (L.Am, Sp) |
| There's something here for everyone (L.Am, Sp) | Hay de todo como en botica (L.Am, Sp) |
| You're welcome (L.Am, Sp) | No hay de qué (L.Am, Sp) // De nada (L.Am, Sp) |
| In a little while (L.Am, Sp) | al rato (L.Am, Sp) // en un ratito (L.Am, Sp) |
| To work wonders (L.Am, Sp) | Hacer maravillas (L.Am, Sp) |
| (to be a) Worthless (thing) (L.Am, Sp) | (ser) papel mojado (L.Am, Sp) |