Difficult Spanish Words and Phrases for Advanced Learners (With Dialogues)

01/10/2026 Learning & Grammer created by Manuel Koretz, Juan Camilo Palmar

Have you been learning Spanish for a while now and have a relatively good grasp of basic vocabulary? Then it's time to take the next step in your learning. At an advanced level, it's time to move beyond simply learning isolated words and start using entire sentences and sentence structures.

This will make your Spanish sound more natural and allow native speakers to understand you more easily. That's why we've compiled a list of Spanish phrases and words for you. This will help you learn and become familiar with them. To help you understand the more challenging Spanish phrases in context, we've included dialogues. You'll find these at the end of our list of Spanish phrases.

Prerequisites for Learning Difficult Spanish Words and Phrases

For the following important Spanish phrases and expressions, you should have already studied Spanish grammar for a while. Therefore, you absolutely must understand the Present Indicative, as well as the Indefinite and Imperfect tenses. In addition, you should have already studied the simple conditional, the simple future, and the gerund. But even if your Spanish isn't quite there yet, you can try to understand the following important Spanish phrases and expressions. Some of the phrases you'll find below are also used in combination with the Spanish subjunctive. So, you should have an understanding of when the Present Subjunctive is used and how it's formed in Spanish.

The following list contains important Spanish phrases and expressions that will help you use more natural Spanish in conversations with native Spanish speakers. They will also help you diversify your Spanish. With these important Spanish phrases, you'll achieve a more varied speaking style in Spanish, one that everyone would love to hear. Perhaps you already know one or two Spanish words from our list, discover them!

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English	Spanish
If I were you...	Yo en tu lugar ...
If I were you...	Yo que tú ...
If you were out of the way...	Si yo fuera tú ...
I would be bothering you...	Te molestaría ...
I would say that...	Yo diría que ...
I would think that...	Yo pensaría que ...
Could you please speak more slowly?	¿Puedes hablar más despacio, por favor?
What do you do for a living?	¿A qué te dedicas?
Break the ice!	¡Romper el hielo!
To turn red as a tomato	¡Ponerse como un tomate
It didn't matter to me	No me importa
See you later	Nos vemos al rato
Have a good day	Que tengas un buen día
Don't worry	No te preocupes
Whatever	Lo que sea
I am very grateful.	Estoy muy agradecido
How kind you are!	Qué amable eres!
No way!	De ningún modo!
one part of hours	un par de horas
To delight	Deleitarse
By no means	De ninguna manera
Nor that + subjunctive	Ni que + subjuntivo
Under no circumstances	Bajo ningún concepto
It doesn't matter	No hay de qué
It's time to do something.	Es hora de hacer algo
I can't cry	No me puedo quejar
It couldn't be better.	No podría estar mejor
I would love to have...	Me encantaría tener ...
I'll take it!	¡Me lo llevo!
It's all the same to me.	Me da lo mismo
I doubt that…	Dudo que …

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Spanish Dialogues for Advanced Learners: Practice Phrases in Context

The best way to learn new phrases and words in Spanish is to compare them to examples. That's why we've incorporated some of the Spanish words you saw in the list above into Spanish dialogues. Watch the dialogues and learn the new words with them.

Conversation at Work

Jefe: ¿Cómo ha avanzado el proyecto?
Andrea: Ya estamos en la fase final, a lo mucho nos tardamos un día más.
Jefe: Perfecto, muéstrame algún avance.
Andrea: Por supuesto, estos dos artículos los terminamos la semana pasada, y el recibimiento del público ha sido muy bueno. ¡Estamos en el top 10 de las páginas más visitadas en Google!
Jefe: Buen trabajo, mañana continuamos con la presentación.

Workplace Interview

Chef : How has the project progressed?
Andrea : We're already in the final phase; it will take us at most one more day.
Chef : Great, show me some progress.
Andrea : Of course, we finished these two articles last week, and the public response has been very good; we're in the top 10 most visited pages on Google!
Chef : Good work, tomorrow we'll continue with the presentation.

In a Date

Gabriela: ¡Hola, encantada de conocerte!
Felipe: El gusto es mío, qué guapa estás
Gabriela: ¿Gracias, comemos algo?
Felipe: Claro que sí. ¿Cuál es tu comida favorita?
Gabriela: Me encanta la comida de mar.
Felipe: Perfecto, conozco el mejor lugar, y está a tan solo unas calles de aquí.
Gabriela: Vamos, seguro tienen comida deliciosa.

During a Meeting

Gabriela : Hello, I'm delighted to meet you!
Felipe : It's a pleasure, you're very beautiful!
Gabriela : Thank you, would you like to grab something to eat?
Felipe : Of course, what's your favorite dish?
Gabriela : I love seafood.
Felipe : Perfect, I know the best place and it's only a few blocks from here.
Gabriela : Let's go, I'm sure they have good food.

Family Gathering at Christmas

Tío Pablo: Qué gusto tenerlos a todos reunidos esta noche.
Abuela Rosalba: Estoy muy contenta, les he preparado a todos mis mejores recetas navideñas, espero se deleiten.
Pequeño Javier: ¡Sí! ¡Ya quiero probar tus buñuelos abuela, son los más deliciosos del mundo!
Prima Angélica: Claro que sí, comamos juntos pero sin olvidar dar las gracias y cantar los villancicos familiares.
Pequeña Daniela: ¿Y cuándo vamos a abrir los regalos? Estoy esperando mi muñeca que le pedí a Papá Noel.
Mamá Camila: Tranquila hija, los regalos se abren a medianoche, todavía tienes que esperar un par de horas para el gran momento.

At the Family Gathering at Christmas

Uncle Pablo : What a pleasure to have you all here tonight!
Grandma Rosalba : I'm so happy! I've prepared my best Christmas recipes for you all. I hope you like them.
Little Javier : Yes, I want to try your doughnuts already, Grandma! They're the most delicious in the world!
Cousin Angelica : Of course, we'll eat together, but don't forget to say thank you and sing the family songs.
Little Daniela : And when do we open the presents? I'm waiting for my doll that I asked Santa for.
Mom Camila : Don't worry, the presents will be opened at midnight. You'll have to wait a few more hours for the big moment.

Conclusion: Learn Spanish Phrases to Speak More Naturally and Fluently

If you already have an advanced level of Spanish, it becomes increasingly difficult to improve your Spanish in a targeted way. You can, of course, read Spanish books, watch Spanish series and films, and immerse yourself in the Spanish language in general. For targeted improvement of your Spanish as an advanced student, you can continue to deepen your grammar knowledge or learn difficult Spanish words and phrases. It's best to use them immediately in conversations, and your Spanish will improve in no time and become more natural.

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