Expressing certainty in Spanish
Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| As far as I know… | Por lo que sé,… |
| For sure / One thing is certain… | Una cosa es segura… |
| I agree / I accept that / I admit. | Estoy de acuerdo. |
| I can quite believe it. | Quiero creerlo. |
| I don’t deny it. | No lo niego / lo reconozco |
| I don’t doubt that… | No lo dudo… |
| I have no doubt that… | No lo dudo… |
| I knew it! | Estaba seguro de ello. |
| I never doubted it. | Nunca lo dudé |
| I never doubted… | Nunca dudé que… |
| I stand my ground. | Me mantengo en mis trece. |
| I stick by it. | Lo mantengo. |
| I still think (believe) that | Todavía creo que… |
| I take your word for it. | Te tomo la palabra. |
| I thought as much. | Eso es lo que pensé. |
| I’d swear to it. / I’d stake my life on it. | Apostaría mi vida por ello. |
| I’m absolutely positive. | Estoy absolutamente seguro. |
| I’m certain / I’m convinced / I’m positive. | Estoy seguro de ello. |
| I’m convinced that… | Estoy convencido/persuadido de que… |
| I’m sure that… | Estoy seguro de que… |
| I’m telling you just what I think. | Te lo digo como lo pienso. |
| It never occured to me that… | Nunca se me ocurrió que… |
| It’s clear / It’s definite. | Es cierto. |
| It’s pretty obvious that | Es bastante obvio que… |
| Let’s face the facts! | Aceptémoslo. |
| Mark my words! | ¡Te lo digo yo! |
| No doubt in my mind whatsoever. | No tengo ninguna duda al respecto. |
| Not as far as I know. | No que yo sepa. |
| Stick to the facts! | Limítese a los hechos. |
| Take my word for it! | Puedes creerme. |
| There is little doubt that… | Casi no hay duda de que… |
| There is no denying it. /It’s undeniable. | Es innegable. |
| There is no denying that… | No hay duda de que…/ No hay duda de que… |
| There is no doubt that… | No hay duda de que… |
| There’s no doubt about it. | No hay duda de ello. |
| There’s not the shadow of a doubt | No hay duda de ello |
| Undoubtedly | Sin duda, |
| Without a doubt / No doubt | Sin duda alguna. |
| Without the shadow of a doubt ! | Sin duda alguna. |
| You can be sure of that. | No hay duda |
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