Useful Spanish Sentences – Giving advice
Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| Give advice / Dar consejos | |
| I advise you to… | Te aconsejo que… |
| Have you considered… | ¿Has considerado…? |
| Have you thought about… | ¿Ha pensado en…? |
| How about …? | ¿Qué te parece…? |
| I decided to follow your advice and … | He decidido seguir tu consejo y … |
| I reckon you should … now | Creo que deberías … ahora |
| I recommend …ing | Recomiendo… |
| I recommend (that) you … | Te recomiendo que… |
| I suggest …ing | Sugiero… |
| I suggest (that) you … | Te sugiero que… |
| I suggest you … | Te sugiero … |
| I took your advice , and I … | He seguido tu consejo, y yo… |
| I would strongly advise you to … | Te aconsejo encarecidamente que … |
| I’ll do that for you if you like. | Lo haré por ti si quieres. |
| If I were in your position, I’d … | Si yo estuviera en tu lugar, yo… |
| If I were in your shoes, I’d … | Si yo estuviera en su lugar, yo … |
| If I were you, I would do… | Si yo estuviera en tu lugar, haría… |
| If you take my advice, you should…. | Si usted toma mi consejo, debería…. |
| In your position, I would do… | En tu lugar, yo haría… |
| It might be a good idea to … | Podría ser una buena idea… |
| My advice would be to … | Mi consejo sería… |
| Perhaps we could… | Tal vez podríamos… |
| The best advice I can give you is… | El mejor consejo que puedo darte es… |
| Tina will help you if you ask her. | Tina te ayudará si se lo pides. |
| Why don’t you …? | ¿Por qué no…? |
| Would you like to …? | ¿Te gustaría…? |
| You could … | Podrías… |
| You could always… | Siempre podrías… |
| You have to … | Tienes que… |
| You might try …ing | Podrías intentar… |
| You must … | Usted debe … |
| You should … | Deberías… |
| You should perhaps… | Deberías quizás… |
| You’d (really) better …. | Lo harías mejor |
| You’d better … | Será mejor que… |
| Ask for advice / Pedir consejo | |
| Do you think it’s a good idea to… | ¿Crees que es una buena idea… |
| If you were me what would you do? | Si fueras yo, ¿qué harías? |
| What do you advise me to do? | ¿Qué me aconsejas que haga? |
| What do you suggest? | ¿Qué me sugieres? |
| What should I do? | ¿Qué debería hacer? |
| What’s your advice? | ¿Cuál es tu consejo? |
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