no me gusta que me manden

haz lo que te manden — do as you are told

no me gusta que me manden — I don't like being told what to do

¿hoy no te han mandado deberes? — haven't they given you any homework today?

me he mandado hacer un traje — I'm having a suit made

tuvimos que mandar arreglar el coche — we had to put the car in for repairs, we had to have the car repaired

¿quién te manda ser tan tonto? — how could you be so stupid?

he mandado llamar al electricista — I've sent for the electrician

mandó llamar a todas las monjas al patio — she summoned all the nuns to the courtyard

mandar salir a algn — to order sb out

se casará por la iglesia como está mandado — she'll have a church wedding as one would expect

lo mandaron como representante de la empresa — he was sent to represent the company, he was sent as the company's representative

he mandado a los niños a la cama — I've sent the children to bed

te mandaré mi dirección por correo electrónico — I'll send you my address by email, I'll email you my address

mandaba la brigada de bomberos — he was in charge of the fire brigade

mandó el balón al poste — she hit the post with the ball

le han mandado antibióticos — she has been prescribed antibiotics

mandar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

mandar una patada a algn — to give sb a kick, kick sb

le mandó una bofetada — she slapped him

¿quién manda aquí? — who's in charge here?

aquí mando yo — I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here

los que mandan en este país — the people that run this country

mandaba en todo un ejército — he was in command of an entire army

¡mande usted! — at your service!, what can I do for you?

de nada, a mandar — don't mention it, (I'm) at your service!

haz lo que te mandan — do as you're told

de acuerdo a lo que manda la ley — in accordance with the law

el médico le mandó descansar — the doctor advised him to rest

la mandé por el pan — I sent her out to buy the bread

mis padres me mandaron llamar — my parents sent for me

mandó decir que... — she sent a message to say that...

mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha — he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play

le mandó un puñetazo — he punched him

en mi casa mando yo — I'm the boss in my house

mande! — yes sir/madam?, excuse me?

se mandó un discurso de dos horas — she regaled us with a two hour speech

se mandó un postre delicioso — he managed to produce a delicious dessert

haz lo que te mandan — do as you're told

de acuerdo a lo que manda la ley — in accordance with the law

el médico le mandó descansar — the doctor advised him to rest

la mandé por el pan — I sent her out to buy the bread

mis padres me mandaron llamar — my parents sent for me

mandó decir que... — she sent a message to say that...

mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha — he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play

le mandó un puñetazo — he punched him

en mi casa mando yo — I'm the boss in my house

mande! — yes sir/madam?, excuse me?

se mandó un discurso de dos horas — she regaled us with a two hour speech

se mandó un postre delicioso — he managed to produce a delicious dessert

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone