USAGE NOTE The word "okay" is often written as "OK." An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired). adverb 1. (correctly) a. bien Everything is going to be okay.Todo va a estar bien. An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!). interjection
2. (agreed) a. está bien Let's go out for dinner. - Okay.Vayamos a cenar fuera. - Está bien. b. okey Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain. (Latin America) I left your dinner in the fridge. - Okay.Te dejé la cena en la nevera. - Okey. c. vale Regionalism used in Spain (Spain) Will you drive? - Okay.¿Quieres conducir tú? - Vale. 3. (used as a filler) a. bueno Okay, then. Let's make a start.Bueno, a ver. ¡Empecemos! An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog). adjective 4. (in a satisfactory state) a. bien Are you okay? The fall had to hurt.¿Estás bien? La caída te ha tenido que doler. 5. (acceptable) a. bien The movie is okay, but I wish it had a little bit more action.La película está bien, pero me gustaría que tuviera algo más de acción. b. bueno Its performance is okay, the problem is how fast it deteriorates.Su rendimiento es bueno, el problema es que se deteriora muy rápido. 6. (likeable) a. simpático She is more than okay, she is incredible.Es más que simpática, es increíble. 7. (permissible) a. This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation. no direct translation If you don't feel like going out, that's quite okay.Si no tienes ganas de salir, no hay ningún problema. Is it okay if I leave it here?¿Lo puedo dejar aquí? A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house). noun 8. (approval) a. el visto bueno (m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol). (M) You have my okay to post it.Tienes mi visto bueno para publicarlo. A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.). transitive verb 9. (to approve) a. aprobar For it to be implemented, the committee must okay it.Para ponerlo en práctica, tiene que aprobarlo el comité. Copyright © Curiosity Media Inc. Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Phrases
Machine Translators Translate okay using machine translators See Machine Translations Conjugations Want to Learn Spanish? Spanish learning for everyone. For free. SpanishDict Premium Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included: Cheat sheets No ads Learn offline on iOS Fun phrasebooks Learn Spanish faster Support SpanishDict What is Spanish slang for okay?Vale. This one is used so much it is barely even a slang word, but it is rarely used in South or Central America so is worth learning if you are used to Latin American Spanish. Spaniards use this interjection all the time to mean 'OK', 'fine' or 'good'.
Can Bueno mean okay?Bueno can be used as an interjection meaning, "OK," "sure" or "fine," as in agreeing with someone or something.
Why do they say Vale in Spain?It's used as a way of agreeing or affirming what someone has said. (“We're meeting at 11am tomorrow, vale?” or “Call me later to organize that.” Vale, I'll call you.) After a while in Spain you'll notice that people tend to use it twice in reply (vale, vale) which is endearing!
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