Spanish for English speakers Street · Lesson 5

Taking across rooms

Spanish phrases for moving around the house — ¿Todavía estás en el baño? (Are you still in the bathroom?) — and the response Justo ahora estoy saliendo.

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    ¿Dónde estás? ¿Todavía estás en el baño?

    Where are you? Are you still in the bathroom?

    Tip: <Todavía> = Still

  2. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Justo ahora estoy saliendo.

    I'm getting out right away.

    Tip: <Salir> = To get out <Salgo> = I get out <Sales> = You get out <Justo ahora> = Just now You can also say <Ahora mismo>

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Bien. Yo estoy terminando de hacer una tarta.

    Good. I'm finishing making a cake.

    Tip: <Bien> literally means "well" but in this case it can use as "good".

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Perfecto. Voy.

    Perfect. Coming.

    Tip: <Un rato> = A moment

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does justo ahora mean?

'Right now / just now'. Justo ahora estoy saliendo = 'I'm just leaving now'. Justo = just (emphasis).

Spanish rooms in a house?

El baño (bathroom), la cocina (kitchen), el dormitorio / la habitación (bedroom), el salón / la sala (living room), el comedor (dining room).

What does saliendo mean?

'Going out / leaving' — gerund of salir. Estoy saliendo = 'I'm leaving (right now)'.