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Dominican Spanish words: hypotheticals
6 Dominican words and phrases about hypotheticals, the most used first, each with an example. Open any word to hear it.
- de repente — maybe
«De repente voy mañana.» Maybe I'll go tomorrow. - de seguro — surely, most likely
«De seguro está en un tapón.» He's most likely stuck in traffic. - por si acaso — just in case
«Lleva sombrilla, por si acaso.» Take an umbrella, just in case. - será que — could it be that
«¿Será que se le olvidó?» Could it be that he forgot? - uno nunca sabe — you never know
«Llévalo, que uno nunca sabe.» Take it, you never know. - quién sabe — who can say
«Quién sabe qué pasó ahí.» Who knows what happened there.
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