Standard Galician→English

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In Standard Galician, speakers often use small particles and fixed expressions to soften, intensify, or signal impatience in ways a textbook reader can miss.

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What locals actually say

Xa che digo eu que non vai vir.

I'm telling you, he's not coming.

The pattern "xa che digo eu que" adds emphasis and personal insistence. The che is an informal ethical dative, not simply "to you," and xa does not mean only "already" here.

Teño que ir tirando.

I'd better get going.

"Ir tirando" is a colloquial idiom for leaving or making one's way along, so tirando is not literally "pulling" in this construction.

Fai o que che pete.

Do whatever you want.

"O que che pete" means whatever you feel like doing. The subjunctive form pete expresses someone's whim or preference, and the whole phrase can sound curt or annoyed.

Estou sen un can.

I'm completely broke.

Can is a colloquial Galician word for a small coin, and sen un can signals having no money.

Vai dereito ata o semáforo e colle á esquerda.

Go straight to the traffic lights and turn left.

Colle, from coller, is the colloquial Galician way to say turn or take a direction, using the informal ti imperative.

Imos xantar fóra?

Shall we go out for lunch?

Xantar is the specifically Galician verb for having lunch, distinguishing the midday meal from general eating.

A miña avoa vive connosco.

My granny lives with us.

Connosco is the fused Standard Galician form for with us, a characteristic local grammatical form.

Está a caer un orballo miúdo.

There's a fine drizzle falling.

Orballo is the Galician word for fine drizzle, while estar a plus the infinitive signals an action currently in progress.

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How Standard Galician differs

Standard Galician (RAG norm); ti informal, vostede formal.

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