Spanish grammar
Me queda, me quedan: what you have left
Say how much money and time you have left.
From the scene Me quedan cien euros (I’ve got a hundred euros left)
In short
For what you have left, use quedar like gustar: me queda for one thing, me quedan for several. Le is for usted.
Your turn
Which one goes with how many days have you got left? (usted)?
Options: te queda tiempo · cuántos días le quedan · me quedan solamente cien euros
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how many days have you got left? (usted) → cuántos días le quedan
How it works
To say what you have left, Spanish uses quedar like gustar. The verb agrees with what is left: queda for one thing, quedan for several.
Good to know
Me queda tiempo means I have time left, and me quedan cien euros means I have a hundred euros left. Me, te and le (for usted) say who has it.
I’ve only got a hundred euros left me quedan solamente cien euros
Nuria
Don Ramón... me quedan solamente cien euros.
Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don Ramón... (blank).
Options: me quedan solamente cien euros · cuántos días le quedan · te queda tiempo
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Nuria
Don Ramón... me quedan solamente cien euros.
Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.
how many days have you got left? (usted) cuántos días le quedan
Ramón
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y cuántos días le quedan hasta la nómina?
You spent it all? And how many days until payday?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y (blank) hasta la nómina?
Options: te queda tiempo · cuántos días le quedan · me quedan solamente cien euros
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Ramón
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y cuántos días le quedan hasta la nómina?
You spent it all? And how many days until payday?
have you got time left? (tú) te queda tiempo
Javi
Nuria, ¿te queda tiempo para un café?
Nuria, have you got time for a coffee?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Nuria, ¿(blank) para un café?
Options: cuántos días le quedan · te queda tiempo · me quedan solamente cien euros
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Javi
Nuria, ¿te queda tiempo para un café?
Nuria, have you got time for a coffee?
time, I’ve got tiempo me queda
Nuria
Tiempo me queda. Dinero, no.
Time, I’ve got. Money, no.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). Dinero, no.
Options: Tiempo me queda · Me quedan solamente cien euros · Cuántos días le quedan
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Nuria
Tiempo me queda. Dinero, no.
Time, I’ve got. Money, no.
Common mistake
Not queda or quedo here. Cien euros: several things.
Don Ramón... me quedan solamente cien euros.
Don Ramón... I’ve got only a hundred euros left.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I’ve only got a hundred euros left | me quedan solamente cien euros |
|---|---|
| how many days have you got left? (usted) | cuántos días le quedan |
| have you got time left? (tú) | te queda tiempo |
| time, I’ve got | tiempo me queda |
More lines from the story
- RamónNuria, hoy es día uno. Espero su ingreso: setecientos euros.Nuria, it’s the first today. I’m waiting for your payment: seven hundred euros.
- RamónBueno... su cena fue excelente. Me quedan cuatro botellas de su vino.Well... your dinner was excellent. I’ve still got four bottles of your wine.