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Five-minute Spanish Lessons - Lesson 32.Using the word "igual" in Spanish."Igual" is used in many Spanish expressions: "Igual" can be used to compare two objects or happenings. For example, "al igual que": Madrid, al igual que Barcelona, ha perdido el último partido de fútbol. Madrid, (just) like Barcelona, has lost its last football match. However, "be + same" is often used to translate "ser + igual" when comparing: Es igual al mío. "Equal" in English is usually only used when referring to arithmetic: Dos más dos es igual a cuatro. There is a very common but vague use of "igual" in colloquial Spanish which has the general meaning of "maybe", "perhaps", in sentences like these: Igual voy de compras mañana. I'll probably... / I think I might... / I reckon I'll go shopping tomorrow. Igual ése no es. Perhaps it's not that one. Another common use of "igual" is where a Spanish speaker says that he doesn't mind or perhaps even that he couldn't care less! (A mí) me es igual uno que otro. (A mí) me da igual uno que otro. I (really) don't mind, one or the other. ¡Adelante! Hazlo si quieres. A mí me es igual / me da igual. [angry] Go ahead! Do it if you like. I really couldn't care less.
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