Ten en cuenta que

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B1 (¡Ya le agarras la onda!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Standard Spanish 😌

🧠 What it means

This one’s Spanish for: 👉 Keep in mind that… / Remember that… Native speakers use it when they want to flag something important. Kinda like a verbal sticky note. 🗒️

🌪️ When to whip it out

Whenever you want to tell someone to keep something in mind:

Ten en cuenta que mañana no hay clases.
Remember that there’s no school tomorrow.
Ten en cuenta que es muy caro vivir ahí.
Bear in mind that it’s really expensive to live there.
Ten en cuenta que cierra a las 8.
Remember it closes at 8.

⚠️ Tone

✅ Neutral, baby!

✅ Common everywhere in the Spanish-speaking world.

🔁 Similar chunks

Recuerda queNo olvides queToma en cuenta queTen en consideración queNo se te olvide que

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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Can you respond to this by saying: "Sí, tengo en cuenta que no hay clases mañana"?

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@davidr322@ You could but it would sound too formal...A more natural response would be " sí, lo tengo en cuenta". Hope that helps!