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vale

interjectionBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “vale” mean in English?

  1. okay

    okay (agreement)

Example sentences

  • —¿Vamos? —Vale.

    —Shall we go? —OK.

  • Vale, hasta luego.

    OK, see you later.

  • Vale, lo entiendo.

    OK, I understand it.

How to use it

Vale means 'OK' / 'alright' / 'fine' (Spain). Casual agreement marker. From valer ('to be worth'). Latin America: bueno, sale, dale.

Common mistake

Vale is the Spanish 'OK' — used heavily in Spain. LA equivalents: bueno (most common), dale (Argentina), sale (Mexico). Match audience.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.