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listo
ready
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Ready to go, and by extension quick-witted or finished
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mnemonic
list
written set of things
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-o
adjective suffix
Listo means ready and sounds like the English word list0, since once everything on your list is checked off, you're ready to go.
listo
ready, prepared, set (with estar)
Prepared and able to go right now.
¿Estás listo para salir?Are you ready to leave?
La cena está lista en cinco minutosDinner is prepared in five minutes
clever, smart, bright (with ser)
Describes someone who is quick-thinking and sharp. Someone whose mental list is always checked off, so their answer is ready before anyone else has one.
Mi hermana es muy lista para los númerosMy sister is very clever with numbers
No te hagas el listo conmigoDon't act smart with me
done, that's it, all set (on its own)
A one-word way to announce that something is finished and ready to go.
¡Listo! Ya terminé el informeDone! I already finished the report
Firma aquí y listoSign here and that's it