How to Say "i bet" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “i bet” is “apuesto” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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VerbA2
Making a wager or expressing certainty
Examples
Apuesto veinte dólares a que llueve mañana.
I bet twenty dollars that it rains tomorrow.
Apuesto a que no puedes comerte todo eso.
I bet you can't eat all of that.
Siempre apuesto por los equipos pequeños.
I always bet on the small teams.
The 'Boot' Verb Change (o → ue)
The verb 'apostar' is a 'stem-changing' verb. For most 'I', 'you', 'he/she', and 'they' forms, the 'o' in the middle changes to 'ue'. Notice how 'yo apuesto' changes, but 'nosotros apostamos' does not.
Forgetting the Vowel Change
Mistake: “Yo aposto que va a ganar.”
Correction: Yo apuesto que va a ganar. Remember to make that 'o' sound into a 'ue' for the 'yo' form.
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