sabes lo que es

you know what it's like

→ saber

phrase Common #4,081

you know what it's like Used to say that someone knows from experience what a situation or feeling is like. It can also mean “you know what it is,” depending on context. The verb may change with the subject and tense, as in sabe, saben, sabía, or era.

SP: Si has vivido lejos de tu familia, sabes lo que es sentirte solo.

EN: If you have lived far from your family, you know what it's like to feel lonely.

Volodya, ¡sabes lo que es el ejército en estos días!

Volodya, you know what the army is like these days!

— Elena (2011)

No sabes lo que es, ¿verdad?

You don't know what it is, do you?

Sí, ya sabes lo que es esto, abajo.

Yes, you know what this is, down below.

— Avatar (2009)

Tú no sabes lo que es eso.

You don't know what that is.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Mamá, ¿tú sabes lo que es un espíritu?

Mom, do you know what a spirit is?

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Sabes lo que es eso, hijo.

You know what that is, son.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Tú sabes lo que es eso.

You know what that is.

Tú no sabes lo que es ser pobre.

You don't know what it's like to be poor.

Sabes lo que es.

You know what it is.

Tú no sabes lo que es eso, ¿verdad?

You don't know what that is, do you?

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Y bien, ¿ya sabes lo que es?

So, do you know what it is?

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Ni siquiera sabes lo que es.

You don't even know what it is.

Tú no sabes lo que es perder a tu familia entera en una guerra.

You don't know what it's like to lose your entire family in a war.

Estás casada y sin embargo no sabes lo que es un marido.

You are married, and yet you don't know what a husband is.

— Devdas (2002)

No sabes lo que es Esperanto?

You don't know what Esperanto is?

Sabes lo que es esto?

Do you know what this is?

Estoy seguro que sabes lo que es la venganza, ¿no?

I'm sure you know what revenge is, right?

— El maquinista (2004)

Y tú sabes lo que es ser feo, Chuck.

And you know what it's like to be ugly, Chuck.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Ya sabes lo que es.

You know what it is.