English Translation
I am getting a sandwich.
“Comprar” means “to buy”, so “Estoy comprando un sándwich” is more accurately translated as “I’m buying a sandwich,” instead of “I’m getting a sandwich.”
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Spanish Translation
Me estoy preparando un sándwich.
Is this usual in English?
It means something like ‘I am making a sandwich’?
That is common in English. “I am making a sandwich”, or more often you would hear “I’m making a sandwich”.
A literal translation of “Me estoy preparando un sándwich” would be “I’m preparing myself a sandwich” which is correct but less common than “I’m making myself a sandwich”.