Mind you

[ROBINDESBOIS]

How can we translate in Spanish mind you as a discourse marker?

[poli]

I think te fija is a good translation.

[chileno]

I think te fija is a good translation.

¿No será fíjate?

Eso de "discourse maker" me desconcierta. Me suena a corporate USA.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

a linguistic term that´s all

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Estoy de acuerdo con "fíjate"... creo que también "mira".

I heard John and Marie broke up. Mind you, I'm not surprised.
Escuché que John y Marie rompieron. Mira, no me sorprende/Fíjate que no me sorprende.

[poli]

I agree fíjate is right, but I am certain that I heard "te fija" in common speech.

[chileno]

I agree fíjate is right, but I am certain that I heard "te fija" in common speech.

That would be "te fijas" meaning "see what I mean?", I guess.

[poli]

That would be "te fijas" meaning "see what I mean?", I guess.
Yes, that sounds right. Some Latin Americans from the Caribbean leave off s's when they speak

[chileno]

Yes, that sounds right. Some Latin Americans from the Caribbean leave off s's when they speak

Most latins do. We chileans do too.

[poli]

Another term a lot more emphatic than fíjate but with similar meaning is que te consta.

[chileno]

Another term a lot more emphatic than fíjate but with similar meaning is que te consta.

I'm not so sure.

You see, when you use it like this, fijarse means to look more in detail, to pay attention.

Me consta, means that I can certify that something is true (under my point of view).