Tag Archives: expressions
What’s the translation of “poner” Posted by Adir on Sep 12, 2011
Poner means basically to put or to place: Pedro puso una manzana en la cesta. – Pedro put an apple in the basket. Tus bromas me ponen de mal humor. – Your jokes put me in a bad mood. It can also mean to turn something on (appliances, etc.): Pon la lavadora en marcha. –…
Talking about the (heavy) traffic in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 4, 2011
Ah, the traffic! We’ve all had a bad time during rush hour and today we’re going to learn how to speak about this en español, ¿de acuerdo? So first check out this little dialog between two friends stuck in traffic. A: Odio conducir cuando el tránsito está congestionado. (I hate driving in such heavy traffic.)…
At the airport: the check-in Posted by Adir on Jul 30, 2011
Traveling is great, isn’t it? You get to meet people, be in places other than your regular city and learn a lot while traveling. So in this post I’m going to give you some useful expressions for when you’re at the check-in counter at the airport. Su pasaporte, por favor. Passport, please. ¿Cuántas maletas lleva?…
How to use the word “demás” Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2011
Demás is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out! 1. Preceded by los and las it means the (other) people, the others. Todavía estamos en la oficina pero los demás ya se fueron. We’re still in the office but the others are already gone. (the…
Un día difícil (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2011
Know those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, that is, nos levantamos con el pie izquierdo? Well, this is what happened to our Mexican friend Javier. Read this little paragraph and check some difficult words and expressions in the vocabulary list. Download audio Estoy enojadísimo. Tuve un día muy…
How to say “All right by me!” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 23, 2011
Hi, how have you all been? Today let’s take a look at a short dialogue in colloquial Spanish and learn, among other things, how to say “All right by me!”, en español. So here’s the context: two buddies are talking about dropping by a friend’s house. A – ¿Por qué no pasamos hoy por lo…
How to cheer people up en español Posted by Adir on Jun 20, 2011
Sometimes a friend needs some cheering up and this is what this post is about, cheering people up and complimenting them. Here are some useful sentences you might want to use! No te preocupes por eso. – Don’t worry about it. ¿Por qué no te desahogas? – Why don’t you get if off your chest?…