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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 12 Expressions Of Annoyance, Resignation, Lament, and Consolation Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 16, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis todos? Hoy vamos a ver expresiones de fastidio (annoyance), resignación (resignation), lamento (lament) y consuelo (consolation). These are very useful as they are heard all the time in everyday conversation. None of the expressions you are going to learn in this lesson are considered rude. Let´s start with expressions of annoyance: •…
Everyday Spanish – Final Part Posted by Adir on Feb 5, 2011
Hi there! How’s it going? Today’s the last part of our cool everyday Spanish expressions! I hope you’ve learned a lot and remember to review them whenever you can, ¿vale? Misión cumplida. – Mission accomplished. Mucho ruído y pocas nueces. – All talk and no action. No es nada del otro mundo. – That’s no…
¡No me des gato por liebre! Posted by Magda on Feb 4, 2011
Hoy vamos a seguir recordando algunas de esas oraciones coloquiales tan usadas en nuestra lengua, e indagar su origen en la medida de lo posible. Ya que tengo debilidad por los felinos, vamos a empezar con ellos. Dar gato por liebre Aunque hoy día lo usamos en una gran variedad de situaciones en las que…
Everyday Spanish 04 Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Are you enjoying the cool everyday Spanish expressions? Here are some more of them! A la una, a las dos… – Going once, going twice… A propósito… – By the way… Ahora en serio… – Now seriously… Al final todo salió bien. – It all worked out eventually. Con el…
Everyday Spanish 03 Posted by Adir on Jan 24, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Are you ready to learn some more cool everyday Spanish expressions? Shall we go for it? ¡Trato hecho! – Deal! ¡Tú mandas! – You’re the boss! ¡Vete! ¡Lárgate! – Get out of here! ¡Ya basta! ¡Basta ya! – That’s enough! I’ve had enough! ¡Ya me di cuenta! – So I’ve…
Everyday Spanish 02 Posted by Adir on Jan 20, 2011
Let’s continue with our everyday Spanish expressions, shall we? But first, remember to review the previous expressions to test yourself and become more fluent in Spanish. ¡Eso es un robo! – That’s a ripoff! ¡Eso es una miseria! – That’s peanuts! ¡Fue impresionante! – It was awesome! ¡Habla de una vez! – Spit it out!…
Everyday Spanish 01 Posted by Adir on Jan 15, 2011
Hey, there! How’ve you been? Today we’re going to start a series of posts with everyday cool Spanish expressions. Yes, those expressions you hear in movies, TV series and in real Spanish conversations. ¿Empezamos? ¡Adivina qué pasó! – Guess what! ¡Apúrate! – Hurry up! ¡Aquí lo tienes! – Here you are! (when giving something to…