{"id":101,"date":"2008-09-30T14:59:11","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T18:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=101"},"modified":"2008-09-30T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T18:59:11","slug":"feeling-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/feeling-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everybody! Feeling good today? Well, I’m feeling wonderful posting a brand new tip so you can improve your Spanish. Talking about feelings, translating the verb to feel<\/em> into Spanish can be a tricky business. Let’s check out how some common sentences with feel <\/em>in English are translated into Spanish:<\/p>\n

1. Feeling an emotion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me siento muy triste.<\/em> \u2013 I feel very sad.
\nSe siente confuso cuando tiene que elegir entre uno u otro. <\/em>\u2013 He feels confused when he has to choose between one or the other.
\nEstoy muy feliz.<\/em> \u2013 I feel very happy. I am very happy.
\nElla ten\u00eda miedo.<\/em> \u2013 She was afraid. She felt afraid.
\nTengo celos de mi hermano.<\/em> \u2013 I’m jealous of my brother. I feel jealous of my brother.
\nDe repente ella se enoj\u00f3.<\/em> \u2013 She suddenly got mad. She suddenly felt mad.<\/p>\n

2. Sentirse como \u2026 – Feel like (something)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se sinti\u00f3 como un extra\u00f1o en su nueva escuela.<\/em> \u2013 He felt like a stranger at his new school.
\nMe siento como una reina.<\/em> \u2013 I feel like a queen.<\/p>\n

3. We generally use the verb tener<\/em> to express \u201cfeeling with your senses\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tengo fr\u00edo.<\/em> \u2013 I am cold. I feel cold. It feels cold.
\nTengo hambre. <\/em>\u2013 I am hungry. I feel hungry.<\/p>\n

4. When “to seem” can be substituted for “to feel,” you can often translate using the verb parecer.<\/p>\n

Parece que va a llover. <\/em>\u2013 It feels like it’s going to rain.
\nLa herramienta me parece \u00fatil.<\/em> \u2013 The tool feels useful (to me).<\/p>\n

5. When feel means to touch<\/em> it is translated as palpar<\/em> or tocar<\/em>.<\/p>\n

El m\u00e9dico me palp\u00f3 la pierna.<\/em> \u2013 The doctor felt my leg.
\nToca esta piel de zorro. Te traer\u00e1 buena suerte.<\/em> \u2013 Feel this fox skin. It’ll bring you luck.<\/p>\n

6. To translate \u201cto feel like doing something\u201d you can use verbs of desire, like querer<\/em>, preferir <\/em>or tener ganas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Quiseria ir al cine. <\/em>\u2013 I feel like going to the movies.
\nPrefiero salir con mis amigos.<\/em> \u2013 I feel like going out with my friends.
\nNo tengo ganas de ir a la escuela.<\/em> \u2013 I don’t feel like going to school.<\/p>\n

7. And last, but not least, when you express opinions using \u201cfeel\u201d you can say:<\/p>\n

Creo que \u2026<\/em> – I feel that \u2026
\nSupongo que \u2026<\/em> – I suppose that \u2026, I feel that \u2026<\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everybody! Feeling good today? Well, I’m feeling wonderful posting a brand new tip so you can improve your Spanish. Talking about feelings, translating the verb to feel into Spanish can be a tricky business. Let’s check out how some common sentences with feel in English are translated into Spanish: 1. Feeling an emotion. Me…<\/p>\n

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