Hi, everybody! Let’s take a look at some “heavenly” expressions that are used in Spanish.<\/p>\n
Como Dios me dio a entende<\/strong>r – Following my intuition – No ten\u00eda ni idea de como montar una tienda de campa\u00f1a, as\u00ed que lo hice como Dios me dio a entender.<\/em> (I had no idea how to set up a camping tent but I did it following my intuition.)<\/p>\n \u00a1Vaya por Dios!<\/strong> – Oh my God! (to say how sorry you are) – \u00bfQue tu novio se ha ca\u00eddo por las escaleras? \u00a1Vaya por Dios!<\/em> (Your boyfriend fell down the stairs. Oh my God!)<\/p>\n Dios te oiga<\/strong> – From your lips to God’s ears – Dios te oiga, porque sabes que me hace mucha falta ese empleo.<\/em> (From your lips to God’s ears, because you know how much I need this job.)<\/p>\n Sin encomendarse ni a Dios ni al diablo<\/strong> – without thinking, recklessly – Con lo fri\u00edsima que estaba el agua, se tir\u00f3 sin encomendarse ni a Dios ni al diablo.<\/em> (Although the water was freezing he jumped in, without thinking.)<\/p>\n A la buena de Dios<\/strong> – any which way, carelessly – Este trabajo necesita mucha atenci\u00f3n y paciencia. No se puede hacer a la buena de Dios.<\/em> (This job requires a lot of attention and patience. You can’t do it any which way.)<\/p>\n Con Dios y ayuda<\/strong> – with God and help, meaning two factors contribute to someone being successful. – Quiz\u00e1s con Dios y ayuda pueda conseguirlo.<\/em> (Maybe you’ll be able to do it, with God’s help.)<\/p>\n Si Dios quiere<\/strong>\u00a0– hopefully, God willing – Si Dios quiere, saldr\u00e1 nuestro n\u00famero.<\/em> (Hopefully they’ll call our number.)<\/p>\n Sabe Dios<\/strong>\u00a0– God knows – Sabe Dios en qu\u00e9 estar\u00edas pensando cuando has o\u00eddo nudistas en lugar de budistas.<\/em> (God knows what went through your mind when you heard “nudist” instead of “Buddhist”.)<\/p>\n Gracias a Dios<\/strong> – Thank God – Gracias a Dios que entr\u00e9, porque el agua estaba a punto de salirse de la ba\u00f1era.<\/em> (Thank God I went in because the bathtub was about to overflow.)<\/p>\n Estar dejado de la mano de Dios<\/strong> – to be abandoned, not taken care of – Este barrio siempre ha estado dejado de la mano de Dios.<\/em> (This neighborhood has always been abandoned.)<\/p>\n Como Dios manda<\/strong> – correctly, in the right way – Lleva un poquito m\u00e1s tiempo de esta forma, pero prefiero hacerlo como Dios manda.<\/em> (It takes a little longer this way, but I prefer to do it correctly.)<\/p>\n Dios dir\u00e1<\/strong> – God will tell what’s going to happen, I don’t want to think about it now. – Ahora mismo estoy tan cansado que no puedo pensar en la soluci\u00f3n para esta cuesti\u00f3n. Ma\u00f1ana Dios dir\u00e1.<\/em> (Right now I’m so tired I can’t think of a solution to this problem. Tomorrow we’ll see.)<\/p>\n Por hoy es todo, nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi, everybody! Let’s take a look at some “heavenly” expressions that are used in Spanish. Como Dios me dio a entender – Following my intuition – No ten\u00eda ni idea de como montar una tienda de campa\u00f1a, as\u00ed que lo hice como Dios me dio a entender. (I had no idea how to set up…<\/p>\n