{"id":7074,"date":"2013-06-17T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2018-08-06T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T14:52:04","slug":"please-dont-lose-your-train-of-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/please-dont-lose-your-train-of-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Please, don’t lose your train of thought!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there! How was your weekend?<\/p>\n

We kick off this week with a question: have you ever lost your train of thought? I’m pretty sure you did, as we all have!<\/p>\n

In Spanish we have a similar expression: \u00edrsele a alguien el santo al cielo<\/strong>. Check out the following dialogue:<\/p>\n

In Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Mar\u00eda, \u00bfd\u00f3nde est\u00e1s?<\/em>
\n – Aqu\u00ed en la cocina.<\/em>
\n – Hay tanto silencio que ni parece que est\u00e1s en casa.<\/em>
\n – Estoy comiendo. \u00bfNo querr\u00e1s que coma y haga uido al mismo tiempo?<\/em>
\n – No, eso no, pero la verdad es que tienes la man\u00eda de comer a escondidas…<\/em>
\n – \u00bfY qu\u00e9? Cada uno come como le gusta.<\/em>
\n – Ya veo que est\u00e1s malhumorada hoy.<\/em>
\n – Puede que s\u00ed. Ahora, dime: \u00bfpara qu\u00e9 me buscabas?<\/em>
\n – \u00bfPara qu\u00e9 te buscaba? Pues algo te iba a decir, pero no me acuerdo. Se me fue el santo al cielo.<\/strong><\/em>
\n – Y por lo visto pronto no volver\u00e1…<\/em><\/p>\n

In English<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Mar\u00eda, where are you?<\/em>
\n – Here in the kitchen.<\/em>
\n – It’s so silent that it doesn’t sound like you’re home.<\/em>
\n – I’m eating. You don’t want me to eat and make noises at the same time, right?<\/em>
\n – Not at all, but actually you usually eat in secret…<\/em>
\n – So what? Each one eats as they please.<\/em>
\n – I see you’re in a bad mood.<\/em>
\n – Maybe. Now tell me: why were you looking for me?<\/em>
\n – Why was I looking for you? Well, I was going to tell you something, but I don’t remember. I’ve lost my train of thought.<\/strong><\/em>
\n – And you’re not likely to find it very soon…<\/em><\/p>\n

Now a little grammar tip for you. The verb form is impersonal, \u00edrsele a alguien el santo al ciento, so it will be conjugated as follows:<\/p>\n

Present<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se me va el santo al cielo
\nSe te va el santo al cielo
\nSe le va el santo al cielo
\nSe nos va el santo al cielo
\nSe os va el santo al cielo
\nSe les va el santo al cielo<\/p>\n

Past<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se me fue el santo al cielo
\nSe te fue el santo al cielo
\nSe le fue el santo al cielo
\nSe nos fue el santo al cielo
\nSe os fue el santo al cielo
\nSe les fue el santo al cielo<\/p>\n

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Hello, there! How was your weekend? We kick off this week with a question: have you ever lost your train of thought? I’m pretty sure you did, as we all have! In Spanish we have a similar expression: \u00edrsele a alguien el santo al cielo. Check out the following dialogue: In Spanish – Mar\u00eda, \u00bfd\u00f3nde…<\/p>\n

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