As you know, vocabulary is a key element when you are learning a new language. The difficult part of it is that in everyday language, every social group seems to share a particular code. Adults don\u00b4t speak as teens, so we need to cover all these linguistic varieties. It can be a tough task, but also very funny. \u00a0Today we are going to see some young people expressions you can use in real conversations.<\/p>\n
– \u00a0We will use the first one when flirting. Tirar los tejos<\/strong><\/em> means to talk to somebody in an affectionate way, in order to seduce him\/her. – If tirar los tejos<\/em> this is effective, you could probably talk about enrollarse con alguien<\/em>,<\/strong> to hook up with the boy\/ girl you flirted with. – If you are a TV series addicted as I am, you can say you are enganchado<\/strong><\/em>: – Talking about TV series or movies, we can include montarse una pel\u00edcula<\/strong><\/em> in our list. It is the same as montarse una historia<\/strong><\/em>, and it means to have absurd imaginations or to think without coherence about a subject. – Flipar<\/strong> <\/em>is used when someone is talking nonsense or unclear ideas, or sharing exaggerated thoughts. It\u00b4s meaning can be increased by adding en colores.<\/strong><\/em> – When Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights come, Spanish teens se van de marcha<\/strong><\/em>, they go out to have a drink, talk with friends, dance and have fun. – The problem when going out on the town and having some drinks is that you can agarrar un pedal\/una casta\u00f1a<\/strong><\/em>. This expression has many different variations, some of them a bit dirty, and they all mean to get veeeery very drunk. As you know, vocabulary is a key element when you are learning a new language. The difficult part of it is that in everyday language, every social group seems to share a particular code. Adults don\u00b4t speak as teens, so we need to cover all these linguistic varieties. It can be a tough task, but…<\/p>\n
\n\u00bfNo te das cuenta de que te est\u00e1 tirando los tejos?<\/em><\/strong>
\nDon\u00b4t you see he\u00b4s hitting on you?<\/p>\n
\n\u00bfRecuerdas el macizo que conocimos la semana pasada? Ayer me enroll\u00e9 con \u00e9l.<\/em><\/strong>
\nDo you remember the hunky we met last weekend? I hooked up with him yesterday.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a1Me enganch\u00e9 del todo a American Horror Story, Dexter y Breaking Bad!<\/em><\/strong>
\nI got completely hooked on American Horror Story, Dexter and Breaking Bad!<\/p>\n
\nTan solo le dije que estaba guapa, y ya se ha montado la pel\u00edcula.<\/em><\/strong>
\nI only told her how pretty she looked, and now she\u00b4s imagining things.<\/p>\n
\nT\u00fa flipas en colores si crees que terminar\u00e1s a tiempo.<\/strong><\/em>
\nYou are crazy if you think you\u00b4ll finish on time.<\/p>\n
\nHemos terminado los examenes, \u00a1v\u00e1monos de marcha!<\/em><\/strong>
\nWe have finish our exams, let\u00b4s go out!<\/p>\n
\nNo recuerdo nada, \u00a1me agarr\u00e9 un buen pedal en la fiesta de navidad!<\/em><\/strong>
\nI don\u00b4t remember anything, I got very drunk at the Christmas party!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"