{"id":8497,"date":"2015-02-22T15:04:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=8497"},"modified":"2018-08-03T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T16:00:36","slug":"05-funny-spanish-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/05-funny-spanish-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"05 Funny Spanish Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?<\/em><\/p>\n

Spanish has several funny idioms and today we’re going to learn some of them. You’re going to love this!<\/p>\n

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1. Ask the elm tree for pears?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, this is what we express when we ask someone for the impossible. The expressions is pedir peras al olmo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Pedir a Juan, que reci\u00e9n empieza su curso, que sea fluido en ingl\u00eas, es pedirle peras al olmo.
\nAsking Juan, who’s just started his course, to be fluent in English, is asking for the impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n

Querer que ella llegue a tiempo es pedir peras al olmo.
\nWanting her to be on time is asking for the impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. You don’t even know the j about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, if you don’t know even the J letter about something, you don’t know anything about it. The expression is no saber ni jota de algo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cuando llegu\u00e9 a los Estados Unidos no sab\u00eda ni jota de ingl\u00eas.
\nWhen I arrived in the States I didn’t know any English.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pobrecita, no sabe ni jota de lo que est\u00e1 pasando.
\nPoor thing, she doesn’t know anything about what’s going on.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. Do dwarves always have a good time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 17th century dwarves lead one hell of a good life, so in Spanish we say disfrutar<\/em> or pas\u00e1rsela como un enano.<\/em> A very jolly time indeed!<\/p>\n

Disfrutamos como un enano en la playa.
\nWe had a blast on the beach.<\/em><\/p>\n

Me la pas\u00e9 como un enano anoche.
\nI had a very good time last night.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. Is your son at the age of the turkey?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Spain la edad del pavo<\/em> means that you’re going through puberty, which is not always a smooth ride. So your son can be en la edad del pavo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

No s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer con mi hijo, est\u00e1 imposible en la edad del pavo.
\nI don’t know what to do with my son, he’s impossible going through puberty.<\/em><\/p>\n

No te preocupes mucho por \u00e9l, est\u00e1 en la edad del pavo.
\nDon\u2019t worry too much about him, he\u2019s at that difficult age.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. Can’t talk about ropes at the house of a hanged man…<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you mentas la soga en casa del ahorcado<\/em> you basically put your foot in it, screw it all up good!<\/p>\n

Realmente debiste mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado. Ahora, \u00bfqu\u00e9 le vamos a hacer?
\nYou really had to put your foot in it. Now, what are we going to do?<\/em><\/p>\n

No vayas a mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado habl\u00e1ndole de su ex.
\nDon\u2019t put your foot in it by mentioning her ex.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is it for today! See you next time!<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s? Spanish has several funny idioms and today we’re going to learn some of them. You’re going to love this!   1. Ask the elm tree for pears? Yes, this is what we express when we ask someone for the impossible. The expressions is pedir peras al olmo. Pedir a Juan, que…<\/p>\n

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