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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 <\/p>\n 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. Querer que ella llegue a tiempo es pedir peras al olmo. <\/p>\n 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. Pobrecita, no sabe ni jota de lo que est\u00e1 pasando. <\/p>\n 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. Me la pas\u00e9 como un enano anoche. <\/p>\n 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. No te preocupes mucho por \u00e9l, est\u00e1 en la edad del pavo. <\/p>\n 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? No vayas a mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado habl\u00e1ndole de su ex. <\/p>\n This is it for today! See you next time!<\/p>\n
\nAsking Juan, who’s just started his course, to be fluent in English, is asking for the impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWanting her to be on time is asking for the impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhen I arrived in the States I didn’t know any English.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPoor thing, she doesn’t know anything about what’s going on.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe had a blast on the beach.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI had a very good time last night.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI don’t know what to do with my son, he’s impossible going through puberty.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDon\u2019t worry too much about him, he\u2019s at that difficult age.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou really had to put your foot in it. Now, what are we going to do?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDon\u2019t put your foot in it by mentioning her ex.<\/em><\/p>\n