We’re back with the second part of body idioms. This post will be totally dedicated to la cabeza (the head). Check it out!
1. ser la cabeza pensante – to be the brains. (Es la cabeza pensante de la banda. – He’s the brains of the band.)
2. tener la cabeza dura – to be stubborn, obstinate [...]
I went to high school with two Chilean kids and one year I spent Christmas Eve with their families. I ended up learning some Chilean Spanish expressions. Here are some interesting ones:
¿Cachai? – Do you understand? Get it?
Agarrar p’al hueveo/leseo/chuleteo – make fun of someone
Al tiro – right away, immediately
Año de la pera – many, [...]
Take a look at this pair of sentences:
Puedes elegir la carrera universitaria que quieras y, hagas lo que hagas, siempre te vamos a apoyar. (You can choose whatever degree you want and, whatever you do, we’ll always support you.)
Pase lo que pase, tienes que estar en la oficina a las ocho. (Whatever happens, you must [...]
Tomar is a very common verb in Spanish. Here are some uses and expressions with it.
1. to take
Tomó el libro en las manos. – He took the book in his hands.
El camarero no ha querido tomar la propina que le daba. – The waiter didn’t want to take the tip he was being given.
He tomado [...]
The imperative mode is used to give orders, instructions, suggestions, and commands. Formal commands (using the pronouns usted and ustedes) are formed with the subjunctive form of the verb. Note that the vowel of the subjunctive ending is the reverse of that usually associated with the particular conjugation: -ar verbs have the vowel –e and [...]
We’re going to start a series today with word origins and history (etymology).
1. cirujano
It was around 1340 that the word “cirujano” (surgeon) was registered in the Spanish language, even though cirujano had already appeared in Siete Partidas (1251-1265) by Alfonso X el Sabio:
“Y esto que diximos delos orebzes se entiende tanbien delos otros maestros & [...]
Today we’re going to have a look at some useful language to talk on the telephone.
1. Saying your telephone number
Mi número de teléfono es el … - My phone number is …
2. Answering the phone
¿Sí?
¿Dígame?
¿Diga?
¡Aló!
¿Bueno?
(Name of the company), buenos días.
3. Asking after someone
- Buenos días, mi nombre es … llamo de la empresa … Desearía [...]
Today we’re going to learn and review some sports vocabulary, take a look!
el ala delta - hang-gliding
el alpinismo - mountaineering
las artes marciales - martial arts
el atletismo - athletics/track and field
el automovilismo - motor racing
el bádminton - badminton
el baloncesto - basketball
el balonmano - handball
el béisbol - baseball
el billar - billiards, snooker
el bowling, los bolos - bowling
el [...]
Let’s review some ways of making negative sentences in Spanish.
1. Place the adverb no before the verbal expression.
María conoce a Carlos. (Maria knows Carlos) - María no conoce a Carlos.
He terminado mis deberes. (I have finished my homework) - No he terminado mis deberes.
2. Here are some common negative words.
Nadie – nobody, no one
Nada – [...]
