(Español) 11 expresiones coloquiales con ‘perro’ y ‘perra’ para practicar la ‘doble erre’
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18 expressions like ‘estar muerto’ (to be dead) that you didn’t know and mean the same thing that ‘caer en desgracia’ (to lose favour) in Spanish
It usually occurs in political, social or professional life. In Ancient Greece, the Greeks called banishment ostracism to which they condemned citizens they …
(Español) 18 formas de decir que algo va mal, no sale bien, no se hace bien o fracasa
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15 alternatives to the expressions in Spanish “¡qué pasada!” and “¡una pasada!”
Young and not so young we use in Spain the expressions ¡qué pasada! y ¡es una pasada! to say that something seems exceptional, surprising, extraordinary or …
(Español) Más de 40 frases para diferenciar en español ‘nada’ y ‘nadie’
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(Español) Las lunas que en palabras y expresiones hablan en español
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7 forms to say “a complete idiot” in Spanish
To use the word idiota (idiot), or something similar, it is good to know what you are saying with this colloquial expression typical of the human irritation …
10 ways “to criticize” others
It is said that those who criticize others are the ones who have the most to should shut up. To criticize is to examine and judge, but also, to talk badly …
Five ways of decir “mentira (-s)” (telling of lies)
There are many ways for decir “mentira (-s)’ (telling of lies), although you can only find five of them in this post. These are terms that are used …
WHY DO WE SAY ‘A MANO’ TO SAY ‘NEAR’?
With expressions as ‘lo tienes todo a mano’, ‘está muy a mano’ or ‘está más a mano’, the Spaniards say that something or some place is close to …
What is dream? 30 idioms to learn Spanish containing the word “sueño”
As Pedro Calderón de la Barca -Baroque playwright – claimed, life is a dream and dreams are just dreams. This post shows 30 idioms containing the word …
Why do we say ‘hasta ahora’ to say goodbye?
When leaving the elevator one floor before me, one of its occupants told me ‘hasta ahora’ (see you later). You asked me in perfect Spanish, are you …
20 sentences to differentiate ‘andar a tientas’ and ‘andar con tiento’
In Spanish, we often use the term ‘a tientas’ (gropingly). We ‘vamos a tientas’ (we grope), ‘caminamos a tientas’, ‘buscamos a tientas’ …
expressions with the word ‘hora’ (hour) in Spanish
In general, we use the word ‘time’ to ask about time (‘¿Qué hora es?’). However, you should know that in Spanish this term has many other …