Learn Spanish Idioms and sayings
Idioms are sayings that do not translate well between 2 languages such as It’s raining cats and dogs.
Reading is dreaming with your eyes open
Post 153/365
Es sábado, 26 de agosto de 2017
Welcome to Spanish Blog 365 – Getting you to the excitement of conversation faster!
Today we’ll learn some Spanish Idioms and Sayings – Modismos y dichos
This week we’ve been working on irregular verbs, specifically o-ue, stem-changing verbs. Now let’s learn some fun idioms and sayings using many of these verbs.
1.
contar – to tell
¡Cuéntame! – Tell me!
Your friend says, ‘we had so much fun last weekend.’ You respond by saying, ¡Cuéntame!
2.
costar– to cost
A. Me cuesta (mucho) trabajo – It’s (really) hard (Es difícil)
A Spanish-speaker is telling you about their experience learning English.
He says, Hablar inglés me cuesta mucho trabajo. – Speaking English is really hard for me.
B. Cuesta un ojo de la cara – It costs an eye from the face (It costs an arm and a leg)
En esta tienda, la ropa cuesta un ojo de la cara. – In this shop, clothes cost an arm and a leg.
3.
poder – to be able to
A. No puede ser – It’s impossible (Es imposible) or It can’t be.
B. Leer es poder – Reading is power.
C. ¡Sí se puede! – Yes you can!
4.
morir– to die
A. Morir de risas – To die laughing / to die of laughter
Los niños están muriendo de risas. – The kids dying of laughter
B. Morir de hambre – To die of hunger
Muero de hambre. – I’m dying of hunger.
5.
soñar – to dream
Sueña con los angelitos – Sleep tight (dream with the angels)
6.
llover – to rain
Lluve a cántaros – It’s raining cats and dogs.
Ahora está lloviendo a cántaros – It’s raining cats and dogs right now.
Action steps: Select 2-3 of the above idioms and practice saying the examples several times aloud till you start to think them.
Come back again tomorrow! It’s our Country study day – Nicaragua
Gracias y hasta mañana,
Carolina
