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    Se le pasaron las copas. 10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (18)

    10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (18) Here are 10 common random idioms you may have trouble with if you hear them for the first time: Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation ¡no me falles! (MX) Don’t fail me. Don’t let me down. Don’t disappoint […] More

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    Phrases and expressions that mean yes and no in Spanish.

    sí no, yes and no in Spanish.

    I always wanted to make a list of words that mean yes and no. Here is part of it. Here are some negative and affirmative phrases that you will definitely hear in Mexican telenovelas.     AFFIRMATIVE sí yes absolutamente absolutely afirmativo yes, but over radio communications, walkie-talkie, law enforcement, etc. claro of course claro […] More

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    ¡Rayos!

    Rayo is a Spanish word that has many different meanings and it’s used in many everyday expressions. Let me show you some of them:   rayos X, rayos equis ray X-rays rayo de luz ray, beam beam of light rayos del sol ray sunrays rayo láser beam laser beam rayo de luna beam moonbeam cayó […] More

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    Some newspaper Spanish vocabulary.

      A few years ago, I had a Japanese student of mine who complained that in Spanish (and English) we always change the words over and over on an article to avoid repetition. He told me that for him, it seems very disorganized and that he thinks that when you chose one word, you should […] More

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    Not all Spanish nouns ending in a are feminine.

    There are many examples of common Spanish nouns that end in a and are masculine. You need to take this into account when making them agree with articles and adjectives. Note that many of these words are of Greek origin, some of which are technical or scientific. muchos días maravillosos, (never muchas días maravillosas), many […] More

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    Learn how to recognize hidden “hay” in a sentence.

    Hay is a special conjugated form of the verb haber, which is used to indicate existence. Its English equivalents are: there is, there are, is there…?, are there…? This verb is always in its singular form. Some people, mistakenly, use it in the plural form, like habíamos, habían, habemos, etc. For the Royal Academy, this […] More

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    La Kahlo

      The use of “La” only for famous ladies. It’s a pop culture thing to refer to famous ladies using the definite article plus her last name to convey something like “the one and only.” For example: La Monroe The one and only Miss Monroe. It’s like if there were no other famous woman with […] More

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