Actually, remember this please English native speakers who are learning almost any other language, including Spanish, please watch out. Your word actual has a very different meaning in almost any other language. Spanish actual current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this time Portuguese atual current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this time French actuel current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this […] More
El agua, las aguas. Many students (and natives) wonder why we say el agua (water), but in plural we say las aguas (waters). Agua is a feminine noun, and yet, we say el agua, so most people think we should say la agua instead. Most feminine nouns beginning with a stressed a sound (including […] More
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
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
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
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
If you shot a gun in space, the bullet would travel forever because the universe is expanding faster than the bullet can move — UberFacts (@UberFacts) December 28, 2020 Scroll down for the translation. The if sentence could be considered contrary to reality, it’s unlikely […] More
Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation ya chole (MX) (ya basta, all countries) what? stop it!, enough! perruno what? modification of perro, dog. Playful. Similar to pooch. Could be an adjective too, dog-like. qué oso (MX) what bear, what a bear. to make […] More
Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation aquí hay gato encerrado there is a locked up cat something is fishy here pelar a alguien (MX), (no pelar a alguien) (MX) Lit: to peel someone to pay attention to someone, to acknowledge someone’s existence. No pelar […] More
10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (16) 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 Pasarse algo por el arco del triunfo OR ignorar algo olímpicamente (MX) To […] More
This is one of the most memorable moments in Mexican telenovela history. Extremely dramatic, overacted, politically incorrect, internet meme material. This segment has subtitles for your amusement. Excuse some of the subtitles. Obviously, if they were exact translations, this telenovela would’ve never been shown on TV. ¡Maldita lisiada! Itatí Cantoral cuenta su […] More
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