Feb. 16, 2009
¡En un dos por tres!
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 Phrase of the week: En un dos por tres (ehn oon dohs pour trace) In a snap, in a jiffy, or right away. This phrase literally means "in a 2 x 3", implying that you can do something as fast as you can do this simple math problem! |
Feb. 9, 2009
Lo que pasó, pasó
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 Phrase of the week: Lo que pasó, pasó (low kay pah-SO, pah-SO) What's done is done. |
Feb. 2, 2009
¿Cómo se dice en español?
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 Phrase of the week: ¿Cómo se dice en español......? (Kohm-oh say DEE-say en ehs-PAN-yole) How do you say ______ in Spanish? For example: ¿Cómo se dice hairbrush en español? Get out your flashcards, and quiz the kids, or indicate items for which you have studied the vocab. |
Jan. 26, 2009
¡No me digas!
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 ¡No me digas! (no may DEE-gas) You don't say! -or- I can't believe it! |
Jan. 19, 2009
fue sin querer
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 Phrase of the Week: Fue sin querer (fway seen care-AIR) I didn't mean to - It was an accident. This phrase refers exclusively to minor incidents that can happen to anyone, and just expresses that it was unintentional. |
Jan. 12, 2009
Habla en voz baja, por favor
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 Habla en voz baja, por favor. (AHB-la en bohs BA-ha poor fav-OR) Speak softly please - or - Please lower your voice. For some reason, we've been saying this a lot at my house lately. |
Jan. 5, 2009
Necesitamos estudiar español
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 Phrase of the week: Necesitamos estudiar español. (nay-say-see-TAH-mohs es-tude-EE-are ess-PAN-yol) We need to study Spanish. (In other words, the holiday break is over - back to the books!) |
Dec. 29, 2008
Vale la pena
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 Phrase of the week: Vale la pena (VAL-lay la PAY-nah) It's worth it! -or- It's worth the trouble. |
Dec. 22, 2008
¿Me lo prometes?
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 Phrase of the week: ¿Me lo prometes? (may low pro-MAY-tays) Do you promise? |
Dec. 15, 2008
se me cayó
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 Phrase of the week: Se me cayó (say may cay-OH) It fell - or - I dropped it This expression implies that dropping the object was unintentional. |
Dec. 8, 2008
Sleep well my dear
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 Phrase of the week: Qué duermas bien mi amor (Kay DWER-mas BEE-en me ahm-or) Sleep well my dear. Yes, mi amor does literally mean "my love", but is often used in Spanish to mean "my dear" or "sweetheart" or any other number of endearments. |
Dec. 1, 2008
¡Qué chistoso!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Qué chistoso! (Kay chees-TOW-so) That's funny! To which some party-pooper (aguafiestas) may reply: No encuentro la gracia (no ehn-CWEN-trow la GRAH-cee-ahh) I don't find that funny |
Nov. 24, 2008
¡Ponte las pilas!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Ponte las pilas! (PONE-tay las PEE-las) Get motivated! -or- Get moving! This expression literally means: Put in your batteries! |
Nov. 17, 2008
¡Qué se diviertan!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Qué se diviertan! (kay say dee-vee-YER-tahn) Have fun! That is the plural form. It you are just wanting to say this to one person, it would be "diviértete" (dee-vee-AIR-teh-tay). Have fun with this one. ;) |
Nov. 9, 2008
Tengo que pagar los platos rotos
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 Tengo que pagar los platos rotos. (TAYN-go kay pah-gahr los PLAH-toes ROW-toes) I have to face the consequences. Alternate: Tienes que pagar los platos rotos - You have to face the consequences. This phrase literally means: I have to pay for the broken plates. It is always used figuratively to refer to the consequences of poor decisions or actions. |
Nov. 4, 2008
¡Ten cuidado!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Ten cuidado! (tehn kwee-DAHD-oh) Be careful! Technical note: "Ten cuidado" is singular. If I were saying "Be careful!" to the people in the picture, I would use the plural form, "Tengan cuidado". "Ten" and "tengan" are the command forms of the verb "tener" which means "to have". The expressions "Ten cuidado" and "Tengan cuidado" would more literally be translated as "Have care". Can you imagine cautioning your young one to "have care" when riding off down the street on a bike? |
Oct. 27, 2008
¿Prefieres leche o jugo?
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 Phrase of the week: ¿Prefieres leche o jugo? (pray-fee-AIR-ehs LAY-chay oh HOO-go) Do you want milk or juice? |
Oct. 20, 2008
Se me rompió
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 Se me rompió (say may rome-pee-OH) It broke on me - it's broken A literal translation of this phrase would be "it broke itself to me", in other words, you are blaming the object for breaking itself! This expression is used when you broke something unintentionally. |
Oct. 14, 2008
No te vayas
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 Phrase of the week: No te vayas (no tay BUY-ahs) Don't go. |
Oct. 6, 2008
¡Trato hecho!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Trato hecho! (TRA-tow EY-cho) It's a deal! This can also be posed as a question: ¿Trato hecho? - Do we have a deal? |
Sep. 29, 2008
Me dan pavor las arañas
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 Me dan pavor las arañas (may dawn pah-VOOR las are-AN-yahs) I am terrified of spiders. And yes, that is a tarantula. I found him on my front door step, and he is in a 20oz pickle jar in the picture. Shiver. |
Sep. 22, 2008
¡Basta ya!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Basta ya! (BAH-stah yah) Enough already! or That's enough! alternate form: ¡Ya basta! As you may have guessed, this is a rather strong command. If something is just enough, for example: one scoop of mashed potatoes is enough for me mom, then you say: Es suficiente (ehs soo-fih-see-EHN-tay) |
Sep. 15, 2008
¡Qué guapo te ves!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Que guapo te ves! (Kay GWAH-poh tay behz) You look so handsome! |
Sep. 8, 2008
¡Qué bonita te ves!
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 Phrase of the week: ¡Qué bonita te ves! (Kay bow-NEE-tah tay bayz) You look so pretty! (referring to a girl) |
Sep. 1, 2008
Eres mi Gran Amigo
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 Phrase of the week: Eres mi gran amigo/a (AIR-ess mee grahn ah-MEE-go/a) You are my best friend. Note: amigo is the masculine form, and amiga is the feminine form |
Aug. 25, 2008
La cena huele bien
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 Phrase of the week: La cena huele bien. (La CEY-nah WAY-lay bee-en) Dinner smells good. |
Aug. 19, 2008
Phrase of the week
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 Here's a new idea I'd like to try: a phrase a week. Let's work on one phrase at a time, and try to incorporate it into your week. I will try to make sure I pick phrases that you might really use. If you have a suggestion, by all means let me know and I will include it!
Vamos a desayunar - (BAM-os ah des-ay-UNE-are)
Let's eat breakfast! - or - Time for breakfast! |
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