Comments on: Wood to the monkey, it’s made of rubber http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/ A bilingual blog and conversational Spanish podcast. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aubrey http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2224 Aubrey Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:54:20 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2224 My fav is one of the most commonly used phrases in Mexico... "Que pedo?" - "What farts?" My fav is one of the most commonly used phrases in Mexico…

“Que pedo?” – “What farts?”

]]> By: Lee http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2152 Lee Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:49:46 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2152 Marilyn, Although idioms are an important part of learning a language, I don't think you have to worry about knowing all of them in order to be considered fluent. This is particularly true with languages like Spanish and English. In both languages, idioms often differ considerably from country to country, but someone from one place can rapidly pick up expressions from another if they are exposed to them. Not knowing every idiom out there doesn't necessarily mean that you're not, for practical purposes, fluent in the language. Marilyn,

Although idioms are an important part of learning a language, I don’t think you have to worry about knowing all of them in order to be considered fluent. This is particularly true with languages like Spanish and English. In both languages, idioms often differ considerably from country to country, but someone from one place can rapidly pick up expressions from another if they are exposed to them. Not knowing every idiom out there doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re not, for practical purposes, fluent in the language.

]]> By: FT9 http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2151 FT9 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:46:27 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2151 "una mirada dice mas que mil palabras" which means "a picture tells 1000 words". "no poder estar en un lugar solo por estar" means "you can't fall off the turnip truck". "hacer todo a ultima hora" means "do things at the last minute" "(algo) estar para chuparse los dedos" means "(some food) finger licking good". "vivir al centavo" means "live hand to mouth" "camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente" means "you snooze, you lose". SALUDOS A TODOS Y TODAS!!!! “una mirada dice mas que mil palabras” which means “a picture tells 1000 words”.

“no poder estar en un lugar solo por estar” means “you can’t fall off the turnip truck”.

“hacer todo a ultima hora” means “do things at the last minute”

“(algo) estar para chuparse los dedos” means “(some food) finger licking good”.

“vivir al centavo” means “live hand to mouth”

“camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente” means “you snooze, you lose”. SALUDOS A TODOS Y TODAS!!!!

]]> By: eleena http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2149 eleena Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:58:43 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2149 Hi guys, Glad you laughed at this entry. Thanks for the additional phrases! :) Hi guys,
Glad you laughed at this entry. Thanks for the additional phrases! :)

]]> By: Kelsey http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2147 Kelsey Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:54:53 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2147 The first one I thought of from Chile: estar con la caña (sugar cane) = hungover The first one I thought of from Chile:
estar con la caña (sugar cane) = hungover

]]> By: Michael http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2146 Michael Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:28:51 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2146 Uuum "Cada cabeza un mundo." Not so funny but I always liked it. Each head a world. So true. Uuum “Cada cabeza un mundo.” Not so funny but I always liked it.

Each head a world. So true.

]]> By: Marilyn http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2142 Marilyn Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:52:47 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2142 I laughed. (Some of these could most definitely never be said in the U.S. and I don't know about elsewhere. Politically incorrect.) It's reading lists like this, though, that make me think I will never master Spanish. And maybe I never will, but I can still learn an awful lot of it and manage pretty well, I think. I laughed. (Some of these could most definitely never be said in the U.S. and I don’t know about elsewhere. Politically incorrect.) It’s reading lists like this, though, that make me think I will never master Spanish. And maybe I never will, but I can still learn an awful lot of it and manage pretty well, I think.

]]> By: Gabriella Opaz http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/04/02/funny-idiomatic-spanish-phrases/#comment-2141 Gabriella Opaz Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:56:04 +0000 http://spanish-podcast.com/?p=1337#comment-2141 You've made my morning! I've been tweeting some of these while laughing hilariously, because honestly, I've never heard many of these. Thanks so much for this post - in both making my day brighter, and for educating me :-) You’ve made my morning! I’ve been tweeting some of these while laughing hilariously, because honestly, I’ve never heard many of these. Thanks so much for this post – in both making my day brighter, and for educating me :-)

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