Most Spanish people say: "make a photo".

I hear it all the time and think it is something that just comes out naturally for Spanish people. The correct version is: "Take a photo".

So if you want...

GETTING A JOB WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IS A "CATCH 22"

I have noticed that most of my students in Spain don't know this expression, even the high level ones. It was first coined (used) in a novel...

WHAT ARE YOU "LOOKING FORWARD" TO?

This is an expression in English that is VERY useful but very few Spanish speakers use when they speak English. The basic translation is: "esperar con ganas" and I...

¿CÓMO SE DICE "10 PAVOS" EN INGLÉS?

Over the years that I have lived in Spain my vocabulary has become more extensive and it is always interesting to pick up (phrasal verb) new...

Maestrillos, librillos y crueldad animal - Hay una expresión en inglés que siempre me ha puesto los pelos de punta: There is more than one way to skin a cat.

Es decir, cada uno tiene...

Existen ciertas palabras, frases o términos que muchas veces tienden a generar confusión.

Este es el caso de “grow”, “growth”, y “grow up”.

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That is my bad translation of the famous Spanish expression. Interestingly, there is a very similar English one! I sometimes wonder how two very different languages can have such similar phrases!

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Lidiar con personas descorteses es algo que tarde o temprano nos ocurre en cualquier ámbito de la vida. Hace poco tiempo, estaba en la fila del supermercado cuando escuché a la cajera...

Although most Spanish people know that "yes or yes" (si o si) can and should not be used in English, for many no other expression comes to mind so they are left wondering what to say.

To be honest,...

This is a word that I only recently came across (phrasal verb = encontrar por casualidad). To be honest I have never heard anybody Spanish use this word but a follower of my posts sent me a message...

¿"HACER EL RIDÍCULO" EN INGLÉS?

This is an interesting one for many reasons. I heard this quite a lot when I first came to Spain because many of my students said to me that they...

A los españoles les gusta el agua, a los ingleses les gusta el aire – Rain in Andalucia during the summer is like ‘agua de mayo’ to the residents in the middle of the...