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Learn Spanish for Real #9: Four Ways to Say Somebody Is Naked!

by Andrew | Jun 13, 2017 | Learn Spanish for Real, Spanish

1. En pelotas This literally means “in balls” (hence the photo) per the modern definition of “pelota”, but that’s not what it refers to at all (it’s not using the modern definition of “pelota”). Contrary to what many...

Learn Spanish for Real #7: “Pain in the neck/ass”

by Andrew | Sep 18, 2016 | Learn Spanish for Real, Spanish

I remember talking with a language exchange partner years ago and I wanted to say that something was, as we colloquially say in English, a “pain in the neck”, so I made the mistake most inexperienced language learners make in such situations and just...

Learn Spanish for Real #6: “Estar en el quinto pino” / “Donde Cristo perdió la zapatilla”

by Andrew | Sep 1, 2016 | Learn Spanish for Real, Spain, Spanish

It’s two-for-one day here on How to Learn Spanish! We’re going to cover two phrases in one Learn Spanish for Real post, primarily because they both mean the same thing: something is really far away. For the curious, this is from the Sochi Winter Olympics,...

Learn Spanish for Real #5: “¡Es un atraco a mano armada!”

by Andrew | Aug 31, 2016 | Learn Spanish for Real, Spanish

Literally, it means “this is an armed robbery”, or more colloquially, “this is a stick-up”. An “atraco” is a robbery or hold-up, “mano” as you likely know means “hand” (but note that it’s feminine, so...

Learn Spanish for Real #4: “Cogerse un cabreo de cojones” | Slang, Expressions, and Curse Words

by Andrew | Aug 19, 2015 | Learn Spanish for Real

Have you ever heard the expression “throw a shit-fit”? Well, regardless, you do now know how to say that in Spanish! …and apparently it’s available in t-shirt format, as you can see there on the left (that’s what “cabreo de...

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Learn Spanish from Popular Media (movies, TV shows, music videos, books, even comics!) Using Mostly FREE Online Resources - Here's How...

I tried to learn French with self-study books and then classes (4 years!) in high school and failed...I tried Spanish and Russian while in university and failed (and got kicked out of a French class but that's another story)...then, 10 years ago, I took another shot at Spanish using a simple method I picked up from a friend: studying (not just watching) Spanish-language TV shows: I was conversationally fluent in six months.

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