RSSAdd Realism & Color To Spanish With These 10 Easy Spanish Language Phrases
Mar 08
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In English, when people want to express the effect something has on them, “it makes me feel” is usually how they’ll do it. It’s a very practical phrase and the good news is that the equivalent Spanish phrase is so easy! You just need the verb Dar – to give and here are some really cool and easy Spanish phrases that will add depth to your vocabulary.
If you’ve started to learn how to speak Spanish, you’ve probably come across basic expressions involving the verb dar to state how you’re feeling. Basic expressions such as:
Me da hambre – it makes me hungry
Me da sueño – It makes me feel sleepy
Me da alegría – It makes me feel happy
Me da pena – It makes me feel sad
We can expand on these simple Spanish language phrases and introduce several more that also make use of dar that will give your vocab a splash of color and realism:
Me da risa – It cracks me up!
Me da rabia – It makes me feel angry
Me da cosa – It gives me the creeps
Me da igual – It doesn’t matter to me
So:
¿Quieres comer carne o pescado Pedro? – Do you want to eat meat or fish Peter?
Me da igual – It doesn’t matter to me
No me gusta estar en la casa de Señora Sánchez. Ella tiene una gata negra y me da cosa – I don’t like being in Mrs Sanchez’s house. She has a black cat and it gives me the creeps
And when you have a feeling that something is about to happen, dar will also help you say it. Checkout these two useful Spanish phrases you’ll be able to introduce to your spoken Spanish with ease:
Me Da La Sensación De Que – I have a feeling
and next, a more “streetwise” way to express it:
Me Da Que
Un par de ejemplos:
Me da la sensación de que va a llover – I have a feeling that it’s going to rain
Me da que Pablo y Diana van a romper – I’ve got a feeling that Paul and Diana are going to break up
Finally, one more excellent Spanish phrase for you: Dar mala espina. Literally, this phrase translates as: “To give bad thorn”, but try to find the correct meaning in English from the following expression:
Siempre me da mala espina cuando veo grupos de jóvenes en las esquinas de las calles
If you guessed that dar mala espina means:
To arouse suspicion
Then you got it!
Darse mala espina – To arouse suspicion
These cool Spanish phrases will be a useful addition to your ever-increasing Spanish vocab and they’ll also add punch, color and realism too.