Phrase of the day

I asked Bob about phrases rather than just words - tho he does include context examples. I was thinking what you might hear on TV or talking to Mexican friends. Examples are not too easy to find on the Internet as they are mostly about slang words or standard Spanish lesson stuff. So contribute what you think is interesting.

Heard on TV -- no se vias - don't go away (we'll be right back)

no te preocupes - don't worry about it

Heard this one today on the radio"Si no quieres ver fantasmas,no salgas de noche": if you don't want to see ghosts ,don't go out at night.They were talking politics.
There are tons of great mexican phrases.

Just search for "dichos" for sayings ... usually humorous

http://www.spanishpronto.com/spanishpronto/spanishsayings.html

sparks wrote:I asked Bob about phrases rather than just words - tho he does include context examples. I was thinking what you might hear on TV or talking to Mexican friends. Examples are not too easy to find on the Internet as they are mostly about slang words or standard Spanish lesson stuff. So contribute what you think is interesting.

Heard on TV -- no se vias - don't go away (we'll be right back)

no te preocupes - don't worry about it

It is "no se vayan".
Not phrases. Just verbs in their imperative (command) form.

>>> It is "no se vayan".

No it's not "it is" ... that's what was on a TV sports program. Lets not get into only one way is correct or screw this idea

sparks wrote:>>> It is "no se vayan".

No it's not "it is" ... that's what was on a TV sports program. Lets not get into only one way is correct or screw this idea

No, you are mistaken. What verb is "vias" from? Don't go or don't go away is no se vaya(n) in the second person formal (usted) form.. Look up the imperative form of the verb ir and you will find ve, vaya, vayan, vayamos.


If you would like that in a phrase try this: Vete (o vayase) mucho a la chingada. Same verb. Same tense. Second personal familiar.

no te/se vayas

Stand corrected ... wasn't thinking about the spelling, only the sound

sparks wrote:no te/se vayas

Stand corrected ... wasn't thinking about the spelling, only the sound

2nd person familiar (tu) = no te vayas
2nd person formal (usted) = no se vaya
2nd person formal plural (ustedes) = no se vayan
3rd person (el, ella) = no se vaya
3rd person plural (ellos, ellas) = no se vayan


Simple verb conjugation. One of the major differences between Spanish and English and something that is imperative to learn if one is to learn Spanish. Has to be automatic, like counting from 1 to 10.


Phrase: no te vayas.......deteniendo!

And automatic enough to remember the gender of a million words even when they end in o or a. My neighbors know me well enough they usually correct me by repeating it

My Spanish is basic but better than most gringos I know. Comes from building a house in an almost all Mexican neighborhood.

At least I don't have to learn future tense thanks to ... voy a, va a and vamos a.

Even tho I know the difference between preterite or imperfect past tense I seldom remember to use them right

The wooden supports for my marquesina were put up yesterday and talking to my guys today about the quality of the work .... they called it 'cuachalote'. Doesn't mean terrible but definately second class.

Wooden supports (cimbra) for cement roofs or awnings are put up by teams of guys called coladores. That word will remian mystery since colador is a strainer (colander)

sparks wrote:The wooden supports for my marquesina were put up yesterday and talking to my guys today about the quality of the work .... they called it 'cuachalote'. Doesn't mean terrible but definately second class.

Wooden supports (cimbra) for cement roofs or awnings are put up by teams of guys called coladores. That word will remian mystery since colador is a strainer (colander)

Cuachalote can mean messy or scruffy. You will hear it used to describe someone's appearence. Mira que cuachalote andas! or a messy house, esa vieja es bien floja, su casa esta muy cuachalote.


One meaning of the verb colar is to pour something into a mold or form while it hardens. Steel, glass, in this case concrete. While the albañil will pour the footings or the posts and beams (colar castillos o dalas), the teams of coladores specialize in pouring roofs, or colar techos. Tough job.

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About halfway thru

Renting a mixer (revolvedora)(v's are always b's here) tomorrow and my 2 guys and two neighbors will do the pour. Has to be dry(er) for the angle. I was up stuffing cracks with wet cement bag pieces all afternoon

sparks wrote:The wooden supports for my marquesina were put up yesterday and talking to my guys today about the quality of the work .... they called it 'cuachalote'. Doesn't mean terrible but definately second class.

Wooden supports (cimbra) for cement roofs or awnings are put up by teams of guys called coladores. That word will remian mystery since colador is a strainer (colander)

So I ask my wife what cuachalote means,y que crees me me contesta "alguien como tu" anda bien mula hoy, no se porque,at least I learned a new word.
El Gringo Cuachalote

Those columns look a little big for that awning but I've always tended to over build also.

25cm but more for looks than whats necessary

sparks wrote:25cm but more for looks than whats necessary

Understood.Off subject have you ever heard of a shellfish called "goro" down in your area,we had"ensalada de goro" in El Faro,Michoacan and none of the fish mongers in GDL that I've asked has heard of it.

I'll ask but from the Internet it sounds like a farmed shellfish similar to clams?

It's gorro and its a small round flattened cone shape like a chinese hat, hence gorro.
We used to pry them off the rocks when we were oyster diving. I don't think they have much market away from the coast. I don't particularly care for them but cada quien su gusto as they say.

Gracias,when I asked the waitress about them she said they were caracoles so I thought maybe they were thin slices of conch or something,anyway I liked them.

'de todos modos' is something I hear alot but never gave it much thought. In context it seems like - 'all things considered'

This is what a dictionary says ....
1.anyway, anyhow, at any rate, in any case, all the same, at all events, by all means, by any manner of means, just the same, no matter what;

Pretty much the same