by Diana Luciana | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Mexican Slang and Expressions
Ganas de means “the urge to” or “feeling like” doing something. Tengo ganas de comer tacos is “I feel like eating tacos.” Dar ganas de names what caused the urge: esta canción me da ganas de bailar, “this song makes me want to...
by Diana Luciana | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog, Mexican Slang and Expressions
Darse cuenta de means “to realize” or “to notice” in English. It is reflexive, so the pronoun changes with the person: me di cuenta de que era tarde, I realized it was late. Keep the de before a noun or before que. Do not use realizar for this,...
by Diana Luciana | Nov 22, 2020 | Blog, Mexican Slang and Expressions
Learn how to use filler words in Spanish to sound like a native speaker. We all want to sound a bit more like a native when we speak a foreign language, be it because it gives us more confidence or because we want to immerse ourselves in the culture. That’s when you...
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