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I can honestly say that I have no idea in what situation that phrase would ever be used!


Mind you, that goes for all of them!

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Well, I’ve been feeling pretty guilty for not having added anything for a few days, but it’s been a busy time!
Anyway, here are a few things I’ve picked up along the way:

De momento At the moment

Ahora mismo Right now

Ya se ha ido He’s gone now (could also be she’s gone, or it’s gone)

Ayer se fue He went yesterday (could also be she / it went)

Una mariposa A butterfly

Una grulla A crane (of the bird variety!)

Una ampolla A blister

Botas nuevas New boots (are you getting the connection here!?)

Un obispo A Bishop (of the clergy variety!)
Great excitement in the village yesterday, when the Bishop visited

Un muro se ha caído A wall has fallen down

Una tubería está roto A tube is broken

¡No hay agua! There’s no water! (are you getting the connection here, too!?)

Un pregón An announcement (i.e by loudspeaker, from the Ayuntamiento)
Like the one I slept through yesterday, and then wondered why there was no electricity all morning! :o


There, told you it had been a busy time!

One useful little “aide memoire” that I’ve recently been told:

You know those frustrating reflexive verbs!? Well, I can never remember which comes first, the “se” or the “me” part!
If you remember that a “semana” (week) comes before a “mes” (month) then you’ve got them in the right order!

i.e Lo se me olvidado I’ve forgotten

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Hi all,
Bless your little cotton socks forever and ever for that last tip on reflexive verbs brisca! :thumbup: :D :rofl: !
I didn't think I would ever get the hang of them!
Same as you, coudn't figure out who did what to whom, or what!! :thumbup:

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Glad to help Chris!

I was quite amazed that I even understood the tip (explained to me in Spanish) and amazingly it seems to have stayed in my head too! :lol:

I get tied up in knots with reflexive verbs and the various past tenses :unsure:

Maybe in a few years it'll all come together, eh??

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espero que si brisca ! :blink:

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Bebo para ahogar las penas - I drink to drown the sorrows

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:beer: Thanks for that one Martha :rofl:

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I had a feeling you would appreciate it Lionda :)

Learnt it today at our morning Spanish lesson and thought I'd share ;)

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:rofl: think you made that up surely ?

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Don't know about everyone else - but I keep getting that last word wrong :o

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esoty hasta los huevos de vivir en inglaterra-
how about that!;)

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borracho como una cuba!

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Are you cockeyed ?

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Possibly :lol: ;)

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I'll drink to that! :o :p :rofl: :thumbup: