Spanish Idiomatic Expressions

So the Spanish AP test is coming up. I'm taking it, and you might be to, so due to the curve, a small part of me hopes you will fail so I can pass. But honestly, I think I should help both of us out, so here's some useful idiomatic phrases that will earn you (and me) some points!

• hay que + infinitive: it is necessary to (whatever the infinitive means)

• gordito: either means little fatty or can be used as a term of affection for a boyfriend/girlfriend (I find this really weird...)

• No hay de que: a fancier way of saying de nada (no problem/you're welcome). Kind of like "think nothing of it"

• en cuanto a: in regards to

• ¿Cómo te va?: How are you? (This is useful as a greeting in the informal simulated conversation part.)

• llover a cántaros: to be raining cats and dogs

• tomarle el pelo: to be pulling someone's leg (to be joking with someone)

• tener que ver con/ no tener nada que ver con: to have something to do with/ to have nothing to do with

• echarle la culpa: to blame (or literally to throw the blame)

• un sin fin de: a limitless number of

• tomar a pecho: to take to heart

I will add more to this list as I think of them, so be sure to check back here in a day or two. Good luck with your AP tests!

My studying methods have taken p permanent residence at procrastination station.

Tengo que dormir ahorita,


Kaylee