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Spanish word of the day: Sin embargo

 

Translation: nevertheless, however

Pronunciation: seen ehm-bahr-goh

 

Spanish word of the day: Apoyarse

Translation: To be supportive/to support (oneself)

Pronunciation: A-poe-shar-say

 

Spanish word of the day: Desorientado

Translation: Lost

 

Pronunciation: Dae-sorie-n-tadoe

 

Spanish Saying: De mal en peor

Translation: From bad to worse

Meaning: Every language has this sort of expression when trying describe a situation that is not improving.

Spanish word of the day: Pancho/ Super Pancho

Translation: Hotdog (Super = Big Hotdog)

Pronunciation: pan-cho

 

Spanish word of the day: Abocarse/ Precipitarse

Translation: To make a dash for

Pronunciation: Ah-boe-car-say / Pree-sip-ee-tar-say

Spanish word of the day: Quedarse

Translation: to stay/to remain/to take/to choose/to die

Pronunciation: Kay-dar-say

 

Spanish saying: Hoy por ti y mañana por mí

Translation: Today for you and tomorrow for me.

Meaning: You do something for someone today and they do something for you tomorrow. This can be used in the same way as the English expression: “You scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours”.

 

Spanish Sayings: Billetera mata galanes

Translation: The wallet kills the handsome man.

Meaning: This is used to refer to a gold digger (someone who only thinks money is important).  

 

Spanish slang: Laburo

Meaning: Job/Work (trabajo)

How to use it: Laburo is a common way to say work (trabajo). It can be placed anywhere that work (trabajo) would regularly be used.

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