Comments on: Fun Frases http://blog.lenguajero.com/colloquial-spanish-phrases/ Learning languages, bootstrapping a startup, living in Latin America Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:20:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: augustflanaganhttp://blog.lenguajero.com/colloquial-spanish-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-133 augustflanagan Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:11:24 +0000 http://blog.lenguajero.com/?p=247#comment-133 <em>pintarse de colores</em> is a new one for me, thanks!<em>Creerse mucho</em> reminds me of another of my favorites:<em> Creerse la ultima coca cola en el desierto.</em> Basically, you think you are God's gift to mankind. pintarse de colores is a new one for me, thanks!

Creerse mucho reminds me of another of my favorites: Creerse la ultima coca cola en el desierto. Basically, you think you are God’s gift to mankind.

]]> By: Sarahhttp://blog.lenguajero.com/colloquial-spanish-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Sarah Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:05:56 +0000 http://blog.lenguajero.com/?p=247#comment-132 Ohhh, August, where to begin! Too many fabulous Mexican ones. Have you heard "pintarse de colores?" It means to get the hell out of somewhere. For example, "We asked him about that girl he was with the other day...y de repente se pintó de colores." I also like "creerse mucho," which literally translates as "believe in yourself alot." It actually means believe in yourself a little too much, since it refers to a braggart who really has no reason to believe so much in him/herself (one very clear example definitely comes to mind here...) For example, "El se cree mucho" could be used if someone is boasting on and on about how fabulous he is, how much he knows, etc etc when you know every other word out of his mouth is, um, well, B.S. It can be a lighthearted insult, too - "Te crees mucho, verdad?" Ohhh, August, where to begin! Too many fabulous Mexican ones. Have you heard “pintarse de colores?” It means to get the hell out of somewhere. For example, “We asked him about that girl he was with the other day…y de repente se pintó de colores.” I also like “creerse mucho,” which literally translates as “believe in yourself alot.” It actually means believe in yourself a little too much, since it refers to a braggart who really has no reason to believe so much in him/herself (one very clear example definitely comes to mind here…) For example, “El se cree mucho” could be used if someone is boasting on and on about how fabulous he is, how much he knows, etc etc when you know every other word out of his mouth is, um, well, B.S. It can be a lighthearted insult, too – “Te crees mucho, verdad?”

]]> By: augustflanaganhttp://blog.lenguajero.com/colloquial-spanish-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-128 augustflanagan Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:52:03 +0000 http://blog.lenguajero.com/?p=247#comment-128 Ha! I love it that's a great one! Ha! I love it that’s a great one!

]]> By: Prentiss Riddlehttp://blog.lenguajero.com/colloquial-spanish-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Prentiss Riddle Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:00:32 +0000 http://blog.lenguajero.com/?p=247#comment-127 Those are some good ones!The one I learned from the kids during my first homestay in Mexico many years ago still comes to mind: "colgar los tenis," to die (literally, to hang up your tennis shoes). Those are some good ones!

The one I learned from the kids during my first homestay in Mexico many years ago still comes to mind: “colgar los tenis,” to die (literally, to hang up your tennis shoes).

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