Let me tell you about my Mexican houses.
I’ve been told I have houses from Baja California to Acapulco and from Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula to Mexico City. I have been told I have houses everywhere in Mexico
If only they were really mine…
My wife has friends all over Mexico and each time we visit they keep telling me:
“Estás en tu casa.”
You are in your house.
I am sure you have heard the expression mi casa es tu casa. (My house is your house.)
Estás en tu casa is similar. Although it literally means you are in your house, it’s a friendly way to say “make yourself at home.”
They’re telling me to make myself at home but they definitely didn’t put me on the deed.
Sometimes words don’t mean exactly how they sound. If all you have done is study textbook Spanish it’s easy to get confused by the multitude of phrases just like this. That’s why you need to check out Spanish Beyond the Textbook.
Es pagado por la casa… (it’s on the house)
Spanish Beyond the Textbook is jam packed full of expression just like “estás en tu casa” that could easily cause confusion in a normal Spanish conversation…
Don’t even get me started when Maylo told me, “eres muy cabrón”…
This and many more can be found by joining Spanish Beyond the Textbook. Join today and you’ll receive eBooks, audios and email tips. They’ll help you navigate the Spanish outside the classroom. The real Spanish you’ll hear on the streets, in the cafes and around the towns.
Feliz cumpleanos, Marcus – en el 31st y ahora!
Your blogs keep me motivated to keep up with my spanish home studies. Hopefully some day soon I will do total immersion is spain or south america. Thanks Maaarcos.
My dad got me one of my first courses by you, Synergy spanish. I learned so much so easily. Without even realising I was learning grammar. Thankyou so much. As I now live in Spain I have to understand and speak the language. x
hi there mr. santaana, i would like to join in spanish blog for me to learn about spanish languge,, my mother’s origin is from spain but we did’nt learn spanish,, you can post your spanish blog in my facebook, annie quirino.. thank you and welcome in my facebook,,
hola Marcos,I always enjoy your blogs on spanish and read them religiously every time.Please keep them coming.I just wanted to point out something with reference to “my house is your house”Here in Sierra de yeguas(malaga)Spain,the y always say”mi casa es su casa”There seems to be a slight difference between the south american spanish and the real spanish from Spain.Regards patrick.
Hola Patrick
Thanks for the feedback. I am very glad you are enjoying my posts.
Actually, mi casa es su casa is very very common in Latin America also.
Saludos, Marcus