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This Spanish expression might save you from el dolor de estomago que yo tenia (the stomach ache that I had.)
I’m an agreeable chap who doesn’t like to reject hospitality.
Even though I detested the food, I kept on eating it.
I hated every morsel!
My face must have contorted with each mouthful. The food was repugnant.
I didn’t know how to say the food didn’t agree with me. So, as bad as it was, rather than be rude and just leave it, I paid a terrible price.
I’ll spare you the gory details, other than some Spanish you might recognize.
Provocó nausea y vomité mucho.
If only I had said, “This food doesn’t agree with me.”
I don’t want you go through this kind of suffering. Here’s what to say in Spanish to save un dolor abdominal (a bellyache).
La comida me cae mal.
It’s even better if you can name the plate or something in it. That’ll shift the blame to an ingredient and avoid upsetting the cook.
La comida picante me cae mal.
(The) spicy food doesn’t agree with me.
El pescado me cae mal.
(The) fish doesn’t agree with me.
La leche me cae mal.
(The) milk doesn’t agree with me
La carne de cerdo me cae mal.
Pork doesn’t agree with me.
Chapulines y escamoles… (crickets and ants eggs… that’s another story. They taste good.)
Did you notice something about this common everyday expression?
La comida me cae mal
Word for word, it means –”the food on me falls badly.”
Like caer mal, there are lots of Spanish expressions that native speakers use everyday that can’t be translated word for word.
That also makes them deceptive when you hear them.
They can trick you. And that makes it almost impossible for a beginner to keep up with a Spanish conversation.
If you miss the meaning, you have to play catch-up in the conversation, which isn’t easy when Spanish is flying fast.
Idioms are often left out of regular dictionaries and textbooks, which is why I collect the most common ones.
I’m happy to share my copy with you. It’s available by filling in the details at the bottom of this blog post.
Once you know the expressions in my dictionary, you’ll start noticing them everywhere.
You’ll hear them on the streets, in the bars and cafes, and all the time when Spanish speakers chat among themselves…
That’s why this tool is a handy addition to your repertoire. It’ll help you understand more of what people say to you.
It’s yours, gratis, just fill in the box below:
Click Here For Your Free Spanish Dictionary Of Idioms
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Sounds like a Handy guide.. Thanks for putting it together. I would like a copy please.
Thank you so much for maing this available. I do try to get into Spanish. I know lots of vocabulary,( palabras) but haven’t always got the (glue!) to join them together in proper sentences. therefore having ready phrases to communicate is brilliant. thank again
Thank you for making this freely available.
¿Es español de mexico or de espagña?
los dos
Looking forward to learning this material…thanks!
Hello Dear Marcus
How many years do I use your educational videos that have been very effective in the progress of my talk to Spanish.
I have a hearing problem( is genetic ), Can I just buy your average level videos .If I can , please tell me how much are they?
Thank you
Hola,
The Synergy Spanish foundation videos are available on this page:
https://synergyspanish.com/cb/synergy-spanish/
Gracias, waiting for the end of the pandemic to practise with someone who is fluent in both English & spanish
Please send me a copy of Spanish idioms, Marcus
I think this will be very useful. Thank you!
Thank you. I’m sorry you consider my comment too short, but that’s what I wanted to say. A simple “Thank you” Than you.
Thank you for the Spanish dictionary
Looking for all the help I can get.
TRYING TO GET IDIOMS LIST
I would love the dictionary of idioms
Sounds good Thank you for spanish dictionary ,, i will download ,, when you send it to me
Yo quiero tener el dicionario.
Looking forward to seeing these
Still working through Synergy Spanish and hope to get to Spain once things settle down…hasta luego amigo
Please send a Spanish Dictionary Of Idioms
Hi this sounds interesting who wouldn’t like to be able to use idioms
Muchas gracias!
Thank you – am looking forward to try your free Spanish Dictionary and Idioms
¡Muchas gracias para este diccionario interesante que puede ayudarme en enseñar a los estudiantes! Este año es muy difícil para todos los maestros.
Thank you very much!!!
A book please. To try to wrestle a pig beware both get dirty and one likes it
Thanks so much!
Your way of teaching El Idioma Español is Spanish-Made-Easy!
Bien echo
Yo quiero tener el dicionario.
Thank you for spanish dictionary ,, i will download ,, when you send it to me ,,,,
Thanks something useful
I’m completing Bola de Nieve and think these idioms would help me speak more like a native
Thanks Marcus your way of teaching Spanish has really helped me.
Thanks, it’s perfect..
I am still completing Bola Nieve So these idioms wOuld help immensely
Your way of teaching works for me
Thanks for the idioms
Sounds like it will be extremely helpful.
Thanks for the free stuff
I’d love a copy of these idioms they’ll be very useful on my future trips to Spain. Thanks
This has been the best Spanish course I have done by far. Would highly recommend it
Felicitaciones. 🇪🇸
Thank you, I hope I can translate them in dutch
Many thanks, you are amazing, a great teacher.
This would be a great help to me.
Me gusta mucho Synergy Spanish
Thanks for your generosity.
I am a new student and this looks like a very good tool.
Synergy Spanish is the best way I’ve found to learn to speak and understand Spanish with my amigos! The very best.
1 year in learning Spanish…and there is still SO much to learn
Very interesting. Even though Spanish is my first language I lived in the US many years so I can surely refresh Spanish. Thank you, Marcus.
Love this. Live in ecuador