Hola, \u00bfqu\u00e9 tal? This is Luc\u00eda, from My Daily Spanish<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today I\u2019m going to talk about very common Spanish mistakes I hear from foreigners and teach you the correct expressions and grammar. I hope you learn a lot from this blog.<\/p>\n Are you ready? Let\u2019s go!<\/strong><\/p>\n It is a very common mistake among English speakers. \u201cTo know\u201d in English, can be translated into two verbs in Spanish: saber <\/em><\/strong>and conocer<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Saber <\/em>refers to something you have learned, something you know in your brain because you have studied or learned it.<\/p>\n Conocer<\/strong><\/em> refers to knowing something or someone. You\u2019ve heard about something or you know a person, something you cannot study.<\/p>\n ✅Yo conozco a tu hermana <\/strong><\/em>(I know your sister)Yo conozco este sitio<\/strong><\/em> (I know this place)<\/p>\n With this example, you will understand better:<\/p>\n In Spanish, we say \u201cYo tengo veinticinco a\u00f1os,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> with the verb \u201ctener\u201d <\/em><\/strong>(to have), so it literally means \u201cI have 25 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Another thing to be careful with in this sentence is the word \u201ca\u00f1os.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> You can\u2019t say \u201canos.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This is the Spanish letter \u00d1 (e\u00f1e), pronounced \u201c\u00d1a \u00f1e \u00f1i \u00f1o \u00f1u.\u201d (Watch video<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Excitado <\/em><\/strong>or excitada <\/strong><\/em>in Spanish means excited in a sexual way, horny. So be careful and don\u2019t let dirty people mock you.<\/p>\n In Spanish, \u201cI\u2019m excited\u201d is \u201cestoy emocionado\u201d<\/strong><\/em> or \u201cestoy emocionada.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00bfPuedo tener? <\/strong><\/em>is the literal translation for \u201cCan I have?\u201d but we don\u2019t say it like that.<\/p>\n For example, for \u201ccan I have a tissue?\u201d it would be \u201c\u00bfme puedes dar un pa\u00f1uelito?\u201d<\/strong><\/em> This would mean \u201ccan you give me a tissue?\u201d<\/p>\n When ordering at a restaurant, we can say:<\/p>\n \u201cEstoy bueno\u201d <\/strong><\/em>means \u201cI\u2019m hot,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sexy.\u201dTo say \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d it would be \u201cestoy bien.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In Spanish, we say \u201cest\u00e1 muy rico.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> For English speakers, it is very hard to know when we use the verb \u201cSer\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and when the verb \u201cEstar\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a> for \u201cto be,\u201d because both are translated as \u201cto be\u201d in English. But in Spanish they are used in different situations so it sounds very weird if you say it with the wrong verb.<\/p>\n For this expression, we use the verb \u201cestar.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cM\u00e1s mejor\u201d<\/strong><\/em> is wrong, because \u201cmejor\u201d <\/strong><\/em>already means \u201cbetter,\u201d and you cannot add \u201cm\u00e1s\u201d (more), just like you cannot say \u201cmore better\u201d in English.<\/p>\n \u201cMucho mejor\u201d<\/strong><\/em> would be the right translation for \u201cmuch better.\u201d<\/p>\n For example, if you ask a person who was ill:<\/p>\n Or if you asked somebody to correct something and they show it back to you:<\/p>\n We don\u2019t say \u201cun tiempo\u201d<\/strong><\/em> for this expression. We say \u201cuna vez.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEstoy caliente\u201d <\/strong><\/em>directly means \u201cI\u2019m horny,\u201d so be careful if what you want to say is that you\u2019re hot because the weather is hot.<\/p>\n \u201cTengo calor\u201d <\/strong><\/em>is what you want to say for \u201cI\u2019m hot.\u201d It literally means \u201cI have heat,\u201d but that\u2019s what we say for \u201cI\u2019m hot.\u201d You can also say \u201chace calor\u201d <\/strong><\/em>for \u201cIt\u2019s hot.\u201d<\/p>\n Hace mucho calor <\/strong><\/em>(It\u2019s very hot)<\/p>\n \u201cEmbarazada\u201d <\/strong><\/em>and \u201cembarazado\u201d <\/strong><\/em>mean \u201cpregnant.\u201dIf you say \u201cestoy embarazado\u201d or \u201cestoy embarazada\u201d people will maybe look at you weird because it doesn\u2019t make sense with the conversation or congratulate you for your baby. \u201cI\u2019m embarrassed\u201d in Spanish is \u201cestoy avergonzado\u201d<\/strong><\/em> or \u201cestoy avergonzada.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>But it is more natural to say \u201cqu\u00e9 verg\u00fcenza,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> which would be \u201cwhat an embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n Did you make any of these mistakes? Tell me in the comments!I hope you learned with me from this blog and that you enjoyed it a lot.\u00a1Hasta pronto! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction Hola, \u00bfqu\u00e9 tal? This is Luc\u00eda, from My Daily Spanish. Today I\u2019m going to talk about very common Spanish mistakes I hear from foreigners and teach you the correct expressions and grammar. I hope you learn a lot from this blog. Are you ready? Let\u2019s go! ❌\u201cYo s\u00e9 tu hermana\u201d for \u201cI know your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":17320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":" Hola, \u00bfqu\u00e9 tal? This is Luc\u00eda, from My Daily Spanish<\/a>.<\/p> Today I\u2019m going to talk about very common Spanish mistakes I hear from foreigners and teach you the correct expressions and grammar. I hope you learn a lot from this blog.<\/p><\/div>❌\u201cYo s\u00e9 tu hermana\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI know your sister\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cYo soy 25 a\u00f1os\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI\u2019m 25 years old\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cEstoy excitado\u201d<\/em> or \u201cestoy excitada\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI\u2019m excited\u201d<\/h3>\n
❌\u201cPuedo tener\u201d<\/em> for \u201ccan I have?\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cEstoy bueno\/a\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cEs muy rico\u201d <\/em>for \u201cIt\u2019s very yummy\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cM\u00e1s mejor\u201d<\/em> for \u201cmuch better\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cUn tiempo\u201d <\/em>for \u201cone time,\u201d \u201conce\u201d<\/h3>\n
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❌\u201cEstoy caliente\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI\u2019m hot\u201d<\/h3>\n
❌\u201cEstoy embarazado\/a\u201d<\/em> for \u201cI\u2019m embarrassed\u201d<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Introduction<\/h2><\/div>