Odd Spanish Expressions: Cara de Pez
Fish face sounds like a cruel thing to call someone, but in Spain it can actually be a good thing. If someone has a Cara de pez (fish face) it means they’re impossible to read (the English equivalent would be…
Fish face sounds like a cruel thing to call someone, but in Spain it can actually be a good thing. If someone has a Cara de pez (fish face) it means they’re impossible to read (the English equivalent would be…
“[Spaniards] are quite sophisticated people who live in a time warp or an alternative universe where the greatest joy imaginable is to eat, drink, and talk.” -Ann & Lorry Walker, A Season In Spain There are several conflicting accounts of…
Want to impress your friends with a classic Spanish dish? Want to spend less than 10 minutes preparing it? Make pan con tomate (pa amb tomàquet in Catalan)! The name translates to bread with tomato and that’s exactly what it…
Every country has their own typical alcohol that encompasses the general character of their culture. Whether it’s classy wines, exciting cocktails, strong liquors or smooth beers! In Spain, there is an assortment of alcoholic beverages to choose from if you…
Spain loves to fiesta and they especially love to fiesta in the beautiful streets of their great cities! Barcelona is epicentre of Catalunya and it’s the perfect city to visit if you want to experience Catalonian character! Mostly during the…
Spain is known as a country of passion. Passionate dancing, passionate food, passionate sports, passionate people and passionate art! Montserrat Caballé is one of the most famous women in opera and one of the many names on the list of exquisite…
Flamenco is an exceptionally special tradition here in Spain. So much so, that UNESCO even added it to their Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2010! The art of this Spanish dance is so diverse that you could attend a…
When translated, “hacerse el sueco“ means ‘to play Swedish’. But in reality it isn’t meant to be any kind of insult to the Swedish people. Actually, the expression is derived from the Latin word Latin “soccus” which means “log”. So, if you “play…
This is a really fun one because literally translated it makes almost no sense, but it’s actually a really happy and positive thing. “Está que te cagas” literally means “you shit yourself”. But, colloquially it means something like “you’re the…
“…Puta Madre” is one of those expressions that can be used in a wide variety of ways. You can use it when you’re happy, when you’re angry, when you’re excited, when you’re scared, and so on. Directly translated “puta” can…