Learn the 10 phrases you never want to hear
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| Hi, everyone! I'm Rosa, and today we'll be doing the 10 phrases you never want to hear in Spanish. so let's begin! |
| 1. ¡Estás despedido! "You are fired!" |
| No! |
| Estoy despedido. “I’m fired” |
| Why? |
| 2. ¡Perdón, lo olvidé! "Sorry, I forgot!" |
| Not very nice to hear when they forget some special date, make sure not to forget next time. |
| 3. ¡Te lo dije! "I told you so!" |
| I hate to hear that, especially from my mother. |
| ¡Te lo dije! "I told you so!" |
| 4. ¿Has ganado peso últimamente? "Have you gained weight recently?" |
| I think especially older people, like, tell you that, like they don't think it’s a bad thing to say, like, they just say so naturally, like, have you gained weight? |
| 5. Deberíamos ver a otras personas. "We should see other people." |
| Oh, breaks my heart. |
| 6. Gracias por tu currículum, aunque el puesto ya está adjudicado. "Thank you for your resume, however the position has been filled." |
| Oh… you’ll just have to look for another job then, it will be fine next time. Good luck! |
| 7. No eres tú, soy yo. "It's not you, it's me." |
| They always say that, but it is you, it is really you. They are lying! |
| 8. No tengo tu dinero. "I don't have your money today." |
| Maybe tomorrow they won't have either, I don't know, so as soon as you have the money, yes, return it. Give me back my money. |
| 9. Tenemos que hablar. "We need to talk." |
| That always means something bad is going to happen, I guess. |
| 10. ¿Por qué no puedes hacer esto? "Why can't you do this?" |
| Everyone has their own excuse, some people are better on something and other people are better at other things, so yeah. |
| So this is the end of today's 10 phrases you never want to hear in Spanish. I hope they don't tell you these phrases very often, and I don't know. Thank you for watching, and don't forget to subscribe. Bye! |
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