Learn how to use expressions used as adverbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Expressions Used as Adverbs |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SpanishPod101.com. I'm Eric. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Eric: This is Must-Know Spanish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 22. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Used as Adverbs. |
| Eric: These are adverbial expressions that will become really useful in your daily life and improve your sentences. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: cada dos por tres |
| Anna: de sol a sol |
| Anna: de cajón |
| Anna: estar en el quinto pino |
| Eric: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: cada dos por tres |
| Eric: literally meaning "every two for three." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "every now and then." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cada dos por tres [NORMAL] cada dos por tres |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cada dos por tres |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when an action is done repeatedly and becomes tiring. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Cada dos por tres ponen anuncios en la tele. [SLOW] Cada dos por tres ponen anuncios en la tele. |
| Eric: "There are constantly commercials on TV." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Cada dos por tres ponen anuncios en la tele. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: de sol a sol |
| Eric: literally meaning "from sun to sun." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "from dawn until dusk." |
| Anna: [SLOW] de sol a sol [NORMAL] de sol a sol |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: de sol a sol |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you do something all day long, almost without stopping. Usually it's used for actions like working or training. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Trabaja de sol a sol sin descansar. [SLOW] Trabaja de sol a sol sin descansar. |
| Eric: "He works from sunrise to sunset without taking a break." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Trabaja de sol a sol sin descansar. |
| Eric: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: de cajón |
| Eric: literally meaning "of drawer." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "obvious." |
| Anna: [SLOW] de cajón [NORMAL] de cajón |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: de cajón |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when talking about something that's obvious. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Sabía de cajón que lo ibas a conseguir. [SLOW] Sabía de cajón que lo ibas a conseguir. |
| Eric: "I knew that you could do it, obviously." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Sabía de cajón que lo ibas a conseguir. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: estar en el quinto pino |
| Eric: literally meaning "be in the fifth pine." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "to be very far away." |
| Anna: [SLOW] estar en el quinto pino [NORMAL] estar en el quinto pino |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: estar en el quinto pino |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to emphasize that something is really far from somewhere. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Mi pueblo está en el quinto pino. [SLOW] Mi pueblo está en el quinto pino. |
| Eric: "My town is far, far away." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Mi pueblo está en el quinto pino. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Eric: You give your everything on a task to finish it on time, all day. |
| Anna: de sol a sol |
| Eric: "from dawn until dusk" |
| Eric: You are tired of hearing your son asking for the same thing every time he has the opportunity. |
| Anna: cada dos por tres |
| Eric: "every now and then" |
| Eric: When you go to do a little trip that is really far away from your home. |
| Anna: estar en el quinto pino |
| Eric: "to be very far away" |
| Eric: You are sure about something. |
| Anna: de cajón |
| Eric: "obvious" |
Outro |
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| Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four Iberian Spanish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SpanishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: ¡Hasta la próxima! |
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