Sometimes you can miss the meaning of a sentence even when you understand all of the words in that sentence, because it has an interpretation beyond the literal meaning. Expressions like these are called idiomatic expressions. For example, in English people might say that it is "raining cats and dogs." This does not mean that pets are literally falling from the sky. It is an idiomatic expression, meaning "it is raining very hard."

There are many expressions like this in Spanish, that can require cultural or contextual understanding to use or comprehend.

Using idioms is a great way to practice conversing with a native-speaker like confidence. Incorporate idioms when you can, and when appropriate to do so.

This is a two part activity.

Part 1: Do an internet search for Spanish idioms, and note 5 of your favorites in the box provided below. Include the five idioms you learned in Spanish, write their literal meaning in English, and their figurative meaning in English.

For example,

Expresión Idiomática: Te estoy tomando el pelo.
Literal Translation: I'm taking your hair/the hair.
Figurative Translation: I'm just kidding; I'm messing with you.

Part 2: Then, write a short dialogue with a minimum of 5-10 lines using one of the idioms you selected showing its meaning in context. The reader must understand the meaning of the idiom based on the context clues in your dialogue.

Example,

Carla: ¡Oye, Luís!
Luís: Sí, ¿qué necesitas Tía?
Carla: Ten cuidado porque encontré un escorpión en tus zapatos.
Luís: ¡Ay no!
Carla: Te lo saqué y lo eché, no te preocupes.
Luís: Uff, gracias.
Carla: Y ya lo comiste por almuerzo.
Luís: ¡Tía Carla!
Carla: JA JA JA te estoy tomando el pelo, Lu.

part 1

- llamar al pan pan y al vino vino

literal translation: to speak bluntly

figurative translation: when someone goes straight to the point

- pan comido

literal translation: to be something very easy to achieve

figurative translation: when something is very easy

-estar/ponerse como un tomate

literal translation: to blush because something is very embarrassing

figurative translation: when something makes you very embarrassed that your face starts turning red

-por si las moscas

literal translation: in case something happens

figurative translation: just in case

-ni corto ni perezoso

literal translation: determined without shyness

figurative translation:

part 2

Ana: Hola chicas, ya están listas para ir a la fiesta de Daniel?

Karen: todavía no decido que ponerme

Nora: yo estoy ayudando a Karen pero no decide que ponerse

Karen: No lo sé, quizás me ponga el vestido verde que tanto me gusta

Ana: No, ese se te ve horrible y tú lo sabes

Nora: bueno, ya cálmense chicas que llegaremos tarde si siguen así

gabriela: que pasa por qué pelean?

Nora: Ana ni corta ni perezosa le dijo a Karen que no le gusta como le queda ese vestido.

grabriela: bueno todos somos diferentes no a todos les tienen que gustar las mismas cosas que a ti pero bueno van a llegar tarde si no se apuran!

answer:   i cant   remeber exactly but i just got out of spanish a few months ago and the dbas are really easy. just relax, and have your notes in front of you. they are going to ask you the basics study the notes you wrote and you will be fine, make sure to really study grammar and pronuciation. the spanish teachers are usually nice so if you mess up they will go easy on you. you got this, you did the lessons and tests just focus and dont overthink the process.