but there are so many other use cases:

Me di cuenta = I realized
Me da igual = I don't care
Me da miedo = it scares me
Me da risa = it makes me laugh
Me da cosa = it gives me a weird feeling
Me da ganas de = it makes me want to
Dar una vuelta = to take a walk
Dar en el clavo = to hit the nail on the head

The pattern: in Spanish, things give you feelings. Fear, laughter, the urge to nap, all handed to you by the movie, the joke, the weather.

Which dar expression do you use most?

Guys I wanna learn Spanish but my level is definitely zero I don't know anything about Spanish and I want to start learn it what should I start to do at first to reach A1 level

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Muchos estudiantes creen que pensar en español ocurre de un día para otro. Esperan despertarse una mañana y, de repente, tener todos sus pensamientos en español.

Pero normalmente no funciona así.

Pensar en otro idioma empieza con momentos muy pequeños. Un día recuerdas una palabra sin traducirla. Otro día entiendes una frase completa sin pensar en inglés. Después, respondes una pregunta sencilla sin preparar la respuesta.

Esos momentos parecen pequeños, pero son señales de que tu cerebro está cambiando.

Cada vez que escuchas español, lees una historia o tienes una conversación, tu cerebro crea nuevas conexiones. Poco a poco, deja de traducir cada palabra y empieza a reconocer ideas completas.

Por eso, muchas personas sienten que un día no están avanzando y, unas semanas después, se sorprenden porque entienden mucho más de lo que imaginaban.

Aprender un idioma no suele sentirse como subir una escalera. Se parece más a llenar un vaso con gotas de agua. Cada gota parece pequeña, pero llega un momento en que el vaso está lleno.

Esta noticia muestra algo importante: pensar en español no ocurre por suerte. Ocurre porque has dedicado tiempo, práctica y paciencia durante muchos días.

Vocabulario:

de repente = suddenly
despertarse = to wake up
normalmente = normally
traducir = to translate
la señal = sign
cambiar = to change
la conexión = connection
reconocer = to recognize
la idea = idea
avanzar = to improve
sorprenderse = to be surprised
imaginar = to imagine
la escalera = staircase
la gota = drop
el vaso = glass
lleno = full
la paciencia = patience
dedicar = to dedicate
la práctica = practice
la suerte = luck

Pregunta:

¿Has tenido algún momento en el que pensaste en español sin darte cuenta?

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Hay una frase que muchos estudiantes repiten una y otra vez: “Todavía no estoy listo para hablar.”

Parece una frase inteligente. Parece una buena decisión. Pero muchas veces, esa idea hace que una persona espere demasiado.

Algunas personas pasan meses estudiando gramática, viendo videos y aprendiendo vocabulario. Sin embargo, casi nunca hablan. Piensan que algún día se sentirán completamente preparadas.

Ese día casi nunca llega.

La realidad es que hablar no es la recompensa por estudiar. Hablar es una parte del estudio. Cada conversación ayuda al cerebro a recordar palabras, mejorar la pronunciación y responder con más rapidez.

Las personas que progresan más no son siempre las que saben más gramática. Muchas veces son las que aceptan cometer errores y siguen hablando.

No importa si hoy solo puedes decir cinco frases. Mañana serán seis. Después diez. Con el tiempo, esas frases se convierten en conversaciones.

Esta noticia muestra algo importante: no necesitas esperar para empezar a hablar. Hablar es precisamente lo que te ayudará a sentirte preparado.

Vocabulario:

frenar = to slow down
repetir = to repeat
una y otra vez = again and again
parecer = to seem
la decisión = decision
esperar = to wait
el vocabulario = vocabulary
la realidad = reality
la recompensa = reward
recordar = to remember
la pronunciación = pronunciation
progresar = to improve
aceptar = to accept
convertirse en = to become
la conversación = conversation
precisamente = precisely
preparado = prepared
preparada = prepared
seguir = to continue

Pregunta:

¿Has esperado alguna vez para hablar porque pensabas que no estabas listo?

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hi! i know absolutely 0 spanish, have learned french & speak english fluently - wondering if anyone has textbook recommendations for someone who wants to teach themselves spanish? i mainly want to understand basic words and grammatical structures to become semi-conversational… thank you!

I'm a British and just moved to Spain after getting married to my Spanish wife. And I'm slowly learning the language and the culture.

One thing that's surprised me is how many words, expressions, and ways of phrasing things that Spanish people use everyday that I've just never come across until moving here. I swear sometimes they just have conversations with phrases!

I've started a little instagram page @basicallyspanish just for fun just to share all the weird things I'm discovering after moving here... I am really enjoying Spanish people and the culture.

I was wondering if anyone had any everyday expression they've heard, not so much slang but common expressions that usually don't make sense if you translate them word by word.

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