Five Spanish idioms every beginner should know
Coffee Break Spanish

Five Spanish idioms every beginner should know

C2ProficientAugust 3, 20267 min

Spanish idioms are a great way to make your conversations sound more natural from the very beginning. In this episode, Anabel introduces five beginner-friendly expressions you'll hear in everyday Spanish: tenerlo en la punta de la lenguacostar un ojo de la cara (or un riñón)echar una manocomerse la cabezatrabajar codo con codo You'll learn what they mean, when native speakers use them, and how to start using these practical idioms with confidence in your own Spanish. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ...

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  • 127 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
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Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish! Yo soy anabel y estoy de vuelta en otro episodeio! This time I want to bring you 5 beginner-friendly idioms to start using in your daily conversations.

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These 5 idioms are beginner-friendly because they can be used using A1 level grammar. And also the vocabulary is covered in the beginner levels. Also, I made sure they are useful so you can use them every day, or as much as possible.

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However, if you are an intermediate-level learner, not the brio cupes, because you can still use them. Before we start, I would like to say that this is the podcast version of a video episode that you can watch for free on YouTube. The link is in the description or you can simply go to our YouTube channel and you will find it there. ¿Jener al pues diccho eso? Vamos a ver el primero?

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