Comments on: Tengo Mono – a Spanish phrase for the obsessed! http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/ Learn Spanish with Spanish podcast audio. This is real, exciting conversation from Spain. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave C. http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-6749 Dave C. Thu, 31 May 2007 03:20:51 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/#comment-6749 In English we say "I have a craving for chocolate" or in slang "I have a chocolate jones." And if we say "He has a monkey on his back" that means he's addicted to something, usually drugs. In English we say “I have a craving for chocolate” or in slang “I have a chocolate jones.” And if we say “He has a monkey on his back” that means he’s addicted to something, usually drugs.

]]> By: Richardksa http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Richardksa Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:30:33 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/#comment-505 I remembered the phrase, I remembered it's meaning, but forgot the literal translation. Durig a week long meeting with spaniards I excused myself from the dining table with the words "Tengo mono de nicotina", and this would normally be the signal for several of us bad people to leave the room. But one night, while I was engrossed in conversation a lady approached and said, "Come Richard, it is time to feed the monkey", and I hadn't a clue what she meant. "Su mono", she explained, and then it came back. I remembered the phrase, I remembered it’s meaning, but forgot the literal translation. Durig a week long meeting with spaniards I excused myself from the dining table with the words “Tengo mono de nicotina”, and this would normally be the signal for several of us bad people to leave the room. But one night, while I was engrossed in conversation a lady approached and said, “Come Richard, it is time to feed the monkey”, and I hadn’t a clue what she meant. “Su mono”, she explained, and then it came back.

]]> By: Zonzamas http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Zonzamas Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:26:40 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/#comment-106 Si, se puede usar así­ también. Si, se puede usar así­ también.

]]> By: Lois Cooper http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Lois Cooper Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:02:26 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/10/17/tengo-mono-a-spanish-phrase-for-the-obsessed/#comment-105 ¿Se puede usar también con una expresión verbal...? Tengo mono de viajar...de ir a Espana... ¿Se puede usar también con una expresión verbal…?

Tengo mono de viajar…de ir a Espana…

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