In today’s video we look at wonderful phrases with the really versatile verb ‘dar’. Use them to sound amazingly good at Spanish!
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Vocab from the video:
¿Qué mas da? – Who cares?
¿Qué mas da? Ya te estaba pequeño – Who cares? It was already too small for you (a jersey)
Se me da muy bien el castellano – I’m very good at Spanish
Se me da muy bien coser – I’m very good at sewing
Se me da muy bien arreglar bicis – I’m very good at fixing bikes
Se me dan bien los idiomas – I’m very good at languages
¿Quién da la vez? – Whose turn is it?
Yo soy el último/la última – I’m the last in the queue
¡Qué más da! – Who cares!
Me da grima/asco – That’s horrible/disgusting, I find that disgusting
Me da vergüenza/corte – I’m embarrassed
No me da la gana – I don’t feel like it
Tengo ganas de ir al cine – I feel like going to the cinema
No tengo ganas – I don’t feel like it
Me da igual/lo mismo – I don’t mind
No me da ni frío ni calor – It doesn’t bother me at all
Me da que… – I’ve got the feeling that
Me da que María tiene novio – I’ve got the feeling that Maria has a boyfriend
This is very helpful, thank you
Is the negative exceptable as well?
no se me da bien —-
Yes, perfect Tony!
¡Dale! ¡ Danos más!
You guys are the best.
Dar a la comba: mover rítmicamente una cuerda para que otra salte por encima de ella.
Un juego de la infancia, verdad?
Well that didn’t work! In a cafe near mercado de San Miguel in Madrid today i tried the phrase ‘. Nos cobras cuando puedas’ when I wanted the bill. Ben and Marina say it makes me sound like a local, rather than the usual ‘la cuenta por favour’. The waiter brought two more glasses of wine! I think he thought I said ‘dos copas’. Must be my bristol accent! Anyway, another glass of wine on a sunny Friday lunchtime in Madid isn’t too bad.
Oh dear! Well, I think this was more a case of waiter deafness! He probably saw you and thought, “an English guy, I wasn’t paying attention, but I bet he wanted two more wines!” Has happened to me many a time! Do try the phrase again, it’ll work!
Gracias Ben. Creo que tienes razon. El hecho de que te haya pasado me hace sentir mejor!
¿Qué mas da? o Qué más da (con acento). ¿Cuál es correcto?