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Irse vs. Salir De

  Irse means to leave or head out with no indication on where you are leaving from or where you are going to. The emphasis is on leaving. Salir de means to leave a specific place. It also means ot exit.

20 Expressions Using Darse

 20 Expressions Using Darse from Hola Spanish .

Talking About the Temperature in Spanish

Did you know that you can use estar to talk about the temperature in Spanish? estamos + a + number + degrees  

Uses of Estar

 Here is a great blog post about the uses of the Spanish verb estar from Tell Me in Spanish . When to Use Estar in Spanish: 10 Uses to Master this Verb - Tell Me In Spanish

Spanish Verbs of Obligation

 Video of 6 Spanish Verbs of Obligation from Spanishland School .

Llevar vs Traer: A Spanish Dilemma

It is so difficult for me to know when to use the Spanish verbs llevar and traer since English speakers use the verbs to bring and to take interchangeably. In the video below, Andrew from Real Fast Spanish explains this tricky dilemma. In a nutshell, think of llevar as meaning to take there , and think of traer as meaning to bring here . This short video presents 2 mental models to help understand this topic and it really has cleared things up for me. I hope it helps you a s well!  

Dar Por

 Dar por is a verb + preposition combination that has several meanings. To take to A la gente le dio por hornear panes y bizcochos durante la cuarentena. (People took to baking bread and cookies during the quarantine.) Rosa siempre hacía platos españoles, pero ahora a ella  le ha dado por hacer platos franceses. (Rosa has always made Spanish dishes, but now she has taken to making French dishes.)   To take up Cuando se jubiló, a mi padre le dio por jardenería. (When he retired, my father took up gardening.) To presume dead or give up for dead Lo dieron por muerto en la guerra aunque no encontraran el cadáver. (He was presumed dead, although the body was not found.) Los soldados enemigos la dispararon y la dieron por muerta , pero sobrevivó. (The enemy soldiers shot her and left her for dead, but she survived.) To take for granted Di por hecho que encontraría el trabajo perfecto, así que seguí buscando. (I took it for granted that I would find the perfect job, so I ke...