65: I like your style

Question 1

How embarrassing!

Answer 1

¡Qué corte!

Question 2

Here’s a tip
Have you ever been shopping, seen something you liked a lot and thought “¡mola mucho!” (it’s so cool!)? Or have you ever been in an embarrasing situation? We’re going to look at some vocabulary and expressions to talk about these kinds of situations in colloquial Spanish.

Answer 2

Have you ever been shopping, seen something you liked a lot and thought “¡mola mucho!” (it’s so cool!)? Or have you ever been in an embarrasing situation? We’re going to look at some vocabulary and expressions to talk about these kinds of situations in colloquial Spanish.

Question 3

Victoria: Oh yes! I know which one it is. It’s really cool!

Answer 3

Victoria: ¡Ah sí! Ya sé cuál es. ¡Mola un montón!

Question 4

Chema: Yes, after work we all went to a bar next to the office, but it was a bit shabby.

Answer 4

Chema: Sí, después de trabajar fuimos todos a un bar que hay al lado de la oficina, pero era un poco cutre.

Question 5

We then went to another bar called La sidrería. It was a bit further away, but it was really great.

Answer 5

Después fuimos a otro bar que se llama La sidrería. Estaba un poco más lejos pero era chulísimo.

Question 6

Victoria: Were all of you having a drink?

Answer 6

Victoria: ¿Estuvisteis tomando algo?

Question 7

Chema: Well, Pedro’s dress sense is very tacky!

Answer 7

Chema: ¡Es que Pedro es muy hortera para vestir!

Question 8

Chema: Yesterday I met Silvia, Pedro’s girlfriend.

Answer 8

Chema: Ayer conocí a Silvia, la novia de Pedro.

Question 9

Victoria: And she dresses much better than Pedro.

Answer 9

Victoria: Y viste mucho mejor que Pedro.

Question 10

Chema: Yes, she seemed very nice to me, and very cute too.

Answer 10

Chema: Sí, me pareció muy simpática, y muy mona también.

Question 11

Victoria: She’s a really nice woman, isn’t she?

Answer 11

Victoria: Es una chica majísima, ¿verdad?

Question 12

We say “¡Qué corte!” or “¡Menudo corte!” when we feel very embarrassed because of something that happened to us. We can also use it with the verb “dar” (“dar corte”) in a colloquial way to say that something’s making us feel embarrassed.

Answer 12

We say “¡Qué corte!” or “¡Menudo corte!” when we feel very embarrassed because of something that happened to us. We can also use it with the verb “dar” (“dar corte”) in a colloquial way to say that something’s making us feel embarrassed.

Question 13

I’m very embarrassed to talk to her.

Answer 13

Me da mucho corte hablar con ella.

Question 14

I forgot to switch off my phone and it rang in the middle of the exam, how embarrasing!

Answer 14

Se me olvidó apagar el móvil y sonó en medio del examen, ¡qué corte!

Question 15

(You’re super cool, man!)

Answer 15

¡Cómo molas tío!

Question 16

(I don’t like my new neighbour at all.)

Answer 16

Mi nueva vecina no me mola nada.

Question 17

(The clothes in this shop are cool.)

Answer 17

La ropa de esta tienda mola.

Question 18

(Pedro is a very cute child.)

Answer 18

Pedro es un niño monísimo.

Question 19

We use the verb “molar” in a colloquial way in Spain to say that we like something or someone very much.

Answer 19

We use the verb “molar” in a colloquial way in Spain to say that we like something or someone very much.

Question 20

(I love your dress, it’s very cute.)

Answer 20

Me encanta tu vestido, es muy mono.

Question 21

We use the word “chulo / chula” to describe something that we like and think is pretty or lovely. In Spain, it only has this meaning when describing objects. However, in some Latin American countries it is also used to say that a person is very pretty or good-looking.

Answer 21

We use the word “chulo / chula” to describe something that we like and think is pretty or lovely. In Spain, it only has this meaning when describing objects. However, in some Latin American countries it is also used to say that a person is very pretty or good-looking.

Question 22

(I love the new house, it’s cool.)

Answer 22

Me encanta la casa nueva, es muy chula.

Question 23

(María is a very pretty girl.)

Answer 23

María es una niña muy chula.

Question 24

“Un mono” in Spanish is a monkey. But in Spain, we use the expression “ser mono” to say that something is cute. We can also use it to talk about people.

Answer 24

“Un mono” in Spanish is a monkey. But in Spain, we use the expression “ser mono” to say that something is cute. We can also use it to talk about people.

Question 25

Everyone was silent when the phone started ringing. How embarrassing!

Answer 25

Estaba todo el mundo en silencio cuando el móvil empezó a sonar, ¡qué corte!

Question 26

Your new motorbike is very cool.

Answer 26

Tu moto nueva me mola mucho.

Question 27

to be cool

Answer 27

molar

Question 28

I think Javier is a really nice guy.

Answer 28

Javier me parece un chico majísimo.

Question 29

nice

Answer 29

majo / maja

Question 30

Carmen is a very cute woman.

Answer 30

Carmen es una chica muy mona.

Question 31

shabby

Answer 31

cutre

Question 32

cute

Answer 32

mono / mona

Question 33

This shirt is cool.

Answer 33

Esa camisa es muy chula.

Question 34

cool

Answer 34

chulo / chula

Question 35

I don’t like this jacket, it’s very tacky.

Answer 35

No me gusta esta chaqueta, es muy hortera.

Question 36

In the end we went to a very shabby bar because we couldn’t find anything else open at that time.

Answer 36

Al final fuimos a un bar súper cutre porque no encontrábamos nada abierto a esas horas.

Question 37

tacky

Answer 37

hortera