unsinkable Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I am trying to write an info sheet for parents on how to help your child learn/study Spanish if you don't know it. I want to start out with the idea that most people do know Spanish even if they think they don't. I am going to list some "loan words" but I also want to list some commercials, songs, TV shows that made a Spanish phrase popular. So far I have: Aye, caramba! from the Simpsons El Nino - weather pattern Yo quiero Taco Bell -- commercial El Pollo Loco -- restaurant Can you think of any other (not so much words but songs, commercials, phrases that are used in popular culture?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hasta (sp) la vista (again, sp), baby. You know, that one from one of those Terminator movies? That's all I have right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 dd loves Dora....I'd think you could get tons from that show! Vamanos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) *** Edited February 19, 2023 by J-rap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 La Cucaracha (sp?); my boys know parts of that one. Feliz Navidad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I am trying to write an info sheet for parents on how to help your child learn/study Spanish if you don't know it. I want to start out with the idea that most people do know Spanish even if they think they don't. I am going to list some "loan words" but I also want to list some commercials, songs, TV shows that made a Spanish phrase popular. So far I have: Aye, caramba! from the Simpsons El Nino - weather pattern Yo quiero Taco Bell -- commercial El Pollo Loco -- restaurant Can you think of any other (not so much words but songs, commercials, phrases that are used in popular culture?) Que sera, sera- song Adios amigos- phrase La Cucaracha- song Another: Mi casa es su casa. No problema. Ya, hombre! Si, senorita. Edited May 28, 2010 by Virginia Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyboys Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Song lyrics would probably give you a number of catchy recognizable phrases. Ay dios mio. Vaya con dios. Ah chihuahua. We say some of the ones already mentioned. But then we say lots of foreign phrases and movie lines. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Does "No way, Jose!" count? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Living La Vida Loca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hasta (sp) la vista (again, sp), baby. You know, that one from one of those Terminator movies? That's all I have right now. :lol: That's mine, too--said, of course, as only the "governator" can say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Thanks, ladies! Keep 'em coming, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Adios, amigos/muchachos Callete la boca (shut up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Callete la boca (shut up) Oooh, you would be in so much trouble in my husband's first grade classroom. LOL. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 My sisters and I say "hola chica" when saying hello. At work we sometimes say "I am going to the banyo (sp) instead of saying bathroom" I don't even know how we got started on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Callete la boca (shut up) Oooh, you would be in so much trouble in my husband's first grade classroom. LOL. :lol: I don't even speak Spanish but I've learned this one by osmosis living in CA. Sometimes I hear the nicer "cierra la boca" but not remotely as often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 La Bamba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Oye como va - song by Santana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Mi casa et su casa. My house is your house. I always say this to house guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Quien sabe? (to anything that is a mystery...who knows?) Dios sabe. (God knows) Asi es la vida. (that's life) and one of my favorites, although I can't say it is popular. I heard a preacher use it many times in a sermon.... Estamos en acuerdo? (are we in agreement?) and also Adelante! (forward!) I love spanish, but didn't study...learned it by listening and paying attention while living in Honduras for a year. Great fun to learn a language that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Andale (sp) as said by Speedy Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Cinco de Mayo salsa marguerita huevos rancheros guacamole Now I am hungy for Mexican food..... Mucho gracias for a fun thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Gracias, chicas! Excelente! (Who knows the slang word for a bunch of older women in Spanish? :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Vamanos (I say this to my dc all the time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Gracias, chicas! Excelente! (Who knows the slang word for a bunch of older women in Spanish? :D) Not one word, but: How about "las senoras mejoras?" :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineFarmMom Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 si se puede (yes, we can or yes it is possible). Maybe it's regional, but I see it everywhere here. Every soccer tournament dd is in I see it shoe polished on a car. ;) It came from a Disney movie a few years ago and it is very common here now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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