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Today: Advanced Spanish:

To talk about the past that didn’t happen, your what-ifs in Spanish, we use two pieces:

• Hubiera and Habría .

They look alike, so let me break them down.

• habría → “would have”: Yo habría ido a la fiesta..
• hubiera → the “if I had”: Si hubiera sabido….

Full sentence: Si hubiera sabido, habría ido.

And what we really say in conversation:

• Si hubiera sabido, hubiera ido. (the double hubiera).

Which one would you use? 👇
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If you watch in Spanish, here are five phrases you'll hear all the time:

1. To score a goal → Metió el gol en el último minuto..
2. To hit the post → ¡Uy, pegó en el palo!.
3. To cross the ball → Centró el balón al área..
4. What a game → ¡Qué partidazo!.
5. Shoot it → ¡Dispara! ¡Tírala! ¡Pégale!.

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In Spanish, many emotion verbs work two ways.

In the reflexive form, you're the subject.
In the gustar-like form, something else causes the feeling in you.

Here are 3 examples:

1. MOLESTAR (SE)
Reflexive form → Me molesto cuando mi hijo no quiere comer vegetales.
Gustar-like → Me molesta la impuntualidad.

2. ALEGRAR(SE)
Reflexive form → Me alegro mucho cuando mis estudiantes aprenden rápido.
Gustar-like → Me alegra que tú estés viendo este video.

3. PREOCUPAR(SE)
Reflexive form → Me preocupo por el futuro de mi hijo.
Gustar-like → Me preocupa la situación política.

Reflexive when you feel it, gustar-like when something else causes it.

Which feeling fits your day today?👇
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In Spanish, when you don't know where something or someone went, we don't just say: "¿Dónde está?"

We use the verb HACER.

Two ways to use it:

- HACERSE → ¿Qué se hizo…? Something disappeared on you, with a little surprise: ¿Qué se hizo Daniel? Estaba aquí hace un momento.

- LO / LA / LOS / LAS → what you did with it, matching the gender: Tenía mi celular aquí y ahora no sé qué lo hice. / ¿Y las llaves? ¿Qué las hiciste?

What goes missing a lot in your house? 👇
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AGARRAR means "to grab." But, we use it in many more ways:

To grab → Agarra esa silla, por favor.
To take → Voy a agarrar un taxi.
To catch → Agarré un resfriado.
To tell a story, casually → Agarré y le dije la verdad.

That last one is like saying "to go ahead and" in English.
And there's more: make it reflexive, AGARRARSE, and it changes again.

Drop a comment with a use you know, and I'll send you a full guide

In English, we have lots of little expressions that talk about thinking and deciding.

In Spanish, we don’t translate them word for word.

Here are 5 to practice:

1. Sleep on it → Consultarlo con la almohada (Literally: to consult with the pillow). 😴

2. Cross your mind → Pasar por la cabeza. 🧠

3. On second thought → Pensándolo bien. 🤔

4. Make up your mind → Decidirse. ⚖️

5. Food for thought → Algo en qué pensar. 💡

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In Spanish, making a verb reflexive can completely change its meaning.

LEVANTAR (to lift) → Levanto pesas en el gimnasio.
LEVANTARSE (to get up) → Me levanto a las 6 de la mañana.
COMER (to eat) → Como frutas todos los días.
COMERSE (to eat up, to polish off) → Estoy lleno, me comí dos hamburguesas.
DORMIR (to sleep) → Duermo 7 u 8 horas cada noche.
DORMIRSE (to fall asleep) → Mi esposa siempre se duerme cuando vemos películas.

Make it reflexive, and the meaning changes. Save this and practice the pairs.
What other reflexive verbs do you know? 👇
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QUEDAR is one of the most useful verbs in Spanish. The meaning depends completely on the context.

QUEDAR:

To make plans → Quedé con Andrés para cenar a las 8.
Location → El supermercado queda a 5 minutos de aquí.
What’s left → Solo quedan 3 cervezas.
How something fits → Ese suéter te queda muy bien.

Make it reflexive: QUEDARSE, and it shifts again:

To stay → Me quedo en casa hoy.
To keep → Ella se quedó con mi libro.
A sudden change → Nos quedamos en shock con la noticia.

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How many “LO QUE” did you count?
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“LO QUE” simply means “what” or “the thing that”.
You use it when talking about an idea or action, rather than a specific object.

A quick trick: If you can replace “what” in your English sentence with “the thing that”, you need to use “LO QUE” in Spanish

📚 We made a free guide with every use, real examples, and the difference between “lo que” and “que.”
💬 Comment LO QUE and we’ll send it to you.

If you want to say “I had a good time” in Spanish, skip the literal translation.
"Tuve un buen tiempo" doesn’t work here.
The right way: la pasé bien (or la pasé mal).

How the structure works:
→ pasar — conjugate it for the person and the tense
→ la — stays the same
always add → bien or mal — depending on how it went

Examples:
- La pasé muy bien en la fiesta.
- ¿Cómo la pasaste?
- La pasamos genial en la clase de español.

Small structure, big difference in how natural you sound.

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