Man, I would kill for an almuerzo ejecutivo de whatever pescado del día right now. Con sopa. And honestly whatever flavor of pescado. Limonada esta bien, gracias. #SometimesIReallyDoMissColombia
I once used "no me importa" at my suegra's house and noticed a few raised eyebrows and surprised looks across the room. I did not understand why until later.
I had said it casually, the way you say "I don't mind, you pick." It is what I would have said in English without thinking. In Mexican Spanish, though, the phrase lands closer to "I couldn't care less." Dismissive, with a little edge.
What I should have said was "me da igual," which means "it's all the same to me" in the warm, flexible way I actually meant.
This is the part of learning a language that no textbook prepares you for. The words translate, but cultural impact does not.
Te mentí, no tengo Netflix, vamos a leer juntos la CARTA ENCÍCLICA MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS DEL SANTO PADRE LEÓN XIV SOBRE LA CUSTODIA DE LA PERSONA HUMANA EN EL TIEMPO DE LA INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL
Arabic has 14 words for love. Each one describes a different stage. And here's what got me. Each one comes from a root that has nothing to do with love. Until you see the connection. And then you can't unsee it.
All 14. Let me walk you through them.
“Marty, you’re back from 2026!”
“Doc, O.J. Simpson’s a murderer, Bill Cosby’s a rapist, Bruce Jenner’s a woman, Donald Trump’s president, and there was a global pandemic.”
“Great Scott!”
“And Indiana is the best college football team.”
“Ok, now I know you’re full of shit.”
Eggs are thought to have developed with dinosaurs about 300 million years ago.
Birds themselves evolved about 150 million years ago.
Chickens showed up when humans began domesticating birds, about 10,000 years ago.
Ergo, the egg came before the chicken.
It’s Friday afternoon.
You just finished lunch. Your teacher draws the classroom blinds and rolls ones of these in. You shove your afternoon work into a trapper keeper and settle back to learn about whooping cranes.
Life is good.
Our FREE English conversation club meets TODAY at 4:00 PM and we will have:
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... And so much more!
All information in this quoted tweet, see you there. Spread the invite, Medellín!