Two-for-one Wednesday

Things have settled a bit here.  We've gotten into a routine with my job and Spanish classes twice a week in the evening, Brian has started running again, and life has settled into a bit of a rhythm.  Nice when that happens sometimes, isn't it?


Because there isn't much to talk about when it comes to grocery shopping or doing the laundry, I thought I'd give you a two-for-one by working on my Spanish homework and blogging at the same time! Bonus.


So, today, you get to learn the following new phrases along with me:


estar la culpa de ______: to take the blame for _____ 
"El esta la culpa de la cena mala."
"He is to blame for the bad dinner."


estar ganas de: to look forward to something 
"Estoy ganas del viaje por mi cumpleaños."
"I am looking forward to the trip for my birthday."


estar de pie: to be on foot 
"Cada día, estoy de pie desde mi apartamento, arriba el cerro, a mi oficina."
"Every day, I walk on foot from my apartment, up the hill, to my office."


estar de regreso: to be back 
"No puedo esperar que estar de regreso a mi casa."
"I cannot wait to be back to my home."


tener miedo: to be afraid 
"Tenía miedo de caer cuando fui rapelling sobre un puente 40 metros en al aire."
"I was afraid to fall when we went rapelling over a bridge 40 meters in the air."


tener razón: to be correct 
"El profesor tuvó razón cuando dijó que uno más dos es igual a tres."
"The professor was correct when he said one plus two equals three."


hacer bien/mal: to be upset/pleased 
"Me hace mal cuando no duermo."
"I am upset when I do not sleep."


haber que + infinitivo: to have to + verb (impersonal) 
"Hay que practicar para ponerse mejor."
"You have to practice in order to get better."


tener que + infinitivo: to have to + verb (personal) 
"La semana pasada, tuvimos que trabajar mucho."
"Last week, we had to work a lot."


And if you want any more Spanish lessons today, I'll direct you to my amiga, Dora la Exploradora. ¡Nos vemos!