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Last Saturday: Alex Honnold Climbed Taipei 101
Last Saturday, climber Alex Honnold, the American free-solo rock climber, made history again. He climbed Taipei 101 in Taiwan, a 508-meter skyscraper with 101 floors, without ropes or safety equipment. Live on Netflix.ย
Why do people do things like this?ย I think the answer applies to language learning, too.
Learning Spanishย isnโt about doing extreme things. Itโs about choosing, again and again, to engage with the language: reading, listening, trying, and making mistakes along the way.
๐ Read about Honnoldโs climbย in Spanish. Here are three headlines you can explore:
ยฟQuรฉ se siente escalar un rascacielos? (The New York Times)
Alex Honnold dice que le pagaron una โsuma vergonzosaโ por escalar el Taipรฉi 101 (Independent en Espaรฑol)
Lesson of the Week: Talking About How You Feel in Spanish.
Doing hard things brings up nerves, focus, and confidence. Learning Spanish does too. Thatโs why todayโs lesson is talking about how you feel in Spanish.
We normally use these vers to express it:
sentirse
estar
tener
dar (miedo, vergรผenza, pena, nervios, nรกuseas)
Here are a few examples:
Structure | What itโs used for | Example (Spanish) | English |
|---|---|---|---|
sentirse + adjective | How you feel emotionally or mentally | Me siento nervioso/a antes de hablar. | I feel nervous before speaking. |
estar + adjective | Temporary states or conditions | Estoy tranquilo/a ahora. | Iโm calm now. |
tener + noun | Internal states or conditions | Tengo miedo de equivocarme. | Iโm afraid of making mistakes. |
dar + noun | Emotional or physical reactions | Me da miedo hablar en pรบblico. | Speaking in public scares me. |
dar + noun | Social or emotional reactions | Me da vergรผenza preguntar. | I feel embarrassed to ask. |
dar + noun | Emotional reactions | Me da pena decirlo. | I feel sorry / shy to say it. |
dar + noun | Nervous reactions | Me dan nervios antes de la clase. | I get nervous before class. |
dar + noun | Physical reactions | Me dan nรกuseas. | I feel nauseous. |
โ๏ธ English often says โI feelโฆโ.
Spanish chooses different verbs depending on the type of feeling.
Mini Quiz โ Talking About How You Feel in Spanish
Test your knowledge on todayโs lesson:
Choose the best option.
1. โI feel nervous before speaking.โ
A) Estoy nervioso antes de hablar.
B) Me siento nervioso/a antes de hablar.
C) Tengo nervioso antes de hablar.
2. โSpeaking in public scares me.โ
A) Tengo miedo hablar en pรบblico.
B) Me da miedo hablar en pรบblico.
C) Estoy miedo hablar en pรบblico.
3. โIโm under pressure today.โ
A) Tengo presiรณn hoy.
B) Estoy bajo presiรณn hoy.
C) Me siento presiรณn hoy.
4. โI feel calm now.โ
A) Me siento tranquilo/a ahora.
B) Estoy calma ahora.
C) Tengo calma ahora.
5. โI have doubts.โ
A) Me siento dudas.
B) Tengo dudas.
C) Me dan dudas.
Gracias
Gracias por leer y seguir aprendiendo conmigo.
Aprender un idioma tambiรฉn es aprender a manejar lo que sentimos mientras lo hacemos.
Un abrazo.
Alejandro.
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