And make sure not to say:<\/p>\n
\u00bfPuedo tener una cucaracha, por favor? = Can I have a cockroach please?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Estoy avergonzado = I am embarrassed<\/strong><\/p>\n And be sure not to heighten your embarrassment by saying:<\/p>\n Estoy embarazada = I am pregnant<\/strong><\/p>\n (or even worse – Estoy embarazado = I am a pregnant man<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you ask for an onion salad at a restaurant be sure to say:<\/p>\n \u00bfPuedo tener una ensalada con cebolla? = Can I have a salad with onion?<\/strong><\/p>\n And make sure not to say:<\/p>\n \u00bfPuedo tener una ensalada con caballo? = Can I have a salad with horse?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then, if you\u2019re quite hungry after refusing to eat a horse, and you\u2019re a woman, be sure to say:<\/p>\n Tengo hambre = I am hungry<\/strong><\/p>\n And refrain from blurting out:<\/p>\n Tengo hombre = I have\u00a0a man<\/strong><\/p>\n Because that could invite some quizzical looks (especially from your date!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also, if you arrive back from a long trip away from your parents, be sure to say:<\/p>\n Estoy cansado = I am tired<\/strong><\/p>\n And spare them a cardiac arrest by avoiding the phrase:<\/p>\n Estoy casado = I am married<\/strong><\/p>\n Unless that is in fact the case\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, if you\u2019re exploring a mountain with your friend, be sure to specify whether you mean:<\/p>\n Vamos a la cima = let\u2019s go to the summit<\/strong><\/p>\n Or\u2026<\/p>\n Vamos a la sima = lets go to the chasm<\/strong><\/p>\n Otherwise you could find yourself lost in the harsh landscape of Mount Everest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Any Spanish speakers out there with more examples to share?<\/p>\n Cameron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When learning a new language, one thing we all want to avoid is making a fool of\u00a0ourselves. For those of you learning Spanish, here is a little cheat sheet to steer clear of future embarrassment: When asking for a spoon at a restaurant, be sure to say: \u00bfPuedo tener una cuchara, por favor? = … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,3,9],"tags":[695,696,419,697,245,8,28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Embarrassed\"](\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/embarrassed2.jpg\")
<\/a>Also if you have made a mistake, spare yourself further embarrassment by saying:<\/p>\n