Most often when you want to say that you are undecided the verb estar is used + indeciso/indecisa. For example, José está indeciso.. Joe is undecided or can’t decide.
However, there are a few Spanish idioms which express the same idea. Since the language is very idiomatic it is best to learn these forms in case you hear them used by a native
Plato means plate or dish in Spanish and is used in a variety of interesting expressions.
comer en el mismo plato – to be good friends
Del plato a la boca se pierde la sopa – easier said than done. Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho is also used to express this idea
Nada entre dos platos – much to do about
By the University of Chicago news service
A foreign accent undermines a person’s credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don’t consciously realize, new research at the University of Chicago shows.
Because an accent makes a person harder to understand, listeners are less likely to find what the person says as truthful, researchers
Most people think English is Costa Rica’s second language, but surprisingly that is not the case. In Costa Rica the word pachuco refers to a person who has manners that are socially unacceptable and often uses shocking language when speaking. Pachuco is also a pejorative name given to certain colloquial words and expressions.
Being a former Spanish teacher at all levels with two graduate degrees in the subject, I am always looking for good programs for learning the language. About two months ago I took a group of potential retirees to Conversa’s campus in Río Oro de Santa Ana for lunch and to view a demonstration of their teaching methods. During the demonstration
