Must-know Common Spanish Phrases To Add Depth & Color To Spanish

One of the more common Spanish phrases liberally used by non-native speakers is the phrase used to state that you like or dislike something:

Me gusta or No me gusta

Although these common Spanish phrases do the job, let's now add some really cool yet common Spanish phrases used by native Spanish speakers to help you express your enjoyment and appreciation of things and your disapproval of things that you don't like. Now there's nothing wrong with using "me gusta", but it's a bit dull and predictable so we're going to burst-out from these bland phrases and introduce a vibrant, authentic flair to your spoken Spanish!

Our initial cool expression isn't only good to state that you like something, it's also a very canny phrase to use for those happy times when someone gives you a lovely present.

¡Es la bomba! indicates: It's brilliant! It's fabulous! Literally: It's the bomb!

For example, you're given a lovely present from someone:

Muchas gracias por tu regalito, el collar ¡es la bomba! - Thank you so much for your gift, the necklace is wonderful!

You can also use it to express that you like to watch a certain sport:

Disfruto mucho de ver MotoGP, ¡es la bomba! - I like to watch MotoGP, it's fantastic!

Really useful Spanish phrases to add to your Spanish vocabulary and much better options than me gusta.

OK, you know how to say you like something without using me gusta, now let's look at how to express that you don't like something. These next two helpful Spanish phrases are ones I use frequently and are just the job.

First of the two is: Me irrita - It irritates me.

Let's say you see someone drop their garbage onto the streets:

Me irrita cuando la gente tira la basura en las calles - It irritates me when people throw their garbage onto the streets

It's a real bugbear of mine and I say this often! The second smart Spanish expression is a peach and will give your Spanish an authentic polished edge. Just as we say: It gets on my nerves in English when we don't like something, the equivalent in Spanish is:

Me Toca Las Narices - It Gets On My Nerves Lit: It Touches My Nostrils.

Así:

La música clásica me toca las narices - Classical music gets on my nerves

Nice and easy phrases aren't they?

These are all very cool phrases to sprinkle into your spoken Spanish and they break you out of basic Spanish like me gusta. It's perfectly fine to use me gusta of course, but it can be a tad repetitive and dull. The common Spanish phrases listed here are much more vibrant phrases to give your spoken Spanish more punch and an authentic feel sure to win you bucket-loads of admiration from native speakers.

By: Pete Christian

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