Travesuras con palabras 4, for Spanish learners.

Question

I enjoy discovering words that make speech more colorful and fun

" Hasta" is just such a word.

This ordinary little word can carry us from the ordinary to the poetic to the humorous all depending on how it is used in a sentence.

I am certain all of us can find some and humor here in this one, it can be used in many ways.

Check the word , use your resources and post a phrase or a sentence using it.

Example:

" Hasta que el infierno se congele" ( when he&& freezes over)

" Hasta donde yo sé" ( as far as I know)

A picture would be good if you are so inclined

A vote for all answers and most votes gets best answer

Answer 1

The evil runs through your veins

La maldad recorre tus venas

Y el español? - pacofinkler, Aug 22, 2011

ya lo puse! - Student_Of_Ingles, Aug 22, 2011

Answer 2

" Hasta que el infieno congele" ( when he&& freezes over)

What is the hell going to freeze? Unless you use "se", that sentence needs an object: the thing that the hell is going to freeze. Write "se congele", and it is the hell that gets frozen.

" Hasta donde yo se" ( as far as I know)

Too literal. We say "Que yo sepa".

We do use hasta donde yo se in México, The other was a typo Thanks for that! - pacofinkler, Aug 22, 2011

...yo sé - 0074b507, Aug 22, 2011

Q, the " evil spell-ing" strikes again. - pacofinkler, Aug 22, 2011

Answer 3

Malo hasta la médula = Bad to the bone

letra

The Spanish translation of the George Thorogood lyric doesn't have quite the impact of the English. "M-M-M-M-Malo. Malo hasta la médula."

Answer 4

This reminded me of a TT on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/search/#4PalabrasQueDuelen

(Disclaimer: I've no idea which tweets will be on top when you click on it, so don't blame me!)