anda

platform

SUGGESTION

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USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “andas.” Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the articles "el" and “un” in the singular.

el anda(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (religious) (Andes)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

a. platform

Cuatro personas cargan la estatua del santo en un anda.Four people carry the statue of the saint on a platform.

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).

interjection

2. (used to urge someone)

a. come on

¡Anda, que no tenemos todo el día!Come on, we don't have all day!

b. go on

¡Anda, tírate al agua!Go on, jump in the water!

3. (used to express irritation)

a. come on

¡Anda! ¿Te olvidaste la cartera otra vez? ¿Y cuándo piensas devolverme la plata de las otras ocasiones?Come on! You forgot your wallet again? And when do you plan on paying me back for the other times?

b. oh man

¡Anda! ¡Eché sal al café en vez de azúcar!Oh man! I put salt in my coffee instead of sugar!

4. (used to express surprise)

a. wow

¡Anda! ¡Mira ese edificio tan colorido!Wow! Look at how colorful that building is!

b. man

¡Anda! ¿Te obligan a trabajar diez horas sin un descanso?Man! They make you work for ten hours without a break?

Examples

Phrases

anda ya	come on
anda haciendo	he's doing
como anda	since he's since she's
que anda	that works
cómo anda	how he's doing
¿Cómo anda?	How is he doing?
sin embargo, siempre se anda mirando en el espejo	however, he's always looking at himself in the mirror
anda conmigo	he's with me
quien mal anda mal acaba	he who starts off on a bad note, ends on a bad note
El miedo no anda en burro.	Fear lends wings.
dónde anda	where does he hang out where he hangs out
¿Dónde anda?	Where does he hang out? Where do you hang out?
se anda mirando en el espejo	he's always looking at himself in the mirror
mi hermano anda en patineta en el	my brother skateboards in the
donde anda	where he hangs out
algo anda mal	something is wrong
¿Quién es la persona que anda y cruza la calle?	Who is the person who walks and crosses the street?
si una persona anda delante del carro, es necesario	if a person walks in front of the car, you need to
una persona que anda por la calle	a person who's walking down the street