![]() This can be helpful for native English speakers learning Spanish, but it can also lead to some funny mistakes. Instead of tengo hambre I used the verb quiero meaning I want and it came out like quiero hombre or I want a man instead of I have hunger aka I’m hungry.Īfter my Spanish class, I told my teacher “ Tengo hombre!” He responded with, “Congratulations! What’s his name?” Embarrassed or Pregnant?Ī lot of Spanish words sound just like their English equivalent – computadora, sofá, música – the list goes on and on. This can easily cause confusion with the word hombre (man), leading many to say “I have a man” instead of “I’m hungry,” or even worse: Tengo hambre means “I’m hungry” (literally “I have hunger”). Just like the way you form “I’m hot” in Spanish, you use the verb tener (to have) to describe being hungry. Because once you’ve said that you never say it again. I said “ Tengo caliente” in a group of Mexican friends once. It wasn’t until I got home that I learned I was telling him I was horny/hot for him. I said “ Estoy caliente” to a Spanish man who was driving the tour bus I was on in Spain. ![]() I was saying “ Estoy mucho caliente“ instead of “ Tengo mucho calor” for a week… the looks I got! One hilarious Spanish mistake is saying “ Estoy caliente,” which many think means “I’m hot.” It actually means “I’m horny”! A few people mentioned making this mistake: However, you don’t say “ Estoy calor” but rather “ Tengo calor.” It literally means “I have heat,” but that’s just the way you say “I’m hot” in Spanish. ![]() The word calor is used to convey that you are hot. For example, “ El café está caliente” (The coffee is hot). The word caliente is used to describe things. There are a few different ways to say that something or someone is hot in Spanish. It’s hot outside, but don’t say “Estoy caliente,” ladies! ![]()
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