When English speakers want to describe how something is effecting them, the phrase “it makes me feel” is probably the most commonly used. It is a very useful phrase and you’ll be delighted to know it is ever-so-simple to say in Spanish! You just need the verb Dar – to give and here are some really cool and easy Spanish phrases that will add depth to your vocabulary.
It’s more than likely that you will be familiar with a couple of simple phrases to state how something is making you feel that use dar, even if you’ve recently begun to learn how to speak Spanish. Simple expressions like these for example:
Me da sed – It makes me thirsty
Me da sueño – It makes me feel sleepy
Me da alegría – It makes me feel happy
Me da pena – It makes me feel sad
Let’s have some more Spanish language phrases that use dar you can sprinkle into your spoken Spanish to give it a bit more depth:
Me da risa – It cracks me up!
Me da rabia – It makes me feel angry
Me da cosa – It gives me the creeps
Me da igual – It’s the same to me
Por ejemplo:
¿Quieres comer carne o pescado Pedro? – Do you want to eat meat or fish Peter?
Me da igual – It doesn’t matter to me
No me gusta estar en la casa de Señora Sánchez. Ella tiene una gata negra y me da cosa – I don’t like being in Mrs Sanchez’s house. She has a black cat and it gives me the creeps
Also, the verb dar can help you describe when you feel that something is about to happen. Checkout these two useful Spanish phrases you’ll be able to introduce to your spoken Spanish with ease:
Me Da La Sensación De Que – I have a feeling
and the second, which says the same but’s it’s a tad more “cool”:
Me Da Que
Use them like this:
Me da la sensación de que algo malo ha pasado – I have a feeling that something bad has happened
Me da que Esteban y Sylvia van a casarse – I’ve got a feeling that Steven and Sylvia are going to get married
Another cracker involving Dar is: Dar mala espina. The literal translation of this is “To give a bad thorn”, but see if you can work out how it translates into English with this next phrase:
Acabo de ver Ana con otro tipo y me da mala espina. Creo que ella tiene una aventura
OK, if your translation of this canny phrase is:
It makes me suspicious
Then you’re spot on!
Darse mala espina – To arouse suspicion
These cool Spanish phrases will be a useful addition to your ever-increasing Spanish vocab and they’ll also add punch, color and realism too.
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