Two Minute Spanish #34

This week's phrase is a saying:

Hierba mala nunca muere.

The "r" in the word "muere" is pronounced with the tongue quickly striking the roof of the mouth, much like when saying the word "ladder".

This phrase is sometimes used jokingly between friends.


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Two Minute Spanish #33

This week's phrase is an idiom:

Con dinero baila el perro.

To trill or roll the "rr" in Spanish, barely touch the roof of the mouth with the tip of the tongue and blow air between both.

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Two Minute Spanish #32

This week's phrase is a proverb:

Un amigo en la necesidad es un amigo de verdad.


There are several similar expressions, including:

En la necesidad se conoce la amistad.

En las malas se conocen a los amigos.


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Two Minute Spanish #31

This week's phrase is an idiom:

No te metas entre las patas de los caballos.


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Two Minute Spanish #30

This week's phrase is a proverb:

No todo lo que brilla es oro.

Another version with the same meaning is:

No es oro todo lo que reluce.

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Two Minute Spanish #29

This week's phrase is an idiom:

No se oía ni una mosca.


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Two Minute Spanish #28

This week's phrase is a proverb:

El que la sigue, la consigue.


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Two Minute Spanish #27

This week's phrase is an idiom:

No tiene pelos en la lengua.

"No tener pelos en la lengua" is the idiom in its original form.

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Two Minute Spanish #26

This week's phrase is a proverb:

A dineros pagados, brazos cruzados.


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Two Minute Spanish #25

This week's phrase is a proverb:

A donde el corazón se inclina, el pie camina.


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