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Queridos amig@s,
You probably know the Spanish adverb ‘a menudo’, meaning ‘often’, for example:
Voy a Paris a menudo – I often go to Paris.
Did you know that menudo is also commonly used in phrases of exclamation or exaggeration? Use menudo like this and you will soundsuper Spanish!Here are a few common examples for you to try out:
¡Menudo timo! – What a con!
¡Menudo lío! – What a mess! (Relationship messes, work messes, trouble etc, rather than a messy house.)
¡Menudo lío en el que te has metido! – What a mess you’ve got yourself into!
¡Menuda siesta que te has echado! – That was one big siesta you just had!
¡Menuda fiesta que hicieron los vecinos anoche! – What a party the neighbours had last night!
Right now it’s super hot, so you might hear in Madrid:
¡Menudo golpe de calor! – What a heat wave!
¡Menudo bochorno! – What heavy, suffocatingly hot weather! (Bochorno is a wonderful and much used word in hot, humid weather!)
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