Students regularly ask me, "How do I know what comes after a verb?"  This is a tough question, and it's no surprise that most EFL textbooks don't talk much about it.  There aren't any easy answers but at the same time, there are some guidelines.  

To access the full text of this podcast, please go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/what-comes-after-verb-1/.

Difficult English Explained

What comes after a verb? "To do", "do," or "doing"? (Part 1)

1 - Qué es la que hay?
“What’s up!” This is a phrase you can use when you great your friends.

2 - Chavo
Money. It’s the equivalent of dinero.

Example: Mi amiga me ha prestado chavo. — My friend lent me money.

3 - Pela'o
“Broke” in terms of not having money.

Example: Estoy pela’o, no tengo chavo. — I’m broke I don’t have any money.

4 - Brutal
Something that is amazing!

Example: Esa pelicula fue brutal! — That movie was amazing!

5 - Acicala'o
Flashy or well put together (in terms of dressing and style).

Example: Ese tipo está acicala’o con las cadenas puestas. — That man is flashy with his chains on.

6 - Guagua
Bus or truck

Example: I’m going to take the bus tomorrow. — Voy a coger la guagua mañana.

7 - Revolú
Mess

Example: Limpia este revolú. — Clean this mess.

8 - Corillo
Group of friends (gang)

Example: Saldré con mi corillo. — I will go out with my friends.

9 - Birras
Beer

Example: Pásame una birra. — Pass me a beer.

10 - Parquear
To park (the car)

Example: ¿Dónde parqueaste el carro? — Where did you park the car?

11 - Bregar
To deal with (something)

Example: No puede venir porque está bregando con cosas de la casa. — He can’t come because he’s dealing with things at home.

12 - Al garete 
Disaster or mess

Example: La situación está al garete por el gobierno. — The situation is a disaster because of the government.

13 - Ahorita (Orita)
Meaning “later.” Not to be confused with “ahora” which means now. Ahorita is an abstract time in the future.

Example: Te llamo ahorita, estoy ocupado ahora. — I’ll call you later, I’m busy right now.

14 - Embuste o Embustero
Lie or Liar. The equivalent to mentira and mentiroso

Example: Él es un embustero, no le creas. He his a liar, don’t believe him.

15 - Bochinche
Bad gossip that usually includes some sort of defamation.

Example: Ellos me dijeron un bochinche de tu amiga. — They gossiped to me about your friend.






Different countries speak Spanish: North America ,Central America, Caribbean Sea , South America and Spain.

Puerto Rican Words and different expressions.

“什么？” 王后对魔镜大喊，
“谁比我更美？” 
“白雪公主。” 魔镜说。
"What?" the queen shouted at her mirror.
"Who is more beautiful than I am?"
"Snow White," the mirror said.

王后非常生气。
“大家都说白雪公主很美！
说她很善良，很完美！
我可不信！” 
The queen was very angry.
"Everyone says Snow White is so pretty!
She's so nice, so perfect!
I don't believe it!"

那天晚上，王后在村庄里和猎人见面。
猎人带着一把斧子。
王后在他耳边说了几句悄悄话。
然后给了他一些金币。
That night the queen met a hunter in the village.
He carried an ax.
The queen whispered in his ear.
Then she gave him some gold coins.

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白雪公主与七个小矮人（猎人-1） Snow White and the seven Dwarfs    (中级）

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In this episode, I share a bit about what I've learned about HOW to efficiently prepare for an important interview in English.  

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