Running errands
You know un recado as a message someone leaves for you (dejar un recado). With hacer, it is usually an errand: one of the small jobs you do around town.
| This afternoon I have to run some errands. | Esta tarde tengo que hacer unos recados. |
Both meanings can meet in one sentence. The verb tells them apart:
| I've left you a message: can you run an errand for me? | Te he dejado un recado: ¿puedes hacer un recado por mí? |
Dropping by and turning the corner
pasarse por + a place is to call in for a short visit. The pronoun follows the person: me paso, te pasas, os pasáis, and pásate as a command.
| Drop by my house this afternoon. | Pásate por mi casa esta tarde. |
Doblar la esquina is to turn the corner. To turn left or right, people in Spain usually say girar.
| Turn the corner and you'll see the pharmacy. | Dobla la esquina y verás la farmacia. |
At the supermarket
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| el carrito | the shopping trolley |
| maduro | ripe |
| económico | affordable |
| picar | to snack |
For fruit, maduro usually goes with estar: the fruit is ripe now. Said of a person with ser, it usually means mature.
| These bananas aren't ripe yet. | Estos plátanos todavía no están maduros. |
A shop that is más económico costs you less:
| This supermarket is more affordable. | Este supermercado es más económico. |
Picar algo is to have a little something between meals:
| Shall we nibble on something before having dinner? | ¿Picamos algo antes de cenar? |
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