Colloquial expressions in Spanish to show joy. We tell you! You already know that we Spaniards are generally considered happy and optimistic people. For this reason, we have a wide range of vocabulary and expressions in Spanish that serve to express joy. If you want your Spanish
You already know that we Spaniards are generally considered happy and optimistic people.
Therefore, we have a wide range of vocabulary and expressions in spanish that serve to express joy.
If you want your Spanish to sound more natural, I recommend that you read this article.
Furthermore, with this vocabulary that you are going to learn you will also seem like a happier and fun person and you will easily make new friends.
So, learn and have fun! 😄
We start with the spanish expressions. As you will see, these expressions are expressed with exclamatory marks (!).
This is for give emphasis and strength to the phrase, something necessary when we want to show joy.
Let's see them!
The adjective "excited" expresses joy for something we are going to do and that makes us happy.
Or for something that we have wanted to achieve for a long time and we have finally achieved it.
Example:
Be careful with the verb! We always put "be excited". It is not correct to say: "to be excited."
This is one of the most basic and important Spanish phrases there is: "How good!"
It can be used when we are happy about something good that has happened to someone.
Or simply when we like something or when we are happy that something happens.
Examples:
Notice that the exclamatory "what"It always has an accent on the "e", just like the interrogative. 😉
There are also words that express happiness who go alone
For example, we have "Phenomenal!"
If you want to quickly show your joy at something, this is your word.
There are other similar ones, such as "Great!" or "Perfect!"
In colloquial language, the expression "How glad I am!" It is used to show happiness at good news, especially when it happens to someone else.
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The expression of joy "How lucky!" It has a different nuance.
In addition to being happy about something good, we are saying that this beneficial event has taken place by chance.
The good fortune He has been on our side. 👍
Example:
"What luck!" It has a very similar meaning to the previous phrase. It is also used to express joy and good fortune.
However, the word "wow" sometimes you can have a negative sense.
In this case it could be envy because someone is lucky and I am not.
To know if it is used in a happy or negative way, look at the tone of the person who says it.
This way you will know if that person wishes you the best or the worst. 🤣
"How wonderful!" It is, for me, one of the most beautiful phrases of joy.
The word "wonder" In addition to expressing joy for something, it denotes that that event is nice and pleasant.
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Do you know what the adjective for “wonder” is?
It is "wonderful" and is used a lot, always with the verb to be.
When we receive information that something good has happened, we should celebrate it.
In that situation we can say: "What good news!"
We use this expression to talk about good events in the world or about someone in particular.
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Is there a better way to express joy than with the verb joy itself?
And if on top of that we add the adverb of quantity "a lot" In its superlative form, well, much better!
«I'm very happy!» It is undoubtedly one of the phrases of joy that we Spaniards use the most, especially when we show our joy to other people.
Example:
«Guay» is one of the most common informal Spanish words in the slang youthful.
If something is “cool” it means it is good.
Therefore, when we use the exclamatory “How cool!” We are expressing our joy for something that we perceive as good.
Example:
You can also use the expression "to be cool" to say that someone or something is good or has quality in some aspect or in what they do.
Another colloquial verb similar to "be cool" is "molar."
Example:
The word "great" could not be missing from this list of expressions of joy in Spanish.
"That's great!" It is one of the most direct positive and happy phrases we can say to someone to express enthusiasm.
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As I said before, "wonderful" is one of the words to express happiness most beautiful there are in Spanish.
If we say "That's wonderful!" the degree of affection or exaltation is still greater than “That's great!”
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What did you think of the previous Spanish phrases for express joy?
They are very useful and we use them very frequently. Use them and you will see how the Spanish will like it. ✌️
Do you want to go one step further and learn some idiomatic expressions of joy to integrate even more into our culture?
These idiomatic expressions are phrases in Spanish that have precise meanings.
They may also be called Spanish idioms.
Pay attention because I explain some of the most popular ways to express joy!
A partridge is a bird. Have you ever seen a partridge?
He seems very happy, doesn't he? That's where the expression comes from!
Just kidding, the truth is that the expression «Be happier than a partridge» It exists simply because there is a beautiful rhyme from "happy" to "partridge." 😁
Sometimes, when we are very happy, we feel more energetic, stronger.
We feel like running, screaming, jumping... sometimes we feel like jumping for joy.
"Jump for joy" is one of the phrases made in Spanish easier to understand, right?
Have you ever seen clouds from an airplane window?
What feelings did you have?
To me, personally, It gives me peace and well-being see that beautiful landscape, flying over the mountains of clouds.
Well, that feeling is what you can have when a person is very happy.
We feel like everything flows, everything is light. As if we were in a cloud.
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To understand this idiomatic expression well, it is necessary to know what castanets are.
The castanets They are typical flamenco instruments that are played with the hands.
Plus, it's one of the funny words in Spanish, don't you think?
The sound they make is very happy and vibrant, hence the existence of this expression: «Being happier than castanets».
This is one of the many Spanish phrases that refer to the catholic religion.
Easter is a party which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
For the latter, it should be a time of joy among people.
Do you understand now why it is said «Be happier than Easter»?
It is said that the exact origin of this expression was invented by Cervantes in 1613, in his work The Gypsy. This is the fragment:
We continue to see more expressions and meanings of joy in Spanish.
Have you ever heard this expression: "Being full"?
It is said when a person is euphoric and radiates joy to the people around him.
The word "plethoric"», which I think is beautiful, comes from the Greek: plethorikos.
It means that something or someone is full of joy or something positive.
"Being full" is then a literal translation of the original Greek word.
Example:
And you? When was the last time you were full? 🤩
"Be like a child with new shoes" It is another of the Spanish idioms that come from another language.
In the middle of the 20th century, a shoe brand called «New».
The slogan of this company was: «Merrier than a boy with New shoes (better than a boy with new shoes).»
The slogan was so successful that it spread throughout Europe.
In Spain it even became an idiom: "Be like a child with new shoes."
It refers to the joy that children feel when they wear new shoes.
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When we smile a lot because we are very happy, our lips extend so far that they can almost touch our ears. 👂
I'm exaggerating 🤣, but the truth is that that's where the sense of "Have a smile from ear to ear."
More phrases in Spanish related to smiling? Yeah!
As you can imagine, «Not taking the smile off your mouth» It has a very similar meaning to the previous expression.
When someone is very happy, they may smile so much that they are unable to stop smiling and look serious.
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How good! Now you know new Spanish slang and idioms to express joy.
How about now we see some verbs to express joy?
This way you will have a very complete repertoire of options!
The verbs of joy that we have chosen are the following: “be happy about”, “be excited about” and “be excited about”.
The three verbs are accompanied by the preposition "by". That means that in addition to showing joy, they also explain the cause of said joy.
Another thing they agree on is that all three of them are pronominal verbs, end in "se."
Of the three verbs, "rejoice in" It is the most typical.
It is the verb of the noun "joy." If we want to express this emotion, this verb will always work well.
We can use it to talk about ourselves or other people.
Examples:
"Get excited about" It shows happiness but with other nuances. We talk about the enthusiasm that something provokes in us.
That is, it is an exaltation of our feelings for something that fascinates us or captivates us.
Examples
The verb "get excited about" add the factor of hope.
We are excited when we very intensely want something to happen and we are in the process of achieving it.
We can see that the achievement of that desire can be achieved.
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What did you think of the article? Now you have a wide variety of options to express that you like something and show yourself as a happier person.
Do you know where you can learn Spanish and be very happy at the same time?
at our school Hispania, Spanish school, which is located in the city of Valencia.
If you learn in our face-to-face Spanish courses or in our online Spanish courses We guarantee that in addition to obtaining a good level of Spanish, you will do so with a smile from ear to ear. 😄👂
Which expression of those we have seen do you like the most? Are there others we haven't mentioned that you think should be in the article?
Tell me in the comments! 🙌
Article written by Charles Martinez for Hispania, Spanish school
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