Lesson 7: Common idioms

Spanish common idioms: what this Spanish lesson covers

This free interactive lesson on spanish common idioms is part of the Mondosol Learn to speak Spanish course. In about ten minutes you will meet 7 essential words and phrases about common idioms, see how they are used, and test yourself with a short quiz. Everything on this page runs in your browser, so you can practise spanish common idioms on your phone, tablet or laptop without installing anything.

What you will learn

• Ponerse las pilas — It means to get going and put real effort into something.
• Estar en las nubes — It means to be daydreaming instead of paying attention.
• Costar un ojo de la cara — It means that something is extremely expensive.
• Ser pan comido — It means that something is very easy to do.
• Meter la pata — It means to make an embarrassing mistake.
• Tomar el pelo — It means to tease someone or pull their leg.
• Echar una mano — It means to give someone a hand with something.

Practice questions

1. What does "Ser pan comido" mean? Options: something is extremely expensive, something is very easy to do, to be daydreaming.
2. What does "Meter la pata" mean? Options: to give someone a hand, to get going and put in effort, to make an embarrassing mistake.
3. What does "Estar en las nubes" mean? Options: to be daydreaming instead of paying attention, to tease someone, something is very easy to do.
4. What does "Costar un ojo de la cara" mean? Options: to give someone a hand, to make an embarrassing mistake, something is extremely expensive.

How the lesson works

Each card shows one item with a visual cue and a clear explanation. Tap the card to flip it, say it out loud, and move on when it feels familiar. After the cards you answer a short quiz on spanish common idioms; a wrong answer costs a heart, and if you run out you can restart the lesson for free. Finish all the cards and the quiz to earn XP and keep your daily streak alive, exactly like a language app but built around real Spanish situations.

Why spanish common idioms matters

Spanish is spoken by more than 500 million people across Spain and Latin America. Mastering one everyday topic at a time lets you use the language on your very next trip, call or conversation, and builds the confidence to keep going.

Keep going

Ready for more? Go back to the full Learn to speak Spanish course to pick your next lesson, or browse all Mondosol courses. For an authoritative reference on this topic, see the Real Academia Española. Mondosol is free to start; Plus unlocks all courses, unlimited hearts and offline practice.