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Soltar is the everyday verb for letting go, and it changes its stem (suelto, sueltas, suelta). Beyond holding things, it gives you colorful chunks: soltar una carcajada, soltar prenda for spilling a secret, suéltate for loosening up, and soltar la pasta for paying up. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
Read MoreGastar is the everyday verb for spending money, and it is regular. It also means to use up energy, fuel or batteries, and it gives you fun chunks like gastar una broma and no gastes saliva. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it, from the supermarket to a joke on your brother.
Read MoreCorrer is the everyday verb for running, and it is regular. Beyond the gym it gives you useful chunks: no corre prisa for no rush, correr el riesgo for taking a risk, corre de mi cuenta for it's on me, and correr la voz for spreading the word. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
Read MorePreguntar is the verb for asking questions, as opposed to pedir, which is for asking for things. It is regular, and its small words matter: si for whether, por for about someone, and the reflexive preguntarse for wondering. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers ask, wonder and politely ask something personal.
Read MoreComer is the everyday verb for eating, and it is regular. It also gives you some of the most colorful chunks in Spanish: comerse la cabeza for overthinking, comerse las palabras for mumbling, and sin comerlo ni beberlo for being blamed for something you did not do. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
Read MoreTrabajar is the verb you need in the first five minutes of any conversation: where you work, what you do, who you work for. It is regular, and its small words matter: en for the place, de for the job, para for the boss. These 6 chunk patterns also cover working from home, working like a donkey and the very common me cuesta trabajo.
Read MoreCortar is the everyday verb for cutting, and it is regular. It gives you the practical chunks cortarse el pelo and se cortó la luz, and the very colloquial no te cortes, cortar el rollo and cortar por lo sano. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
Read MoreRomper is the everyday verb for breaking things, and it is regular apart from its participle roto. It also gives you very natural chunks: se me rompió el móvil for accidents, romper con alguien for breakups, romper el hielo, romper a llorar and no te rompas la cabeza. These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
Read MoreArreglar is the everyday verb for fixing things, and it is regular. It also gives you some of the most useful reflexive chunks in Spanish: arreglárselas (to manage), arreglarse (to get ready, to work out) and no tiene arreglo (hopeless). These 6 chunk patterns cover how native speakers actually use it.
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