“Estoy hasta las narices” y otras expresiones con “nariz”   Hi. I’m Elizabeth, from Real Spanish, and a keen learner of Spanish, like you. I collect interesting and useful Spanish phrases — sometimes several in one day, in a film, a podcast, a newspaper, or just a normal conversation with Spanish speakers. It’s become a bit of a hobby. I live in Barcelona, so I have plenty of source material. Spanish is wonderfully expressive, and you can add loads of colour and authenticity to your own speech with a good repertoire of vivid, colloquial phrases. They really help you string your ideas together and say what you actually mean. The expressions in this video lesson all use the word nariz (or narices). Antonio walks you through ten colourful idioms you’ll hear all the time from native speakers: from meter las narices en algo, very similar to the English expression  “to stick your nose in someone’s business” to ¡Estoy hasta las narices! (I’ve had it up to here!). One or two have a cheeky double meaning — watch out for those. This lesson is from our body-part idioms series, and it’s ideal for intermediate to advanced learners. Below the video you’ll find the full transcript, grammar notes on formal and colloquial discourse connectors, and links to the online activities. All the best for your adventures in Spanish, Elizabeth from Real Spanish

First of all: The videos below are “Trocitos” from our YouTube channel. Un trocito is “a little bit” of something — usually something to eat. If you want to push yourself a bit, try reading the blog and viewing the videos in the Spanish version first. You can always come back here if you want to check a particular word or phrase. Just click on “English” or “Español” in the menu above. The first video below is part of a complete lesson in our ebook “Spanish for Perfectionists No. 2”. See below for more information about our ebooks and a free sample lesson. You’ll also find a bonus video featuring estirar la pata, por los pelos, and more.   Hi. I’m Elizabeth, from Real Spanish, and a keen learner of Spanish, like you. I’ve always been fascinated by how languages use the human body to express everything from mood and attitude to honesty and betrayal. Think of the expression “to put your foot down” in English. Spanish is full of such expressions. The first time I heard someone talk about a politician who’d been pillado con el culo al aire — literally “with their backside/arse/ass in the air” — I guessed from the context that it was something like “caught with their pants/trousers down” (caught out in an embarrassing or scandalous situation). I loved the image. That’s the thing about body part idioms in Spanish: they’re vivid, memorable, and often very funny. Once you know them, you start hearing them everywhere. Con el culo al aire is often used in conversations about corrupt politicians or badly-behaved celebrities. Every country has them! In this video, our virtual teacher Celia introduces several expressions with parts of the body. Some are perfectly polite in any situation, while others are a bit vulgar. But they’re all real Spanish, used by native speakers every day, so it’s definitely worth knowing what they mean, even if you choose not to use them yourself! Why not start your own collection of Spanish expressions? I keep a running list, and I add to it whenever I hear something new: in podcasts, films, or just chatting with native speakers. The key is to note them in context, so you remember how they’re actually used. WordReference.com is brilliant for this: it gives you real examples, not just definitions. All the best for your adventures in Spanish, Elizabeth from Real Spanish   The video: “Con el culo al aire”: Spanish expressions related to parts of the human body In this video you’ll hear these Spanish idioms that are common use in everyday conversations: dar la cara levantarse con el pie izquierdo dormir a pierna suelta estar hasta las narices / la coronilla / el moño / los cojones tener la lengua muy larga dejar (or pillar) a alguien con el culo en el aire lamerle el culo a alguien   English transcript Hello! At Real Spanish we’re creating a series of mini-lessons on expressions that refer to parts of the human