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Breakups and Heartache in Spanish

Talk about a breakup, comfort a friend and move on with the expressions Spaniards really use.

In Spain, heartbreak gets talked through with friends over a coffee or some tapas, using vivid expressions: "lo hemos dejado", "estoy hecho polvo", "hay más peces en el mar", "toca pasar página". The cards follow your friend Rafa in Madrid as he goes through a breakup, from the first bad night to feeling better a month later.

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  1. 1

    Lo dejamos la semana pasada, por desgracia.

    We broke up last week, unfortunately.

  2. 2

    Fue una decisión de mutuo acuerdo, de verdad.

    It was a mutual decision, honestly.

  3. 3

    Estoy hecho polvo, no te voy a mentir.

    I'm a wreck, I'm not going to lie to you.

  4. 4

    Al final se supo que le había puesto los cuernos.

    In the end it came out that he'd cheated on her.

  5. 5

    Venga, que hay más peces en el mar.

    Come on, there are plenty more fish in the sea.

  6. 6

    Ahora toca pasar página y ya está.

    Now it's time to turn the page and that's that.

  7. 7

    No era tu media naranja.

    She wasn't the one for you.

  8. 8

    Estos días estoy de bajón.

    I've been really down these days.

  9. 9

    No le des más vueltas.

    Don't overthink it.

  10. 10

    La echo mucho de menos.

    I miss her so much.

  11. 11

    Vamos a quedar como amigos.

    We're going to stay friends.

  12. 12

    Pues ella se lo pierde, la verdad.

    Well, her loss, honestly.

  13. 13

    El tiempo lo cura todo.

    Time heals everything.

  14. 14

    Me dejó por mensaje, ¿te lo puedes creer?

    My ex dumped me by text, can you believe it?

  15. 15

    Ya sabes lo que dicen: un clavo saca otro clavo.

    You know what they say: a new love cures the old one.

  16. 16

    No eres tú, soy yo.

    It's not you, it's me.

  17. 17

    Lo nuestro no tenía futuro.

    What we had had no future.

  18. 18

    Necesito un tiempo para mí.

    I need some time for myself.

  19. 19

    Lo pasé fatal los primeros días.

    I had an awful time the first few days.

  20. 20

    ¿Quieres hablarlo con un café?

    Do you want to talk it over with a coffee?