VERBS
What does INVEST men?
The institute will invest five million in the project.
INVERTIR
CASH
Are you going to pay by card or in cash?
MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES
Mary, turn off the lights when you leave your room. I have to pay the light bill and money doesn’t grow on trees, you know!
El dinero no crece en los árboles
HOW MANY LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN THE WORLD?
a) over 7000
b) between 6000 - 7000
c) between 5000 - 6000
d) Less than 5000
a) OVER 7000
INHERIT
"She inherited money from her grandmother."
HEREDAR
BUCKS
He charged me 20 bucks for a new phone case
MAKE A LIVING
It's almost impossible to make a living from writing poetry.
GANARSE LA VIDA
how many languages are spoken in the USA?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) over 300
d) over 300
PUT ASIDE
I put aside a little every month for a deposit on a house.
to save something, usually time or money, for a special purpose:
FIVER
This CD only cost me a fiver.
five pounds, or a note worth five pounds:
TO BE BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH
Sue’s parents give her everything she wants. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
This expression (used with a form of the verb to be) means to be born to a rich family. Usually people who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth have everything they wan
Basque is the only language in the world that has no correlation to any other language
TRUE or FALSE?
OWE
I owe you a drink for helping me move.
to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you:
BACON
In the past, men brought home the bacon
A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED
You should always put some money aside. My dad always says that a penny saved is a penny earned.
This English idiom is an expression that means it is wise to save money.
a) Russian
b) Mandarin Chinese
c) Korean
d) Basque
b) Mandarin Chinese
To Work Off (The Debt)
Back in the day, my grandad worked off his debt by working in the kitchen.
if you work off your debt, you find some way to repay your debt when you don’t have any money
NEST EGG
Due to the economic crisis, my parents started a nest egg
A nest egg is a substantial sum of money or other assets that have been saved or invested for a specific purpose.
COLCHÓN ECONÓMICO
GO DUTCH
We went dutch last night. Dinner cost $20 each.
Ir a pachas, ir a medias
How many fake languages have been invented (series, books, videogames...)
a) 50
b) 100
c) 150
d) 200
d) 200