Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Mi tía no tiene pelos en la lengua: siempre dice lo que piensa.
My aunt doesn't mince her words: she always says what she thinks.
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Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.tíanounauntfem. · sing.no1adverbnottiene1verbhastener · present · 3rd sing.pelos1nounhairspelo · masc. · pl.en1prepositioninla1determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitelengua1nountonguefem. · sing.:siempreadverbalwaysdiceverbsaysdecir · present · 3rd sing.lo2determinerwhat (lo que)el · masc. · sing. · definiteque2pronounwhat (lo que)piensaverbshe thinkspensar · present · 3rd sing..
- tía → tiene: agree
- tía → Mi: agree
- dice → lo: obj
Word for word: “My aunt has no hairs on the tongue: she always says what she thinks.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1no tener pelos en la lengua = to speak your mind bluntly.
- 2lo que = what (the thing that). Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
Variations
- Mi tía no se anda con rodeos: siempre dice lo que piensa.