Today we are going to learn the most commonly used phrases with the Spanish verb hacer. Our Spanish school, El Rincón el Tándem, will help you enrich your speaking Spanish with this short article. Take a look at it!
There are many phrases with the Spanish verb hacer whose usage will help you speak like a Spanish-native speaker.
To begin with, hacer is one of the most essential Spanish verbs that every student gets familiar with at the very beginning of Spanish lessons.
Hacer has several meanings (the most known are “to do” and “to make”) and works as auxiliary verb in compound tenses.
Furthermore, hacer is used in impersonal form to express existence: Hay/habrá/hubo/ha habido….If you still have doubts about the usage of hay and the difference with está, we suggest you to read this post 😊
Besides hacer falta, there are a lot of phrases and idiomatic expressions featuring hacer.
Let’s take a look at them!
Hacer caso a = to listen, to pay attention to someone
Hacer de = to act/work as
Hacer pedazos/añicos (algo) = to break something to pieces
Hacer amigos o hacer amistad = to make friends
Hacer las paces = to make peace
Hacerse tarde = to become late
Hacer cola = to queue, to wait in line
Hacer alusión a = to allude, to make reference to
Hacer cuentas = to settle up/settle accocunt
Hacer presente (algo a alguien) = to remind something to someone
Hacer el favor a = to do someone a favour
Hacerse rogar = to like to be begged
Hacer trampas = to cheat
Hacerse el tonto = to play dumb
Hacerse con (algo) = to get/gain/obtain something
Besides these phrases, there are some idiomatic expressions, that are mostly used in informal contexts and colloquial language.
Hacer por hacer. This expression indicates that something is done unnecessarily or pointlessly.
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- La casa ya está muy limpia…limpiarla ahora es hacer por hacer = The house is already very clean… cleaning it now is just a matter of doing for the sake of doing
Hacer la vista gorda, meaning to turn a blind eye, to ignore something that you know is wrong
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- El gerente sabía que habían casos de bullying en la empresa pero hizo la vista gorda = The manager knew there were bullying cases in the company but he turned a blind eye
Hacersele agua la boca. In Spanish we use this expression when something is really appetizing to us, it is mouth-watering.
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- Se me hizo agua la boca cuando vi tu tarta de chocolate = My mouth watered when I saw your chocolate cake
Hacer buenas migas, meaning to get along with someone
- En el trabajo, Lucas ha hecho buenas migas con Andrea = Lucas git along with Andrea at work
Hacer de tripas corazón, meaning to pluck up courage.
- Marta hizo de tripas corazón y le pidió un préstamo a su mejor amigo = Marta plucked up courage and asked her best friend for a loan
Besides this list, we also invite you to take a look at the time expressions with hacer 😊
We hope that our post on the most popular phrases with the Spanish verb hacer will be helpful to you!
As usual, we encourage you to continue practicing your Spanish inside and outside the classroom.
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