La palabra «mind» es muy versátil en inglés y se utiliza en bastantes expresiones idiomáticas, muchas de ellas tienen un equivalente parecido en español. En el post de hoy os traemos una lista con algunas de ellas para que puedas lucirte con tu speaking. Os dejamos las que creemos que son las mejores expresiones con mind.

Make up your mind / to make a decision – decidirse, tomar una decisión.
There are many options. I can’t make up my mind.

Be in two minds / to be undecisive – estar dividido, no decidirse.
I’m in two minds about what to do.

Change your mind / to change your opinion – cambiar de opinión.
He wasn’t coming but he changed his mind and joined us.

Keep / bear in mind / to remember, to consider – tener en cuenta.
We need to keep in mind the cost of this initiative.

Cross your mind / to come into your thought – venir a la mente.
A strange idea crossed my mind last night.

Come / bring to mind / to make you remember – venir a la mente, recordar.
A question that comes to mind is…
Old photographs bring to mind good memories of childhood.

Lose your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza.
I lost my mind when I forgot my mobile at home.

Go out of your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza, volverse loco.
Have you gone out of your mind?

Take your mind off something / to get distracted – distraerse.
Going to the gym helps me take my mind off work problems.

Put your mind at ease / to reassure – tranquilizar.
Let me put your mind at ease, your insurance covers all the expenses.

Peace of mind / be calm, with no worries – paz mental, tranquilidad.
I’ll have peace of mind when I finish paying my debts.

Out of sight, out of mind – «corazón que no ve, corazón que no siente»
You know what they say «out of sight, out of mind».

A piece of your mind / give your opinion – dar tu opinión (sobre todo sobre un tema serio o que te enfada/molesta).
I gave my neighbours a piece of my mind about the noise they were making.

To speak your mind / to say frankly what you think – decir lo que piensas honestamente.
He often speaks his mind but he’s not always diplomatic.

Have something in mind / to be considering something – tener algo en mente.
We haven’t decided where to go but we have a place in mind.

Have a lot on your mind / to have a lot of worries – estar preocupado, tener muchas cosas en la cabeza.
I have a lot on my mind right now and I can’t think clearly.

Have an open mind / to be open-minded – tener la mente abierta.
She has an open mind considering she’s 70 years old.

Have a mind of your own / to make your own decisions – tomar tus propias decisiones.
Eva doesn’t need advice, she has a mind of her own.

You mind goes blank / to forget something momentarily – quedarse en blanco.
They asked me but my mind went blank and I didn’t know what to say.

Slip your mind / to forget something – olvidarse de algo.
I’m sorry, it slipped my mind.

Read someone’s mind / to have the same idea – leer la mente.
You read my mind! We should order some food.

Esperamos que os hayan gustado estas expresiones con mind y las tengáis en cuenta (keep them in mind) pero por si se os olvidan (it slips your mind) o de repente os quedais en blanco, (your mind goes blank) podeis utilizar este post para recordarlas 😉

Hay verbos en inglés que nos resultan confusos (especialmente a los hispano hablantes) como say & tell porque son muy parecidos en significado, pero la manera de usarlos es diferente. En este post te lo dejamos claro para que no te confundas más con say & tell.

Donde más problemas solemos tener es cuando usamos el estilo indirecto (o reported speech) porque reproducimos el contenido de un mensaje, vaya, cuando hablamos de una conversación que tuvimos con otra persona: «y yo le dije, entonces él me dijo que ella le había dicho lo que nosotros le dijimos…» y aquí ya tenemos un lio montado, esto es un poco exagerado pero

Vamos a verlo paso a paso:

 He said me that he wasn’t interested in sports.
 He said that he wasn’t interested in sports.
 He said (to me) that he wasn’t interested in sports.
 He told to me that he wasn’t interested in sports.
 He told me that he wasn’t interested in sports.

Utilizamos say con la estructura say something / say that

E.g.
I said hello.
We said goodbye before leaving.
He said that he wasn’t interested in sports.
They said that they needed more time to make a decision.
She said that we should study more.

Si incluimos una persona, utilizamos la estructura say something to someone or say to someone something

E.g.
He said to me that he wasn’t interested in sports.
She said to us that we should study more.
I said to him that he was very generous.

Utilizamos tell con la estructura tell someone something / tell someone that, el verbo tell en este caso siempre necesita un objeto indirecto o pronombre personal (la persona con la que hablamos)

E.g.
She told me the truth.
I told them a joke.
He told me that he wasn’t interested in sports.
They told us that we had to work harder.
I told him that she wasn’t coming.

En todos los ejemplos anteriores hemos utilizado say and tell en pasado pero es posible también usarlos en presente y/o presente continuo

E.g.
She says that I need to do exercise.
Mark says that you have a new job.
He always tells her that they should live together.
They are always telling us that we have to work harder.

Además hay otra estructura que podemos utilizar con tell para indicar una orden o un consejo tell someone to do something

E.g.
She told him to sit down.
He told me (not) to wait.
They told us to work harder.
The teacher told us to do the activities.

Hay una serie de expresiones «fijas» (fixed expressions) que siempre usamos con say

Fixed expressions with say

Say hello / goodbye
Say good morning / afternoon / etc
Say something
Say nothing
Say a word / a few words
Say a prayer

Y también otras que siempre usamos con tell

Fixed expressions with tell

Tell the truth
Tell a lie
Tell a story
Tell a joke
Tell a secret
Tell the time
Tell the difference

Parece mucha información pero en resumen…

You say something or say (to someone) something

E.g.
He said hello to everyone.
He says that he doesn’t like coffee

You tell someone something

E.g.
He told me many lies.
He told me that he doesn’t like coffee.

Y ahora una pequeña prueba para ver si te ha quedado claro:

Completa con say o tell (en pasado)

Angela ____ them to be punctual.
He ____ that we couldn’t wait.
I ____ you to complete the task.
We ____ him that you were ill.
She ____ that you have to help her.
They ____ us many lies.
Anthony ____ that he was hungry.
I ____ nothing to them.
He ____ to her that he wasn’t interested.

VER RESPUESTAS CORRECTAS

Esperamos que después de leer este post ya no te confundas más con say & tell, el secreto es recordar que tell siempre necesita «someone» cuando hablamos de lo que decimos a otra persona.