Spanish Word of the Day: 'Ganga'
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Published: 11 Apr, 2019 CET.
Updated: Thu 11 Apr 2019 09:37 CET
Ganga is a great word to impress your friends with, and means a 'steal, bargain or a good deal'.
Spanish people love a bargain and have a number of words that mean the same. Let's see it used in a sentence:
Bargain:
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A mí me parece una ganga.
It sounds like a bargain to me.
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¡Qué ganga!
What a steal!
Ganga is actually a geological material (gangue/matrix in English) and so we get some nice (if antiquated) phrases from it:
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Separar la ganga de la mena.
Separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Sin ganga ni desperdicio.
Without further ado.
Pronunciation:
gahn-gah
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This word of the day has been contributed by LAE Madrid, the leading Spanish academy in Madrid. Accredited by the Insitituto Cervantes, it offers Spanish courses for all levels and also has Spanish classes for kids and families.
QUIZ: How well do you know your Spanish idioms?
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Spanish people love a bargain and have a number of words that mean the same. Let's see it used in a sentence:
Bargain:
- A mí me parece una ganga.
It sounds like a bargain to me.
- ¡Qué ganga!
What a steal!
Ganga is actually a geological material (gangue/matrix in English) and so we get some nice (if antiquated) phrases from it:
- Separar la ganga de la mena.
Separate the wheat from the chaff.
- Sin ganga ni desperdicio.
Without further ado.
Pronunciation:
gahn-gah
Check out our other word of the day posts
This word of the day has been contributed by LAE Madrid, the leading Spanish academy in Madrid. Accredited by the Insitituto Cervantes, it offers Spanish courses for all levels and also has Spanish classes for kids and families.
QUIZ: How well do you know your Spanish idioms?
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