LEARNING ACTIVITY 2
EVIDENCE: COLOMBIAN CULTURAL AMBASSADOR
STUDENT: JAIRO ANDRES VARGAS RUEDA ID: 80218719
For this evidence, you need to choose eight (8) Colombian idiomatic expressions and describe
what they mean is such a way that a foreigner can understand them.
EXPRESSION EXAMPLE
Es más feo que carro visto Este problema es más feo
por debajo. que carro visto por debajo.
Tengo un filo, que si me Hace más de 8 horas que no
agacho me corto como nada, tengo un filo,
que si me agacho me corto.
Mugre que no mata, Se cayó el pan al piso, pero
engorda eso mugre que no mata,
engorda.
Durmió conmigo anoche o Oiga es que durmió conmigo
que, que ya no saluda anoche o que, que ya no
saluda
No me abra los ojos que no Me contaron que usted
le voy a echar gotas perdió las llaves, si usted, no
me abra los ojos que no le
voy a echar gotas
Duerme más que un gato Ya son las 11 de la mañana y
con anemia aún está en la cama, duerme
más que un gato con
anemia.
Dios le da pan al que no Ese tipo se ganó el empleo y
tiene dientes es un vago, mi Dios le da pan
MEANING
Used when looking at the
less pleasant side of a
situation.
It is one of the typical
Colombian expressions used
when someone is very
hungry
Who has not dropped some
food they dreamed of
eating? For these cases, this
phrase is used that justifies
the fact of picking up some
food that has fallen to the
ground and is quickly
collected, so as not to feel
guilty
Those who use this saying
find a polite way of telling
someone that they did not
say hello when they should
and that it is generally rude
not to do so.
This Colombian phrase is
typical of mothers who send
a warning to their children
when they open their eyes in
disapproval. It is also an alert
for the little ones who are
being disobedient.
It is when in a funny way
someone is told that they
sleep a lot
It is used when someone
does not appreciate what
 al que no tiene dientes. they have.
Habla hasta por los codos Ese político habla hasta por It is part of the typical
los codos Colombian phrases, and
perfectly describes people
who speak excessively.