Collocations are words that are often used together to form a specific meaning. For example, make money is a collocation. You would not say do money. Collocations play a crucial role while learning a language and they help you sound more natural. In this article, we are going to see several Spanish collocations with
Spanish Collocations with Dar
The verb
Dar la hora (to tell the time)
La niña da la hora a su abuelo.
The girl tells the time to her grandfather.
El reloj de la cocina da la hora con precisión.
The clock in the kitchen tells the time with accuracy.
Dar un paseo (to go for a walk)
Nosotros damos un paseo con el perro.
We go for a walk with the dog.
La abuela cuida de su salud. Ella da un paseo de media hora todas las tardes.
The grandmother takes care of her health. She goes for a thirty minute walk every afternoon.
Dar una vuelta (to go for a stroll)
Me gusta dar una vuelta por el vecindario.
I like going for a stroll around the neighborhood.
Él da una vuelta por el centro comercial.
He goes for a stroll around the mall.
Dar un abrazo (to hug)
El nieto le da un abrazo a su abuelo antes de marchar.
The grandchild hugs his grandfather before leaving.
Mi madre nos da un abrazo antes de ir a dormir.
My mom hugs us before going to bed.
Dar miedo (to be scary)
A mí me dan miedo las arañas. Las grandes son venenosas.
Spiders scare me. The big ones are poisonous.
Vivimos en el centro. No nos da miedo caminar solos por la noche.
We live downtown. We do not think it is scary to walk alone at night.
Dar asco (to sicken someone, to be disgusting)
Marta odia los tomates y las zanahorias. Le dan asco.
Marta hates tomatoes and carrots. She thinks they are disgusting.
Quiero marcharme de este sitio porque está lleno de cucarachas. A mí me dan asco las cucarachas.
I want to leave this place because it is full of cockroaches. I find cockroaches disgusting.
Dar las gracias (to thank)
Te doy las gracias por tu ayuda. Era mucho trabajo y no podía hacerlo sola.
I want to thank you for your help. It was a lot work and I couldn’t have done it alone.
Mi padre me enseñó a dar las gracias cuando alguien me ofrece comida.
My dad taught me to thank someone when I’m offered food.
Dar la bienvenida (to welcome)
En el hotel nos dieron la bienvenida con bombones.
At the hotel we were welcomed with chocolate candies.
En casa mis padres le dan la bienvenida a sus invitados con una copa de vino.
At home my parents welcome their guests with a glass of wine.
Exercises
There are many other Spanish collocations with