Semana Santa: Expressing awe at weight of religious floats

💬 In these exclamations the verb comes after the describing word, not before it as in English. For example, ¡Qué bonito es!.

💬 The question uses exactly the same words as the statement pesa mucho. Only your rising voice turns it into a question.

💬 Adding -ísimo turns a word up to the maximum. For example, grande becomes grandísimo "enormous".

💬 Before a number, "more than" is más de, not más que. For example, más de cien personas "more than a hundred people".

💬 lo "it" goes before the verb, and Spanish often puts the people doing the action at the very end. So lo llevan los costaleros literally reads "it carry the bearers".

💬 unos before a number means "about". For example, unos veinte minutos "about twenty minutes".

🇪🇸 The bearers walk hidden underneath the float, taking the weight on their necks. Many are volunteers who see it as an act of devotion.

💬 lo "it" is attached to the end of repetir. The same thing happens in ¿Puede decirlo? "Can you say it?".

💬 qué also works with a thing instead of a describing word, followed by the verb. For example, ¡Qué calor hace! "It's so hot!".

💬 "Get tired" needs se in front of the verb: cansarse. For example, me canso "I get tired".

💬 "Stop to do something" is parar a plus the action. For example, paramos a comer "we stop to eat".

🇪🇸 Watch for the capataz "foreman" walking in front of the float. He gives the orders to lift and set it down, and the crowd often applauds a smooth lift.

💬 Two small words are stuck onto the end of explicar: me "to me" first, then lo "it". The written accent is added to keep the stress in the same place.

💬 disfrute is the polite form, for someone you'd address as usted "you (polite)". With a friend, say ¡Que disfrutes! instead.

💬 que plus a verb turns it into a wish. This is the polite form; with a friend you'd say ¡Que disfrutes!.