Spanish Siesta Secrets: Relax like the locals!


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Mar 11 2025 9 mins   6
Today we talk about how to survive the Spanish siesta, the perfect length of the nap, and Ben’s traumatic siesta experience at a family meal! Do you like the siesta? Let us know!

Vocab from today’s video:

La lluvia me está tocando las narices - The rain is driving me mad
Un barrizal enorme - A mud pit
Barro - Mud
Un charco - A puddle
Me encanta echarme una siesta de una hora si puedo - I love having a one our siesta if I can
Se trata de recargar las pilas - It’s about recharging your batteries
Cuando empezamos a ser novios - When we started going out
Me dejó tirado - She left me stranded
Mas aburrido que ni te cuento - More boring than you can possible imagine
¿Si te pilla en Madrid el verano? - If you find yourself in Madrid in the summer?

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