La masco pero no la trago

[Ambarina]

mascar/masticar = chew - Mascar chicle (chew gum) Masticar la comida (chew food)
morder = bite
tragar/pasar = swallow
La mastico pero no la trago is like, Elaina said, that you just tolerate somebody but there's not enough there for you to be friends or you don't trust the person enough to be friends.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Originally Posted by María José

Robin, where do you find all these expressions? I promise you I had never ever heard this one before.
No la trago would be I can't stand her. There is another expression that is quite impolite and a lot harsher:she gives me the creeps/she creeps me out
But I guess you meant something different.

My mother used to use this saying when she talked about sb she didn´t like at all, but had to be polite with that person.

[María José]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

My mother used to use this saying when she talked about sb she didn´t like at all, but had to be polite with that person.

I have heard my Mum quoting lots of saying that my grandparents used, but I have a terrible memory. It's a pity because they are a lot of fun.

[silopanna]

Would it be all right to say,

"Le masco, pero no le trago."

In other words, can I use the pronoun "le"?

Thanks in advance,

Dean

[Rusty]

The correct object pronoun is the direct object pronoun. So, only lo or la should be used. That being said, however, it is possible to use le in Spain (but only if the object is masculine). This practice is called leísmo. It is not practiced elsewhere.

[silopanna]

Rusty,

It is not correct to treat women in Spain as "le"? This surprises me.

I have seen that men and women are treated as lo and la, even inside of Spain. Some of them don't approve of this and call it "laísmo"?

Oh well!

Dean

[Rusty]

The indirect object pronoun le is used in Spain for both masculine and feminine words, just as it is supposed to be used. The use of le as a masculine DIRECT object pronoun is what I was talking about. That is leísmo.

Using la as an indirect object pronoun is known as laísmo; and using lo as an indirect object pronoun is called loísmo.

[silopanna]

Rusty,

Thank you for the explanation. That was one of my blurry areas.

Dean

Rusty,

Let me see if I follow here. An example of the use of le as a masculine DIRECT object pronoun would be something like "dale fuerte" or "andale!", right?

And in Latin America they don't speak like this?

Dean

[Rusty]

Those phrases are actually using an INDIRECT object pronoun, Dean. And they are used in Latin America.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Those phrases are actually using an INDIRECT object pronoun, Dean. And they are used in Latin America.

Rusty, I want to add something else to your commentary.

Those usages are for me a way more to slangs used in Latin America already it being indirect and direct way.

I'll be waiting your commentary.