Learn these 10 common Spanish expressions with the verb HACER to communicate everyday things in Spanish! Uplevel your communication.
Hacer in Spanish means to do or to make, but it also has many unique expressions that are super useful in your everyday communications. Watch this 5 minute mini-lesson to uplevel your Spanish and increase your fluency!
Learn exactly how to use the verb Hacer in Spanish in all of its expressions… ¿Por qué no me haces caso? Hace mucho calor, me hacen falta mis hijos… These are just a few examples. After this blog, you’ll be in a pro when it comes to using the Spanish verb Hacer.
Check the video to learn 10 Hacer expressions.
10 Expressions with Hacer
| Expresión con Hacer | Un ejemplo | Significado en el inglés |
| Hacerle caso | ¿Por qué no me haces caso? | why don’t you listen to me? |
Hacerle falta | Me haces mucha falta. | I miss you very much. |
| Hacerle daño | Mi hijo no le hace daño a nadie. | My son doesn’t harm anyone. |
| Hacerle una pregunta | Los estudiantes nunca le hacen preguntas al profesor. | The students never ask the teacher questions. |
| Hacer ese papel | Usted siempre hace la vista gorda. | You always turn a blind. |
| Hacer la vista gorda | Nunca hago el papel de secretaria en las reuniones. | I never play the role of note-taker in the meetings. |
| Hacer frÃo / calor | Hace frÃo y está nevando. | It’s cold outside, and it’s snowing. |
| Hacer (tiempo) | Hace tres dÃas, me caà de la bicicleta. | Three days ago, I fell off my bike. |
| Hacer fila/cola | Si no hacemos cola, no encontraremos un lugar en el bus. | If we don’t get in line, we won’t find a spot on the bus. |
Hacerse | Hay personas que nacen pobres, pero se hacen ricos. | There are people who are born poor, but become rich. |
Notice that some expressions with the verb Hacer include an indirect object pronoun.
If you’re confused about how to use that indirect object pronoun with some of the expressions with the verb Hacer, here’s a quick review, and you can learn more with this blog about using indirect object pronouns with other verbs like Decir.
| Me | haces caso | You listen to me |
| Te | hago caso | I listen to you |
| Le | hacemos caso | We listen to him/her/usted |
| Nos | hacen caso | They/y’all listen to us |
| Les | haces caso | You listen to them/y’all |
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