Today I put up some new phrases for the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide on ordering drinks and how to say them in Spanish. This covers how to order drinks, how much they cost, asking someone what they want to drink or even telling someone that you don't want to drink. Plus the names of different drinks in Spanish like beer, draft beer, shots, wine, mixed drinks, etc. along with a couple useful translations for ice, lemon, etc.

When you are translating phrases from English to Spanish, you can't always do a literal translation since it would lose its meaning after the translation.
 
One example is the word "attention" used in different contexts.

In English it's more common to say "attracting attention" where in Spanish it's more common to say "calling attention."
 
To attract attention...
Llamar la atención...
yah-MAHR lah ah-tehn-see-OHN...
 
If someone likes to attract attention you could say:
 
He/She likes to attract attention.
Él/Ella le gusta llamar la atención.
EHL/EH-yah leh GOO-stah yah-MAHR lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.
 
Similarly, if someone catches your eye and you wanted to say you are interested in them or attracted to them you could say:
 
He/She caught (or attracted) my attention.
Él/Ella me llamó la atención.
Ehl/EH-yah meh yah-MOH lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

In the following phrases you can use it to describe how attractive someone is:

She is totally hot.
Ella es una chica que llama la atención.
EH-yah ehs oon-ah chee-kah keh yah-mah lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

He is totally hot.
Él es un chico que llama la atención.
EHL ehs oon chee-koh keh yah-mah lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

Here's something else to watch out for. If you want to tell somebody to pay attention to something you would use "lend attention" instead of "pay attention." So:
 
Pay attention!
¡Presta atención!
¡Preh-stah ah-tehn-see-OHN!

Sometimes the literal translation of something can really change the meaning or sentiment. If someone is attracting your attention, you want to be sure they know what you mean. Did you pay attention?
 

I just put up some more Spanish phrases for the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide. These are phrases you can use before heading out for the evening to bars and clubs. They cover talking about drinking and what you feel like doing plus a couple phrases like asking if a place has a cover charge, etc.

Today I put up some phrases on asking people's contact info for the Hook Up Spanish Online Phrase Guide. This includes cel, hotel, work and home phone numbers plus their address, email addy, etc. I also mention how you can ask them if they have something to write with or on in case you don't.

I've added some phrases to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide for different responses you can give if someone is trying to set up a date or make plans with you. Check it out here: Responding to hookups or plans

I've added some phrases to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide on deciding on a place where to meet. These are some practical Spanish phrases to know if you are making plans with someone.

We are pleased to announce we have started putting up a phrase guide for you. The Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide has handy phrases to help you with meeting others, getting to know them better and finding out more about them, hooking up, dating, love and sex.

We have just started putting it up today but we will be adding to it constantly so be sure to check it often to see what we've been adding to it.

If you would like to see any phrases added to it just fill out a comment form at the bottom of any phrase page.

Enjoy...