quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado
/kjeɾo daɾte en la kabeθa kon un peskado/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "I want to hit you in the head with a fish" is quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado.
This phrase is used to express a specific desire to strike a person on the head using a fish.
Did you know?
- The word pescado specifically refers to a fish that has been caught or processed for food, whereas a fish still swimming in the water is called a pez.
- In Spanish, the verb dar literally means 'to give', but in this phrase it is used as a shorthand for dar un golpe, which means 'to strike'.
- The word cabeza comes from the Latin diminutive capitium, which implies a 'little head', though it is used for any head in modern Spanish.
Examples in context
- Quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado.I want to hit you in the head with a fish.
- ¡Oye, quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado!Hey, I want to hit you in the head with a fish!
- Si no te callas, quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado.If you don't shut up, I want to hit you in the head with a fish.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are joking around at a fish market.
- Sofía¡Deja de molestarme, Javier!Stop bothering me, Javier!
- JavierSolo estoy bromeando contigo, Sofía.I'm just joking with you, Sofía.
- Sofía¡Ahora mismo quiero darte en la cabeza con un pescado!Right now I want to hit you in the head with a fish!
- Javier¡No te atrevas a hacerlo!Don't you dare do it!
