Qué gorro me pongo para salir a la calle

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A2 Spanish listening practice · Spanish from Spain · Curated for beginners

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What does “me da vergüenza” mean in Spanish?

me da vergüenza
When something makes you feel embarrassed
I’m embarrassed“ — literally ”it gives me embarrassment.

He has tried on a few winter hats, and one is bright pink-purple with a pompom. He likes it, but worries about wearing it outside: “me da un poco de vergüenza salir a la calle así.” Spanish puts the feeling on the thing, not on you — the hat “gives you” the embarrassment. So “me da vergüenza” means “I feel embarrassed,” and it comes up whenever something makes you self-conscious.

In the clip: “me da un poco de vergüenza salir a la calle así” — “I’m a bit embarrassed to go out in the street like this.” The structure is “(a mí) me da vergüenza + thing/action.” More examples: “Me da vergüenza hablar en público” — “I’m embarrassed to speak in public.” “Me da vergüenza pedir ayuda” — “I feel shy about asking for help.” “¿No te da vergüenza?” — “Aren’t you embarrassed?” Add “un poco de” to soften it: “me da un poco de vergüenza.” You can swap in other feelings the same way: “me da miedo” (it scares me), “me da pena” (it makes me sad / I feel bad about it).

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Spanish listening practice listening practice?

93.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Spanish words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Spanish.

General Spanish frequency

89.4%
Top 1,000
93.3%
Top 2,000
96%
Top 5,000

Spoken Spanish frequency

95.7%
Top 1,000
99%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Spanish data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.

gorro
29×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hat (often knitted)
pompón
11×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pom-pom
morado
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
purple
bufanda
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
scarf
rebeca
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cardigan (sweater)

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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