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The Guardian - UK
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Learn Spanish gestures part five

Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 5: part 1
"Nos vamos/me piro"
"Let's go/I'm off"
How to do it: the right hand taps the palm of the open left hand from underneath a few times. Read our full phrasebook here
Photograph: Guardian
Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 5: part 2
"Es para chuparse los dedos"
"It's absolutely delicious"
How to do it: fingers together the hand is placed near the mouth, then jerked forward and the fingers all opened.
Read our full phrasebook here
Photograph: Guardian
Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 5: part 3
"Estos dos están liados"
"There's something going on between those two"
How to do it: the two index fingers are tapped together a few times.
Read our full phrasebook here
Photograph: Graphic
Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 5: part 2
"¿Lo coges?"
"Do you get it/grasp it?"
How to do it: index and middle fingertips are placed close together as if holding something small, and then the hand is rotated rapidly from the wrist.
Read our full phrasebook here
Photograph: Guardian
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