talk about

hablar de, hablar sobre

Hablar con alguien de una persona, una cosa o un tema determinados.

En inglés sencillo: To speak with someone about a particular person, thing, or subject.

• We talk about school.
• They talked about their holiday yesterday.
• Can we talk about changing the plan?

Cómo se usa: talk about someone/something (We talked about our families.); talk about doing something (They talked about moving abroad.)

Sinónimos: discuss, speak about

Expresiones frecuentes: talk about something, talk about someone, talk about work

eso sí que es

Se dice para destacar que alguien o algo es un ejemplo muy marcado de una cualidad.

En inglés sencillo: You say this to show that someone or something is a very strong example of a quality.

• Talk about luck! I found my lost ring.
• He ignored every warning. Talk about careless!
• Talk about a mess! Who left all these dishes?

Cómo se usa: talk about + noun or adjective (Talk about expensive! That sandwich cost twenty pounds.)

Expresiones frecuentes: talk about luck, talk about waste, talk about something

eso es lo que quería, eso sí

Se usa para expresar con entusiasmo que algo es exactamente lo que querías o esperabas.

En inglés sencillo: You use this expression to show that something is exactly what you wanted or hoped for.

• We won! That's what I'm talking about!
• Now that's what I'm talking about: a proper holiday.
• You fixed it perfectly. That's what I'm talking about.

Cómo se usa: that's what I'm talking about (Fresh bread and hot soup! That's what I'm talking about.)

Sinónimos: that's more like it

Expresiones frecuentes: what someone talk about, what I talk about

decir

Decir algo, especialmente al repetir las palabras de alguien en un relato informal.

En inglés sencillo: To say something, especially when repeating someone’s words in a casual story.

• She came in talking about, “Where is my dinner?”
• He kept talking about, “I did nothing wrong.”
• They were talking about, “We want our money back.”

Cómo se usa: talk about + quoted words (He was talking about, “Nobody told me!”)

Sinónimos: say

Expresiones frecuentes: talk about leaving, talk about something