Do You Not Feel Like Going To The Cinema?

Introduction

This post showcases/ highlights a typical use of the verb dar^*.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague about going out somewhere together.

At some point, the other person says: "do you not feel like going to the cinema?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿No te dan ganas de ir al cine?

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be more formal and say:

¿A usted no le dan ganas de ir al cine?

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OUR TIP

Answering this question should be straightforward. A yes/ no answer may be sufficient. However, you may use the expression dar ganas to make your answer more informative.

Here are some examples of how you could use that expression:

• Sí, me dan ganas de ir al cine (yes, I feel like going to the cinema);
• Sí, me dan muchas ganas de ir al cine (yes, I really feel like going to the cinema);
• No, no me dan ganas de ir al cine (no, I don't feel like going to the cinema);
• No, no me dan muchas ganas de ir al cine (no, I don't really feel like going to the cinema);

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿No te dan ganas de ir al cine?

*See uses of verb dar below

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*Verb Dar - Typical Uses/ Expressions

Dar alcance a	To catch up with someone/ something
Dar apuro	To cause embarrassment/ to make one feel embarrassed
Dar asco	To cause nausea/ to make one feel nauseated
Dar calabazas	To reject/ to give the brush off
Dar caña	To hurry/ to harry/ to speed up
Dar celos	To cause jealousy/ to make one feel jealous
Dar clase de	To teach a subject
Dar corte	To cause embarrassment/ to make one feel embarrassed
Dar cosa	To cause fear/ unease/ discomfort
Dar de alta	To discharge/ To give the all clear (medical)
Dar de baja	To give leave (medical)
Dar de sí	To be elastic/ stretchable
Dar envidia	To cause envy/ make one feel envy
Dar ganas de	To feel like doing something
Dar lástima	To be in a sorry state/ to move someone to feel pity
Dar miedo	To cause fear/ to make one feel frightened
Dar pena	To cause pity/ sadness
Dar rabia	To anger/ to make one mad
Dar vergüenza	To cause embarrassment/ to make one feel embarrassed
Darse cita	To meet/ to come together
Darse prisa	To hurry up
No dar abasto	To be overloaded/ To be unable to cope

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