Millions of Britons in Spain have been warned not to say four key phrases which could land them in trouble.
Almost 20 million UK nationals visisted the country across the last year on record - but experts have warned travellers against making some awkward mistakes.
In 2023, Spain was the most visited country by Britons, accounting for more than 20 per cent of all trips abroad.
This summer, holidaymakers will be doing the same - and linguists have encouraged them to brush up on their language skills before they go.
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Claudio Guasti, head of culture and communication at City Lit, has highlighted some of the most common mistakes which people tend to make when trying to speak Spanish.
The first common mistake is telling someone you are "aroused", rather than telling them you are warm.
A literal translation of the phrase "I'm hot" into Spanish becomes "estoy caliente", which in fact translates to feeling sexually aroused when describing a person.
Instead, Guasti says the correct phrase to use is "tengo calor", which literally means "I have heat".
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|In 2023, Spain was the most visited country by UK residents, accounting for more than 20 per cent of all trips abroad
However, he does explain that "caliente" can still be used to describe the temperature of food or drinks.
Secondly, Guasti tells English-speakers not to wrongly tell someone you are pregnant, rather than embarrassed.
Many people make the common mistake of assuming that "embarazada" means "embarrassed".
In fact, it means pregnant.
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Instead, to say you are embarrassed, you should say "estoy avergonzado" if you are male, and "estoy avergonzada" if you are female.
Another common mix-up is between two similar-sounding Spanish words which can lead you into tell someone you are married when trying to explain how you are tired.
"Estoy cansado" or "cansada" means "I am tired", whereas "Estoy casado" or "casada" means I am married.
Guasti has also warned travellers not to fall into the trap of saying "hasta la vista".
The phrase, which gained popularity after it was used in the second Terminator film, is not commonly used by native Spanish speakers.
Instead, if you want to sound like a local, use "hasta luego" to mean "see you later" or more simply, "adios" for "goodbye".