Un trébol de cuatro hojas - símbolo internacional de buena suerte
¡Buena suerte!
¡Que tengas suerte!
These are some ways of wishing someone good luck in Spanish, but how about telling someone that they have been lucky?
As is so often the case when exclaiming something, you can use “Qué + adjective/noun”
¡Qué suerte! What luck!
¡Qué suertudo! You’re so lucky
Or more specifically to a person:
¡Tienes mucha suerte! You are so lucky!
La suerte te sonríe ‘Fortune smiles on you’
As a comment on someone else’s good fortune:
Los hay con la suerte Some people have all the luck
Algunos parece que nacen de pie ditto
La herradura - otro símbolo de buena suerte
Two very colloquial expressions (pick your moment carefully if you’re going to use them!)
Tiene una flor en el culo You have a flower up your bum
Tienes mucha potra You have a lot of horse
(potra = young/ female horse: mare/filly)
More general expressions involving luck and lucky
No estás de suerte You’re out of luck
Traer buena/mala suerte To bring good/bad luck
Cruzarse con un gato negro trae buena suerte It’s good luck to see (meet) a black cat
Un golpe de suerte A lucky break
Un amuleto A lucky charm, amulet
La suerte de los principiantes Beginners’ luck
Tiene suerte de seguir vivo He’s lucky to be alive
Grammar note:
Some of the phrases start with “Qué…” and others with “Que…” (no accent). This is not a typo. Can you figure out the difference?
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