This week’s topic on Spanish Culture is a sensitive issue for many people in the U.S. There are people that have strong feelings on both sides of the issue. I’m going to touch on this topic and share insights from my own perspective.
As I have mentioned in past newsletters, I lived in Latin America for [...]
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Spanish
lunes
How are you?
¿Cómo está usted?
lunes
I am (temporary)
(Yo) Estoy
martes
(Juan) You are (temporary)
(Tú) Eres
martes
(Rosa) You are (temporary)
(Tú) Eres
miércoles
sad
triste/a
miércoles
happy
feliz/ces
jueves
excited
emocionado/a/s
jueves
bored
aburrido/a/s
viernes
in a hurry
apurado/a/s
viernes
busy
ocupado/a/s
sábado
frustrated
frustrado/a/s
sábado
nervous
nervioso/a/s
domingo
tired
cansado/a/s
domingo
ready
listo/a/s
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Spanish
Monday
I can
(I am able to)
Yo puedo
Tuesday
He can
(He is able to)
El puede
Wednesday
She can
(She is able to)
Ella puede
Thursday
to read
leer
Friday
to send
mandar
Saturday
an e-mail
un e-mail
Sunday
a document
un documento
es uno muy interesante para mí – is a very interesting one for me
para que podamos ver – so that we can see
mientras aprendía español – as (while) I was learning Spanish
un desafío – a challenge
después de dos o tres meses – after two or three months
decidí que – I decided that
iba a tratar de [...]
To help you better learn to speak the Spanish language, this week we will cover a that is a very interesting one for me; it is one that I will request your feedback and participation on so we can see more data on the subject.
When I was first learning to speak Spanish, I went to [...]
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Spanish
Monday
He wants
Él quiere
Tuesday
You want
Usted quiere
Wednesday
to revise
revisar
Thursday
to write
escribir
Friday
a message
un recado
Saturday
a message
un mensaje
Sunday
a letter
una carta
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mientras en – while in
in some very hot areas – en unas areas muy calurosas
pueblos – villages (cities)
(la) arena – (the) sand
o – or
(el) polvo – (the) dirt
durante el día – during the day
aire acondicionado – air conditioning
ciertas ciudades – certain cities
hacía tanto calor – it was so hot
ventiladores/abanicos – fans
en los apartamentos – in [...]
For this week’s discussion on Spanish Culture we will discuss the “perils” of sleeping with a fan on. While I was living in Latin America, I lived very close to the equator in some very hot regions. I mainly lived in lower-income pueblos that had streets made of either sand or dirt. It was [...]
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Spanish
Monday
I want
Yo quiero
Tuesday
She wants
Ella quiere
Wednesday
to use
usar
Thursday
the computer
la computadora
Friday
the fax
el fax
Saturday
the Internet
el internet
Sunday
the phone
el teléfono
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la música – music
y – and
el baile – dance
(la) ciudad – (the) city
en que viví – in which I lived
música salsa o merengue – salsa or merengue music
me encantó el ritmo – I loved the rhythm
es muy común – It’s very common
desde sus casas – from their homes (houses)
puertas – doors
ventanas – windows
fiesta – party
un [...]