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Reglas sobre el uso de la letra B Posted by on Apr 1, 2011

When learning a language we need to pay special attention to writing. In Spanish, spelling can give you a headache occasionally, and cause you to make mistakes. So today we will do a quick review to remember when we have to use the letter B (be). 1. When it precedes any other consonant, or when…

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Las Fallas de Valencia Posted by on Mar 25, 2011

Hace pocos días, entre el 15 y el 19 de marzo, Valencia se vistió de fiesta. Iluminó sus noches con fuegos artificiales, y adornó sus calles con los famosos ninots. Esto ha sido durante las “Fallas”, fiesta popular por excelencia. Aunque hay diversas opiniones, me quedo con la que afirma que la palabra Falla proviene…

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Spanish mullet, o ese extraño corte de pelo Posted by on Mar 18, 2011

Cuando me lo contaron, me negué a creerlo. No puede ser, es imposible, pensaba: seguro que quieren tomarme el pelo. Pero como es una idea que todavía me atormenta, me he decidido a preguntar.  Sed sinceros: ¿alguno de vosotros, en alguna ocasión, oyó hablar del “spanish mullet”? Es curioso, ¡ni siquiera conozco el término español…

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Xana, una hada del bosque asturiana Posted by on Mar 11, 2011

Our childhood fairytales are full of misterious and magical creatures. If you were born in Asturias, one of them would be the Xana. The origin of this word is unknown, but some scholars find its roots in allusions to the Roman goddess Diana. Peasants find xanas next to rivers, waterfalls, fountains, or places with fresh…

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¡Adivina adivinanza, otra vez! Posted by on Mar 3, 2011

Both children and grown ups usually enjoy riddles when they are learning a language. I love them myself, as I told you once. It is also a good way of getting a brain workout, and this way we kill two birds with one stone. So in today’s post I’ll give you a few, not too…

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Syllabification in Spanish Posted by on Feb 25, 2011

Pronunciation is a big issue when acquiring a new language. To be good at it, we need to know how to separate a word into syllables. That will be the topic of this post. A syllable is, according to Wordreference, “a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, and forming…

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La leyenda de la Peña de los Enamorados Posted by on Feb 18, 2011

En el camino que va desde Sevilla a Granada, es inevitable que nuestra vista se detenga en una imponente peña de forma singular de la vega malagueña: el perfil rocoso que se asemeja a un rostro humano, un indio yaciente, que mira al cielo. Esta roca de gris calizo, rodeada de campos de cultivo, será…

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