Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Spanish traditions in St John’s night: the Galician queimada and its spell. Posted by Magda on Jun 27, 2013
Hi all! Some days ago we welcome summer in this part of the world, and we also celebrated St John’s night (or witches’ night) burning good wishes and bad memories, washing our faces in rivers or natural springs to keep our beauty, and trying to find out our future using eggs (read more about all…
What’s the relation between tango and lunfardo? Posted by Adir on Jun 26, 2013
Do you know what lunfardo is? Check out this short Wikipedia intro: Lunfardo is a dialect originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and the surrounding Gran Buenos Aires,and from there spread to other cities nearby, such as Rosario and Montevideo, cities with similar…
Please, don’t lose your train of thought! Posted by Adir on Jun 17, 2013
Hello, there! How was your weekend? We kick off this week with a question: have you ever lost your train of thought? I’m pretty sure you did, as we all have! In Spanish we have a similar expression: írsele a alguien el santo al cielo. Check out the following dialogue: In Spanish – María, ¿dónde…
Are you in love? Posted by Adir on Jun 12, 2013
Today is Valentine’s Day in Brazil (I’m Brazilian, remember?) so I chose a very cute love song originally sung by Donato and Estéfano, Estoy Enamorado, to share it with you guys. The version I chose is by Thalía and Pedro Capó, so enjoy and sing it to your loved one! Estoy Enamorado [I’m in love]…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 28 Talking about the weather and the seasons in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on May 21, 2013
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice how to describe the seasons and different types of weather conditions in Spanish with lots of useful Spanish weather vocabulary and phrases. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 26 More about managing in Spanish at the doctor´s Posted by Laura & Adam on May 14, 2013
Hola a todos ¿Qué tal? Following on from the last Spanish Practice Lesson, today we are going to practice some more very useful Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 25 Describing aches, pains and parts of the body in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on May 7, 2013
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice how to manage describing aches, pains, and parts of the body when visiting a doctor in a Spanish speaking country. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this…