Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Argentinean series: Graduados Posted by Adir on Mar 8, 2013
Hi, everybody! How’s it going? I went to Buenos Aires in 2010 and while strolling along Calle Florida I stopped at a newsstand and bought some magazines, mostly teen ones. Yesterday I was cleaning up my room and found a copy of Pop Star magazine and decided to go to their website. There I found…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 15 Telling the time in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 26, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today in this Spanish review lesson we will practice how to ask and tell the time in Spanish and how to state at what time we do things in Spanish. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow…
A different kind of social manifestations during Spanish Carnival: Chirigotas. Posted by Magda on Feb 21, 2013
If you read any Spanish newspaper, or you listen to any news on tv or radio, you´d probably already know the difficult situation that we are living in our country: unemployment, injustice, political corruption, loss of social rights, and more and more people desperate not knowing who will bring a solution. We have had protests…
Song: Ley de Newton, with Beatriz Luengo and Reik Posted by Adir on Feb 13, 2013
Hey, everybody! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day so I chose a very cute song by Spanish singer Beatriz Luengo featuring Jesús Navarro, from Mexican band Reik. I always give you the translated lyrics, but today I’m going to do differently: below you will see a glossary with the most difficult words and expressions and I challenge…
How to make empanadas (Argentinean recipe) Posted by Adir on Feb 4, 2013
Hey, everybody! How’s it going? I’m not much of a cook, but I love watching those cooking shows and I came across this video of a Mexican show called Sazónarte (sazón = spice + arte = art). In this video they teach how to make Argentinean recipe empanadas – I won’t explain what it is…
10 things to do when you visit Spain (II) Posted by Magda on Jan 24, 2013
Si recordáis, la semana pasada estuvimos hablamos sobre las cosas más populares que hacer si visitáis España, y hoy voy a completar la lista. 5. Culturizarse Si os gustan el arte y la pintura, tenéis una gran variedad de opciones, dependiendo de la ciudad que visitéis. En Madrid es obligatorio ir al Prado y…
Interview with Gloria Estefan, en español Posted by Adir on Jan 23, 2013
¡Ay, Dios mío! I love Gloria Estefan! Not only because of her music, but also because she has done so much humanitation work and that is admirable. Well, I found this little interview in Spanish from Al Rojo Vivo and I transcribed it here for you with the most difficult words and expressions translated into…