Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
New Year’s Resolutions in Spanish Posted by Adir on Dec 28, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? It’s that time of the year when you look back at what happened in 2012, take stock and also plan on doing some things in 2013 (we all do that, right?). New Year’s resolutions are a part of almost everybody so I asked some friends on Facebook what their resolutions will be…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 6 How to order in a Spanish bar Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 25, 2012
¡Hola! This is the sixth interactive Spanish review lesson. In today’s lesson we are going to practice some bar vocabulary in Spanish and how to manage in a Spanish bar. 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…
Christmas lottery and the Children of San Ildefonso Posted by Magda on Dec 20, 2012
If the world doesn’t end in December 21st (as some people say), most of us will be listening to a very famous group of children very early on Saturday morning: the children of San Ildefonso. Christmas traditions are full of delicious food and sweets such as nougat and mantecados (Christmas sweet made from flour, almonds…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 5 The Spanish Alphabet and spelling in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 18, 2012
¡Hola! This is the fifth interactive review lesson in this new Spanish course. In today’s lesson we will practice the alphabet in Spanish and how to spell in Spanish. This can be very useful when someone asks you your full name and doesn´t know how to spell it or when you ask for something, maybe…
Paco – Pepe: where do they come from? Posted by Magda on Dec 13, 2012
En español existen multitud de diminutivos de nombres, pero posiblemente los dos más conocidos para hombre sean los de Francisco y José. A los Franciscos se les suele llamar en confianza Pacos, y los Josés responden en familia al nombre de Pepe. Y si el caballero se llama Francisco José, no será raro que alguien…
Spanish singer: Pablo Alborán Posted by Adir on Dec 7, 2012
Hello, there! I was in the United States last month and I stayed at a Spanish friend’s house. David introduced me to Pablo Alborán, a 24-year-old new Spanish talent. Alborán plays several musical instruments like the piano, classical guitar, flamenco guitar, and acoustic guitar and was “found” by ex-Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland, who was “in…
Spanish TV series: “Isabel”, and the origins of the expression “Tanto monta, monta tanto” Posted by Magda on Dec 6, 2012
This week we could see the last episode of a TV series that has achieved a great success in “La Primera”, our national TV: “Isabel”. Starring Michelle Jenner and Rodolfo Sancho, it is based on the life of the queen Isabel of Castile, married to Fernando II of Aragon. As we can imagine, medieval times…