Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Bloopers in telenovela La Madrastra Posted by Adir on Mar 15, 2010
I have to admit, I love them bloopers! When we see a sitcom or drama series we never know how hard it is to edit and get things right. Those actors work really hard to do it. With Mexican telenovelas it isn’t any different. The actors crack up at their own mistakes and have to…
Discover Granada Posted by Magda on Mar 10, 2010
As we are going to share some words, because I will be writing for the Spanish blog from now on, let me introduce myself. My name is Magda, and I’m a native Spanish speaker who lives in the south of Spain. I’m from a small but wonderful city, Granada.Perhaps you’ve heard of it? We have…
El horóscopo Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2010
Estos son los signos del zodíaco en español. Tauro Géminis Cáncer Leo Virgo Libra Escorpio Sagitario Capricornio Acuario Piscis Click on the link below to listen to the description of each sign. To read more about the zodiac in Spanish, click here. �
Origin of Words: Borracho Posted by Adir on Feb 8, 2010
In many rural regions of Spain, wine is still served in leather bota bags (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag), which in the 15th century were called borrachas, in Catalan. Borracha comes from botella (bottle) y morratxa (a type of laboratory bottle). Later, the word borracho was used to talk about a drunkard, someone who was lleno de vino (full…
Dibujos animados: Tarzan Posted by Adir on Feb 5, 2010
Me encantan los dibujos animados y ayer estaba buscando algo en Youtube cuando encontré un video de la película Tarzan, de Disney, doblada en español. Las películas dobladas son muy buenas para entrenar nuestros oídos pues traen el acento neutro y eso facilita mucho la comprensión. ¡Aprovéchenla!
Listening Comprehension: David Carmona Posted by Adir on Feb 1, 2010
Hola, mi gente, ¿cómo están? My editor here at Transparent Language, el señor David Carmona, is Spanish and agreed to tell us a little bit of how he learned English. He recorded a piece of audio talking about it. Espero que les guste pues además de ser un profesional de la más alta competencia, también…
Listening Comprehension: Adir Ferreira Posted by Adir on Jan 29, 2010
Hola a todos. Voy voy a contarles un poco sobre como yo aprendí el español. He grabado un audio y espero que les guste. Como todo ejercicio auditivo no voy a incluir la transcripción entonces ¡agucen el oído! como-aprendi-espanol-adir1 �