Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
CQC – Caiga Quien Caiga Posted by Adir on Oct 5, 2009
CQC (Caiga Quien Caiga) is a humorous and ironic weekly news roundup which reports current affairs, showbiz and sports. The reporters are known for asking politically incorrect questions to celebrities and one of the show’s trademarks is the editing that includes adding cartoons and sound effects to the interviews. CQC has versions in Argentina, Chile…
Don’t make a scene! Posted by Adir on Oct 2, 2009
From time to time most of us like to sit back, relax and watch junk TV. But we can use it to improve our listening in Spanish. I just found these videos from the show Casos de Familia (Family Affairs) but I won’t tell you what the caso is about, you have to check it…
Word Origins: placebo, domingo y ostra Posted by Adir on Sep 18, 2009
Placebo (same spelling in English and Spanish) is a harmless substance given to a sick person instead of medicine, without telling them it is not real. They’re often used in tests in which some people take real medicine and others take a placebo, so that doctors can compare the results to see if the real…
Las Telenovelas Posted by Adir on Sep 11, 2009
Las Telenovelas Telenovelas are a big hit in Latin America and Brazil. Hundreds of them are produced every year, and stars go from telenovelas to Hollywood, like Mexican Salma Hayek and Brazilian heartthrob Rodrigo Santoro, who’s starred in Lost and some mainstream movies. Watching soap operas in Spanish is a very good way to improve…
¡Somos refraneros, sí señor! Posted by Adir on Sep 8, 2009
We know that refranes are popular sayings and that in Spanish there are lots of them so, instead of giving you guys a list with their English equivalents, today I’m going to give you the refrán and you will have to match it to its explanation, en español. Shall we give it a try? 1…
Prepositions and Art Posted by Adir on Aug 27, 2009
Let’s practice our prepositions with a little bit of art. Using this Van gogh’s painting from 1889, fill in the blanks with the following prepositions: ENCIMA DE / SOBRE A LA IZQUIERDA (DE) DELANTE (DE) / ENFRENTE BAJO / DEBAJO DE A LA DERECHA (DE) DETRÁS DE DENTRO DE CERCA (DE) ARRIBA / ENCIMA…
¡Adivinanzas! Posted by Adir on Aug 17, 2009
Let’s play a bit! What’s the answer to these guessing games? 1. Antonio se preguntaba que si el hijo de Pedro era el padre de su hijo, ¿qué era él de Pedro? 2. Carlos estaba mirando un retrato y alguien le preguntó: “¿De quién es esa fotografia?”; a lo que él contestó: “Ni hermanos ni…