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La Navidad en Argentina Posted by Adir on Dec 22, 2011
¡Hola! Today we have another audio interview. This time my good friend Matías Oddone, an Argentinean who’s been living in Spain for a while, tells us how they celebrate Christmas in Argentina. Matías used be a VJ for music channel MuchMusic Argentina. Download audio Cómo se celebra el 24 de diciembre en Argentina. A ver…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 27 Christmas vocabulary Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 21, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Christmas is nearly here and I hope you are all ready. I hope you are all going to have lots of free time off work to spend with your loved ones. In this lesson I will show you some useful Spanish Christmas vocabulary. I don’t know if you are aware, but the…
The Little Drummer Boy in Spanish: El tamborilero. Posted by Magda on Dec 20, 2011
Me temo que ya estamos casi en Navidad, así que vamos a tener que aclarar nuestras voces, afinar los instrumentos y preparar la zambomba para cantar villancicos. Uno de los que guardo un recuerdo más entrañable de mi infancia es “El tamborilero”, por supuesto cantado por Raphael. Gran parte de la letra consiste en la…
La Navidad en Uruguay Posted by Adir on Dec 19, 2011
¡Hola a todos! I have this friend from Uruguay who lives in São Paulo, Isaac Rodríguez. We chatted over Skype and he told me how they celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in his home country. Check out his interview and pay attention to how he hesitates by using the informal word “este”. Download audio Bueno…
Song: Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad, Michael Bublé + Thalía Posted by Adir on Dec 9, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Cómo les está yendo por Navidades? A lot of English-speaking artist record songs for the Spanish-speaking market and Michael Bublé is no exception. On December 6th he had his Christmas special on NBC and sang with Latin diva Thalía. Michael tried to speak a little Spanish, just for fun, and along with…
¿Santa Claus, Papá Noel o San Nicolás? Posted by Magda on Dec 25, 2010
La globalización no solo se refleja en la economía, sino también en nuestras tradiciones. El libre mercado ha permitido que Papa Noel se cuele en España, cada vez con más fuerza, plantándole cara a nuestros tradicionales Reyes Magos. Aunque las familias son muy fieles a la figura de esos entrañables magos venidos de Oriente, bien…
La Navidad Posted by Adir on Dec 21, 2010
Here are some very useful sentences to use during Christmas time and New Year. Listen to their pronunciation in the audio. ¡Feliz Navidad! – Merry Christmas! ¿Qué le pediste a San Nicolás? – What did you ask Santa? ¿San Nicolás te trajo todo lo que pediste? – Did Santa Claus bring you everything you asked…