Tag Archives: Spanish Culture
Calvin and Hobbes en español Posted by Adir on Jul 24, 2013
I love comic strips and Calvin and Hobbes is one of my favorites! I “liked” their Spanish page on Facebook and “borrowed” one in Spanish to share with you guys, so enjoy! English translation Calvin: Want to hear a joke? Hobbes: Sure! Calvin: OK, this guy goes into a bar. No, wait, he doesn’t…
How to make “guacamole” Posted by Adir on Jul 22, 2013
Hey, everybody! In my first visit to the United States I had lunch at a language school in Boston and guess what they had for lunch? Guacamole! In Brazil we usually eat avocadoes with sugar or as a smoothie, with milk and sugar, so I’d never eaten it with salt – and I liked it!…
Wanna lose weight? Read this post! Posted by Adir on Jul 12, 2013
Hey, there! Many, many years ago I wanted to lose weight and found a suggested menu in a magazine. I lost more than 20 pounds so I thought I’d share it with you guys, ¡en español por supuesto! Practice your pronunciation with the audio! Download audio LUNES Desayuno – Leche descremada con germen de trigo…
10 Mandamientos de Steve Jobs para Entrepreneurs Posted by Adir on Jul 1, 2013
Hello, there! I found this on Pinterest and I’d like to share it with you guys today! Enjoy!
Spanish traditions in St John’s night: the Galician queimada and its spell. Posted by Magda on Jun 27, 2013
Hi all! Some days ago we welcome summer in this part of the world, and we also celebrated St John’s night (or witches’ night) burning good wishes and bad memories, washing our faces in rivers or natural springs to keep our beauty, and trying to find out our future using eggs (read more about all…
What’s the relation between tango and lunfardo? Posted by Adir on Jun 26, 2013
Do you know what lunfardo is? Check out this short Wikipedia intro: Lunfardo is a dialect originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and the surrounding Gran Buenos Aires,and from there spread to other cities nearby, such as Rosario and Montevideo, cities with similar…
Please, don’t lose your train of thought! Posted by Adir on Jun 17, 2013
Hello, there! How was your weekend? We kick off this week with a question: have you ever lost your train of thought? I’m pretty sure you did, as we all have! In Spanish we have a similar expression: írsele a alguien el santo al cielo. Check out the following dialogue: In Spanish – María, ¿dónde…