Tag Archives: expressions
Let it snow… February and snow in Spanish sayings. Posted by Magda on Feb 28, 2013
Hoy es el último día de febrero, y tenemos fiesta en Andalucía. Por suerte, ya que ha estado nevando en muchas ciudades del sur de España a lo largo del día, y hemos podido disfrutarlo a tope. Aunque tenemos Sierra Nevada muy cerca, no estamos acostumbrados a tener nieve en la ciudad, y ha sido…
Spanish surviving sentences in a restaurant or a hotel (Answers) Posted by Magda on Feb 7, 2013
Last week we were talking about “surviving sentences in a bar or restaurant”. If you remember, I gave you some questions which some of you have answered quite well. Thanks so much Estrellita, Patricia Salerno, John and Marlene for your contributions. I’m giving you my version now, with a couple of quite interesting and funny…
Spanish surviving sentences in a restaurant or a hotel Posted by Magda on Jan 31, 2013
Good day everybody! Today´s post is intended to be a quick review and practical excercise on some typical expressions you will need when going into a bar, a restaurant or a hotel. I´m giving you the Spanish one, and the idea is that you try to translate them into English, and provide some answer to…
Some problems with Spanish from a funny perspective: Berto Romero and his monologue “El español se nos rompió de tanto usarlo” Posted by Magda on Jan 3, 2013
I´m sure you all will agree with me that a language is a living thing, so it changes and has to adapt itself to new times. I have transcripted part of a monologue by the Spanish Berto Romero, dealing with problems we can find regarding some expressions. Do we have to update them? You can…
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 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…
Rewriting our traditional sayings: the new Spanish “refranero” Posted by Magda on Nov 9, 2012
Do you know there is a financial crisis going on all over the world? Even more, do you know we also have a political and social crisis in Spain? I know we as a country have a lot of faults, but one of the best things of our “national character” is the sense of humor…