{"id":19,"date":"2008-01-10T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T17:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=19"},"modified":"2008-01-10T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2008-01-10T17:32:09","slug":"homophones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/homophones\/","title":{"rendered":"Homophones"},"content":{"rendered":"

[editor: Today we welcome a new contributor, Adir Ferreira<\/a> to the Spanish Blog. Adir has many years experience teaching both English and Spanish; I am sure you will enjoy his helpful and thorough approach to language learning!]<\/em><\/p>\n

Homophones<\/b> (from Greek hom\u00f3s ‘same’ y phon\u00e9 ‘sound’) are words that have exactly the same sound<\/b> (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling. Spanish is not different when it comes to homophones. There are several words which, written as one mean one thing and written as two words, mean another. Let\u00b4s have a look at some of them:<\/p>\n

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Avemar\u00eda<\/b> : Hail Mary (the prayer)<\/p>\n

\u00a1Ave Mar\u00eda!<\/b> : type of informal greeting or an exclamation of surprise<\/p>\n

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Cumplea\u00f1os<\/b>: birthday<\/p>\n

Cumple a\u00f1os<\/b>: conjugated form of the verb \u201ccumplir a\u00f1os\u201d (be someone\u00b4s birthday) \uf0e0<\/span> Mar\u00eda cumple a\u00f1os hoy. (It\u00b4s Maria\u00b4s birthday today.)<\/p>\n

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Sobretodo<\/b>: a kind of overcoat<\/p>\n

Sobre todo<\/b>: especially<\/p>\n

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A s\u00ed mismo<\/b>: to himself, to herself \uf0e0<\/span> \u00c9l es incapaz de analizarse a s\u00ed mismo. (He\u00b4s incapable of analyzing himself.)<\/p>\n

Asimismo<\/b>: therefore, thus \uf0e0<\/span> Asimismo, como les he dicho antes los deberes deber\u00e1n ser entregados hasta el d\u00eda 15. (Therefore, as I have told you beforehand, your papers are supposed to be turned in by the 15th.)<\/p>\n

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Aprop\u00f3sito<\/b>: a small theater play, usually about a current topic<\/p>\n

A prop\u00f3sito<\/b>: appropriate<\/p>\n

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Acuestas<\/b>: conjugated form of acostarse (to lie down, go to bed) \uf0e0<\/span> T\u00fa te acuestas temprano. (You go to bed early.)<\/p>\n

A cuestas<\/b>: on one\u00b4s back, carrying something<\/p>\n

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Medianoche<\/b>: midnight, twelve o\u00b4clock a.m. Ya es la medianoche. (It\u00b4s already midnight). In Spain it\u00b4s also a kind of sweet bread usually dipped into coffee or chocolate).<\/p>\n

Media noche<\/b>: a half night. Es incre\u00edble, ya ha pasado media noche, y a\u00fan no hemos ido a dormir. (It\u00b4s incredible, half night has passed and we still haven\u00b4t gone to bed.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[editor: Today we welcome a new contributor, Adir Ferreira to the Spanish Blog. Adir has many years experience teaching both English and Spanish; I am sure you will enjoy his helpful and thorough approach to language learning!] Homophones (from Greek hom\u00f3s ‘same’ y phon\u00e9 ‘sound’) are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but…<\/p>\n

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