{"id":7408,"date":"2013-09-12T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7408"},"modified":"2013-09-15T11:49:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T15:49:23","slug":"spanglish-is-it-spanish-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanglish-is-it-spanish-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanglish: is it Spanish + English?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanglish or Espanglish is a linguistic phenomenon similar to the \u201cLlanito\u201d in Gibraltar. According to the DRAE, Spanish is a modality of the speech of some Hispanic groups of the United States in which they mix, and deform, lexical and grammatical elements from Spanish and English. It is not a language, it can hardly be considered a pidgin, but its influence is increasing. This code-switching is pervading not only colloquial oral conversations, but also music, TV and cinema, and its use goes beyond the United States to Spain, Great Britain or Australia. Even some authors write in Spanglish their literary works nowadays.<\/p>\n

When talking about Spanglish, we can find Spanish sentences that include some English terms and the other way round, or words with English origin and Spanish form and pronunciation. Let\u2019s see some examples.<\/p>\n

Aseguranza\/seguro\/insurance<\/strong>
\n\u201cMi hermano tiene que buscar una aseguranza de coche\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: My brother has to look for car insurance.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Mi hermano tiene que buscar un seguro de coche.<\/p>\n

babysit\/cuidar ni\u00f1os\/babysit<\/strong>
\n\u201cMaria tiene que babysit a su vecina esta noche.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>; Mar\u00eda has to babysit her neighbour tonight.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Mar\u00eda tiene que cuidar a su vecina esta noche.<\/p>\n

break\/descanso\/break<\/strong>
\n\u201cEstoy cansada, tomemos un break.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: I\u2019m tired, let\u2019s have a break.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Estoy cansada, tomemos un descanso.<\/p>\n

brekas\/frenos\/brakes<\/strong>
\n\u201cJose tiene que arreglar las brekas de su carro.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: Jose has to mend his car\u2019s brakes.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Jose tiene que arreglar los frenos de su coche.<\/p>\n

carpeta\/alfombra\/carpet<\/strong>
\n\u201cLa carpeta se ha manchado de vino.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: The carpet is stained with wine.
\nSpanish<\/em>: La alfombra se ha manchado de vino.<\/p>\n

chequear\/comprobar\/check<\/strong>
\n\u201cD\u00e9jame chequear mi mail.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: Let me check my mail.
\nSpanish<\/em>: D\u00e9jame comprobar mi correo.<\/p>\n

groceria\/alimentos\/grocery<\/strong>
\n\u201cNecesito ir a comprar algunas grocerias.\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: I need to go shopping some grocery.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Necesito ir a comprar algunos alimentos.<\/p>\n

parkear\/aparcar\/park<\/strong>
\nEs muy dificil parkear en mi calle.
\nEnglish<\/em>: It\u00b4s very difficult to park in my street.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Es muy dificil aparcar en mi calle.<\/p>\n

washateria\/lavanderia\/laundry<\/strong>
\n\u201cVoy a la washateria a lavar mi ropa\u201d
\nEnglish<\/em>: I\u00b4m going to the laundry to wash my clothes.
\nSpanish<\/em>: Voy a la lavander\u00eda a lavar mi ropa.<\/p>\n

What do you think… Would Spanglish be the future?<\/p>\n

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The Spanglish or Espanglish is a linguistic phenomenon similar to the \u201cLlanito\u201d in Gibraltar. According to the DRAE, Spanish is a modality of the speech of some Hispanic groups of the United States in which they mix, and deform, lexical and grammatical elements from Spanish and English. It is not a language, it can hardly…<\/p>\n

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