Tag: family
member name: Rico V.
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August 07, 2007 12:03 PM EDT --
I've attended many workshops and conferences in my life, for both personal and professional reasons, but never this "Men's" Conference that's coming up next month, September . . .
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May 17, 2007 02:21 AM EDT --
GENTE (pronunciation: hen-teh) = and it means: PEOPLE
Example: La gente de Gather es excelente.
(Hey, I don't need to translate that, do I?)
So, say GENTE three times, aloud. Then post a message . . .
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May 23, 2007 12:43 AM EDT --
Today’s word is from Gather’s Top Ten tags this month: NOTICIAS = NEWS
Say BUENAS NOTICIAS! (GOOD NEWS).
Hopefully you won’t have to ever say MALAS NOTICIAS (BAD NEWS).
NOTE: In the . . .
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June 12, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
MANTEQUILLA= BUTTER
Kind of a long word, so if you’re in a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country and you’d like some butter, just tell your server, rather quickly, “I MEANT TO KILL . . .
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May 18, 2007 07:23 AM EDT --
FAMILIA (fah-mee-leeah) = FAMILY
OK, not fair, you already knew this one, eh? Today be aware that you already know thousands of Spanish words: called cognates, these are Spanish words that look . . .
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May 21, 2007 07:52 AM EDT --
TOTALMENTE (toh-tal-menteh) = TOTALLY
This is the final installment on cognates for a while. Most words ending in LY in English are adverbs, which are words that modify verb, adjectives… . . .
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May 19, 2007 02:02 PM EDT --
SOLUCIÓN (soh-loo-seeohn) = SOLUTION
Another cognate – words that are very similar in English and Spanish. You already know thousands of Spanish words – if the English word . . .
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May 20, 2007 02:49 PM EDT --
HONESTIDAD (oh-ness-tee-thad… notice that the initial H is silent in Spanish) = HONESTY
We move on with cognates – when you see a word ending in TY in English, just replace those . . .
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May 22, 2007 10:49 AM EDT --
An American nun working with a church in Latin America, when having to speak in public in Spanish after a crash course before the trip, starts her address with, ESTOY EMBARAZADA… much to the horror . . .
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May 24, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
There was this Latin American young guy studying here in the States, and one day when praised about how well he spoke English, he replied, "Oh, I'm not that good. My consonants are OK, but I'm . . .
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May 25, 2007 06:52 PM EDT --
What are your hobbies and special interests? Your passions? Focus on words you think of and say a lot, and build a Spanish vocabulary around that. If you do music, for example, here a starter list:
MÚSICA . . .
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May 30, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
(Sections underlined indicate where to stress pronunciation)
No, it's NOT a repeat of yesterday (NADA). Because DE NADA means YOU'RE WELCOME. Today we cover some politeness.
GRACIAS. DE NADA. . . .
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June 02, 2007 01:31 AM EDT --
Two days ago we started covering verbs. It’s not THAT hard, check it out. Today, we’ll put it together, starting with a typical verb that ends with AR (HABLAR).
(Sections underlined indicate . . .
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June 02, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
<fade from black>
We move on with typical (or “regular”) verbs, today with those that end in ER (COMER). The nice thing about this: once you learn the present . . .
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June 05, 2007 09:51 PM EDT --
This is your 5th pronunciation lesson. You may want to take a quick peek at the very short previous lessons from May 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th (remember those bowels?). I’ve been underlining the part . . .
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June 07, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
MAÑANA means both TOMORROW and MORNING.
(See how I spelled it MANIANA up on the Title section? This is because when I used the Ñ character, it became a weird mix of symbols, so this is what . . .
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July 02, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
My apologies for the long lapse of “Spanish Word of the Day” … which may turn into the “Spanish Word of the Week” to keep with current interest levels.
This week I’m . . .
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May 24, 2007 12:27 AM EDT --
Pronunciation review. You already know thousands of Spanish words: the cognates, or friends, which are words with similar look and meaning in Spanish and English. HOWEVER, if you don't pronounce them . . .
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May 29, 2007 03:47 AM EDT --
(Sections underlined indicate where to stress pronunciation.)
NADA (nah-dah) = NOTHING
(bonus word: ACA = HERE)
When the Spanish conquistadores traveled the American west, they named places according . . .
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May 31, 2007 10:44 AM EDT --
As many of you know, action words or verbs are a bit more tricky in Spanish than in English. For example, for the verb “to speak,” you just use “speak” in English no matter who’s . . .
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