Real-life Spanish
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Sana, sana, colita de rana, Si no sana hoy, sanará mañana. This rhyme is typically said to children when they have just hurt themselves. The parent (or grandparent) usually rubs the part that is sore and sings this little tune. And of course the hurt magically disappears… or least will do tomorrow. 🙂 Vocabulary […]
This photo was taken in Concon, a coastal town in Chile which is known for having great empanadas. The numbers inside each empanada is the price of them in Chilean Pesos. If you would like to learn more about other Food from Chile, check out Typical Chilean Food. Before you look below, try and find […]
Foto de un desfibrilador Another example of real life Spanish, we recently took this photo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What is it? What else does it say? Vocabulario – Vocabulary Desfibrilador – (noun – masc) defibrillator (that device you use to give an electrical charge to the heart area in an emergency). Sonar – […]
Detapá felicidad – Spanish in Argentina This is a Billboard we recently saw in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ignore the fact that it is for a “slightly” well-known brand of some liquid. What we are interested in is the text within the advertisement. It says Detapá felicidad Ya tenés todo listo. Refrescate. Destapar: (Infinitive) to take […]
Vocabulary – Vocabulario Celebrar (verb) = To celebrate Con (preposition) = with Responsabilidad (noun – fem) = Responsibility Imperativo – Imperative Notice how the verb “celebre” ends in an E even though celebrar is an –AR verb. That is because the verb is in the imperativo (imperative) form. Remember that this conjugation is often […]
Playa no apta para el baño This sign was found at one of the beaches in Viña del Mar, Chile. VOCABULARIO – VOCABULARY La playa = the beach Apta = Apt, suitable El baño = bathing, toilet Normally el baño means the toilet, but in this context it refers to bathing as in swimming […]
How to be Hungover … in Spanish There are many ways of saying you are hungover in Spanish and today we are going learn some as well as some other useful phrases for the morning after a night on the town. Kiddies… don’t try this at home …go to a friend’s house instead. You will […]
Horario de la dirección de tránsito A photo we took of a road sign at an intersection in Santiago, Chile. VOCABULARY Horario= schedule, timetable Dirección= direction Tránsito = traffic, transit Símbolo = symbol Rojo = red Línea = line Flecha = arroz Indicar = to indicate, to show, to point to Doblar = to turn, […]
No Estacionar – Toda La Cuadra Ambos Costados I found this sign on a post on the side of the road in Santiago, Chile. The symbol of a red circle with a red diagonal line crossing it universally known as NO (insert thing or activity you aren’t supposed to do) Notice how there is the […]