Ever since I was a teenager, I have loved talking an evening stroll wherever I am in the world. This is a street sign I came across during one of my evening strolls in Santiago, Chile the other week. Calle = street Sin = without Salida = exit I will probably go by the same sign […]
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 […]
LA CAJA En Chile, la caja no solo significa que es un recipiente de diferentes tamaños que sirve para guardar cosas, sino que también, es el nombre que se da al lugar en el que pagas algo que compras o pagas tu cuenta directamente. Quizás el nombre que se atribuye a la caja viene del […]
Vecino: Comunicamos a Ud. que por trabajos de mantención, el parque estará cerrado los días lunes. Rogamos disculpar las molestias. VOCABULARIO – VOCABULARY Vecino: Neighbour Comunicar: to communicate, to convey, to tell Ud.: Abbreviation of usted. Trabajo: work Mantención: Maintenance. Parque: Park Cerrado: Closed Día: Days Lunes: Monday Rogar: to beg, to ask for (plead) […]
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 […]
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, […]