13 Dec, 2016 | Learn Spanish, Real-Life Spanish
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...
20 Sep, 2012 | Real-Life Spanish
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...
12 Jul, 2011 | Real-Life Spanish
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...
28 Jun, 2011 | Real-Life Spanish
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:...
21 Jun, 2011 | Real-Life Spanish
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...
