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Spanish word of the day: Estudiante de Intercambio Meaning: Exchange Student Practical Pronounciation: Es-too-dee-anne-teh deh een-tehr-kahmb-ee-oh Did you find this Spanish Lesson useful? Check out our highy effective Spanish courses in Buenos Aires! Other Free Spanish Lessons: Spanish word of the day: Parrillada Meaning: A place to eat barbecue Practical Pronounciation: Par-ree-shah-dah Spanish word of the day: Dulce de Leche Meaning: Milk Jam, Milk Jelly Practical Pronounciation: dool-seh deh leh-che Spanish word of the day: Expatriado Meaning: Expatriate, expat Practical Pronounciation: x-pat-ree-ah-do Spanish Saying: El fuego mata todo. Translation: The fire kills everything. Meaning: Sometimes before making an asado (Argentine barbecue) someone may touch the raw meat with their dirty hands or might drop some uncooked meat on the floor. They say that the fire kills everything meaning that all the germs will die once the meat gets cooked. Spanish word of the day: Tarea Meaning: Homework Practical Pronounciation: tah-re-ah Notes: "Tarea" also means "task" or "chore". Spanish word of the day: Plan de estudio Meaning: Curriculum Practical Pronounciation: plahn-deh-es-too-dee-oh Spanish word of the day: Conversación Meaning: Conversation Practical Pronounciation: cone-versa-see-own Spanish word of the day: Estudiar Meaning: To Study Practical Pronounciation: es-too-dee-are Spanish word of the day: Estudiante Meaning: Student Practical Pronounciation: es-too-dee-ant-eh Question: How do you say "let's go to the movies" in Spanish? Answer: Vayamos al cine. Practical Pronunciation: Basha-mouse ahl see-neh. Question: How do you say "I can't find my hotel" in Spanish? Answer: No puedo encontrar mi hotel. Practical Pronunciation: No pwe-doe en-contrar me oh-tell. Question: How do you say "I lost my Passport" in Spanish? Answer: Perdí mi Pasaporte. Practical Pronunciation: Per-dee me pasa-port-e. Question: How do you say "where is the embassy of the United States?" in Spanish? Answer: ¿Dónde queda la embajada de los Estados Unidos? Practical Pronunciation: Don-deh keda la embahada deh los estados oo-knee-dos? Spanish word of the day: Correo electrónico Meaning: Electronic mail Practical Pronounciation: koh-re-o electroh-knee-koh Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: When asking "qué", "cuándo", "cómo", "por qué", "quién", "dónde" (what, when, how, why, who, where) don't forget to write the tilde on the accentuated syllable. An Example: ¿Qué hora es?, ¿Cómo va? Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: The letter "ñ" is pronounced like the English word "knee". An Example: "Porteño" is pronounced "port-eh-knee-oh". Question: How do you say "my Spanish isn't that good" in Spanish? Answer: Mi español no es muy bueno. Practical Pronunciation: Me es-pah-knee-ol no es muey boo-eh-no. Question: How do you say "what does ___ mean?" in Spanish? Answer: ¿Qué significa ___? Practical Pronunciation: Ke seeg-knee-fee-kah ___? Question: How do you say "let's go to the movies" in Spanish? Answer: Vayamos al cine. Practical Pronunciation: Bah-sha-mose ah-l see-ne. Question: How do you say "are there any plans for this weekend?" in Spanish? Answer: ¿Hay planes para este fin de semana? Practical Pronunciation: Eye plan-es par-ah es-teh feen deh sem-anne-ah? Question: How do you say "let's go out to eat" in Spanish? Answer: Salgamos a comer afuera. Practical Pronunciation: Sal-gah-mose ah ko-mer ah-foo-eh-rah. Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Don't forget to add a "¿" sign at the beginning of a question sentence and a "¡" sign at the beginning of an exclamation sentence. Question: How do you say "Have a good weekend!" in Spanish? Answer: ¡Buen fin de semana! Practical Pronunciation: ¡Boo-en feen-deh seh-mana! Question: How do you say "I'm hungry" in Spanish? Answer: Tengo hambre. Practical Pronunciation: Ten-goh am-breh. Question: How do you say “do you have the time?” in Spanish? Answer: ¿Tiene hora? Practical Pronunciation: Tea-n-a oh-rah? Question: How do you say “Could you repeat that, please?” in Spanish? Answer: ¿Podría repetírmelo, por favor? Practical Pronunciation: Poh-dree-ah repe-tear-mellow, pour fah-boar? Question: How do you say “Excuse me, do you speak English?” in Spanish? Answer: Disculpe, ¿habla Inglés? Practical Pronunciation: These-cool-peh, ah-bla een-gless? Easy Spanish Language Tip: Ir a (lugar). Translation: To go to (place). Examples: Ir a Buenos Aires. Ir a Argentina. Spanish Saying: Mono vestido de seda mono queda. Translation: A monkey dressed in silk remains a monkey. Meaning: One can make something look pretty on the outside, but even so the inside doesn't change. Spanish Saying: Calavera no chilla. Translation: Skulls don't whine. Meaning: Here, "calavera" refers to argentinian slang for a "party animal" or a person that loves to party. Thus, the meaning is "People that love to party shouldn't complain about the consecuences". This is usually said when people don't want to early rise because they're tired. This phrase is commonly uncomprehended by younger generations due to the slang term "calavera" not being so popular and thus easily confused with the literal meaning: skull. Spanish Saying: Perro que ladra no muerde. Translation: A dog that barks does not bite. Meaning: Sometimes people act in an intimidating fashion but it's all for show and there is no true risk. Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: If a word's accent is on the third to last syllable you have to write the tilde on the accented vowel. This is known as an "esdrújula". Some examples: murciélago, pájaro, música. Spanish Saying: De tal palo, tal astilla. Translation: Like father, like son. Meaning: Sons tend to be a lot like their fathers whether they want to or not. Easy Spanish grammar tip: The letter "n" never goes before a "b" or a "p". Instead, you should write an "m". An "n" can go before a "v", though. Some examples: - Canbio -> Cambio (change)
- Inportante -> Importante (important)
- Imbierno -> Invierno (winter)
Spanish Saying: Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. Translation: Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are. Meaning: If you spend a lot of time with a certain type of people, you'll start to become more like them. English versions of this saying are "hunt with cats and you catch only rats" and "Birds of a feather flock together". Spanish Saying: Matar dos pájaros de un tiro. Translation: To kill two birds with one stone. Meaning: To accomplish two things when original intentions where to accomplish just one.
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