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Spanish word of the day: Pancho/ Super Pancho

Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:33

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Translation: Hotdog (Super = Big Hotdog)

Pronunciation: pan-cho

 

Spanish word of the day: Abocarse/ Precipitarse

Monday, November 23, 2009 13:51

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Translation: To make a dash for

Pronunciation: Ah-boe-car-say / Pree-sip-ee-tar-say

Spanish word of the day: Quedarse

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:11

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Translation: to stay/to remain/to take/to choose/to die

Pronunciation: Kay-dar-say

 

Spanish saying: Hoy por ti y mañana por mí

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 13:16

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Translation: Today for you and tomorrow for me.

Meaning: You do something for someone today and they do something for you tomorrow. This can be used in the same way as the English expression: “You scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours”.

 

Spanish Sayings: Billetera mata galanes

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:27

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Translation: The wallet kills the handsome man.

Meaning: This is used to refer to a gold digger (someone who only thinks money is important).  

 

Spanish slang: Laburo

Monday, November 16, 2009 15:02

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Meaning: Job/Work (trabajo)

How to use it: Laburo is a common way to say work (trabajo). It can be placed anywhere that work (trabajo) would regularly be used.

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Spanish word of the day: Caer/se

Friday, November 13, 2009 8:28

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Translation: To fall/to drop by (someone’s)

Pronunciation: ky-herr/say

 

Spanish Slang: Bondi

Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:15

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Meaning: Bus (referring to a city bus)

How to use it: This is another way of saying “colectivo” (city bus) in Argentina. Its a slang used commonly in Buenos Aires to refer to a city bus.

 

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Spanish word of the day: Fijarse

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 14:32

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Translation: To pay attention; to notice; to set

Pronunciation: Fee-jar-say

 

Spanish Sayings: Vale la pena

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:35

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Translation: Worthwhile/ Worth it

Meaning: This is a common way to say a situation is worth the trouble. For example, “El viaje es muy largo a Bariloche en Argentina. Pero es vale la pena!” Which would translate to, “ The trip is very long to Bariloche in Argentina. But it is worth it!”.

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