Spanish word of the day: Pancho/ Super Pancho
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Translation: Hotdog (Super = Big Hotdog) Pronunciation: pan-cho Technorati Tags: Spanish word of the day,pancho
Translation: Hotdog (Super = Big Hotdog) Pronunciation: pan-cho Technorati Tags: Spanish word of the day,pancho
Translation: To make a dash for Pronunciation: Ah-boe-car-say / Pree-sip-ee-tar-say Technorati Tags: spanish word of the day,abocarse,precipitarse
Translation: to stay/to remain/to take/to choose/to die Pronunciation: Kay-dar-say Technorati Tags: spanish word of the day,quedarse
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”. Technorati Tags: spanish sayings,hoy por ti y manana por mi
Translation: The wallet kills the handsome man. Meaning: This is used to refer to a gold digger (someone who only thinks money is important). Technorati Tags: spanish sayings,billetera mata galanes
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. Technorati Tags: spanish slang,laburo,trabajo
Translation: To fall/to drop by (someone’s) Pronunciation: ky-herr/say Technorati Tags: spanish word of the day,caer,se
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. Technorati Tags: spanish slang,bondi,colectivo
Translation: To pay attention; to notice; to set Pronunciation: Fee-jar-say Technorati Tags: spanish word of the day,fijarse
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!”. Technorati Tags: [...]