Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts

Friday, October 9, 2009

Language tools in Spanish

Source: http://www.enforex.com/language/
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* Why Spanish?

Reasons to Learn Spanish
  1. Learning Spanish is necessary to keep pace with popular culture.

  2. Learning Spanish is actually a medical device!

  3. For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity.

  4. Spanish, Spanish everywhere.

  5. Learning Spanish will (truly) expand your universe.

  6. Knowing Spanish will completely transform your travel experience.

  7. Knowing how to speak Spanish will enable you to help others.

  8. There are reasons to learn language for language's sake.

  9. Learning Spanish will allow you to better appreciate Hispanic cultural contributions.

  10. Learning Spanish is fun!
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Monday, October 5, 2009

* Cardinal Numbers / Números Cardinales

Cardinal Numbers 11-30

the numbers 0-10:

0. cero
1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. oche
9. nueve
10. diez

the numbers 11-20:

11. once
12. doce
13. trece
14. catorce
15. quince
16. dieciséis
17. diecisiete
18. dieciocho
19. diecinueve
20. veinte


the numbers 21-30:

21. veintiuno
22. veintidós
23. veintitrés
24. veinticuatro
25. veinticinco
26. veintiséis
27. veintisiete
28. veintiocho
29. veintinueve
30. treinta

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* Days of the Week / Los días de semana

Days of the Week

*** In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday.
lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles
Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday


**** Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized.
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo


**** The days of the week are all masculine.
el lunes
el martes
el miércoles
el jueves
el viernes
el sábado
el domingo


**** When used with the days of the week, the definite article has the special meaning "on."
No trabajo el lunes.
I don't work on Monday.
No trabajo los martes.
I don't work on Tuesdays.
Hay una fiesta el miércoles.
There is a party on Wednesday.
Hay muchas fiestas los viernes.
There are many parties on Fridays.


**** Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes.
el lunes
los lunes
el martes
los martes
el miércoles
los miércoles
el jueves
los jueves
el viernes
los viernes
el sábado
los sábados
el domingo
los domingos


*** Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word "es" is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use.
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.


Notice that the following actions do not occur in the present, but rather in the near future.
Salimos el lunes.
We leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow is Sunday.

**** In Spanish, the present tense of the indicative is sometimes used to express the near future. English does this too.
Salimos el lunes.
We (will) leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow (will be) is Sunday.

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* "Hay" in sentences

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho adv. saying is one thing, doing it is another
no hay dos sin tres adv. misfortune always comes in threes
no hay mal que cien años dure adv. the longest night will have an end
no hay mal que dure cien años adv. the longest night will have an end
no hay mal que por bien no venga adv. every cloud has a silver lining
no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol adv. there is nothing new under the sun
no hay que buscar pretextos para un trabajo mal hecho adv. a bad workman always blames his tools
no hay que vender la piel del oso antes de haberlo... adv. don't count your chickens before they're hatched
nunca hay dos sin tres adv. bad things always come in threes
¡ los hay con suerte ! adv. it's all right for some!
¡ no hay derecho ! adv. it's not fair!
¿ qué hay de nuevo ? adv. what's new?
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* Top Ten Phrases That Do Not Translate Well

Phrases that Don't Translate Well

  1. A otro perro con ese hueso. (You're putting me on.)

    Literal: To another dog with that bone.

  2. Antes que te cases mira lo que haces. (Look before you leap.)

    Literal: Before you marry, look at what you do.

  3. Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas (There's more than one way to skin the cat.)

    Literal: Everyone has their own way to kill fleas.

  4. Como el burro que tocó la flauta. (By pure luck.)

    Literal: As the donkey played the flute.

  5. Salir de Guatemala y meterse en guatepeor. (Out of the frying pan and into the fire.)

    Literal: To leave Guatemala and arrive in worse cornstalks.

  6. El hijo de la gata, ratones mata. (Like father, like son.)

    Literal: The son of the cat kills mice.

  7. Entrada de caballo, salida de burro. (Don't start something you can't finish.)

    Literal: Enter on horseback, leave on a donkey.

  8. Tener más lana que un borrego. (To have money to burn.)

    Literal: To have more wool than a lamb.

  9. Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra. (What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?)

    Literal: I have an aunt that plays the guitar.

  10. Ir a donde la reina va solo. (To powder one's nose.)

    Literal: To go where the queen goes alone.
Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/topten_phrases.htm
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* SPANISH VOCABULARY

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* SPANISH PRONUNCIATION

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* SPANISH GRAMMAR

Lesson Topics



Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
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Saturday, October 3, 2009

* Soccer Vocabulary English / Spanish Palabras asociadas con fútbol inglés español.

away game partido que se juega fuera de casa
away team equipo visitante
beat derrotar / vencer
bench banquillo
centre circle círculo central
championship campeonato
changing rooms vestuarios
corner kick saque de esquina. corner
cross pase cruzado
crossbar travesaño
defender defensa
draw un empate
dropped ball (when restarting play) balón a tierra
equaliser la igualada
extra time tiempo suplementario
extra-time prórroga
field markings marcación del terreno
field of play terreno de juego
first half primer tiempo
fit en forma / sano
fixture encuentro
fixture list programa de encuentros
flagposts banderines
forward delantero
foul falta
free kick (direct/indirect) tiro libre (directo/indirecto)
friendly game partido amistoso
goal / penalty area /the box área de meta
goal average promedio de goles
goal kick saque de puerta / portería /meta
goal line línea de meta.
goal scorer goleador
goalkeeper portero / guardameta / golero
goalpost poste, palo de la portería
half time interval intervalo del medio tiempo / descanso
halfway line. línea media
handball! ¡mano!
header cabezazo
heads or tails cara o cruz
home en casa
hooligan gamberro
injured player un jugador lesionado
injury time descuento
kick patada
kick dar una patada
kick-off saque de salida
laws of the game reglas de juego
league liga
linesman juez de línea
local derby enfrentamiento de dos equipos vecinos
manager entrenador
match partido
midfield player centrocampista
move jugada
national team (la) selección
opposing team equipo adversario
own goal propia meta
pass pasar
penalty kick tiro penal / penalti
penalty spot punto penal
player jugador
cup-winners cup recopa
red card tarjeta roja
referee árbitro
replay repetición
restart of play reanudación del juego
score a hat trick marcar tres goles (en un partido)
score draw un empate a cero
scoreboard marcador
season temporada
second half seguno tiempo
send a player off expulsar un jugador
shinguard canillera/espinillera
shorts pantalones cortos
side equipo
spanish equivalent of F.A cup copa del rey
spectator espectador
staduim / ground estadio
strip los colores del equipo (uniforme?)
studs tacos
substitute sustituto.
supporter hincha / seguidor
sweeper líbero / barredor
tackle internada
tackle ?

team equipo
terrace grada
the ball balón
the coach el entrenador
the final score el resultado final
the highest goal scorer this season el máximo goleador de esta temporada
the net la red
the pitch el campo
throw-in saque de banda
ticket tout revendedor de entradas
to book a player amonestar un jugador
to keep goal jugar de guardameta / de portero
to score a goal marcar / meter un gol
to shoot at goal tirar a puerta / al arco; disparar
touch line línea de banda
tournament torneo
turnstile torniquete / molinete / puerta
underdog el que tiene menos posibilidades
unsporting behaviour conducta antideportiva
wasting time perdida de tiempo
what was the score? ¿cómo terminó el partido?
what’s the score? ¿cómo van? / ¿cómo va el marcador?
whistle silbato pitido
winger extremo
world cup mundial
yellow card tarjeta amarilla
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* News in Spanish / Noticias en español


Continent or Region:

Europe North America Central America South America Caribbean

Europe

Spain

North America

Mexico

Central America

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Columbia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Caribbean

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

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