If you love Spain and Christmas… You’re lucky!
You are going to learn in this post the traditions that we Spaniards live in at this time of the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Christmas in Spain
VOCABULARY IN SPANISH: How to talk about TV in Spanish?
Do you love to watch television series, but still don’t know how to talk about them in Spanish? Practice with this infographic full of vocabulary and expressions and read the dialogue 😊
Let’s see an example:
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Mi serie favorita es “La casa de papel”.
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¿Y dónde la ves? ¿La echan en la tele?
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¡No! La veo en Netflix. Es muy buena.
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¿De qué va?
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Va de un grupo de personas que se juntan para atracar la casa de la moneda en Madrid, España. La casa de la moneda es donde se fabrica el dinero.
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¡Mola! ¡Qué guay!
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Estoy super enganchada…el prota (el protagonista) es “El profesor” y es un tío muy inteligente que lo ha planeado todo. También hay más personajes y todos tienen nombres de ciudades.
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¡Eeeeeeeeh! ¡Para! ¡No me hagas spoiler que quiero verla!
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Y tú, ¿estás viendo ahora alguna serie?
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Estoy engachado a un reality que se llama “La isla de las tentaciones”.
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¡Dios mío! Suena a telebasura…
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Jajaajajaj…Sí… ¡pero a mí me gusta! Un día estaba haciendo zapping y empecé a verlo y me enganché.
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¿Dónde lo echan?
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En Telecinco los domingos y los miércoles. La presentadora me encanta. Ésta es la segunda temporada, pero en la primera la presentadora era una cantante muy famosa que se llama Mónica Naranjo.
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¡Sí! En la primera temporada vi uno o dos capítulos, pero no me gustó. Prefiero los concursos o los documentales.
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Entonces te recomiendo ver La 2 que es uno de los canales de la televisión pública de España y que tiene muchos programas culturales.
¿Cuál es tu serie de televisión favorita? Could you talk about it in Spanish? Leave a comment and practice!
Learn more with this wonderful video 🙂
Thanksgiving
El día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving)
THE CELEBRATION
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the 4th Thursday in November and in Canada on the 2nd Monday in October. Families and friends gather for dinner and give thankswith abanquet. The traditional dish is the turkey with filling, cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes with cravy and sweet potato. The most popular desserts are pumpkin pie and pudding(natillas).
The typical decoration is cornucopiathat adorns the center of the table as a symbol of abundance and prosperity.
It’s also a traditionparadeofMacy’sin Manhattan, New York (Broadway) with huge balloons and musical shows Another tradition is watching an NFL (National Football League) football game on television.
The Friday after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday and stores offersalespand discounts on their products.
THE HISTORY – THE ORIGIN
in 1620 some colonizingpilgrimssailed from England to North America on a ship called the Mayflower. The first winter it was harsh from the lack of food and the cold. The natives(indigenous) , theWampanoag, helped the pilgrims by teaching them to cultivatecornand to fish and thus the pilgrims were able to survive..
After theharvestIn 1621 the pilgrims, very grateful, made a party to celebrate with the natives that lasted 3 days with a banquet like the one we know today.
VOCABULARIO ESPAÑOL – INGLÉS
Dar las gracias – To thank
Banquete – banquet, feast
Pavo – turkey
Relleno – stuffing
Salsa de arándanos – cranberry sauce
Judías verdes – green beans
Puré de patata – mashed potatoes
Salsa de carne – gravy
Boniato – yam
Pastel de calabaza – pumpkin pie
Pudin (natillas) – pudding
Cornucopia (Cuerno de la abundancia) – cornucopia
Desfile – parade
Rebajas – sales
Peregrino – pilgrim
Colonia – colony
Navegar – To sail
Nativo / Indígena – native american
Maíz – corn
Cosecha – harvest
Here is a video where I explain all this 🙂
Practice this vocabulary with this word search puzzle
Spanish vocabulary: Hygiene, beauty and makeup products | Cosmetics
In this video you are going to learn a very important vocabulary lesson in Spanish: The products we use on a daily basis
Hygiene products such as shampoo or cream, beauty products such as nail polish and makeup products such as mascara or glitter.
In this lesson I explain how to correctly use the basic vocabulary that we use in the bathroom and cosmetics and its correct pronunciation in Spanish.
Muletillas en español | Filler words in Spanish
Muletillas are Fillers words or phrases that we use to “support” ourselves when speaking in Spanish.
The fillers exist in all languages and help to sound more natural and in some cases they help us to buy time to think about what we are going to say or what word we are going to use.
Here you have some very practical material and a very fun exercise for you to practice. Leave me a comment;)
Replace English words with Spanish fillers (there are many options!)
Spanish vocabulary: HALLOWEEN
Trick or Treat! Halloween is celebrated on October 31st and that is why we bring you this very complete infographic with all the vocabulary you need to know 😊 🦇
Practice with this fun game!
Find the words in this word search 🙂
Don’t miss this video to practice vocabulary
Interview with Puro Estilo
This week, we had the pleasure of being interviewed by the blog of Puro Estilo, a new passionate tour operator, an artist of the journey in love with Cuba, its culture and Salsa. They are so passionate that they will offer travelers who wish to learn the basics of Spanish before leaving (and this is with Espanol Online).
Do not hesitate to follow them!
You can see the full interview (in French) here!
EL NÚMERO: SINGULAR / PLURAL
Forming plurals in Spanish is very easy … as easy as following the following rules:
If the word ends in a vowel you need to add an S. El libro >> Los libros.
If the word ends in consonant you need to add ES. La canción >> Las canciones.
But, as it is usual in Spanish…There are some exceptions!
Look at this resource and watch the video and you won’t have any problems forming the plural in Spanish ever again!
Did you find it useful? Share!
And don’t forget to review EL GÉNERO masculino and femenino. 😊
Rocío explains this all in this video:
SPANISH VOCABULARY: How to talk about TELEVISION in Spanish?
Do you love watching TV series, but don’t know how to talk about them in Spanish yet? Practice with this infographic full of vocabulary and expressions and read the dialogue 😊
Let’s see an example:
Mi serie favorita es “La casa de papel”. (My favorite series is “La casa de papel”.)
¿Y dónde la ves? ¿La echan en la tele?(And where do you watch it? Is it on TV?)
¡No! La veo en Netflix. Es muy buena. (Not! I watch it on Netflix. It’s very good.)
¿De qué va? (What is it about?)
Va de un grupo de personas que se juntan para atracar la casa de la moneda en Madrid, España. La casa de la moneda es donde se fabrica el dinero. (It’s about a group of people coming together to rob the mint in Madrid, Spain. -The mint is where money is made.-)
¡Mola! ¡Qué guay! (Cool! How cool!)
Estoy super enganchada…el prota (el protagonista) es “El profesor” y es un tío muy inteligente que lo ha planeado todo. También hay más personajes y todos tienen nombres de ciudades. (I’m super hooked … the main character is “The Professor” and he’s a very smart guy who has planned everything. There are also more characters and they all have city names.)
¡Eeeeeeeeh! ¡Para! ¡No me hagas spoiler que quiero verla! (Eeeeeeeeh! Stop! Don’t spoil it for me, I want to watch it!)
Y tú, ¿estás viendo ahora alguna serie? (And you, are you watching any series now?)
Estoy engachado a un reality que se llama “La isla de las tentaciones”. (I’m hooked into a reality show called “The Island of Temptations.”)
¡Dios mío! Suena a telebasura… (OMG! Sounds like trash TV …)
Jajaajajaj…Sí… ¡pero a mí me gusta! Un día estaba haciendo zapping y empecé a verlo y me enganché. (Hahahahaha … Yes … but I like it! One day I was zapping and I started to watch it and I got hooked.)
¿Dónde lo echan? (Where do they put it?)
En Telecinco los domingos y los miércoles. La presentadora me encanta. Ésta es la segunda temporada, pero en la primera la presentadora era una cantante muy famosa que se llama Mónica Naranjo. ( On Telecinco on Sundays and Wednesdays. I love the host. This is the second season, but in the first one the host was a very famous singer named Mónica Naranjo.)
¡Sí! En la primera temporada vi uno o dos capítulos, pero no me gustó. Prefiero los concursos o los documentales. (Yes! In the first season I watched one or two episodes, but I didn’t like it. I prefer quiz shows or documentaries.)
Entonces te recomiendo ver La 2 que es uno de los canales de la televisión pública de España y que tiene muchos programas culturales. (Then I recommend you watch La 2, which is one of the public television channels in Spain and has many cultural programs.)
What is your favorite TV series? Could you talk about it in Spanish? Leave a comment and practice!
EL GÉNERO: FEMENINO / MASCULINO
In Spanish, as in many other languages, we find that words can be feminine or masculine. The general rule is that when the word’s ending is -a is feminine and when the word’s ending is -o masculine … but this is Spanish my friend and, as usual, there are exceptions!
In the picture you will find an infographic with the general rules and exceptions, as well as a reminder of the artículos determinados and a tip for when you do not know what gender a word is.
If you have found it useful and want to learn more, do not forget to check EL NÚMERO singular and plural.
Rocío explains it all in this video:
