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June 3, 2009 - 3 de junio, 2009
SPANISH WORD OF THE DAY
ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION
osado - que tiene osadía - atrevimiento, audacia, tomado en mala parte,
desvergüenza
Practice Sound Clip
http://www.spanishstudies.com/osado.htm
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BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION
sombra (la) n. SOM bra - shadow, shade
Practice Sound Clip
http://www.spanishstudies.com/sombra.htm
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BASIC VOCABULARY -
el techo - ceiling
las paredes - walls
la ventana - window
la lámpara - lamp
http://www.spanishstudies.com/learn_spanish_vocabulary.htm
NEW - expressing likes and dislikes with soundclips
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IDIOM (S)
Hacer juego - To match
Ya merito - It won't be long now
Hablar al caso - To speak to the point- to be frank
Estar de regreso - To be back
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM LATIN AMERICA
http://www.lanewsupdate.com
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BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.
Sinónimos - osadía - Courage, boldness, intrepidity, zeal, hardiness
- atrevimiento, intrepidez, audacia, ánimo, brío, coraje, imprudencia
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MODISMO-
flor- Chile - good or high quality
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PROVERB -
Primero es la obligación que la devoción
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COGNATES
arts - artes
humanities - humanidades
languages - lenguas
literature - literatura
http://latinamericalinks.com/spanish_cognates.htm
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ADVANCED PHRASE or Proverb - no translation
A cada cabo hay tres leguas de quebranto
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Verb of the Day
propinar - to invite, to drink, to present a glass of wine or liquor,to
prescribe medicines.
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Spanish Tips
There are numbers of cognates that sound the same in English and Spanish
but, in fact are false cognates and have a different meaning. Here are
some examples:
arena - sand
arena - estadio
carpeta - folder
carpet alfombra
éxito - success
exit - salida
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Other Vocabulary Words
http://www.spanishstudies.com/bandazo.htm
http://www.spanishstudies.com/vuelta.htm
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TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT QUITO ECUADOR
http://travelgadgetreview.com/top_ten_places_to_visit_quito_ecuador.htm
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Please tell others about this free educational resource.
http://www.spanishwordoftheday.com
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