tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48956265696224716202024-02-20T20:22:58.245-08:00Hertfordshire Spanish School BlogHerts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-5199492137652384352023-06-16T04:34:00.001-07:002023-06-16T04:34:47.332-07:00<p> <b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“To meet or not to meet”</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RpHAiOZq7fay694oK7EZwKShndFj6d-2qvH9gsm9CmmDhYYSbEMdTE6dn5H2PunqAOr70TQy2MQ97Jb6REsDMn3UPJ5mR_NNbcArqcLWJY-5IYEjmlRmW4x6pqia2awFZtp1sH53DQ-blokmMqakc51icH3Iiw-ipMA7TX2l8kQ6SvRl39IxHSXzhQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RpHAiOZq7fay694oK7EZwKShndFj6d-2qvH9gsm9CmmDhYYSbEMdTE6dn5H2PunqAOr70TQy2MQ97Jb6REsDMn3UPJ5mR_NNbcArqcLWJY-5IYEjmlRmW4x6pqia2awFZtp1sH53DQ-blokmMqakc51icH3Iiw-ipMA7TX2l8kQ6SvRl39IxHSXzhQ" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">No hay
nada que les guste más a los españoles que reunirse y hablar. De hecho en
español tenemos muchos verbos que definen el acto de reunirse, que envuelven un
pequeño matiz o diferencia. Y todos ellos se pueden traducir al inglés como “to
meet”. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Vamos a
revisar estos verbos en los diferentes contextos en los que los podemos usar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">ENCONTRARSE.<br /> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>El otro
día me encontré a María (en la calle)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> The other day I met Maria (on the street)</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Usamos
“encontrarse” en el sentido de “bumping into someone” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><span lang="ES">REUNIRSE.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>Nos
reunimos en casa de Lourdes y pasamos una tarde estupenda.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> We met at Lourdes’s house and we had a lovely
evening.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Usamos
reunirse en el sentido de “to get together” para referirnos a un evento que
hemos organizado.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">QUEDAR<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"> <i> -¿A qué hora quedamos? At what time shall we meet? </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><i> *Pues,
quedamos a las 17.00, en la cafetería de la esquina. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>*<span lang="ES"> </span>Let’s meet at 17.00, at the coffe
shop, in the corner.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p>Este
verbo designa el hecho de “to arrange to get together”. Normalmente para describir
el lugar o la hora a la que vamos a vernos.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">JUNTARSE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>Nos
juntamos toda la familia para celebrar el cumplea</i></span><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ñ</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">os de Sara<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> All the family met to celebrate Sara’s birthday.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Usamos
juntarse con el mismo sentido de “to get together”.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p><b>CONOCER</b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ATfqA4kfAvLMjOIXH7jq1KxSK4NSEVwN5J-oT7LVe9REklJoM5aavwByBsj71qlOskfVZU94kEgnf1d5fXVgcpggnshTQjlpiPXqFTC7830Uys4-jJj9QDUY7QegsuaeJnBI3ADDdpNAGwgAjTlALcsXJbSl1edDz2UYJPT6It_bVRZSyJURqoE0xg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ATfqA4kfAvLMjOIXH7jq1KxSK4NSEVwN5J-oT7LVe9REklJoM5aavwByBsj71qlOskfVZU94kEgnf1d5fXVgcpggnshTQjlpiPXqFTC7830Uys4-jJj9QDUY7QegsuaeJnBI3ADDdpNAGwgAjTlALcsXJbSl1edDz2UYJPT6It_bVRZSyJURqoE0xg" width="213" /></a><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Hay un
contexto más donde usamos to meet: cuando <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">conocimos
a una persona por la primera vez.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span lang="ES">Nos
conocimos hace 20 a</span><span lang="ES">ñ</span><span lang="ES">os. We
met 20 years ago.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Juliette y
yo nos conocimos en la universidad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Juliette and I met at the university.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Y aquí
es donde la confusión empieza porque en español hemos cambiado de verbo y
significado “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CONOCER</b>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“to meet someone for the first time”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span>En conclusión:
no podemos utilizar conocer cuando queremos decir que nos reunimos con nuestros
amigos / familia para ponernos al día o tomar un café.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Correcto:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><i> Me reuní
con Juliette, mi amiga de la universidad el fin de semana pasado<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette, mi university friend, last weekend.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES"> Conocí a Juliette, mi amiga de la Universidad, hace 20 a</span><span lang="ES">ñ</span><span lang="ES">os, en Madrid.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette, my university friend, 20 years ago, in Madrid.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p><b><span lang="ES">Incorrecto:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> </span><i>Conocí a Juliette, mi amiga de la Universidad, el fin de semana pasado.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette (for the first time) ,my university friend, last weekend.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">(Incorrecto! Because we met 20 years ago, but we
were meeting for some drinks last weekend, We need to use REUNIRSE o QUEDAR)</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">“CONOCER”
también se traduce como “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">to KNOW</b>” Es
correcto, pero usamos CONOCER con el sentido de “to know” cuando decimos si
sabemos quién es esa persona o no.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i>No la conozco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I don’t know who she is)</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Hola,
no nos conocemos, me llamo Tere…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Hello,
we don’t know each other, I’m Tere…</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“To meet or not to meet”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RpHAiOZq7fay694oK7EZwKShndFj6d-2qvH9gsm9CmmDhYYSbEMdTE6dn5H2PunqAOr70TQy2MQ97Jb6REsDMn3UPJ5mR_NNbcArqcLWJY-5IYEjmlRmW4x6pqia2awFZtp1sH53DQ-blokmMqakc51icH3Iiw-ipMA7TX2l8kQ6SvRl39IxHSXzhQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RpHAiOZq7fay694oK7EZwKShndFj6d-2qvH9gsm9CmmDhYYSbEMdTE6dn5H2PunqAOr70TQy2MQ97Jb6REsDMn3UPJ5mR_NNbcArqcLWJY-5IYEjmlRmW4x6pqia2awFZtp1sH53DQ-blokmMqakc51icH3Iiw-ipMA7TX2l8kQ6SvRl39IxHSXzhQ" width="320" /></a>There is nothing that Spanish people love more
than to meet and talk. In fact, in Spanish we have many verbs to describe/define
the act of meeting. They refer to different aspects or subtleties. All of them
can be translated to English as “To meet” </p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Let’s review these verbs and the different context
where we can use them.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">ENCONTRARSE. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>El otro
día me encontré a María (en la calle)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> The other day I met Maria (on the street)</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">We use “encontrarse” with the meaning of “bumping
into someone”</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">REUNIRSE.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><i> Nos reunimos
en casa de Lourdes y pasamos una tarde estupenda.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> We met at Lourdes’s house and we had a lovely
evening.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">We use “reunirse” with the meaning of “to get
together” to refer that we have organise to meet with that friend/s or family,
for a coffee or for an event.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">QUEDAR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i> -¿A qué
hora quedamos?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span><i>At what time shall
we meet? </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><i> *Pues,
quedamos a las 17.00, en la cafetería de la esquina. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>*<span lang="ES"> </span>Let’s meet at 17.00, at the coffee
shop, in the corner.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p>This verb refers to the fact that we “arrange to
get together”. Usually to say where and at what time we are going to meet or to
tell someone when and where we met.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">JUNTARSE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>Nos
juntamos toda la familia para celebrar el cumplea</i></span><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ñ</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">os de Sara<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> All the family met to celebrate Sara’s birthday.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">We use “juntarse” with the same meaning of “to get
together”.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p><b>CONOCER</b></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">There is one more context when we use “TO MEET”:
when we talk about the first time we met someone:</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ATfqA4kfAvLMjOIXH7jq1KxSK4NSEVwN5J-oT7LVe9REklJoM5aavwByBsj71qlOskfVZU94kEgnf1d5fXVgcpggnshTQjlpiPXqFTC7830Uys4-jJj9QDUY7QegsuaeJnBI3ADDdpNAGwgAjTlALcsXJbSl1edDz2UYJPT6It_bVRZSyJURqoE0xg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ATfqA4kfAvLMjOIXH7jq1KxSK4NSEVwN5J-oT7LVe9REklJoM5aavwByBsj71qlOskfVZU94kEgnf1d5fXVgcpggnshTQjlpiPXqFTC7830Uys4-jJj9QDUY7QegsuaeJnBI3ADDdpNAGwgAjTlALcsXJbSl1edDz2UYJPT6It_bVRZSyJURqoE0xg" width="213" /></a></div><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Nos
conocimos hace 20 a</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ñ</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">os.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><i><span lang="ES">We
met 20 years ago.</span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Juliette y
yo nos conocios en la universidad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Juliette</span></span> and I met at the university.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p>Here it’s where the confusion happens, because we
have changed to the verb <b>CONOCER</b> in
Spanish, with the meaning of “to know someone for the first time”.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Recap: We can’t use CONOCER when we mean that we
are meeting our friends/family, or we met them for a drink or catch up.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Correcto:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i> Me
reuní con Juliette, mi amiga de la universidad el fin de semana pasado<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette, mi university friend, last weekend.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Conocí
a Juliette, mi amiga de la Universidad, hace 20 a</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ñ</span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">os, en Madrid.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette, my university friend, 20 years ago, in
Madrid.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Incorrecto: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <i>Conocí
a Juliette, mi amiga de la Universidad, el fin de semana pasado.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i> I met Juliette (for the first time) ,my university friend, last weekend. </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">( Incorrect! Because we met 20 years ago, but we
were meeting for some drinks last weekend. We need to use REUNIRSE o QUEDAR)</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Conocer is also traslated as “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">to KNOW</b>” That’s correct, but we use CONOCER when we want to express
if you know someone or it’s is an unknown person for us.</p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p><i>No la conozco.
I don’t know her. (I don’t know
who she is)</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><i><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"> Hola,
no nos conocemos, me llamo Tere…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Hello,
we don’t know each other, I’m Tere...</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-43826642569761429822023-02-03T02:22:00.000-08:002023-02-03T02:22:55.575-08:00<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ANDAR, CAMINAR, PASEAR...<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn7U8QalNMArZl_usQXOfLmPWOVrBdUl9UOjgXP-IAHgO9y1wUpMMx-L6lT9NwIePK7MO0wa_7NA20ipxe3Civ7RRZmMsdU29Tm8fBWFNzmfmKpLchyjUft7TRziSnfIPJHoHfcc2GUiWxrKyMTvo8BFbGAQ-RmRGAyyqtqOzmJZTz6Ww6Wi7ntdzz6Q" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="768" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn7U8QalNMArZl_usQXOfLmPWOVrBdUl9UOjgXP-IAHgO9y1wUpMMx-L6lT9NwIePK7MO0wa_7NA20ipxe3Civ7RRZmMsdU29Tm8fBWFNzmfmKpLchyjUft7TRziSnfIPJHoHfcc2GUiWxrKyMTvo8BFbGAQ-RmRGAyyqtqOzmJZTz6Ww6Wi7ntdzz6Q=w200-h134" width="200" /></a></div><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When someone says: Voy a dar un paseo, voy a caminar, voy a pasear…. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">They all translate to English as
I’m going to walk, I’m going for a walk. It doesn’t really matter the one you
use, because the differences are subtle. But, if you really want to know, here
a little explanation below:<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 24.0pt; margin-right: 24.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Andar</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> is
to walk, centred around the <b>action</b> of walking. It comes from
Latin <i>ambular</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Fui a
casa <b>andando</b></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> “I went home <b>walking</b>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 24.0pt; margin-right: 24.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Caminar</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> is
to walk, but centred around the <b>place</b> you are walking. It
comes from the Spanish noun <i>camino </i>meaning “path”, which
explains why it has a connotation more centred around the path.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Caminamos</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> todas las noches por allí</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> “we <b>walk</b> every
night around there”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 24.0pt; margin-right: 24.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Pasear</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> is
to stroll, to walk for the <b>pleasure</b> of walking. It comes from
the Spanish noun <i>paso</i> “step or pace”<i>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Solían
salir a <b>pasear</b> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“they used to go out for a <b>walk</b>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 24.0pt; margin-right: 24.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Recorrer</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> is
to walk along a certain path, to follow a <b>path</b> or an <b>extension</b> walking.
Recorrer comes from correr which means “to race or to run" and the Latin
prefix <i>re-</i> which sometimes means “again” or sometimes is added
to give the verb another connotation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Recorrí</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> el camino del colegio a
casa</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> “I <b>walked</b> along
the path from school to home”<o:p></o:p></span></p>Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-84938632277461785392017-08-28T08:41:00.001-07:002017-08-28T08:41:12.996-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES">Let’s go to Granada! / </span>¡Vamos a Granada!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Generalife - La Alhambra</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> If Granada is in your list of places to
visit and you are thinking about staying for a couple of days, please let me
tell you a little about my favourite walks in the city and some ideas to help
to organise your trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course you will have to go to the
Alhambra! It will take you one day or half a day to visit the Palace and the
area around it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would suggest that you get a good
guide book about the palace -or you can hire an audio guide once you are there -
that will take you through the history and rooms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A couple of things you should know
before getting there: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-book your ticket online and in
advance. You can buy the ticket on the day, but there are only a restricted
number, you will need to be there very early in the morning to get one. I had
to do it once, we were there before 7am and we weren’t first in the queue! Juliette and I still remember it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyd-bpBndcoLM3N8HIKqf7QLb6g6N85QwlndKEJi48mYGm8iI7doM_HcrBOGKYSBTXtRsFYrcY8JBNPFagIIFUzUWlVz9f_ObtxJANZIEKtgD3MYcR1gXPx5BOOtf5GPHW1v9yPAiLYR3/s1600/mocarabe+celing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyd-bpBndcoLM3N8HIKqf7QLb6g6N85QwlndKEJi48mYGm8iI7doM_HcrBOGKYSBTXtRsFYrcY8JBNPFagIIFUzUWlVz9f_ObtxJANZIEKtgD3MYcR1gXPx5BOOtf5GPHW1v9yPAiLYR3/s200/mocarabe+celing.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mocarabe ceiling</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-The entry is timed, so you need to be
there on time. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-There are no restaurants or
cafeterias nearby. There is a vending machine with drinks and sandwiches. Take
plenty of drink and some “bocadillos” to keep you going. You can walk to town to eat in a restaurant;
it’s 10 minutes down the hill, the trouble is getting back up the hill after
lunch! –Well – there is a mini bus that can take you there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-If you get the chance, read “Los
cuentos de la Alhambra” by the American writer Washington Irving, one of the many
travellers who fell in love with the town in the XIX century. You will enjoy
the legends and tales about the place and you will get a good approach of what
the Alhambra was for a few centuries: an abandoned place which was used by the
population as houses and “bandoleros” to hide!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr74NGTSs67riPgyN1_y55YGufXl_rb_X0wuCYWFmv4M_SdQg18-yjUq02r8uLS657bGS6FqKTBqhS9gu_Ar2hrWmMtTU_-o5xA7PHHS4aU0hn9vvRRxOHqbE3ETlKkOrasiiSYWtvhtg/s1600/Granada_Mirador-de-San-Nicol%25C3%25A1s21+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr74NGTSs67riPgyN1_y55YGufXl_rb_X0wuCYWFmv4M_SdQg18-yjUq02r8uLS657bGS6FqKTBqhS9gu_Ar2hrWmMtTU_-o5xA7PHHS4aU0hn9vvRRxOHqbE3ETlKkOrasiiSYWtvhtg/s320/Granada_Mirador-de-San-Nicol%25C3%25A1s21+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Alhambra. View from Mirador de San Nicolás.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my favourite places in Granada
is the Albaicín, it’s the district where the Muslims lived in the medieval age
and it has been kept pretty much the same: narrow streets, typical façades,
with different additions through the centuries. There are lots of traditional
restaurants there. It’s a good place to watch a flamenco show. The Sacromonte
hill is also recommended to see some good flamenco dancing. One more thing you
have to do in the Albaicín is to go to Mirador de San Nicolás, from here you
can see the best view of the Alhambra…see the picture above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Granada town centre is amazing, so
many beautiful buildings! You can pop in to most of them. If you are a walker,
as I am, here are some of my favourite places in town. Start from plazas de Las
Pasiegas, right at the entrance of the Cathedral. Facing the Baroque façade if
you go to the left and walk around the cathedral at some point you will start
to smell spices in the air from some stands selling all kind of spice and dry flowers
to make tea.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Alcaicería.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you walk to the right you will
enter the old silk market -Alcaicería, nowadays this space have been taken over
by souvenir shops but luckily we can see the streets as they were in the
medieval times. Can you spot the big gates that used to be locked at night time
to secure the market? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walking from the right side of the
cathedral you will see some gothic buildings on your left hand side, and you
can enter into the place where the Reyes Católicos are buried –the kings who
supported Colón (Colombus) for his trip to go and discover America. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7kd_CcRHR8ny-GM5jzpvLKGI42_ahRutQQkf6A_fIJDTx9DAbNunSDTjEga1B664Ud2_h4hGDfGcOPkhzWEetq-NMk5JDD3iEngEh5a4AAa9pmwHf7c-sezgyxiJ_vGkHK1dBXQfnSrH/s1600/corral+del+carbon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7kd_CcRHR8ny-GM5jzpvLKGI42_ahRutQQkf6A_fIJDTx9DAbNunSDTjEga1B664Ud2_h4hGDfGcOPkhzWEetq-NMk5JDD3iEngEh5a4AAa9pmwHf7c-sezgyxiJ_vGkHK1dBXQfnSrH/s320/corral+del+carbon.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corral del Carbón</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Near here is el Corral del Carbón an
amazing building, built before 1336, this Nasrid alhóndiga (an inn for
merchants in transit, warehouse and wholesale market) is one of the few Nasrid alhóndiga
preserved from the medieval Muslim age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taking Reyes Católicos street you will
end in Plaza Nueva, connected with Carrera del Darro. It’s a beautiful walk
next to the river and at the foot of the Alhambra hill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have time visit Calle Elvira
and have a tea in “las teterías”, walk around Reyes Católicos street and almost
mandatory to go into calle Navas, a street full of “bares” with lovely “tapas”…
actually I’m planning to go there very soon! Yum!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-80399308930415237662017-03-26T03:58:00.000-07:002017-03-26T04:03:29.851-07:00Recetas españolas/ Spanish recipes<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Spanish recipes</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tortilla de patatas</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I have some
friends/family over for a visit and suddenly I can smell hot olive oil, I run
to the kitchen and I can see half of my precious olive oil bottle in a pan
ready for cooking!! Noooo… too late! It doesn’t matter if I explain I don’t
cook like that anymore, and if I need to fry something that way I use sunflower
oil instead-much cheaper. (I know,
right? How could I cook Spanish food with sunflower oil?!)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s true, the gold
liquid makes a difference in cooking. If you have a few potatoes in your
kitchen here are some easy ideas for some Spanish plates which are based around
potatoes and also some tricks to make them taste the Spanish way.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I’m pretty sure
you have tried “<b>tortilla de patatas</b>”
or “Spanish omelette”. All you need is four medium potatoes peeled and cut into
small cubes. The secret is to fry them in olive oil; it changes the taste of the
potatoes. Once you have fried them, put them on the side. In a bowl you need to
beat three/four eggs well and add the fried potatoes. This mix needs to be cooked
in a hot pan and you will need to turn it over like a pancake. Always nice with
a tomato salad!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB"> “<b>Patatas a lo pobre</b>” “poor potatoes” is
a typical plate from the South of Spain. The potatoes need to be peeled and cut
into slices, plus some green pepper and onions - add salt as you like. Throw
everything in a pan with hot olive oil and fry until its ready- when the
potatoes are soft. In Granada, to be more exact in La Alpujarra, this kind of potatoes
are served with fried eggs, chorizo, black pudding and ham on the side, it’s call “<b>plato alpujarre</b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><b>ño</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">”…Not very healthy but just delicious!</span></span></div>
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fancy fried food? Let’s boil the potatoes then to make “<b>ensaladilla rusa</b>” “russian salad”Boil and mash some potatoes, but
mash them alone, without milk or butter. Also boil 1 egg and some peas.</span></span></div>
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secret to this recipe is small pieces - Whilst they are boiling, chop peppers,
carrot and onion, into small pieces and add tuna and sweet corn.</span></span></div>
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put all the ingredients into a bowl and add salt, pepper and 3/ 4 or 5
tablespoons of mayonnaise to taste. Then mix it all together and leave it to
cool in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love
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Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-52653126801440655552017-02-19T10:00:00.001-08:002017-02-19T10:00:26.321-08:00Pasear por Madrid / Walking in Madrid<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favourite neighbourhood is the Austrias, it’s in the centre. It goes from Plaza Mayor and around until you reach the Palacio Real. It’s the oldest neighbourhood in the city and one of the most transformed because of tourism, especially in the last few years. When I arrived in Madrid 11 years ago it had kept its charming antiquity … and still today! <span lang="ES">You just have to look properly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Near Plaza Mayor there were all kind of traditional shops (for the clocks, perfumes, shoes, hats, meats, bread…) with big signs and old facades. Today most of them have become souvenir shops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mercado de San Miguel used to be a market which sold fresh vegetables, meat and fish. Nowadays you can still see the original building but inside you can find a great variety of bars offering different types of tapas and beers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The surrounding area around Palacio Real on a Sunday morning are ideal for seeing street entertainers, comedians, musicians, some mimes and maybe the changing of the guard if you pass at the right moment. Don’t forget to take a tour of the gardens of Sabatini just next to the Palacio Real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Very close to here is Temple of Debod, the Egyptian Temple (Yes, really!) which was donated to the Spanish State to say thank you for participating in the construction of the Abu-Simbel Dam. From the viewpoint you can see the part of Madrid known as Casa de Campo. <span lang="ES">The sunset from here is spectacular.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Behind the temple you will see stairs which rise directly to the start of the Parque del Oeste, one of the biggest in the city, for walking, skating, sports, picnics, and also and attraction – the cable car and a place that you need to visit in the spring – The Rosaleda, a garden of roses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Madrid is a city perfect for walking, for sitting and watching the people passing by and enjoying a beer on a terrace or inside a bar if the weather is cold. Yes, in Madrid it’s cold in winter. If you travel in February or March, don’t forget to bring warm clothes.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Madrid es una ciudad con un gran atractivo turístico y una interesante
oferta cultural. La mayoría de las
guías te recomendarán un
recorrido por el museo del Prado, el Museo Reina Sofía, una visita al Palacio
Real, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol y Gran Vía, definitivamente no pueden faltar.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pero me gustaría hablarte de varios de mis lugares favoritos de esta
ciudad, algunos no son tan turísticos, pero merece la pena acercarse a ellos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES">Mi barrio preferido es los Austrias, está en el centro, se extiende
aproximadamente desde la Plaza Mayor y alrededores hasta el Palacio Real. Es el
barrio más antiguo de la ciudad y uno de los barrios más transformados por el
turismo, especialmente en los últimos años. Cuando yo llegu</span><span lang="ES">é</span><span lang="ES"> a
Madrid hace… 11 años era un barrio que conservaba mucho encanto tradicional y todavía
hoy! Solo hay que saber mirar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">En los alrededores de la Plaza Mayor había todo tipo de tiendas
tradicionales (relojerías, droguería, zapaterías, sombreria, carnicería,…) con
sus grandes carteles y fachadas antiguas. La mayoría de ellas hoy convertidas
en tiendas de suvenires.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">El mercado de San Miguel, era un mercado donde se vendían verduras, carnes
y pescado. Hoy podemos ver el edificio original pero dentro encontraras una
gran variedad de bares ofreciendo diferentes tipos de tapas y cerveza!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pasear cerca del Palacio Real en una mañana de domingo es ideal para ver
cómicos y humoristas, músicos, algunos mimos y quizás un cambio de guardia si
pasas en el momento oportuno. No dejes de dar una vuelta por los jardines de
Sabatini justo a continuación del Palacio Real.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES">Muy cerca de aquí está el tempo de Debod, el templo egipcio (si, de
verdad!) que fue donado al estado español como agradecimiento por participar en
la construcción de la presa de Abu-Simbel. Desde el mirador puedes ver la parte
de Madrid conocida como Casa de Campo. </span>La puesta de sol desde aquí es
espectacular.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A la espalda del templo verás unas escaleras que te llevan directamente al
inicio del Parque del Oeste, uno de los más grandes de la ciudad, para pasear,
patinar, hacer deporte, un picnic... Incluye una atracción: el teleférico y un
lugar que hay que visitar en primavera: La Rosaleda, un jardín exclusivo de
rosas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Madrid es una ciudad estupenda para pasear, para sentarse a observar la
gente pasar y disfrutar tomándose una cerveza en una terraza o dentro del bar
si hace frío. Sí en Madrid hace frio en invierno. Si vas de viaje en febrero,
marzo a Madrid, no olvides llevarte ropa de abrigo!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-47479800161676531572016-12-14T03:57:00.000-08:002016-12-14T03:59:14.104-08:00La Navidad en España / Christmas in Spain<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">La Navidad </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">en España</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Es una de las fechas más esperada del año y también
una de las más familiares, sí, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>se trata
de la Navidad. A finales de diciembre todos tratamos de “volver a casa” y pasar
unos días de felicidad rodeados de la familia y las tradiciones navideñas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>El
turrón, los mantecados, el pavo o el asado, los villancicos, el árbol de
navidad… todo está preparado para iniciar esta festividad el 24 de diciembre
con la Noche Buena. En esta noche los españoles nos reunimos para cenar con nuestras
familias, haciendo de ella una de las más especiales del año.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">El Día de Navidad, 25 de diciembre, es un día
festivo que igualmente se pasa con la familia y algunas entregan los regalos de
Papá Noel o Santa Claus. Esta tradición es<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>algo que se ha introducido desde hace ya unos años en España,
principalmente debido a razones comerciales, pues en España tenemos un día
espacial para los regalos: ¡el día de Reyes!, que es el 6 de enero y se
corresponde<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>en el calendario religioso
con el día de la Epifanía. (No existe Boxing day en España)</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMEXqP94tuCwbRId2a6xNLDUjDtyi6lMxzvhSqmRheP5OYN4_hQ0rVa5-B1D0-nQtk9feWH2jyW1TwZFrDgAwFVqWTPlcP2HE5KNkYZ6WiB_I9OLIkBhmzeaWEH1vWkE6o69axtAnrvDV/s1600/Navidad+Herts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMEXqP94tuCwbRId2a6xNLDUjDtyi6lMxzvhSqmRheP5OYN4_hQ0rVa5-B1D0-nQtk9feWH2jyW1TwZFrDgAwFVqWTPlcP2HE5KNkYZ6WiB_I9OLIkBhmzeaWEH1vWkE6o69axtAnrvDV/s400/Navidad+Herts.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">En la Noche Vieja, el 31 de diciembre,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nos volvemos a reunir para<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>despedir el año<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>al ritmo de las 12 campanadas. ¡Tenemos una
tradición para esta noche! Los españoles nos comemos 12 uvas, una por cada
campanada, que simbolizan los 12 meses del año. De esta manera damos la
bienvenida al año nuevo y despedimos el viejo. Y ya es ¡1 de enero!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Sin duda, el día más esperado por todos los
niños es la Noche de Reyes (5 de enero). Por la tarde, niños y adultos salen a
las calles para unirse a la Cabalgata de Reyes, donde los Tres Reyes Magos
reparten caramelos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>y aconsejan irse a
dormir temprano.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Esta es la noche en la
que los Reyes entran por las chimeneas, por debajo de las puertas o por los
claros de las ventanas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>para dejar los
regalos, al lado de la cama o debajo del árbol de Navidad. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">El Día de Reyes (6 de enero) es una
fiesta,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>se abren los regalos y<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>en las calles se puede ver a los niños
jugando todo el día, no importa el frío que haga. Con este ambiente de alegría
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Christmas in Spain</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">It´s one of the most awaited times of the
year and also one of the most familiar, yes, it´s the Christmas season. At the
end of December everyone tries to “return home” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to spend happy days with family and get involved
in Christmas customs.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Christmas sweets (turrón, matecados), the
turkey or the roast, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>carols, the
Christmas tree… everything is ready to start the festivities <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the 24th December with the “Noche Buena”
(Christmas Eve). In this night Spanish people meet to have dinner with their
families, it becomes one of the most special nights in the year.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">The “Día de Navidad” (Christmas day), 25th
December, is a bank holiday. We spend the day with family and some people exchange
Christmas presents from Santa. This tradition has been introduced some years
ago in Spain, mainly due to commercial reasons, as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Spain we have a special day for presents:
The king´s Day. It´s on the 6th of January and It corresponds to the religious
calendar with the Epiphany Day. (Boxing day doesn´t exist in Spain)</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">On “Noche Vieja”, 31th December, we meet
again to say good bye to the year by listening to the 12 chimes. We have a
tradition for this night! We eat 12 grapes, one for each chime, They symbolize
the 12 months of the year. It´s the way we welcome the new year and say
farewell to the old one. It´s already 1st of January!</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Without doubt, the day children are really
looking forward to is the Kings Night (5th Juanary). In the evening, kids and
adults go out to join the “cabalgata de reyes” (King's Parade) and the Three
Kings give sweets to everybody and suggest to go to sleep early. This
is the night when the Three Kings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> throught</span> the chiminies, under the doors or throught the gaps in the
Windows, the get into the houses to deliver the presents, next to the bed or
under the Christmas tree.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">The King´s Day (6th Juanary) is a party,
everyone opens the presents and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we can
see children playing in the street the whole day and it does not matter if is
could. With this happy and enjoyable day Christmas time finishes and what is left
is…to wait until next year.</span></div>
<br />Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-6592145386026441402016-11-04T11:09:00.002-07:002016-11-04T11:52:03.394-07:00¿Cómo tomas el café? / How do you take your coffee?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span> ¿Cómo
tomas el café?</span></b><br />
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Caminas
por la calle y huele a café tostado, ¡que olor tan delicioso!.. y de<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repente ves ¡la cafetería! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">¿Nos tomamos un
café? </span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La cultura del café está bastante
enraizada en España, en dos sentidos: el culinario<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a los españoles nos gusta saborear un buen
café) y el social (reunirnos o ir al bar para tomar un café y charlar).</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u5HvsvU9OYQnYWRNJr3fLNwddvnvsgXHt1M68ayUCFguhH_Mq_Z4UnBSGtEA3TUSC0CuVCswNqlh1f5vs_g5eX3KSQtkTurrK4THSuaWNqRliR2dKS25zPxx3u_ob8XmvkB4Gk1JH4gS/s1600/Caf%25C3%25A9.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u5HvsvU9OYQnYWRNJr3fLNwddvnvsgXHt1M68ayUCFguhH_Mq_Z4UnBSGtEA3TUSC0CuVCswNqlh1f5vs_g5eX3KSQtkTurrK4THSuaWNqRliR2dKS25zPxx3u_ob8XmvkB4Gk1JH4gS/s320/Caf%25C3%25A9.gif" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Hay algunas
diferencias entre la cultura cafetera española y la inglesa. Lo primero que
puede sorprender es el tamaño, en España la taza de café es bastante más
pequeña que el tamaño <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">small</i> estándar
de Starbuck o Costa. Lo segundo son los nombres de los diferentes tipos de
cafés. </span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>El café puede ser servido en vaso o en
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expreso</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">:
Este término se ha incorporado a nuestro vocabulario cafetero debido a la
influencia italiana y comercial. Antes, para pedir este tipo de café decíamos
“un café solo corto” y todavía puedes pedirlo así.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un café solo</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: es un café negro, sin leche y corto, un poco más
grande que un expreso. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un carajillo</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: es un café solo con coñac. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un americano o un café solo largo</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: es un café
solo pero más grande y menos fuerte porque tiene más agua. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Lo mismo que
en Reino Unido.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un cortado</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: es un café solo con un poco de leche.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un café con leche</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: normalmente es servido en una
taza, mitad café y mitad leche, pero el tamaño es pequeño si comparamos con el
latte inglés que sería el equivalente inglés.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Un café bombón</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: mitad café mitad leche condensada, muy popular en
España.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">-Una manchada</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">: es un café con mucha leche o diremos un vaso de
leche con un poco de café, suficiente para cambiar el color de la leche.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Ninguno de
estos cafés lleva hielo, si quieres hielo tendrás que pedirlo, por ejemplo: “un
café con leche con hielo, por favor”, te servirán un café y el hielo
vendrá<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>separado en otro vaso y tú tienes
que hacer la mezcla. No esperes “un frappuccino” a menos que vayas a un
Starbucks.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Por supuesto, dependiendo de la región de
España encontraremos maneras diferentes de llamar a estos cafés, pero en todas
partes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>te entenderán si pides un “café
solo”. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you take your coffee?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You are
walking on the street and you can smell roast coffee. What an amazing smell!.. and
suddenly you see the cafeteria - Shall we have a coffee?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Coffee culture is well rooted in
Spain, in two ways: the culinary one –Spanish like to have good tasting coffee;
and the social one – Spanish like to meet or to go to the bar to have coffee
and to talk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some differences between the
Spanish coffee culture and the English. The first thing which will surprise you
is the size. In Spain the normal size of a cup of coffee is smaller than the
standard small size from Starbucks or Costa. The second thing is the names we
call the different types of coffees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coffee can be served in a glass or in a
cup and if you want a bigger size you have to ask: “en <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">taza grande</i> o en <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaso grande</i>,
por favor” / “in a big cup or in a big glass, please”.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-An
expresso</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: The term espresso has been added to coffee culture because of the
Italian influence and advertising. In the past, to ask for this sort of coffee
you would have said “un café solo corto” and you can still say that.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
café solo</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A black coffee, without milk and short, a little bigger than an
espresso.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
carajillo</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A black coffee with brandy.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-An
americano or a café solo largo</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A black coffee larger than a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">café solo </i>and less strong because it has more water. It is the same
as in the U.K.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
cortado</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A black coffee with a little bit of milk</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
coffee with milk</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: normally served in a cup, half coffee half milk, but
the size<span style="color: red;"> </span>is smaller if you compare it with an
English latte.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
café bombón</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A half coffee and half sweetened condensed milk, very popular in
Spain.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">-A
manchada</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: A coffee with lots of milk or if you prefer a cup of milk with enough
coffee to change the colour of the milk.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of these coffees come with ice, if
you wish to have ice you would need to ask for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Un café con leche con hielo, por favor” (a
coffee with milk with ice= a latte with ice, please).You will be served a latte
and a separate glass of ice and you will need to mix it yourself. Don´t expect
a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Frappuccino</i> unless you go to
Starbucks.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the region of Spain you will
find different ways of naming different coffees but in all areas they will
understand you if you ask for a “café solo”.</span></div>
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<br />Herts Spanish Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512482768835933812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895626569622471620.post-71069238224687606912016-10-20T06:59:00.001-07:002017-10-15T09:20:21.191-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Online resources to practice Spanish after the
lesson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWAHSGkmNRzFjbD_XwzfTTpV3h2utW55Eijw-ICb9PBX_6uTrmGJBT7_2ZoTmNryVaRui9m_eqCGGRcnZRrzpTAdmSuMXlM_cX2TShJUrJolQ4QeR8P6KfLak51XquxrvoAEvM_5wIat-/s1600/tecnologia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWAHSGkmNRzFjbD_XwzfTTpV3h2utW55Eijw-ICb9PBX_6uTrmGJBT7_2ZoTmNryVaRui9m_eqCGGRcnZRrzpTAdmSuMXlM_cX2TShJUrJolQ4QeR8P6KfLak51XquxrvoAEvM_5wIat-/s320/tecnologia.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Our lesson is finished for today, we have practised Spanish for some
time now, we have learnt new things and... what else? What can we do to practice more Spanish until our
next lesson? Luckily there are lots of apps and websites available which can
help us to learn more during the week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Apps</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">that you can use on your
phone, tablet or laptop, they are specially recommended for learning and
practising vocabulary, for Beginner levels: Duolingo, Memrise, StudyBlue
Spanish or Busuu.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">BBC Learning Spanish</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">website is appropriate for
all levels. Highly recommended it is the series “Mi vida loca”. It´s an
interactive series to learn Spanish, from Beginner to Intermediate levels.
You can hear the conversations and also follow them with the Spanish
transcript and English translation. Also you can practice the vocabulary
learnt with different activities online.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">On this website you can have access to lots of information (about
language, pronunciation, culture...) and for Advanced levels there is a
link to Spanish news TV & radio, you find news from many Spanish
speaking countries.</span></div>
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.75pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">On the website</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.aprenderespanol.org/"><span style="color: #337ab7; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">http://www.aprenderespanol.org/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">, you will find grammar
activities for all levels which you can correct on line, very good for
practicing the tenses and also activities to increase our vocabulary and
videos for all levels.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.75pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">To improve our listening, a website just for
this is “Spanish Listening”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.spanishlistening.org/"><span style="color: #337ab7; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">http://www.spanishlistening.org/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">. You will have to research
the videos by topics and by level. It is for all levels and the videos are
1 to 2 minutes long.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.75pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">For Intermediate and Advanced levels: A la
Carta de Televión Española</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/"><span style="color: #337ab7; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">. It is a good website to
follow what´s going on in Spanish news and to see documentaries (cinema,
animals, cultura...).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Those are some websites and links which can help, but if you know or you
are using others and you would like to share them, please feel free! You can
write about them in the Comments box.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Recursos en línea para practicar español después de
la clase.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Se acabó nuestra clase por hoy, hemos
practicado español por unas horas, aprendido cosas nuevas, tenemos algunos
deberes que hacer para la próxima clase… y
¿qué más? ¿Qué puedo hacer para practicar más español antes de nuestra
siguiente clase? Afortunadamente
disponemos de muchas aplicaciones y páginas webs que nos pueden ayudar a
aprender más durante la semana. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aplicaciones
para el móvil, tableta u ordenador. Son aconsejables para aprender y practicar
especialmente vocabulario, en los niveles iniciales: Duolingo, Memrise,
StudyBlue Spanish o Busu.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">La página
web de <b style="color: #333333;">BBC Learning Spanish</b><span style="color: #333333;">, es apta
para todos los niveles. Muy recomendable la serie “Mi vida loca”, es una serie
interactiva para aprender el español básico e intermedio. Se pueden escuchar las
conversaciones y seguirlas con la transcripción en español y traducción en
inglés. También puedes practicar el vocabulario aprendido con diferentes
actividades en línea.</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> En esta
página puedes acceder a mucha información sobre el español (lenguaje, pronunciación, cultura…) y para los niveles avanzados
hay un enlace a “Spanish news TV & radio” tendrás acceso a noticias de
muchos países hispanohablantes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">En la
página <span lang="ES" style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.aprenderespanol.org/"><span lang="ES-TRAD">http://www.aprenderespanol.org/</span></a></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333;"> , encontrarás actividades de gramática para todos los niveles con
correcciones en línea, muy buenas para practicar los tiempos verbales.
Actividades de vocabulario, para enriquecer nuestro léxico y además también
cuenta con videos, igualmente para todos los niveles.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Para mejorar la escucha, una página
especializada en audios es Spanish
Listening <span lang="ES" style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.spanishlistening.org/"><span lang="ES-TRAD">http://www.spanishlistening.org/</span></a></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333;"> . Tendrás que buscar los videos que te interesen
por temas y nivel. Es para todos los niveles y se tratan de un videos de entre
1 y 2 minutos</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Para
niveles intermedios y avanzados: A la Carta de Televisión Española <span lang="ES" style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/"><span lang="ES-TRAD">http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/</span></a></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333;">, es una buena página web para
estar al día de las noticias en español y
ver documentales (cine, animales, cultura…)</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Estos son
algunas ejemplos de web y enlaces que pueden ayudarte, pero si tú conoces o
utilizas otras y quieres compartirla con
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