Love-Spanish.com: 01/12/2010

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Inocente(s)

28 de diciembre, día de los inocentes... ver como evitar 'inocentadas': 'Inocentes'

Monday, 27 December 2010

Gripe

El malestar de hoy no se debe a lo que uno ha bebido... sino a la gripe

Sunday, 26 December 2010

Resaca

Debe haber una resaca descomunal... no se ve a nadie por internet

Saturday, 25 December 2010

Navidad

Today's WOTD is: "Navidad" = Christmas

1. In Spanish, “Navidad” is a feminine noun of Latin origin commonly used to refer to Christmas and the corresponding celebrations.

Como de costumbre, vamos a celebrar la Navidad en familia (as usual, we are going to celebrate Christmas with the family);

2. The plural form, “Navidades” is often used to refer to the Christmas period.

Vamos a pasar las Navidades en España (we are going to spend Christmas in Spain);

3. The plural form, “Navidades” is also often used to refer to people's ages.

Pedro tiene ya muchas navidades (Pedro is quite old);

4. Some expressions with the word “Navidad” are:

Árbol de Navidad (Christmas tree);
- En casa tenemos un árbol de Navidad precioso (at home we have a lovely Christmas tree);
Bola de Navidad (Christmas ornament/ bauble);
- Esas bolas de Navidad son muy bonitas (those baubles/ ornaments are very pretty);
Celebrar la Navidad (to celebrate Christmas);
- Como de costumbre, vamos a celebrar la Navidad en familia (as usual, we are going to celebrate Christmas with the family);
Cena de Navidad (Christmas dinner);
- Para la cena de Navidad se reúne toda la familia (the whole family gets together for the Christmas dinner);
Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas/ Happy Christmas);
- Feliz Navidad, amigos (Merry Christmas/ Happy Christmas, my friends);
Lotería de Navidad (Christmas lottery*);
- En España, el sorteo de la lotería de Navidad se celebra el 22 de diciembre (In Spain, the Christmas lottery draw takes place on December the 22^nd);
Vacaciones de Navidad (Christmas break/ holiday/ vacation);
- Este año las vacaciones de Navidad empezaron el 21 de diciembre (this year the Christmas break/ holiday/ vacation started on December the 21^st);

*NB A very popular lottery in Spain. The draw takes place on December the 22^nd. The first price is a very large one -commonly known as “el gordo” -the fat/ big one.

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "Navidad" in the YouTube clip: JoseFeliciano - Feliz Navidad

For more on the word "Navidad", visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Navidad

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Friday, 24 December 2010

Nochebuena

Today's WOTD is: "Nochebuena" = Christmas Eve

1. In Spanish, “Nochebuena”* is a feminine noun of Latin origin commonly used to refer to Christmas Eve and the corresponding celebrations.

Como de costumbre, vamos a celebrar la Nochebuena en familia (as usual, we are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with the family);

*NB The noun “Nochebuena” is a composite/ compound word formed by joining together “noche” (night) and “buena” (good). In Spain, Latin America and the Philippines the “Nochebuena” celebration takes place on the night of the 24^th of December. Although “Nochebuena” is Christian the celebration of the birth of Jesus, an important element of such celebrations is a traditional dinner at home with the family.

En “Nochebuena”, la noche del 24 de diciembre, el mundo hispano recuerda el nacimiento de Jesús. La “Nochebuena”, que en principio es una festividad de origen eminentemente religioso, es también una fiesta de carácter tradicionalmente familiar. Un elemento importante de la celebración de la “Nochebuena” es la tradicional cena hogareña de la víspera del día de Navidad.

2. An expression with the word “Nochebuena” is:

Flor de Nochebuena (poinsettia*);
- La flor de Nochebuena es la flor de la Navidad (the poinsettia is the Christmas flower);

*NB Ornamental plant indigenous to Mexico and Central America.

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "Nochebuena" in the YouTube clip: Dando la cara - Campana sobre campana - Nochebuena Andaluza 20

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Thursday, 23 December 2010

Casi

La palabra de hoy es 'casi' = almost

¡casi no recuerdo por qué la he elegido!

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

El gordo

Hoy toda España está pendiente de la salida del 'gordo' (primer premio en sorteo especial de navidad de la lotería nacional).

¡Que haya suerte!

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

Esperanza

La palabra de hoy es: 'esperanza'... lo último que se pierde

Estamos a la espera de poder celebrar la navidad en familia

Monday, 20 December 2010

Ortografía: Mayúsculas o Minúsculas

¿El rey o el Rey?¿Con minúscula o mayúscula?
"La polémica se desata de nuevo ahora, tras la publicación definitiva de la Ortografía de la lengua española..."
http://www.abc.es/20101220/opinion-la-tercera/-20101220.html

A revised and, as usual contrversial set of spelling rules for Spanish has just been published!