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Warning about accidents in Spanish.
This is how we say careful, don’t fall, watch out! don’t burn yourself, etc. What we usually do, is converting sentences like these: te vas a caer, te vas a quemar, se te va a escapar, to the negative comand form: no te vayas a caer, no te vayas a quemar, no se te […] More
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in News
President Biden’s White House reinstates their La Casa Blanca site.
The new https://t.co/qYTGXKiPan website now includes a Spanish language section which had been removed during Trump's tenure https://t.co/aTyol2Oian — Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) January 20, 2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ More
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Names of some Mexican jobs.
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Job Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation bolero what? shoeshine person cácaro what? person who handles the projector at a movie theater carterista wallet specialist? pickpocket cerillo kitchen match Person who packs your groceries at supermarkets for a little tip. In NY, usually the […] More
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in Grammar, News, Vocabulary
Gender reveal! Lots of languages divide words into categories, like male and female. How does that happen?
This article has a little error. Words are not male and female, but masculine and feminine. Gender reveal! Lots of languages divide words into categories, like male and female. How does that happen? https://t.co/GYFTtucBR2 — Slate (@Slate) January 20, 2021 […] More
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10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (16). Bizco
10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (16) Here are 10 common random idioms you may have trouble with if you hear them for the first time: Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation Pasarse algo por el arco del triunfo OR ignorar algo olímpicamente (MX) To […] More
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White House Correspondent Goes Viral for Reporting in Six Different Languages for different news organizations.
WATCH: White House Correspondent Goes Viral for Reporting in Six Different Languages https://t.co/aMQpi8nHrV — Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 18, 2021 More
