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    An interesting video about the history of the X in Spanish.

      Lola Pons Rodríguez explains a brief history of the letter X, she mentions that it has had several sounds that have changed every few centuries, and she also explains that the letter H was not mute in some regions. It was pronounced in a similar manner to English or German. This video is in […] More

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    Really nice video of Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

        William Taudien from Sweden is a little crazy. Funny crazy. He is also a great video editor and has impressive drone skills. He has lived almost a year in Mexico and this is an example of one of his videos. Unfortunately, there is not much Spanish to listen to in this episode. (For […] More

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    Warning about accidents in Spanish.

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      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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    Names of some Mexican jobs.

                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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    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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