Know your Spanish 'verbos'.
What's the difference between coser, toser y toser a?
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coser = to sew
toser = to cough
toser a = to bully
Nadie tose a Juanita. Se defiende de maravilla.
Nobody bullies Juanita. She defends herself brilliantly.
Know your Spanish 'verbos'.
What's the difference between coser, toser y toser a?
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coser = to sew
toser = to cough
toser a = to bully
Nadie tose a Juanita. Se defiende de maravilla.
Nobody bullies Juanita. She defends herself brilliantly.
Know your Spanish nouns.
What's the difference between barandilla,
mantequilla y maravilla?
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barandilla = handrail or bannister
mantequilla = butter
In some parts of Latin America, manteca
is the more popular word for butter.
maravilla = wonder or beauty
El espectáculo del amanecer es una maravilla.
The spectacle of the sunrise is a wonder.
Six words or phrases often related to matrimony.
English is on the left, translation on the right...
in love enamorado/a
engagement noviazgo
the vows los votos
to live together convivir
pregnant embarasada
mother-in-law suegra
Know your Spanish 'verbos'.
What's the difference between
aterrizar y aterrorizarse?
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aterrizar = to land or touch down
aterrorizarse = to be terrified
El Águila ha aterrizado.
The Eagle has landed.
El bravucón me aterrorizó.
The bully terrified me.
Pronouncer... AH-ghee-lah.
Know your Spanish nouns.
What's the difference between
calefón, calamar y calabaza?
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calefón = water heater
calamar = squid
calabaza = pumpkin
Know your nouns and pronouns.
What's the difference between
todo, toldo y toalla?
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todo = everything
toldo = awning
toalla = towel
Pronouncer... toh-AH-yah
How's your 'mojo' today?
What's the difference between the words
mojo, mojado y mojón?
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mojo is a Spanish noun meaning
garlic sauce.
mojado is an adjective meaning 'wet'.
The female form of the word is 'mojada'.
mojón is a noun meaning milestone or
boundary stone/marker.
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In English slang, 'mojo' can mean a
magical charm, hex or power.
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Note that in Spanish, the syllable
'jo' is pronounced similarly
to the English word 'hoe'.
Know your Spanish nouns.
What's the difference between
mostaza, mostrador y mosto?
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mostaza = mustard or mustard greens
mostrador = countertop .. or bar (in tavern)
mosto = grape juice
The 'illa' nouns.
What's the difference between
mantequilla, mascarilla y marisquería?
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mantequilla = butter
mascarilla = face mask
marisqueria = seafood restaurant
A common word for seafood is mariscos.
Out of this world.
English on left, Spanish on right.
the sun el sol
a planet un planeta
the moon la luna
two moons dos lunas
Earth La Tierra
Mars Marte
rotation rotación
the Solar System El Sistema Solar
La Tierra realiza una rotación una vez
cada veinticuatro horas aproximadamente.
Earth completes a rotation approximately
every 24 hours.
Note that the words planeta and sistema
are masculine words despite ending with 'a'.
Know your 'verbos'.
What's the difference between
descartar, descubrir y descargar?
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descartar = discard
descubrir = discover
descargar = unload or download
Know your Spanish nouns.
What's the difference between
nido, nudo y desnudo?
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nido is a nest as in bird's nest
nudo is a knot or a lump as in lump in the throat.
desnudo means nude or naked -- the feminine
form is desnuda.