Posts from February 2010

Shall we learn some vocabulary related to the office?

el archivo – file cabinet
el armario – closet
el clip – paper clip
el escáner – scanner
el líquido borrador – whiteout
el ordenador / la computadora – computer
el pisapapeles – paperweight
el rotulador – marker
el sello fechador – date stamp
el sillón giratorio – swivel chair
el teléfono – telephone
la agenda – appointment book
la almohadilla – stamp damper
la calculadora – calculator
la carpeta – folder
la estantería – bookshelf
la grapadora – stapler
la impresora – printer
la máquina de escribir – typewriter
la papelera – paper basket

Let’s review today the forms of the imperative of some very common verbs in Spanish, both the affirmative and negative forms.

Hacer

haz – no hagas
haga – no haga
hagamos – no hagamos
haced – no hagáis
hagan – no hagan

Poner

pon – no pongas
ponga – no ponga
pongamos – no pongamos
poned – no pongáis
pongan – no pongan

Ser

sé – no seas
sea – no sea
seamos – no seamos
sed – no seáis
sean – no sean

Tener

ten – no tengas
tenga – no tenga
tengamos – no tengamos
tened – no tengáis
tengan – no tengan

Decir

di – no digas
diga – no diga
digamos – no digamos
decid – no digáis
digan – no digan

Irse

vete – no te vayas
váyase – no se vaya
vayámonos – no nos vayamos
idos/iros – no os vayáis
váyanse – no se vayan

Salir

sal – no salgas
salga – no salga
salgamos – no salgamos
salid – no salgáis
salgan – no salgan

Venir

ven – no vengas
venga – no venga
vengamos – no vengamos
venid – no vengáis
vengan – no vengan

Let’s learn and review some vocabulary used in post offices.

la carta – letter
el pesacartas – letter balance
la ventanilla – window
el matasellos – datestamp
el mostrador – desk
el buzón – mailbox
fechar – to date
sellar – to stamp
lacrar – to seal
remitir – to send
despachar – to send, to ship
destinar – to post, to send
certificar – to certifiy
recibir – to receive
firmar – to sign
clasificar – to classify
repartir – to distribute, to hand out
reembolsar – to reimburse
tarjeta postal – postcard
cartero – mail carrier

Nos vemos prontito.

Estos son los signos del zodíaco en español.

Tauro
Géminis
Cáncer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Escorpio
Sagitario
Capricornio
Acuario
Piscis

Click on the link below to listen to the description of each sign.

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To read more about the zodiac in Spanish, click here.

In many rural regions of Spain, wine is still served in leather bota bags (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag), which in the 15th century were called borrachas, in Catalan.

Borracha comes from botella (bottle) y morratxa (a type of laboratory bottle). Later, the word borracho was used to talk about a drunkard, someone who was lleno de vino (full of wine).

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