{"id":6399,"date":"2011-08-07T18:10:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T23:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2011-08-07T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T23:21:02","slug":"spanish-immersion-street-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=6399","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Immersion – Street Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some Spanish colloquialisms that we picked up at the free Spanish immersion class<\/a> yesterday at Spanish Horizons<\/a>. <\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> I’m posting this for Paige because she couldn’t make it. She still donated school supplies, though. She’s just awesome like that. I brought in her stuff and let Brian bring my donation in so that he could participate in the free Spanish lesson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Phrases<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Hola compa!<\/td>\nHi pal!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 onda?<\/td>\nWhat’s new?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/td>\nHow are things?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal la fiesta?<\/td>\nHow’s the party?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal los chicos?<\/td>\nHow are the boys?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfC\u00f3mo te ha ido?<\/td>\nHow have you been?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Oye! \u00a1Oiga!<\/td>\nHey!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Te amo.<\/td>\nI love you. (romantic sense or deep love)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Te quiero.<\/td>\nI love you. (friendly sense)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Qu\u00e9 guapo\/a!<\/td>\nHow good looking!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Ojo!<\/td>\nWatch out!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfTe gusta…?<\/td>\nDo you like…?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Me gusta…<\/td>\nI like…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No me gusta…<\/td>\nI don’t like…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e9jeme en paz.<\/td>\nLeave me alone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Deje de molestarme!<\/td>\nStop bothering me! (almost looks like “Stop molesting me!” – LOL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a1Basta ya!<\/td>\nEnough already!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buena suerte.<\/td>\nGood luck.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfC\u00f3mo se dice…?<\/td>\nHow do you say…? (this is a really useful phrase)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Words<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
los chavos<\/td>\nthe guys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fulano\/a<\/td>\nunfamiliar guy\/gal (someone you don’t know)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a toda madre<\/td>\ngreat, fantastic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chulo\/a<\/td>\ncute, good looking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
‘mano, ‘manito<\/td>\nbro\/brother, little brother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
‘mana, ‘manita<\/td>\nsis\/sister, little sister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
quizas<\/td>\nmaybe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sim\u00f3n<\/td>\noh yeah (variant of s\u00ed = yes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
porfa<\/td>\nplease (from por favor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mamacita<\/td>\nliterally little mama; can be used with affection or referring to an appealing woman, but has a sexist connotation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The word mamacita<\/i> made me think of “Ay Papacito” by Alicia Villarreal. It’s one of the songs that we Zumba too in Amie and Gina Ann’s classes. We actually used it as our cool down song in Amie’s Zumba class this afternoon.<\/p>\n