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A Guide to Spanish - 10 facts about the Spanish language
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atención, publicación, liberación
There are also loan words in English of Spanish origin, including tornado, bonanza or patio. In addition, you’ll find many
familiar American place names, dating back to the times of the Conquistadors: Los Ángeles, city of angels, Las Vegas, the
dales, Nevada, snowy land, Florida, flowery and, yes, Amarillo, the Spanish for yellow
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Como poco coco como, poco coco compro.
Since I don't eat much coconut, I don't buy many coconuts
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El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo, porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robado
Saint Roch's dog has no tail, because Ramón Ramírez has stolen it
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- Doctor, doctor, no puedo recordar nada
- Vaya, y desde cuándo tiene usted este problema?
- ¿Qué problema?
- Doctor, doctor, I can't remember anything
- Oh well, and how long have you had this problem?
- What problem?
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- Doctor, ¿usted cree que podré vivir 40 años más?
- Depende. ¿Usted parrandea con sus amigos?
- No, doctor
- ¿Bebe?
- No, doctor
- ¿Fuma?
- No, doctor
- ¿Tiene pareja?
- No, doctor
- ¿Y para qué diablos quiere usted vivir 40 años más?
- Doctor, do you think I could live 40 years longer?
- Depends. Do you party hard with your friends?
- No, doctor
- Do you drink?
- No, doctor
- Do you smoke?
- No, doctor
- Do you have a partner?
- No, doctor
- So why on earth do you want to live 40 years longer?
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estoy embarazado (for a man) or
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embarazada (for a woman). That actually means I’m pregnant, which in the case of a man
especially would make you an instant scientific wonder! The right phrase to say is
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me da vergüenza
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tú, for people you can be on first-name terms with, and
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usted, in other cases.
The plural is, respectively,
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vosotros and
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ustedes
When greeting, men usually shake hands. In informal situations, women meeting men or other
women will give a kiss on each cheek
Some English subtleties are not as widely used in Spanish and may make the language sound brash at
first.
For example, in a bar you might be asked:
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¿Qué quiere? Although it literally means What do you want? it lacks the brashness of its direct English
translation and to Spanish ears it sounds as polite as What would you like?
You may also notice that
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por favor isn’t as widely used as please in English. Again, it’s down to subtlety and an economy of
words.
For example, instead of adding extra words, you can just turn a request into a question and ask
nicely:
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¿Abres la ventana? (Can) you (please) open the window?
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