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Como aprendimos en clase, la real academia española es una organización importante que decide en las reglas del idioma español. Este artículo es interesante porque demuestra una opinión de la organización que es en contra con muchos. Ellos no piensan que el lenguaje inclusivo es necesario pero palabras como “yutubero” o “wasap” son aceptados.

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La Real Academia Española presentó esta semana el primer libro de estilo de la lengua española, en el que reafirma su postura en contra del lenguaje inclusivo. "El masculino, por ser el no marcado, puede abarcar el femenino en ciertos contextos. No hay razón para pensar que el género masculino excluya a las mujeres en tales situaciones", sostiene en su primer capítulo.

De esta manera, quienes integran la institución consideran innecesaria la inclusión del doble género, es decir, "todos y todas", así como el uso de "x", "@" o "e" en lugar del masculino, para escribir "todxs", "tod@s" o "todes".
Por qué la RAE acepta "almóndiga" y "murciégalo"
Además, de las cuestiones de género, las recomendaciones del manual están orientadas al uso correcto del idioma en los nuevos contextos digitales de comunicación, expresa el portal . En este sentido, entre sus decisiones, considera que la palabra ' wasap' es más aceptable que 'guasap' o 'whatsapp'. También considera válidas las abreviaciones como ' tqm' (te quiero mucho) y aconseja usar el asterisco para corregir una palabra mal escrita ( ¿Qué hacemos hot? *hoy).
Pérez-Reverte dejaría la RAE si se cambia la redacción de la Constitución por un lenguaje inclusivo
Asimismo, sugiere no superar los tres signos de exclamación para dar mayor expresividad a las frases, y que los mismos se ubiquen al principio y al final: ¡¡¡Dale!!! En la parte final del volumen hay un glosario con recomendaciones en la que, por ejemplo, sugiere usar "yutubero", en lugar de "youtuber".

Lenguaje inclusivo. No es la primera vez que la entidad española se refiere al tema. Según relata el portal , en el mes de julio, la vicepresidenta del Gobierno español, Carmen Calvo, encargó a la RAE un informe para evaluar la modificación del texto de la Constitución de manera que reflejara una mayor paridad entre hombres y mujeres.

El informe se espera para diciembre, pero en ese momento desde la institución consideraron que "el problema es confundir la gramática con el machismo" y anuncian que "no habrá grandes novedades" en el tema.
'Nosotres les estudiantes', el lenguaje adolescente que se coló en el debate por el aborto
En Argentina el uso de lenguaje inclusivo tiene su mayor impulso dentro del colectivo feminista, y son los jóvenes quienes más rápido lo adoptaron. Cuando se debatió en el Congreso el proyecto de ley para la legalización de la Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo (IVE), desde algunos medios se mostraron asombrados al escuchar hablar a los referentes de los centros de estudiantes secundarios, quienes en su mayoría ya incorporaron este cambio en el lenguaje.

MS/EA

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La Real Academia Española volvió a rechazar el lenguaje inclusivo

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Noticias Relacionadas La Real Academia Española presentó esta semana el primer libro de estilo de la lengua española, en el que reafirma su postura en contra del lenguaje inclusivo . "El masculino, por ser el no marcado, puede abarcar el femenino en ciertos contextos.

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La lengua humana tiene muchas características exclusivas. Este sitio de web enumera 13 características diferentes de la lengua humana y incluye una gráfica útil que demuestra las características en una manera visual. Es interesante y relevante a lo que aprendimos en clase y tiene más detalles de cada característica.

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Aprendemos sobre Saussure y su filosofía de la lengua. Este video indaga en las ideas de Saussure y explica los dos lados de signos: el significado y el significante. La persona en el video menciona el aspecto fluido del lenguaje y que está cambiando constantemente. Tiene ejemplos relevantes y aunque el video es corto, es muy educativo.

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Ferdinand de Saussure: Semiotics and Language

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Este video explica la importancia de la presencia de una persona cuando un bebé está aprendiendo un idioma. Es relevante al capítulo uno porque pregunta 30 en el libro dice “¿Cómo aprenden los niños el idioma de español?” Como dice el libro y el video, hay un periodo crucial para aprender una lengua y bebés siempre están absorbiendo información y observando estadísticas y patrones.
(añadí esto antes que clase 1/30)

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The linguistic genius of babies | Patricia Kuhl

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Esta artículo explica el significado de la fonética. Dice que puede dividir la fonética entre tres tipos: articulatoria, acústica, y auditiva. La fonética articulatoria es la parte de fonética sobre como hacemos sonidos (con los labios, dientes, lengua, y como el aire pasa de los órganos de la respiración, y más). La fonética acústica es sobre la clasificación de los sonidos como si son sonoros o sordos, nasal o oral, y más. La fonética auditiva es sobre la percepción auditiva de los sonidos.

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Qué es Fonética:

Se conoce como fonética a la ciencia lingüística que se ocupa del estudio de los sonidos en su realización física, sus diferentes características y particularidades. La raíz de la palabra fonética es el término griego "fono", que significa 'sonido' o 'voz'.

La fonética utiliza un conjunto de símbolos que son llamados alfabetos fonéticos para representar los sonidos con exactitud científica, y que algunas veces coinciden con el alfabeto usual. Los sonidos se denominan alófonos y se representan entre corchetes ( [ ] ).

En la producción de un sonido se puede distinguir tres tipos de fonéticas: articulatoria, acústica y auditiva.

Fonética articulatoria

En la producción del sonido articulado intervienen tres clases de órganos: los órganos de la respiración (pulmones, bronquios, tráquea), los órganos de la fonación (cuerdas vocales, laringe, resonadores), y órganos de articulación (lengua, paladar, labios, dientes y glotis).

El aire pasa de los pulmones a los bronquios y después a la tráquea, en cuya parte superior se sitúa la laringe. En la laringe, se sitúan las cuerdas vocales, dos músculos flexibles que vibran con el paso del tiempo de la respiración. Si las cuerdas vocales se aproximan y vibran, se producen los sonidos sonoros. Por el contrario, si las cuerdas vocales no vibran y dejan pasar el aire libremente, se producen los sonidos sordos.

Se conoce articulación del sonido a la colocación específica de los órganos de la boca (labios, lengua, paladar, velo del paladar, dientes, alvéolos, y paladar duro) en el momento de producirse el sonido. Debido a la movilidad de dos de los órganos de la cavidad bucal, la lengua y los labios, es en ella donde se origina la mayor parte de los sonidos.

Fonética acústica

Sobre la base de la descripción de los diferentes órganos que intervienen en el proceso de fonación, se puede establecer una clasificación de los sonidos, como:

Sonido vocálico/no vocálico, si el aire no encuentra obstáculos en su salida.

Sonido consonántico/no consonántico, si el aire encuentra obstáculos en su salida.

Sonido sonoro, si las cuerdas vocales vibran.

Sonido sordo, si las cuerdas vocales no vibran.

Sonido nasal, si el aire sale a través del conducto nasal.

Sonido oral, si el aire sale por la cavidad bucal.

Sonido compacto/difuso.

Sonido interrupto/continuo.

Sonido grave/agudo.

Fonética auditiva

La fonética auditiva se relaciona con la percepción auditiva del sonido a través del habla.

Alfabeto fonético internacional (AFI)

Se trata de un sistema alfabético establecido a nivel internacional que permite a las personas orientarse en la pronunciación específica delos fonemas. Representa los sonidos disponibles en cualquier idioma. Por ello, los diccionarios suelen incluir entre corchetes estos signos al lado de la palabra a definir.

Por ejemplo, la fonética de la palabra castellana "casa" se representa de la siguiente forma: [ ˈka.sa ]

Fonética y fonología

En primer lugar, la fonética y fonología son dos ciencias que se ocupan del estudio de los sonidos.

Como tal, la fonética se encarga de estudiar los sonidos que pronuncian la voz humana, específicamente su formación, características y singularidades. Por otra parte, la fonología es la ciencia lingüística que estudia los fonemas, es decir, la representación mental que todos tenemos de los sonidos.

Para más información, consulte el artículo de fonología.

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Se conoce como fonética a la ciencia lingüística que se ocupa del estudio de los sonidos en su realización física, sus diferentes características y particularidades. La raíz de la palabra fonética es el término griego "fono", que significa 'sonido' o 'voz'.

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Aprendimos sobre diptongos y hiatos en clase y es un concepto que puede ser difícil a aprender. Este video de unProfesor en YouTube tiene un resumen sobre este tema con ejemplos y una explicación clara. Este video es una buena y corta moda de refrescar la memoria sobre diptongos y hiatos.

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Esta gráfica explica las reglas básicas de acentuación. Es muy fácil y sencillo a leer y tiene todo de las reglas importantes. Solo no menciona palabras sobresdrújulas. Las reglas de acentuación puede ser difícil a recordar porque cuando estamos hablando en español, no pensamos sobre donde hay acentos en el escrito, muchas ya saben donde pone la énfasis vocal.

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MasterD en YouTube ha publicado un video sobre la fonética y fonología. Siempre he pensado que videos son una buena moda de aprender o estudiar algo. Lo mejor es aprender por una person, en vive. Pero los videos de YouTube son buenos porque muchas son claros y cortos. Este video especialmente tiene animaciones del pasa de aire entre nos boca.

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La gráfica es sobre palabras compuestas y palabras derivadas. Pienso que es simple y fácil a comprender esta material en diagramas como esto. Incluye que son palabras compuestas y derivadas, como puede crear este tipo de palabras, y ejemplos. Con toda de las palabras, el banco de palabras en español es muy grande.

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En pregunta 66 de ¿por qué? hay ejemplos de jerigonzas que son similar a “pig latin.” Por ejemplo en Perú, solo necesitas añadir un “cha” antes de cada sílaba. Esta articulo aqui es relevante y interesante porque habla sobre un idioma efe, que es similar a los jerigonzas de Perú pero es un poco más complicado. También hay un video al final parte de sitio que usa la idioma efe en una canción.

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In English, we have a few gibberish languages. The most popular is, "Pig Latin", which is an alternate way of speaking English in "code", usually for fun, or to make it harder for others to understand. While there are variations, the biggest rule of "Pig Latin" is that you move the initial consonant sound to the end of the word and affiix an "ay", (Pronounced like the first letter of the English alphabet.)

Example:

"Ide-hay e-thay ookies-cay. E-thay ids-kay are-ay oming-cay!"

Which means, "Hide the cookies! The kids are coming!" (See, I gave you a very useful phrase.)

Well, English isn't the only language with a gibberish version. French, Hebrew, German, Swedish, Italian and Spanish are just a handful of the languages that have something similar to "Pig Latin".

In Mexico and Central America, "Idioma F", "Idioma Efe", "Lengua F", and "Lengua Efe", (which all basically mean "F Language"), or simply "Efe", is their version of "Pig Latin". The rules are as follows:

* First, divide the syllables of the word.
* Second, to each syllable, take off the consonant and replace it with "F".
* Third, put the original consonant back where they belong.

For example, the word, "Hola":
Break into syllables: Ho - la
Replace consonants with "F": Fo - fa
Then put the original syllables back where they belong.

Combined, you have the result: Hofolafa

Still confused? Me, too. Don't worry about it. Here's a song sung half in Spanish, half in Efe, by Chicano rappers, "Akwid". The song is called "Sifi Ofo Nofo", which means "Si o No".

(Warning: Very explicit lyrics.)

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In English, we have a few gibberish languages. The most popular is, "Pig Latin", which is an alternate way of speaking English in "code", usually for fun, or to make it harder for others to understand. While there are variations, the biggest rule of "Pig Latin" is that you move the initial consonant sound to...

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Como no hay una palabra para “it” en español, pienso que esta sitio de web es interesante porque hay una lista de palabras en español que no tenemos en inglés. Hay 10 palabras y la lista incluye “sobremesa”, “estrenar” y “tuerto”. Todo de estas palabras no tiene una palabra en inglés pero puede describirlos en un frase.

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Ever get that annoying feeling that you can't find the exact word to describe something? You may not be thinking in the right language. Here are 10 very specific words in Spanish that don't quite have an English counterpart.

1. Sobremesa

That moment after eating a meal when the food is gone but the conversation is still flowing at the table.

2. Estrenar

To wear or use something for the first time.

3. Pena Ajena/Verguenza Ajena

To be ashamed or embarrassed on behalf of someone else, even if they don't share the feeling.

4. Antier/Anteayer

A one-word way of saying the day before yesterday. A shorter version of "antes de ayer."

5. Desvelado

Unable to sleep or to be sleep deprived.

6. Tuerto

A man with only one eye.

7. Friolento/Friolero

Someone who is very sensitive to cold.

8. Te quiero

A way to tell someone you care about them. Particularly when romance is involved, more meaningful than an "I like you" but less meaningful than an "I love you." May be used as "I love you" in non-romantic relationships.

9. Merendar

To have a snack or to go out for an afternoon snack.

10. Tutear

To treat someone informally by addressing them as "tú" instead of the more formal "usted."
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story had the word "tocayo" which was too similar in meaning to namesake so it was taken out, as well as "empalagoso" which was too similar to cloy.

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10 Spanish Words That Have No English Translation

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Ever get that annoying feeling that you can't find the exact word to describe something? You may not be thinking in the right language. Here are 10 very specific words in Spanish that don't quite have an English counterpart. That moment after eating a meal when the food is gone but the conversation is still flowing at the table.

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Esta video sobre la morfología es una buen y corto resumen del sujeto. Es corto pero hay muchas diagramas que divide la información en una moda simple y corto. No puede describir todo de la morfología en esta video corto pero es una buena punto de empezar si quieres un curso de actualización.

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Pequeño vídeo sobre la presentación que realicé para mis alumnos de 3º de ESO

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Hay apóstrofos en español?
a. nunca
b. por lo general no, pero hay casos raros
c. sí como ingles

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Este diagrama es sobre la clasificación de las oraciones simples. Es útil porque tiene el elemento visual para dividir la información. Además es relevante a la clase porque hablamos sobre el sintaxis y oraciones simples y compuestas. Este diagrama es mejor que otras porque tiene ejemplos y hay colores que puede distinguir los niveles de oraciones simples.

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Pregunta 54 en el libro ¿Por Qué? habla sobre el uso del apóstrofo en español -- simplemente que no hay en esta lenguaje. En espanol hay la tendencia de pronunciar cada sonido y por eso no usamos apóstrofos (porque es contradictorio). Pero este artículo añade que hay usos raros del apóstrofo. Dice que algunas veces hay apóstrofos cuando usas una palabra de un otro idioma, o en la literatura.

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The apostrophe is almost never used in modern Spanish. Its use is limited to words of foreign origin (usually names) and, very rarely, poetry or poetic literature. Spanish students should not imitate the common uses of the apostrophe in English.

Me siento vieja. Pero, c'est la vie. I feel old. But such is life.

Un jack-o'-lantern es una calabaza tallada a mano, asociada a la festividad de Halloween. A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin carved by hand and associated with Halloween festivities.

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor es una cantante nacida en Dublín, Irlanda. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is a singer born in Dublin, Ireland.

McDonald's ofrece una gran variedad de alimentos de alta calidad. McDonald's offers a big variety of high-quality foods.

Note that in all the above cases the words would be recognized as being of foreign origin. In the first two cases, the use of the words with apostrophes would be seen as a Gallicism and Anglicism, respectively.

The apostrophe can occasionally be found in centuries-old poetry or literature as a way of showing that letters have been omitted. Such use is very rarely found in modern writing, and then only for literary effect.

Nuestras vidas son los ríos / que van a dar en la mar, / qu'es el morir. Our lives are the rivers / that flow to give to the sea, / which is death. (From Coplas de Don Jorge Manrique por la muerte de su padre, 1477.)

¿ ... qué me ha de aprovechar ver la pintura / d'aquel que con las alas derretidas ...? ... what could it help me to see the painting of that one with the melted wings ...? (From the 12th sonnet of Garcilazo de la Vega, c. 1500-1536.)

One exception in modern usage is the slang spellings of m'ijo and m'ija for ("my son" and "my daughter," respectively). Such a spelling should not be used in formal writing.

According to the Royal Spanish Academy, the apostrophe should not be used in the following instances, which are considered Anglicisms:

To shorten years, such as using '04 for 2004. Simply 04 can be used instead.

To make plurals.

The Spanish word for "apostrophe" is apóstrofo. An apóstrofe is a certain type of insult.

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Why You Almost Never Should Use an Apostrophe in Spanish

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The apostrophe is almost never used in modern Spanish. Its use is limited to words of foreign origin (usually names) and, very rarely, poetry or poetic literature. Spanish students should not imitate the common uses of the apostrophe in English. Me siento vieja. Pero, c'est la vie. I feel old.

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Hay muchos usos de se, y puede ser complicado y difícil a diferenciarlos. Esta sitio de web es sobre los usos del “se” y hay una tabla. La tabla incluye la categoría gramatical, la función, otro apuntes, y ejemplos. Es una modo simple y claro a ver esta información.

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Sustituye a un SN que coincide con el sujeto. En las oraciones reflexivas, el sujeto ejecuta una acción que recae sobre sí mismo. Admite el refuerzo "a sí mismo".

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El cambio de significado por locación de adjetivo

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El cambio de significado por locación de adjetivo

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Este video es sobre adjetivos que puede cambiar el significado de una frase por si un adjetivo es antes o después de la palabra. Pregunta 96 del libro ¿Por Qué? tiene una tabla de ejemplos pero este video tiene algunas que no son incluidos. También es una persona que está enseñándonos y es un modo diferente y cautivador que leer un libro.

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10 meaning-change qualifying adjectives according their position - A1/A2 - Spanish Grammar (8)

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Palabras de ingles que son actualmente de español

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Palabras de ingles que son actualmente de español

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Sabemos que idiomas como el latín y el árabe tienen una influencia grande en español, pero pienso que es interesante a ver cómo espanol ha influido otras lenguas como inglés. Este sitio de web tiene 143 palabras de inglés que actualmente son de español. Hay categorías diferentes como ciudades, animales, tiempos, comida, y más. Es relevante y importante a este capítulo porque demuestra como muchos lenguajes puede influir otros lenguajes especialmente con vocabulario.

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Thanks to the popularity of Mexican cuisine north of the border (around the world, actually), there are plenty of Spanish words that English speakers knowingly adopt in day-to-day use: taco, tortilla and quesadilla are pretty standard imports. But you may be surprised to learn that hundreds more Spanish words are in everyday use. And if you think this is due to the United States' rapidly growing Hispanic population, you'd actually be wrong. Spanish words have been used in English for a very long time.

Before Mexicans came to the United States, Americans came to Mexico. Present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada and Utah, as well as parts of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, were all part of Mexico until they were ceded to the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. And although the change in sovereignty meant a massive influx of English speakers, it also meant that thousands of Mexicans living in the region suddenly became Americans. Even earlier, in 1819, Spain ceded their Florida colony (which included parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) to the United States. As a result of a century of shifting borders, Spanish and English have had numerous opportunities to rub off on each other. Here are just some of the Spanish words that you probably use every day.

Colorado - "red-colored" (referring to the color of the river that is the state's namesake).

Florida - "flowery"

Montana - from montaña ("mountain")

Nevada - "snowy"

New Mexico - Nuevo México

Utah - derived from the name of the indigenous Ute people, via Spanish yuta.

Nothing's more American than a cowboy, right? Well actually, the first people to herd cattle on horseback in North America were the vaqueros who introduced the ancient Spanish equestrian tradition to the Southwest. Their name is derived from vaca, the Spanish word for - you guessed it - cow.

Spanish Words That Are Actually...

But English isn't the only language with a penchant for absorbing words from other languages. Many words that English has acquired from Spanish originally came from other languages, mostly those of native American populations that were subjugated by the Spanish colonial empire.

Nahuatl
(Mexico)
Arawak Languages
(Caribbean and North Coast of South America)
Quechua
(Andean South America)
Carib
(northernmost South America)
Mayan
(Central America)
Chibcha
(Central America)
Ohlone
(Northern California)
Arabic

albatross - from Arabic غطاس al-ġaţţās ("the diver"), possibly also the source of alcatraz ("pelican")

adobe - from Arabic الطّوب al-tub ("the brick", "mud brick")

Basque

Catalan

Celtic

bonanza - "prosperity"

cafeteria - from cafetería ("coffee store")

incommunicado - estar incomunicado ("to be isolated")

jade - from piedra de ijada ("stone of flank")

nada - "nothing"

palmetto - from palmito ("little palm")

platinum - from platino ("little silver")

pronto - "soon", "prompt"; "hurry up!" in Mexican Spanish

suave - "smooth"; sometimes "cool" in Latin America

vamoose - from vamos ("let's go")

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143 English Words That Are Actually Spanish

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Thanks to the popularity of Mexican cuisine north of the border (around the world, actually), there are plenty of Spanish words that English speakers knowingly adopt in day-to-day use: taco, tortilla and quesadilla are pretty standard imports. But you may be surprised to learn that hundreds more Spanish words are in everyday use.

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Este video es sobre las diferencias de español en españa y latinoamérica. Es interesante y relevante a este capítulo porque demuestra la evolución y división de idiomas y como la tierra lo ha influido. Este video también es corto, cautivador, y divertido con muchas comparaciones. Habla sobre diferencias en acentos, gramática, y vocabulario.

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Are There Differences Between Spanish In Latin America And Spain?

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La evolución de palabras del latín al español

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La evolución de palabras del latín al español

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Hay muchas reglas de cambios entre la evolución de palabras del latín al español. Este sitio de web ha dividido las reglas entre categorías útiles y tiene ejemplos con los categorías. Es una bueno recurso de todas las reglas y también tiene ejercicios al final parte del sitio de web. Me gusta que trata de simplificar todas las reglas porque hay demasiado mucho.

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Esta video animado es muy corto y divertido. Habla sobre la historia del español y los eventos grandes relacionado a la creación del lenguaje. Es un buen resumen, pero pienso que puede tener más información. Solo es algo educativo y interesante y si quieres un repaso sobre la historia del español, ve esto.

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Pregunta 67 en nos libro ¿por qué? es sobre nombres y como son tan largo. Esta sitio de web explica algunas de las razones sobre nombres largos. Por ejemplo, habla sobre apellidos y cómo una persona toma la primer apellido de su padre y su madre. También, cuando una mujer está casado, puedo también tomar el apellido de su esposo. Un ejemplo de un nombre largo es de Pablo Picasso. Su nombre completo es Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.

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If it seems that Hispanic people have longer names than their English speaking counterparts, it's because they usually do. One extreme example is Pablo Picasso. His full name is "Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso."

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Un gran parte de español que es diferente que muchas otras lenguajes es que los sustantivos tienen un género. Esta sitio de web explica algunas reglas para comprender esto. Por ejemplo, sustantivos con -ema son más o menos masculino y palabras con las terminaciones -ción, -sión, -dad, y -tud son femininos. Este artículo es relevante porque las preguntas 70 y 71 en el libro son sobre género de palabras.

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Everything in Spanish is either male or female.

The language is charged with gender power.
If two words are not paired correctly, the imbalance creates waves of discomfort in its users.
Knowing Spanish gender separates the Spanish language learners from the fluent speakers.

If you already speak a Romance language (those that come from Latin), then you will not be confused by this characteristic. If you are used to speaking in neutral terms, be prepared to open a new avenue of perception in your mind. This will change the way you view the world.

Getting the hang of Spanish gender can take time, but it is the next big step after getting a handle on the Spanish learning basics, such as learning how to self-teach, making Spanish words plural and knowing where to place accent marks. The following tips regarding Spanish gender will help train your brain to recognize, categorize and eventually produce gender accurately while speaking Spanish.

8 Simple Rules for Mastering Spanish Gender

A noun is born: Male or female?

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. Every noun in Spanish has a specific article that denotes the gender of the word. They can be definite or indefinite and have four forms:
person
el niño → the boy la niña → the girl
los niños → the boys las niñas → the girls
place thing idea
Living Creatures are referred to by the gender they represent

This one is simple. Every living creature is either an or a If you are an English speaker you have always referred to creatures with the. The Spanish language is a lot more detailed in this respect. It loves to observe and categorize the differences. With this in mind, take note of the first two rules for mastering Spanish gender:

Rule #1

When speaking about living creatures, nouns that end in "o" are masculine.

Rule #2

When speaking about living creatures, nouns that end in "a" are feminine.

*Beware of the gender trap!*

There is a slight possibility that you might fall into a "gender thinking trap." This deception tricks you into thinking that everything associated with a male will automatically be masculine and everything associated with a female will automatically be feminine. This is false. Only distinct living creatures fall under this categorization.

The following examples clearly illustrate how objects commonly associated with each gender do not follow the rule.

To keep you from falling into this trap, a very important step you can take is to experience and interact with these nouns in real-world situations. How can you do that from home? Through online Spanish immersion with FluentU!

FluentU is a video-based Spanish learning site which helps you learn the language through real-world videos, such as movie trailers, commercials, news and inspiring talks. Just take a look at this very, very small sampling of the video content below.

You can get a pretty good idea of the diversity of the content from that little list alone, but I strongly encourage you to click over to the site and take a better look, up close and personal!

There are a few different ways you can go about playing (ahem, I mean, "learning") with FluentU. After choosing an individual video based on your skill level and personal interests, you'll be prompted to choose between "watch" and "learn" modes.

If you opt for "watch," you'll watch your videos as normal with interactive subtitles that are translated both by word and by sentence.

If you click on "learn," then you'll go straight to the personalized flashcard content using key vocabulary from the video, giving you a chance to practice either ahead of time or after watching the clip. This "learn mode" actually integrates pictures, video clips and example sentences into the flashcards, making for truly memorable in-context learning experiences.

You can start using FluentU on the website with your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store for iOS and Android devices.

So, be sure to get in your authentic Spanish practice to really get these genders down. Ready for our last six rules?

The Masculine in Spanish

When there is a crowd or a group of people, animals, ideas or things that have a mixed gender, what gender is used?

If you answered, " the masculine gender is always used when there is a mixed group," you are already thinking in the same direction as the Spanish language.

Rule #3

When there is a group of mixed gender, no matter what the ratio is of females to males and males to females, the group is always referred to as masculine.

1 niño + 4 niñas = 5 niños 1 boy + 4 girls = 5 kids
3 gatos + 542 gatas = 545 gatos 3 male cats + 542 female cats = 545 cats

The masculine gender has more power than the female gender when it comes to making the rules. Although the words have the same value, the male acts as the default leader. To make the word feminine you simply add the feminine " a " touch.

Rule #4

Masculine nouns that end in consonants (non-vowels) have a corresponding feminine form that ends in "a"

el profesor → the male professor la profesora → the female professor
el doctor → the male doctor la doctora → the female doctor
el señor → the Mr. la señora → the Mrs.

Nouns, Gender and Professions

Some nouns that refer to professions do not change their forms. This does not mean that the importance of gender disappears. If the word does not change, the article is in full charge of specifying gender.

Rule#5

Some nouns that refer to professions have the same form for masculine and feminine. The article is the only thing that changes.

el piloto → the male pilot la piloto → the female pilot
el soldado → the male soldier la soldado → the female soldier
el modelo → the male model la modelo → the female model
el poeta → the male poet la poeta → the female poet
el atleta → the male athlete la atleta → the female athlete
el psiquiatra → the male psychiatrist la psquiatra → the female psychiatrist

Optional brain exercise* Make a list of nouns that currently surround you (wherever you are) in English (you decide on how many you want to attempt). Try to guess their gender in Spanish. Look up the words and see how many you got right and what rules you recognize.

Exclusive Endings

Some words are exclusively reserved for female articles and others are exclusively reserved for male ones. These will admit no opposite intervention, ever! The use of masculine articles with exclusively feminine endings and vice-versa will disrupt and distort your communication.

Rule #6

la exposición → the exhibition
la habitación → the room
la felicidad → the happiness
la solicitud → the application
la costumbre → the custom

Rule #7

Nouns that end in -ma require a masculine article

el problema → the problem
el emblema → the emblem
el enigma → the mystery

Exceptions That Create New Rules

Languages exist within a strict framework of rules, yet they are alive, they are dynamic, and the are continuously evolving. Therefore, there are always exceptions to the rules, and these exceptions, in turn, create new rules.

Rule #8

Some nouns that end in "a" are masculine

Some nouns that end in "o" are feminine

la foto → the photo
la mano → the hand
la radio → the radio
la moto → the motorcycle

Best Practices When Learning a Language

Remember, learning a new language is not a result but more of a process! It is important that you set a daily routine for your language learning that excites you and allows you to see results.

As it relates to gender, familiarize yourself with the rules. Listen carefully for them when watching your favorite movies. While reading a comic or newspaper, circle the gender agreements that most surprise you. Above all, find someone to practice with!

You will quickly catch on to the patterns, nuances and subtleties of the language this way. Think of how small children learn language for the first time. A ton of listening, a lot of gibberish, some clarity with mistakes, increase in vocabulary and finally fluency!

And One More Thing...

As mentioned earlier, FluentU is a fantastic platform of Spanish learning experiences through real-world videos-like music videos, sports games, video blogs and business videos. FluentU is designed to get you comfortable with everyday Spanish, by combining all the benefits of complete immersion and native-level conversations with easy-to-read subtitles.

You'll efficiently learn Spanish like you never have before, thanks to FluentU's huge selection of hand-picked videos-with topics like soccer, TV shows, business, speeches, movies and even magical realism-as you can see here:

FluentU brings native Spanish videos within reach with interactive captions. Did you miss a word? Just put your cursor on the captions to instantly view definitions and useful examples, while simultaneously pausing the video so you can start again once you're ready!

And FluentU is more than just videos-it's a complete language learning program. You can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU's Learn Mode. Swipe left or right in the app to see more examples of the word you're learning. You'll be able to create vocab lists and track your progress as you advance through video after video.

The best part? FluentU keeps track of your vocabulary, and it recommends examples and videos to you, based on the words you've already learned. You have a 100% personalized experience.

Start using FluentU on the website with your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU App from the iTunes store.

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Para comprender la relación que existe entre el significado y el uso del lenguaje, esta sección se estructura en torno a dos disciplinas: la semántica y la pragmática. Mediante el estudio de la semántica, se analiza el sentido o la interpretación del signo lingüístico a partir de la representación del significado y su referente o elemento real. Se presentan los papeles temáticos, las relaciones semánticas entre palabras y la diferencia entre el significado literal y el figurado (las metáforas y el lenguaje idiomático). Con la pragmática se plantea el estudio del significado en contexto, especialmente cómo los elementos extralingüísticos y la situación comunicativa pueden incidir directamente sobre su interpretación. Se revisan algunos de los principales modelos pragmáticos (los actos de habla, las máximas conversacionales y la teoría de la relevancia), y se describen fenómenos como la cortesía lingüística, la ironía y el humor. Al pasar de la semántica a la pragmática, esta sección sirve asimismo de transición entre la lingüística teórica y la lingüística aplicada. Toda esta información permite analizar y apreciar cómo se representa y se transmite el significado, prestando atención a la relación de dependencia entre emisor, receptor y contexto durante el acto comunicativo.

1. La semántica
1.1. El significado conceptual o denotativo y el significado asociativo o connotativo
1.2. Las relaciones semánticas
1.2.1. Los papeles temáticos
1.2.2. Las relaciones semánticas entre palabras
1.3. El significado literal y el significado figurado
1.3.1. Las metáforas
1.3.2. El lenguaje idiomático
2. La pragmática
2.1. La deíxis
2.2. Algunos modelos pragmáticos
2.2.1. La teoría de los actos de habla
2.2.1.1. Actos de habla de Austin
2.2.1.2. Actos de habla de Searle
2.2.2. Las máximas conversacionales de Grice
2.2.3. La teoría de la relevancia de Sperber y Wilson
3. El estudio de la cortesía lingüística
3.1. Las reglas de cortesía
3.2. Una tipología de las estrategias de cortesía
3.3. La imagen pública
3.4. Sobre la máxima de cortesía
4. La ironía y el humor en el ámbito de la pragmática
4.1. La ironía en el contexto de la cortesía lingüística
4.2. La especificidad lingüística, cultural y multimodal del humor

Introducción a la lingüística hispánica actual: teoría y práctica. London and New York: Routledge.

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Isoglosas son muy interesante porque pueden demostrar las distinciones de partes de una lengua. Esta imagen tienen los isoglosas en españa entre la distinción de /c/ y /z/. Hay un parte de españa que la mayoridad usa seseo y hay un parte de españa que la mayoridad usa el ceceo. Es relevante a clase porque hablamos sobre ejemplos de isoglosas entre los estados unidos, pero hay muchas isoglosas en todo el mundo.

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En clase exploramos los acentos diferentes de español del mundo porque con diferente regiones la lengua puede cambiar mucho. Este video es muy cómico pero está explorando esta idea que la manera de hablar y pronunciar palabras son diferentes para países españoles diferentes. El video es sobre qué acento es el más sexy. Al final no hay una decisión pero las personas mirándolo puede decidir.

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Ya estamos muy impresionado con personas bilingües. Pero hay personas que puede hablar en mucho más que dos lenguas. La persona con el récord puede hablar 58 idiomas pero la cosa difícil sobre esto es cómo puede probar esto? Estas personas políglotas son muy interesante y inteligente pero ellos pueden decir que comprende una lengua pero actualmente no sabe mucho. Esta sitio de web tiene la 10 políglotas más impresionantes y es relevante a clases porque exploramos la idea de personas bilingües.

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En clase hablamos sobre aragonés y si es considerado como un dialecto o una lengua. Es muy difícil a decidir. Este sitio de web dice que la lengua aragonés es en peligro de extinción. Hay evidencia que es 60 por centaje cierto. Hay transmisión baja y menos que 10,000 hablantes nativos en el mundo. Es triste que una lengua puede morir.

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Que estado tiene el porcentaje más grande de hablantes del español?
a. Texas
b. New Mexico
c. California
d. Florida

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Spanish Speakers in the United States ...According to a 2015 report by Instituto Cervantes, the United States has the second highest concentration of Spanish speakers in the world, after Mexico. Roughly 53 million people, 41 million native Spanish speakers, and approximately 11.6 million bilingual Spanish Speakers live in the United States. There are more people speaking Spanish in the U.S. than Spain (47 million speakers) and Colombia (48 million speakers). By 2050, the United States is expected to have 138 million Spanish speakers, making it the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.

Spanish is spoken by more than 559 million people globally, and here in the U.S., it is the most common non-English language spoken in U.S. homes. While many people who speak a foreign language also speak English very well, 8% of the United States population (25.1 million) is considered limited-English proficient (LEP), meaning they speak English less than "very well." Spanish speakers in the United States account for 64% (16.2 million) of the country's total LEP population. With a large population of Spanish speakers in the United States, and globally, effective communication with limited-English proficient Spanish speakers is critically important in all major industries, such as business, healthcare, legal, government, and education.

We wrote about the top non-English languages spoken by U.S. state here. Today, we're focusing on Spanish speakers in the United States. Watch the video below to learn the top 10 Spanish-speaking states in the country, and then check out the interactive infographic below to deepen your understanding of Spanish language use in your state.

Spanish Spoken at Home: Top 10 States

*(ranked by percentage of total population)

Spanish Speakers in the United States (Interactive Infographic)

*Hover over the interactive map to display.

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Porque hay alternancia de código? Esta artículo describe 5 razones por esta fenómeno y es interesante porque muchísimas personas tiene esta experiencia, especialmente en los EEUU. Las personas que inmigraron a esta país por lo general tienen hijos que aprenden ingles con su lenguaje nativo. Unos razones por alternancia de código son para hablar en secreto, ayudar a decir algo correcto, y para adaptarse.

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Monday, April 8, marked the launch of Code Switch, our new blog covering race, ethnicity and culture. To commemorate the blog's launch, all week we solicited stories about code-switching - the practice of shifting the languages you use or the way you express yourself in your conversations.

People sent us hundreds of stories illustrating the many ways we code-switch and the many reasons for doing it. Five of those motivations came up again and again in the stories we read:

Eventually, I started code-switch-screaming English profanities.

1) Our lizard brains take over: The most common examples of code-switching were completely inadvertent; folks would slip into a different language or accent without even realizing it or intending to do it. One such story came from Lisa Okamoto, who told us she was born and raised in Los Angeles by two parents from Japan, a place she's visited all her life. This trip was particularly memorable (warning, profanity euphemisms ahead):

If you ever watched the original Ring movie, I think you will understand this: the Japanese take horror stories pretty seriously, but in a very creepy quiet way. I find Japanese horror movies and haunted houses to be ten times scarier than the American counter-part.

I went back to Japan with a friend during the summer of 2009, the height of haunted house season in Japan. (The Japanese have this concept that the summertime is the best time to tell scary stories, because the chill you feel from fright will cool you down during the humid months.) My friend loves scary stories, and she wanted to go into a haunted maze when we were visiting Yokohama. I protested and protested but eventually she convinced me to go through the haunted maze, instead of making her go through it alone.

The premise of the haunted maze was the following: The setting was a haunted middle school, where a little girl named Mi-chan died a tragic death. She died so suddenly that she didn't properly enter the after world, and her spirit was still lingering at the school. You were supposed to go through this maze with an amulet, find Mi-chan, and place it on her so that she can properly enter the afterlife.

We were handed a flashlight and an amulet prop, and entered into the maze. I already knew I was getting myself into trouble, but I didn't expect how scary it was going to be. It was terrifying. Periodically, you would hear quiet scratches and taps on the walls of the maze, with a voice saying, " Watashi wa Mi-Chan" - translation: I am Mi-Chan.

I was talking in Japanese when entering the maze, but I started losing control because I was just so scared. Eventually, I started code-switch-screaming English profanities - "OH MY F-ING GOD, GET ME THE F OUT OF HERE!" - etc., etc. You can fill in the blanks with your imagination. I consider myself fully bilingual, but I realized at this moment that, when I'm in a fight or flight/survivor instinct situation, my mind switches to English. (This is probably because I've lived in the US all my life, and never lived in Japan.)

I was yelling and screaming in English throughout the whole maze, and still hearing the " watashi wa Mi-Chan" voice here and there. But suddenly the voice said, " Watashi wa Mi-Chan... watashi wa... I am... My name is Mi-Chan," in the most awkward, Japanese-accented English possible. The staff had taken such pity on my rude profanity-stricken fear that they also code-switched for me. When I heard that awkward English, I literally fell to the floor and cried and laughed at the same time. I was so scared, but the English took me by such surprise, and I felt the oddest combination of release.

2) We want to fit in: Very often, people code-switch - both consciously and unconsciously - to act or talk more like those around them. While this can be effective, it can also be perilous, as John Davis told us:

I am a Spanish teacher in a high-needs school in Nashville. I grew up in a homogenous town in rural Pennsylvania. Foreign languages came easily for me, so I majored in Spanish and minored in French at the University of Pittsburgh. When I moved to my school in Nashville, I had to learn another language: Southern, African American English. I entered my learning experience with fervor. My students taught me almost as much as I taught them in my first years. Now that I am well versed in the language, I have trouble code switching back to Standard American English.

One day my principal walked into my room and asked me, "Mr. Davis, I didn't receive your editions to the School Improvement Plan." I replied, "Nah, you flaugin' bruh, I put that on your desk yesterday." My boss froze, with his jaw dropped and one eyebrow raised. After a moment he shook his head and said, "you're spending too much time with the kids." "My bad."

In our pitch to users for stories about code-switching, we asked jokingly whether anyone learned Farsi to eavesdrop on their in-laws. And sure enough, in came this story from Amy Proulx:

Yes, I actually did secretly learn Farsi to snoop on the in-laws. I married an Iranian-Canadian, and after torturing myself trying to learn through the standard language tapes and computer programs, I sort of gave up, and instead, started watching Iranian soap operas. Oh the drama, the intrigue, the suspicion and suspense! What a way to learn Farsi, through the vice of sappy television.

My bad habit lead to good Farsi skills, but my handle on slang and colloquial language was the real kicker. When at a memorial ceremony for my late-father-in-law, I proceed to intone a rather dramatic, but reasonably common Shi'ite prayer (courtesy of my TV watching). My brother-in-law, in the middle of this most dramatic and somber moment, nearly fell over laughing. He declared that I proclaimed this Shi'ite prayer with perfect diction and pronunciation, and that I was a model of a perfect daughter and sister-in-law. I was in the in-crowd with the in-laws, thanks to soap operas.

3) We want to get something: A lot of folks code-switch not just to fit in, but to actively ingratiate themselves to others. We can not tell you how many dozens of stories we got from people who work in service industries who said that a Southern accent is a surefire way to get better tips and more sympathetic customers. Apparently everyone who works in a restaurant picks up "y'all" immediately upon arriving at their job. If you can pull off the right accent in the right context, you can get all kinds of favors, as this story from Patti Hollingshead illustrates:

We lived in Ireland some years ago and noticed there were often two prices for goods and services - reasonable prices for the locals and much more expensive costs for others (Americans). It was not easy, but I practiced my Irish accent until we qualified for 'local pricing'. Still, they would often ask me where I was from, as my accent was anything but flawless. But I'd come up with the name of some obscure town hundreds of miles away, which explained my 'odd' Irish accent and usually satisfied them. Once, to my, "Ack, I'm from dahn twards Clara Bog," the guy responded in Gaelic.

I had no idea what he was saying. I continued to smile, laugh, and nod at what I hoped were appropriate times as he excitedly talked on and on. Finally, another English speaking customer entered the shop and he flipped back to English then whispered to me, "We need to be careful here (in Northern Ireland) about speaking Irish." "Oh, aye," I replied.

I pulled my wallet out to pay for my my flowers and he held up his hands, "No, me lass, keep yer money. 'twas a pleasure speakin' to ya."

4) We want to say something in secret: We collected many sweet stories of people code-switching in order to hide in plain sight, a habit most common among people in love. Because this tactic often relies on assumptions, it can get one in trouble, as Veronica Rodriguez can attest:

I am from Venezuela and speak Spanish and English fluently and without an accent in either language. However, I look what most would describe as "Middle Eastern," this means that not only do people assume that I am from Turkey or Lebanon and try to speak to me in Farsi or Arabic and become very disappointed when I don't, but many times Hispanic people assume that I don't speak Spanish. This ultimately leads to someone speaking very candidly around me thinking that I cannot understand what they are saying.

I also speak French fluently enough to get myself into trouble. Living in Chicago during college I encountered lots of interesting people on the L. We often chose to comment on some of these people in French rather than English or Spanish since it was far less likely that someone would understand us. One rainy afternoon a very nice-looking man ran into the train, and my friend and I made some comments to each other in French about how handsome he was. To our surprise, he answered back, " Merçi!" - in perfect French.

Suffice to say,we were both extremely embarrassed and decided that maybe we would keep our comments to ourselves from then on.

5) It helps us convey a thought: Certain concepts need that perfectbon mot to come across effectively. Many people switch languages or employ colloquialisms to express particular ideas, as in this story from Jennifer Monahan:

I ... work in a bilingual school, and my coworkers and I code-switch constantly. Here ... code-switching centers around lexical gaps: Nonprofit fundraising is a very American idea, so the French speakers tend to switch to English when that's the topic. Same with technology; if I learned about a piece of equipment or software in English I have a hard time discussing it in French. It's not just a language proficiency issue, my coworkers who are native French speakers follow the same pattern. So we tend to talk about "le smartboard" or "un programme de planned giving." And some concepts just don't translate. French kids eat lunch in the school cafeteria; the notion of bringing lunch from home is, well, foreign. So is the notion of having a designated container to bring your lunch from home. So we all refer to "le lunchbox."

The reasons people code-switch and the ways in which they do it are far more numerous than the few examples we've listed here. While many people told us they code-switched to fit in, for example, several also told us they did it to stand out. What the stories reiterated most of all, though, is what our colleague Gene Demby pointed out in his inaugural post: No matter your race, ethnicity, class or cultural background, you probably do it.

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Pretty much everyone shifts between different languages or ways of speaking in different context. From hundreds of stories you sent us, here are some of the common motivations behind it.

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Esta reportaje es sobre una investigación entre familias hispanohablantes de Canada y el mantenimiento de la lengua materna. Dice que debería ser la responsabilidad del hogar, comunidad, y escuela a continua a mantener la lengua materna. Pero, al fin hay mucho más preguntas nuevas sobre las resultas de la investigación. Por ejemplo, porqué hay unas familias que usa la lengua de la comunidad y no la lengua nativo.

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La pregunta 55 en nos libro habla sobre características de mensaje de textos entonces pienso que es interesante a explorar el "slang" de español también. Esta sitio de web tiene 25 palabras de "slang" de españa. Estas palabras va a cambiar en diferente lugares, por ejemplo si miramos méxico. Es difícil a entender y saber estas palabras del día a menos que vivir en el país. Para cada region hay variantes en esta "slang" como aprendimos en la clase.

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If you ever decide to visit one of the many Spanish speaking countries, something you'll quickly notice is that locals love to use Spanish Slang i.e. words that are probably exclusively used in that country, or even possibly, specific to that region you're in.

Of course, knowing some country specific slang is a fantastic way to break the ice and befriend a local native speaker.

In case you missed it, we already covered a bunch of country-specific slang terms, including:

Today, we are going list the 25 most common Spanish slang terms you'll hear from a Spaniard, whether it's walking the streets of Madrid, or from a Spanish friend.

Guay is Spanish slang that normally refers to something or someone cool, and can even go as far as amazing. In general, you can use it for anything positive.

Que guay esa motocicleta - That motorcycle is really neat

Cuando lo conozcas te va a parecer super guay - When you get to know him you gonna think he's great

A commonly used agreement word, similar to "ok" or "alright".

Vale, más tarde voy y te ayudo - Sure, I'll come by later and help you

Espérame acá, ¿Vale? - Wait for me here, alright?
3) Venga
This one can also work a filler word too, with a translation that could be considered as a more enthusiastic "alright!", or indeed, a frustrated "come on"

Venga, juega un rato con tus primos - Come on, play with your cousins for a while

¡Venga! Entonces vamos saliendo - Alright! Then let's head out
4) Hombre
In English, some native speakers use this one in a similar way. The literal translation is "man", but in Spanish slang, it's used as a term of endearment to the point where its meaning is used more as an interjection, rather than its literal one.

¡Hombre! Cuanto tiempo sin verte - Man! Really long time no see
5) No pasa nada
This translates as "nothing is happening" but is used to say there's really no consequence, or problem - ie. a reassuring expression. Similar to "no worries" in English.

Claro hombre, no pasa nada. Es más, te invito una copa - Sure man, it's nothing. I'll even invite you a drink
6) Puente
A "bridge" is what happens when a national holiday falls on a Thursday/Friday, and you have an extra long weekend.

Mejor aprovechamos el puente para pasar unos días en la playa, ¿Te parece? - What about if we grab the long weekend to spend a few days at the beach, how does that sound to you?
7) Tío or Tía
This one can be a bit confusing at first since the words directly translate to "uncle" and "aunt". However, in Spanish slang, they are used to replace "man" and "woman" in everyday conversation. They aren't tied to a possessive word (my, yours, his etc), which means you'll know if someone is actually talking about their family or not.

Vino a saludarte una tia muy guapa - A really pretty girl came to say hello to you

Voy a estar con esos tíos de allá, ¿Los ves? - I'm going to hang around with those guys over there, do you see them?
8) Guiri
If you're familiar with the Mexican slang term "gringo", then this one isn't too dissimilar. This word is Spanish slang for North Americans and other Europeans. While it's not necessarily offensive, it might come across as poor taste to some people.

Eh, José, tú tienes varios amigos guiris, ¿Cierto? - Hey, José, you have a few foreign friends, right?
9) Colega
You could say that this is close to a "buddy", and often replaces the word "amigo" to refer to acquaintances, or people you don't quite know. This one is exclusive to slang from Spain, since it literally means co-worker in any other Spanish speaking countries.

Colega, has dejado el auto mal estacionado - Hey, pal, you parked a bit poorly there

Tengo un colega que trabaja allí que podría ayudarte - I have a friend that works there and could help you
10) Chaval
Also found as chavala (feminine version), this is Spanish slang for kids or young people in general.

Échale un ojo a los chavales - Keep an eye on the kids

Estaba ayudando a una chavala que estaba perdida - I was helping a girl that got lost
11) Los Viejos
"The old people" is not the most respectful term for your parents, but it's meant in an affectionate way. Some people might be okay with this, but others may not (if you ever called your dad, "my old man", then you know what I'm talking about).

Esta semana estaba pensando en visitar a los viejos, ¿me quieres acompañar? - I was thinking about visiting my parents this week, do you want to come along?

A word used for friendly, affectionate, or pleasant people to be around. Although, it can also refer to someone who is really attractive.

Tu amigo es super majo - Your friend is really nice

No esperábamos que llegaras con una tía tan maja - We didn't expect you to come with such an attractive girl
13) Estar como una cabra
"To behave like a goat" is a fitting term for someone who behaves in a really strange way. Similar to someone "being nuts" in English.

No le prestes mucha atención a mi vecina, está como una cabra - Don't mind my neighbor that much, she's got a few screws loose
14) Estar en Pelotas
"Being in the balls" isn't as vulgar as it sounds. It actually means being completely naked - random, I know.

Que suerte que llegas un poco tarde, 5 minutos menos y me agarrabas en pelotas. - Man, I'm lucky that you got a bit late, 5 minutes earlier you would've found me naked.
15) Molar / Mola
This Spanish slang can be used in several ways - as a verb, it can mean to be cool or to want or like something.

¡Cómo mola! ¿no? (Cool, isn't it?)

¿No te mola lo que le hicieron a la casa? Se ve mucho mejor ahora. - Don't you like what they did to the house? It looks way better now

Oye, molas mucho cuando juegas así - Hey, you look really cool when you play like that

In most Spanish speaking countries, "chulo" would be translated as "pimp". However, this Spanish slang term is used to describe or address someone who is attractive, or something that is cute, lovely or neat.

Qué chulo tu auto nuevo, ¿Cuanto te ha costado? - Man, your new car looks really nice, how much did it cost you?
17) Ostia
A common way to denote surprise in Spanish slang, and usually accompanied by offensive imagery.

¡Ostia tío! Mira lo que pasó la semana pasada - Holy mother of god, look at what happened last week
18) Cutre
A commonly used word for things that aren't pleasant to look at, or made of really poor quality, or perhaps not even finished.

El hotel que eligieron se veía un poco cutre, pero era más barato - The hotel they chose looked really bad, but it was cheaper
19) Friki
Adapted from the English word "freaky", it has an almost identical meaning in Spanish slang since it's used to describe weird, extravagant stuff, or things you're not used to seeing.

In recent years, it has taken on a second meaning, referring to a "geeky" person who is perhaps computer savvy, and a video game aficionado.

Que friki esa situación, mejor no me involucro - That's a really weird situation, I'd rather not get involved

Le puedes llevar el computador al friki de la clase para que lo repare - You could take your computer to the class geek for him to repair it
20) Empanado
We all know someone who is perpetually "empanao" - ie. slow and absent minded, barely paying attention to anything they should.

A ver, mira para adelante que andas todo empanado - Hey, look in front of you, you're going around all absent minded
21) Cabrearse
To get upset, or more vulgarly put, to be pissed about something - hopefully you don't need to use this one.

Se cabreó cuando le contamos lo que pasó. - He got really upset when we told him what happened.
22) Bocachancla
A not so kind term for people who talk way more than they should, and usually about delicate subjects.

Eh, no seas tan bocachancla, cállate mejor - Dude, don't be such a big mouth, shut it, please
23) Flipar
There are two cases where Flipar is used 1) when you are absolutely blown away by new information that leaves you astonished 2) to describe an effect caused by drugs.

La audiencia del concierto empezó a flipar con el primer riff de la guitarra - Concert attendees went completely insane with the first guitar riff

Creo que estaba actuando raro por estar flipando de algún estupefaciente - I think he was acting weird due to being under the influence of some drug
24) Ligar
An almost literal translation of "to flirt", or getting someone's attention in order to woo them.

Te vi ligando con aquel chaval - I saw you flirting with that boy
25) Joder
And last but not least! Something that you have probably heard before in a TV show or movie based in Spain. "Joder" is probably the most commonly used Spanish slang term, since its most accurate translation would be "fuck". Like the equivalent in English, it can be used to refer to sexual relations, to bother or annoy, to ruin or spoil, and as an interjection to let your anger out, amazement or frustration.

Pretty handy if you ask me.

¡Joder! He olvidado mis llaves en la casa - God dammit! I forgot my keys at home

¡Joder tío! Nos hemos quedado dormidos, vamos a llegar tarde. - Fuck dude! We fell asleep, we're going to be late

¡Jodiste todo lo que había hecho! - You completely destroyed everything I had done

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Speaking Like A Spaniard: 25 Spanish Slang Terms You Should Know

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Have conversations faster, understand people when they speak fast, and other tested tips to learn faster. If you ever decide to visit one of the many Spanish speaking countries , something you'll quickly notice is that locals love to use Spanish Slang i.e.