Learn Spanish Blog » 10 palabras http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog Spanish Learning Updates, Tips, and Tricks Fri, 15 May 2015 11:02:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 10 Palabras: Weather http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/08/10-palabras-weather/ http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/08/10-palabras-weather/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:23:04 +0000 http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/?p=2039 weatherHola amigos, 10 palabras is back with a quick vocabulary lesson. Let’s learn 10 words about weather and weather conditions:

  1. una brisa / una brisa marina:     a breeze / a sea breeze
  2. un trueno:         a clap of thunder, a thunderclap
  3. un cielo/día despejado:              a clear sky/day
  4. un chaparrón: a cloudburst
  5. un relámpago:                 a flash of lightning
  6. una racha:         a gust of wind
  7. una ola de calor:             a heat wave
  8. hay neblina:      it’s misty
  9. está nevado:    it’s snowing
  10. chubascos de nieve:     snow showers

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Neck – el cuello
Shoulder –  el hombro
Lips – los labios
Mouth – la boca
Chest – el pecho
Heart – el corazón
Knee – la rodilla
Wrist – la muñeca
Ankle – el tobillo
Hip – la cadera

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]]> http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/03/10-palabras-human-body-part-2/feed/ 0 10 Palabras – Human Body, Part 1 http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/03/10-palabras-human-body-part-1/ http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/03/10-palabras-human-body-part-1/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:19:25 +0000 http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/?p=1991 Hi there amigos. In today’s 10 palabras, we’re looking at the human body. As it’s going to take A LOT more than 10 words to cover, this is the first part of the 10 Palabras- Human Body series. Learn these 10 words today:

  • Head – la cabeza
  • Ear – la oreja
  • Elbow – el codo
  • Eye – el ojo
  • Eyebrow – la ceja
  • Face – la cara, el rostro
  • Finger – el dedo
  • Foot – el pie
  • Forehead – la frente
  • Hair – el pelo

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  1. good vibes; good feelings – buena honda
  2. close friend; a close relative – carnal
  3. cool- chido
  4. crazy; nutcase – chiflado
  5. a blonde – güero
  6. dude – güey
  7. group of friends –  la banda
  8. the money-  la lana
  9. What did you say? / pardon me – mande
  10. uncouth, unrefined –  naco

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]]> http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/02/10-palabras-slang-expressions-we-often-hear-in-the-movies-and-etc/feed/ 1 10 Palabras: Useful Expressions (And A Pinch Of Slang) http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/01/10-palabras-useful-expressions-and-a-pinch-of-slang/ http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/01/10-palabras-useful-expressions-and-a-pinch-of-slang/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:00:01 +0000 http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/?p=1975 Today’s 10 palabras will be about useful expressions in Spanish. Yes, there words that spice up the language, make it less ‘textbooky’ and more alive – which is the goal of Visual Link Spanish. And about no.10, all we can say: please pardon our Spanish ;).

1. You’re kidding. – Estás de broma
2. Speaking of the devil – Hablando del rey de Roma
3. Were you born in a field/barn? – Cierra la puerta
4. What a rip off. – ¡Qué timo!
5. What a mess! – ¡Qué lío!
6. What a cheek! – ¡Qué cara!
7. By all means – No faltaría mas/Por supuesto
8. Chat someone up – Ligar con alguien
9. Cheer up! – ¡Anímate!
10. A pain in the arse – un coñazo (vulgar)

Have a great week everyone!

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Here’s today’s 10 Palabras (of a few more- who’s counting, right?):

  • @ (at)  – arroba
  • Bold (font) – negrita
  • dot com- punto com
  • drop down list/ drop down menu/pop-up menu –  menu desplegable
  • Forward (the name of the forward button)- adelante
  • hyperlink- hiperenlace
  • lurking- fisgoneo, mironeo (lurker – mirón)
  • surf- navegar
  • word wrap –  retorno automático de la palabra
  • to attach (to emails) – adjuntar
  • template – plantilla
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Today, we give you 10 palabras that can be used to describe a personality. And, while we encourage you to learn all words here, we sure hope you find yourself drawn to using the positive ones more often. Have a great day everyone!

  1. brave: valiente
  2. annoying: pesado
  3. friendly: amigable, simpático, agradable
  4. mean: tacaño
  5. open-minded: de actitud abierta, sin prejuicios
  6. narrow-minded: de mentalidad cerrada, intolerant
  7. sensible: sensato, prudente;
  8. sensitive: sensible
  9. charming: encantador
  10. conceited, full of oneself: presumido

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]]> http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2014/01/10-palabras-useful-words-to-describe-a-personality/feed/ 0 …And we’re back: with 10 Palabras and Valencian Paella http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2013/10/and-were-back-with-10-palabras-and-valencian-paella/ http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/2013/10/and-were-back-with-10-palabras-and-valencian-paella/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:04:57 +0000 http://www.spanishprograms.com/blog/?p=1865 ¡Hola! As this Visual Link Spanish Blog comes back to life, we kick off our conversation of the Spanish language lovers with something nice and celebratory. And what can be nicer and more celebratory than delicious food? We mean Spanish food, of course! Don’t worry, there’ll be some vocabulary included with our new tradition, the 10 Palabras (words) section.

Seafood paellasmall

As autumn, naturally, makes us crave richer foods, and, contrary to popular stereotypes, autumn is THE seafood season, the choice of the dish we’ll be talking about today is obvious: Seafood Paella!

Just a short history note, the people of Moorish Spain often made casseroles of rice, fish and spices for family gatherings and religious feasts, which made rice a staple food by the 15th century, and the tradition of family gatherings over a huge rice dish is still well and alive –with Paella!

Naturally, on the Mediterranean coast of Valencia, the locals used seafood instead of meat and beans to make Paella. This created the true Spanish Treasure: Valencian Seafood Paella!

With lots of recipe variations being out there, go ahead, get creative and come up with your perfect Seafood Paella!

Before you do that, you will probably need to go grocery shopping. And when you do, imagine that you aren’t in your local food chain store, but in a real Spanish market somewhere in a cozy Valencian village. You would probably find these 10 Palabras useful:

Rice – Arroz
Shrimp – Camarones
Mussels – Mejillones
Lobster – La langosta
Onion – La cebolla
Garlic – El ajo
Tomato – Tomate
Salt – Sal
Paprika – Pimentón
Seasonings – Condimentos
Thailand – Tailandia
¡Buen provecho!

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