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Sorrow is stronger than joy. One can forget joys, one never forgets sorrow. I am your suffering, that is why you can never stop loving me. Suffering alone is true, happiness isn’t.
Renée Vivien, A Woman Appeared to Me (tr. by Jeannette Howard Foster)
I thought it would be a good time to talk about METAS (Goals).
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Mi META es viajar a Italia pudiendo hablar italiano. My GOAL is to travel to Italy being able to speak Italian
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META can mean, GOAL - as in something that you want to achieve.
Por ejemplo: mis METAS para este año son… my GOALS for this year are…
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META can mean FINISH LINE.
Por ejemplo: ¿dónde está la META? Where is the FINISH LINE?
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AND
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META (also known as PORTERÍA) in Spanish is also the GOAL in game or match.
Por ejemplo: la pelota entró a la META - the ball went into the GOAL.
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¿Tienes metas nuevas para este años? Do you have new goals for this year?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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This came up in one of my classes the other day…
It all boils down to what kind of party you are talking about:
El PARTIDO político - The political PARTY.
La FIESTA de Juan - Juan’s PARTY.
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On a side note: Partido can also mean, game or match, por ejemplo:
El PARTIDO empieza a las cuatro - the GAME/MATCH starts at 4:00.
Hope it helps, hasta pronto
Debbie
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Those amazing minutes between night and day.
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Espero que tengan un día maravilloso. - Hope you have a wonderful day.
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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PROBAR can be to TRY or to TASTE, so “probar cosas nuevas” could be to try or to taste new things
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PROBÉ esta nueva receta = I TRIED this new recipe.
PROBÉ estas galletas y están deliciosas = I TASTED/TRIED these cookies and they are delicious.
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If you want to try this delicious recipe and practice your Spanish at the same time, check it out @eliezra_coach
Buen provecho!
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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Can you think of another verb that is conjugated like “merecer”?
Have fun!
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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¿Cuál es tu plan para hoy? - What’s your plan for today?
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Mi plan es planear mi siguiente clase. - My plan is to plan my next class
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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APARECER and PARECER can get confusing, don’t you think?
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Scroll through the pictures to see the difference.
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Why don’t you try using them?
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Now if I only new who left them there…
Hasta pronto
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #learnspanish #lovelanguage #funwithlanguage #lovesurprises #pumpkin #surprise #lovetoronto #funwithspanish #atmydoorstep
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I am thankful for having been able to help you learn a little bit of Spanish.
Today is thanksgiving in Canada and WITH ALL MY THANKS to all of you, I will be SIGNING OFF for a while.
I hope I was able to help you even in a small way to feel more comfortable with your Spanish.
With a grateful heart: Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #love #peace #goodbye #thanksgiving
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¡Un día maravilloso! - A wonderful day!
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Remember:
PARECER = To look/seem
PARECERSE = To resemble/look like
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Parece verano = Looks/seems like summer.
Ella se parece a su mamá - she looks like her mom.
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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Alcanzar on its own means to reach, but used before an infinitive changes to “to manage to”
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No ALCANZO - I can’t reach.
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ALCANCÉ a fotografiar los dos edificios - I managed to photograph both buildings.
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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Yes, both are correct, they just mean different things.
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Escribí la MINUTA de la reunión en un MINUTO - I wrote the minutes of the meeting in a minute.
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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¿Cuál escogerías? Which one would you choose?
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ESCOGER - To choose
OPCIÓN - Choice
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You may find other translations for to choose like ELEGIR and ELECCIÓN for choice.
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Yo, unos días escojo a uno y otros días escojo al otro depende si quiero música o si prefiero reírme. - Me, some days I choose one and other days the other, it depends if I want music or if I rather laugh.
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¿Y tú? And you?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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¿Te gustan las películas? - Do you like movies?
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¡Toronto es el mejor lugar para estar durante estos diez días!
Toronto is the best place to be these ten days!
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¿Tienes una película favorita? Do you have a favourite movie?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #lovelanguage #speakspanish #funwithspanish #lovespanish #lovetiff #toronto #tiff2019 #lovetoronto
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Mi nueva adición - My new addition.
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ALGO translates most of the time as SOMETHING however as you see in this instance it translates as ANYTHING/SOMETHING for the question.
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NADA becomes anything for the answer… confused enough? :) Let me show you:
¿Coleccionas ALGO? No, no colecciono NADA? - Do you collect ANYTHING? No, I don’t collect ANYTHING.
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Have you come across this before?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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Me encantan los girasoles pero cuando los veo no puedo evitar pensar que el verano ya va a terminar… I love sunflowers but when I see them I can’t help but think that summer is coming to an end.
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¿Qué te hace tener sentimientos encontrados? What makes you have mixed feelings?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbists #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #lovelanguage #sunflowers #summerintoronto
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¿Y por qué no? - And why not?
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Acabo de regresar de Montreal y amé su amor por los balcones. - I just came back from Montreal and I just loved their love for balconies.❤️
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #learn #funwithspanish #practice #lovemontreal
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Sprinklers in a room
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Siempre me pregunto a quien se le pudo ocurrir para que sea necesario pedir que por favor no lo hagan…I always wonder who could’ve thought of such a thing that it becomes necessary to ask not to do it…
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
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Decidió que mi jardín era el mejor lugar para descansar…
He (or she, not sure) decided that my backyard was the place to rest.
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Me ha mantenido acompañada. Has kept me company.
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #lovelanguage #lovetoronto #lovesummer #bunnies
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Claro que la compré - of course I bought it
Completa falta de autocontrol - complete lack of “shelf-control”
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Mis libros necesitan un lugar donde viajar… My books need a place to travel…
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¿Te ha pasado que no puedes evitar comprar algo? - Has it happened to you that you can’t help yourself and you buy something?
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbists #speakspanish #practicespanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #practice #learn #indigobooks
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¡Un día para celebrar! - A day to celebrate! Thank you for my lovely design to @picassopainters at Mel Lastman Square
Hasta pronto,
Debbie
#spanishtidbits #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #lovelanguage #canadaday #practice #learn #happycanadaday
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