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With or without an accent mark? It doesn’t matter!
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:37:50 +0000
If you’ve studied Spanish awhile, you already know the importance of using the accent mark (el tilde). The accent marks in Spanish are used to show not only where the emphasis must be placed when the words are spoken but also to distinguish between two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "With or without an accent mark? It doesn’t matter!", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/30/with-or-without-an-accent-mark-it-doesnt-matter/" });
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Wknd at Pepe’s: The shrinking Spanish vacation
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:40:43 +0000
The economic crisis in Spain has claimed another victim: the month-long summer vacation.
Spain essentially shuts down for the summer, particularly in the month of August, when virtually every Spaniard worth his chorizo, takes the month off and either heads to the beach or to the mountains. In recent years, before the global economy tanked, it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wknd at Pepe’s: The shrinking Spanish vacation", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/23/wknd-at-pepes-the-shrinking-spanish-vacation/" });
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¡Qué lío! Frases hechas, idiomatic expressions and colloquial Spanish
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:30:43 +0000
Joel, a Voices en Español reader, asks:
Do you think most of the phrases you share with us are common to Latin American countries or primarily to Spain? Would it be safe to say that all your material is known in Spain and a portion is also used in Latin America?
Excellent question and I’m glad [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "¡Qué lío! Frases hechas, idiomatic expressions and colloquial Spanish", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/19/colloquial-spanish/" });
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Color Coded, Part 2: Blanco y negro
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:55:26 +0000
There are quite a few idiomatic expressions that refer to the colors black (negro) or white (blanco) in Spanish. Many of them you could probably figure out their meaning from the context in which they are used. But others might be harder to adivinar their exact meaning without a little cheat sheet like the one [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Color Coded, Part 2: Blanco y negro", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/15/color-coded-part-2-blanco-y-negro/" });
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VEE #049 - Mr. Taylor, Part 2
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:45:06 +0000
Listen to Part 1
Mr. Taylor, Part 2
By Augusto Monterroso
Contados meses más tarde, en el país de Mr. Taylor las cabezas alcanzaron aquella popularidad que todos recordamos. Al principio eran privilegio de las familias más pudientes; pero la democracia es la democracia y, nadie lo va a negar, en cuestión de semanas pudieron adquirirlas hasta [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #049 - Mr. Taylor, Part 2", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/13/mr-taylor-part-2/" });
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La Casa Rojas: A new online Spanish-language magazine
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:49:35 +0000
Yeah, yeah, I know, there’s a ton of stuff out there already about Spain and Latin America, but is there any place on the ‘net where can you find intelligent, interesting articles, written from the perspective of everyday people, about life in multiple Spanish-speaking countries? Wouldn’t it be nice to have one place you could [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "La Casa Rojas: A new online Spanish-language magazine", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/09/la-casa-rojas-a-new-online-spanish-language-magazine/" });
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Spanish newspapers delivered right to your computer
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:20:51 +0000
Here’s a useful web site I recently stumbled across: OffLineReading.com. Get newspapers from Spain, Chile and Mexico delivered daily to your in-box in a PDF-file. The newspapers are those freebie papers that are handed out at subway, train and bus stations. While many people may knock these newspapers as tabloids promoting “junk-food” journalism, I think [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Spanish newspapers delivered right to your computer", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/08/spanish-newspapers-delivered-right-to-your-computer/" });
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Mr. Taylor: Conquering Latin America, one cabeza reducida at a time
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:17:08 +0000
Mister Taylor by Augusto Monterroso is a brillant satire about U.S. imperalism in Latin America. It’s been described as a modern fable but its key points are grounded in history. I don’t think I’ve ever read a piece that so cleverly addresses U.S. influence in Latin America and criticizes it at the same time in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mr. Taylor: Conquering Latin America, one cabeza reducida at a time", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/05/mr-taylor-conquering-latin-america-one-cabeza-reducida-at-a-time/" });
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VEE #048 - Mr. Taylor, Part I
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:24:27 +0000
“Mister Taylor”
Escrito por Augusto Monterroso
-Menos rara, aunque sin duda más ejemplar -dijo entonces el otro-, es la historia de Mr. Percy Taylor, cazador de cabezas en la selva amazónica.
Se sabe que en 1937 salió de Boston, Massachusetts, en donde había pulido su espíritu hasta el extremo de no tener un centavo. En 1944 aparece por [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #048 - Mr. Taylor, Part I", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/05/mister-taylor-augusto-monterroso/" });
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Expat Diaries: “Madrid Confessions” & “Novel of Life”
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:58:17 +0000
It’s the dream of many Anglos: To work, study or live (either temporarily or permanently) in Spain. Two works, one written by an American and the other narrated by an Englishman, give their own particular insight into what life is like for an English-speaking expatriate in Spain.
Madrid Confessions by Ben Curtis is an audio memoir [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Expat Diaries: “Madrid Confessions” & “Novel of Life”", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/02/expat-diaries-madrid-confessions-novel-of-life/" });
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