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“Palabras con sabor: Celebrando el español" / 5 minutos de español + Podcast

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  El 23 de abril se recuerda el Día del Idioma español, en los 5 minutos nos referimos a cómo se originó esta lengua y todos los aportes que ha recibido a lo largo de los años. El español es una lengua viva que sigue cambiando y es una de los idiomas más importantes en Internet. Disfruta del sabor de las palabras.

“Words with flavor: Celebrating Spanish.” / "Palabras con sabor: Celebrando el español" / 5 minutes of Spanish/ English version + Podcast

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  Hello and welcome to the 5 minutes of Spanish!   A podcast for students of Spanish   Yesterday April 23rd was a very special day, as it was Spanish Language Day.  Spanish version The idea is to spread and raise awareness of the importance of the Spanish language. Why the date?   Well, it coincides with the death of Cervantes.   Oh! The author of Don Quixote de la Mancha is a symbol of this language that unites us and that we celebrate today.   Cheers!   That's why this 194th edition of the podcast is called: “Words with flavor: celebrating Spanish” First of all, Spanish has always been a mixed language with a mixture of many languages, it comes from Latin, but Arabic brings a lot to it, as well as Basque, Galician, French, Portuguese, Italian, English and German.   Idioma o lengua- language Mezcla - mix   With the arrival of the Europeans in America, Spanish was enriched with all the contribution of the pre-Hispanic languages, which were man

A pesar de todo: uses of the verb 'pesar' / 5 minutes of Spanish. English version + podcast

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  Hello, how are you? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening depending on where you are or what time you are listening to us. Thank you very much for being with us to practice Spanish, what verb do we have today? Today in podcast number 194, we are going to see a verb that I don't know if you like very much and it is the verb pesar... well, the verb pesar and its different applications. Oh yes, you are right, there is something in this verb .... pesar- (to weigh, to regret, to be sorry) This weighing me, I don't like... It's a bit confusing, sometimes, because, first of all, it is not cognate with English, it comes from Latin and it is to determine the weight of something by means of an instrument, usually the scale or balance. Scale or balance - scale Spanish version How much do the potatoes weigh? How much do the potatoes weigh? They weigh 2 kilos They weigh 2 kilos 4.41 pounds How much is a kilo in pounds? 1 kilo equals 2.205 pounds .    But, we don't jus

"Sufrir y sonreír en español" / 5 minutos de español +Podcast

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  Hola, ¿qué tal? Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches según el lugar en donde estés o a la hora en la que nos escuches.   Muchas gracias por estar aquí pasando un tiempo con nosotros y escuchando este podcast sobre el español, lengua que nos encanta y que hoy nos convoca.   Estamos en 5 minutos de español y este es el episodio número 193, cada vez mas cerca del podcast 200   ¡Bienvenidos! Gracias por estar semana a semana junto a nosotros, por los comentarios, por escuchar y sostener a esta familia que es Spanish in Cabo. Como siempre hablamos en español, despacio y con algunas traducciones.  English version Queremos que entiendas el contexto, no palabra a palabra / Word by Word.   Mientras pasas el audio, puedes ir leyendo, sin presión no es necesario sufrir.   La idea es que pases todo el podcast hasta llegar al final, ¿sí? Y si es la primera vez que escuchas los 5 minutos de español, ¡bravo!, estás en un muy buen lugar: Al terminar este episodio no

"Suffer and smile in Spanish". 5 minutes of Spanish / English version + Podcast

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  Hello, how are you? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening depending on where you are or what time you are listening to us. Thank you very much for being here spending some time with us and listening to this podcast about Spanish, a language that we love and join us today. Spanish version We are in 5 minutos de español and this is episode number 193, closer and closer to podcast 200. Welcome! Thank you for being with us week after week, for your comments, for listening and supporting this family that is Spanish in Cabo. As always we speak in Spanish, slowly and with some translations. We want you to understand the context, not word by word / Word by Word . As you listen to the audio, you can read along, no pressure, no need to suffer. The idea is that you get through the whole podcast until the end, ok? And if this is the first time you listen to the 5 minutes of Spanish, bravo, you're in a very good place: After this episode you can look for us on SpanishUp2U, Spotify,

"Passing through Spanish". 5 minutes of Spanish (English version) + Podcast

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  In this Podcast we talk about the verb pass and its uses. We hope you have a great time listening to it.