Spanish in Cabo

  Hola, ¡qué tal! Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar en donde estés o a la hora en la que nos escuchas. ¡Bienvenidos al episodio 216 de los 5 minutos de español! ¿Cuál es nuestro tema?   Hoy vamos a divertirnos con dos verbos muy útiles en español: devolver y envolver. Ambos también provienen del verbo volver, que significa “ to return” en inglés.   Así que prepárate, porque hoy volvemos a verbos derivados de volver.   Comenzamos con devolver, que significa " to return " o " to give back " en inglés. Como puedes imaginar, viene de volver con el prefijo de-, que indica regresar algo al estado original.   Tengo que devolver el libro a la biblioteca. / I have to return the book to the library.   Este verbo es muy útil cuando hablamos de regresar cosas a su lugar de origen, ya sea un libro, una compra, o incluso un favor.   Le devolví el favor a mi amigo. / I returned the favor to my friend.   En nuestras últimas v

  Hello, how are you! Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you're listening to us.   Welcome to episode 216 of the 5 minutes of Spanish! What's our topic?   Today we're going to have some fun with two very useful verbs in Spanish: devolver and envolver. Both also come from the verb volver, which means “to return” in English.   So, get ready, because today we're back to verbs derived from volver.   We start with devolver, which means “to return” or “to give back” in English. As you can imagine, it comes from volver with the prefix de-, which indicates returning something to its original state.   Tengo que devolver el libro a la biblioteca. / I have to return the book to the library.   This verb is very useful when we talk about returning things to their original place, whether it's a book, a purchase, or even a favor. Le devolví el favor a mi amigo / I returned the favor to my friend .  

  Hello, how are you! Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you're listening to us. Welcome to another episode of fun learning Spanish! What's our topic? Today we're going to talk about a very interesting verb: asumir. But, before we start, did you know that the verb asumir comes from Latin? A verb that has been used a lot in Mexico these last few days... as the new president assumes). A verb that has been used a lot in Mexico these past few days... since the new president assumed office. The verb asumir has its origin in the Latin word assūmō . This word is made up of two parts: ad , which means “towards” ( towards ), and sūmō, which means “to take” ( to take ). That is, it literally means “to take something towards oneself” ( to take something towards oneself ). Entonces, asumir en español guarda el sentido de "tomar", como "hacerse cargo" o "aceptar una responsabilidad", ¿verdad? (

  Huevos revueltos   Hola, ¡qué tal! Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar en dónde estés o a la hora en la que nos escuchas. ¡Bienvenidos a otro episodio de aprendizaje divertido con el español! ¿Cuál es nuestro tema?   Hoy vamos a jugar con dos verbos muy interesantes: revolver y disolver. Ambos comparten un origen común: el verbo volver, que significa “ to return” en inglés.   ¿Qué tienen que ver estos verbos con "volver"? ¡Vamos a descubrirlo! Primero, hablemos de revolver. Este verbo significa "to stir" o "to mix up" en inglés . Viene de la combinación de re- (que indica repetición) y volver (to return).   Así que, en cierto sentido, revolver es como "volver a dar vueltas" o "dar vueltas repetidamente". ¿Tenemos ejemplos? Revolví el café con una cuchara. / I stirred the coffee with a spoon.   Este verbo se usa mucho en la cocina, pero también en situaciones más abstractas, como

  Disolver / to dissolve   Hello, how are you! Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you're listening to us.   Welcome to another episode of fun learning Spanish! What's our topic?   Today we're going to play with two very interesting verbs: revolver and disolver. Both share a common origin: the verb volver, which means “to return” in English.   What do these verbs have to do with “volver”? Let's find out!   First, let's talk about stir. This verb means “to stir” or “to mix up” in English. It comes from the combination of re- (indicating repetition) and volver (to return).   So, in a sense, revolver is like “to stir up again” or “to stir up repeatedly”. Do we have examples?   Revolví el café con una cuchara. / I stirred the coffee with a spoon.   This verb is used a lot in cooking, but also in more abstract situations, like when someone says they “stirred the papers” on their desk.