Spanish in Cabo

 Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening to us. Welcome to podcast 284. Thank you for joining us, ready to practise your Spanish. Spanish Version What’s our topic today? In September, several countries in the Americas celebrated their independence. In Mexico, on 16 September, and in Brazil, on 7 September, with the famous Cry of Ipiranga. Audio But… we’re not going to talk about history. We’re going to talk about one word: independence. What does that word mean to you? We think first of all of a country. An independent country is not politically dependent on another. But we also talk about economic, political or personal independence. For example: “ Quiero tener independencia económica .” / “I want to be financially independent.” También podemos hablar de una persona independiente: “Mi hija ya es muy independiente; hace muchas cosas sin ayuda.” / “My daughter is very independent; she does many things without help.” ...