Spanish in Cabo

  Hi! How are you? ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Audio Welcome to podcast 282 . Nice number—we’re repeating the 2, 2, 8, 2. Thanks for being here. What are we talking about today? Today we’re going to learn a very Mexican saying: “No da pisada sin huarache.” No da pisada sin huarache. It’s used a lot—it’s an everyday saying—but it sounds so strange! Yes, if you take it literally, it sounds like we’re talking about someone who can’t walk without their sandals or huaraches. Huaraches So, what does it really mean? It refers to a person who doesn’t do anything without a reason, an advantage, or some benefit. It’s someone who thinks before acting and who usually doesn’t take a step without knowing what they can gain from that action. Ah, so it’s not always a negative thing. It can have a positive or negative connotation, or it can simply describe a very cautious and calculating person. But let’...

  ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?  Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar en donde estés o la hora en la que nos escuches.     Bienvenidos al podcast 281. Gracias por estar aquí ¿Y el tema de hoy es? Hoy vamos a trabajar con dos palabras que se parecen mucho: plazo y reemplazo. ¿Y tienen algo que ver entre ellas? Tienen una parte en común, pero sus significados son diferentes. Vamos primero con plazo. ¿Qué significa plazo? Un plazo es un período de tiempo que tenemos para hacer algo. En inglés podemos traducirlo como deadline cuando hablamos de la fecha límite, o como time period cuando hablamos del período de tiempo. Entonces, si tengo que entregar una tarea el viernes, tengo hasta el viernes para hacerlo. Exactamente. Por ejemplo: “El plazo para entregar la tarea termina el viernes”. ¿ Y puedo decir “tengo un plazo de una semana”? Sí. “Tengo un plazo de una semana para terminar el proyecto ”. En inglés: “I have one week to finish the pr...

  Hi! How are you? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Welcome to podcast 281. Thanks for joining us. So, what’s today’s topic? Today we’re going to look at two words that sound very similar: “plazo” and “reemplazo.” Are they related in any way? They have something in common, but their meanings are different. Let’s start with “plazo.” What does “plazo” mean? A “plazo” is a period of time we have to do something. In English, we can translate it as “deadline” when referring to a specific date, or as “time period” when referring to a general span of time. So, if I have to turn in an assignment on Friday, I have until Friday to do it. Exactly. For example: “The deadline for turning in the assignment is Friday.” And can I say “I have a one-week deadline”? Yes. “I have a one-week deadline to finish the project.”Sí. “Tengo un plazo de una semana para terminar el proyecto ”. ¿Y “fecha límite” es lo mismo que “plazo”? And...

Hi! How are you? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Welcome to podcast 280. Thanks for being here. So, what’s today’s topic? Audio We’re going to talk about a very small word with a lot of meaning: faith. Faith? As in religious faith? You know, Male, our motto is not to talk about politics, religion… or soccer… Ha ha, that’s what we say in Latin American families—we get a little passionate about certain topics—but we’re not going to talk about religion. The word “faith” can also express trust or confidence in something or someone, even when we don’t yet have all the evidence. So I can have faith in myself. Exactly. You can have faith in yourself, or self-confidence. And where does the word come from? It comes from the Latin *fides*, which means trust, loyalty, or faith. And here’s an interesting detail: in the past, the word “faith” had an accent: *fé*. Ah! And why doesn’t it have one now? Because the spelling change...

 Escucha el audio ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?  Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar en donde estés o la hora en la que nos escuches.    Audio Versión en inglés Bienvenidos al podcast 279. Gracias por estar aquí ¿Y …de qué vamos a hablar hoy? Vamos a seguir con nuestro podcast anterior, “Viejos son los trapos”. Hoy vamos a continuar con la palabra trapo y con dos dichos muy conocidos: “Los trapos sucios se lavan en casa” y “Sacar los trapitos al sol”. Primero, ¿qué es un trapo? Vamos a repasar, (review). Un trapo es un pedazo de tela. Puede ser una tela que usamos para limpiar la casa, quitar el polvo, secar la cocina o limpiar una mesa. También podemos llamar trapo, de manera informal, a una prenda de vestir. Por ejemplo, podemos decir: “Necesito un trapo para limpiar la mesa” o “Ese trapo ya está muy viejo, voy a tirarlo”. Pero la palabra trapo aparece también en muchas expresiones relacionadas con la vida cotidiana. Vamos con el primer ...

Colgar los trapos o ropa al sol /                                       to hang lundry in the sun   Hi! How are you? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Podcast Welcome to podcast 279. Thanks for being here. So… what are we going to talk about today? Go to the Spanish version We’re going to pick up where we left off in our previous podcast, “Old Are the Rags.”  Today we’ll continue with the word “trapo” and two well-known sayings: “Dirty laundry is washed at home” and “Air your dirty laundry in public.” First, what is a “trapo”? Let’s review. A “trapo” is a piece of cloth. It can be a cloth we use to clean the house, dust, dry the kitchen, or wipe down a table. We can also informally refer to an item of clothing as a “trapo.” For example, we can say: “I need a rag to clean the table” or “That rag is really old;...