Spanish in Cabo

  Hello friends In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to talk about English words that are commonly used in Spanish and accepted. Yes, they are the so called Anglicisms, all those related to the Internet, for example: e-mail; web page; Ad Word; chat, mouse and others of very common use like: timer; sink; grill, bowl. In the kitchen for example we use the sink for washing, the grill, the freezer, a closet and the “bol”. But let's look for some Anglicisms that do not have a direct translation and are accepted by the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, for example: Bar the translation could be cantina, but there are differences between bar and cantina. There are many bars in San Jose. Club is an association or society of people, but the word club of English origin does not have a synonym in Spanish. What a pity that the clubs are closed because of the pandemic! I can't go and play “fútbol” (another one, football), can I? SpanishUp2U is a good club...

  Hello friends,   In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week, we are going to reflect on the word "hecho", but this time with an aitch.   Remember that last Wednesday we talked about the difference between: “echo esto al bote de basura” (I throw this in the trash can) y “hecho en China” (Made in China).   We said that echo without aitch is from the verb echar (to throw away) and hecho with aitch, is the past participle of the verb hacer (made or done) or a noun.   The cake is made (hecho) with flour, eggs and butter.   The cake is made with love   We could analyze the verb hacer (to make or to do) but, it has many meanings according to the context, impossible for these 5 minutes of Spanish.  So, let's talk only about its participle: “hecho” and the noun “hecho”.   According to the dictionary “hecho” has several meanings and uses   It's what happens, it's an event.   In English it's v...

  ¡Qué tal amigos! Estamos muy entusiasmados con nuestra nueva forma de experimentar el español: SpanishUp2U. ¿Qué es SpanishUp2U? Es un club online en el cual vamos a volcar estos 12 años de experiencia y trabajo en Spanish in Cabo para facilitarte el aprendizaje español pues tendrás tu práctica cuando quieras, sin tener que organizar una cita semanal o separar un tiempo especial. Sí, en tu casa o en tus viajes, a tu ritmo y a tu tiempo, podrás practicar español con tu maestro favorito de Spanish in Cabo, ¡como si estuvieras en Los Cabos! Por supuesto que seguimos con las clases y los cursos de inmersión de Spanish in Cabo, sumamos esta otra opción para que tengas más contacto con el español y lo practiques a tu ritmo. ¿Quiénes forman SpanishUp2U? Tú, tus compañeros del club y todo el equipo de Spanish in Cabo que estaremos junto a ti entregando materiales originales para que practiques en pequeños pasos bien organizados adaptados a tus necesidades. ¿Cuáles son las...