Spanish in Cabo

                      ¿Qué me pongo?                                                         English version Hi, how are you doing? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening depending on where you are and the time you are listening to us. In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to talk about some of the uses of the verb to put. Click here In Spanish you will hear this irregular verb many times and in different contexts   1 - Place something or someone                 Poner + noun + place Pongo en orden los muebles             I put the furniture in order Poner la leche en el refrigerador        Put the milk in the fri...

  cigüeña- stork Hi, how are you doing? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on the time you hear us or the place you are. In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to talk about “parto” and “partos”. There are people who like to “repartir” (give out) chocolates for their children and “los parte” (cut them) into equal pieces to make up for everyone. Do you know anyone like that, Eduardo? I usually “parto” (break) the chocolates or the cakes into several pieces so we all enjoy and share at the table. Here is a use of the verb “partir” to split: to fragment, cut and separate a thing into several pieces or fragments. Another verb is also formed: “repartir” to divide. Then “parto” is the first person – “yo parto” I split Or I “reparto” hand out the chocolates to my children. We can say: “Parto” I leave for work at 7:00 AM, that is, I go out or I leave. “Parto” I leave at 8:00 those who didn't arrive are left without th...

Calavera no chilla                 See the Spanish version down How are you doing? Good morning, good afternoon or good night depending on where you are and the time you hear us. In these 5 minutes of Spanish we are going to continue with the verb to die. Of course, let's remember that it's November and it's the month of the Day of the Dead. Death is present in many sayings, some of which have a lot of irony but also a lot of popular wisdom. Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia - Dead dogs don't bite (literaly once the rabid dog is dead, the danger of rabies is gone) It is related to cause and effect. If you end up with the cause of a problem, you end up with its effects. This means taking drastic measures and eliminating a problem at its root."" "Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia" For example, you have a brother-in-law of a friend who always comes to the meetings of the group of friends but is very conflicting and radical in his opinions...