How do we use "corriente" in Spanish? / 5 minutes of Spanish / English version & Podcast

 

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La corriente o las corrientes da agua

Thank you very much for being here participating in this podcast about Spanish, a language that we love and that today summons us. I am Eduardo Satorno, Spanish teacher at SpanishUp2U and manager of Unique Trips, your travel agency.

 

I am Malena Algorta, Spanish teacher at Spanish in Cabo and at SpanishUp2U. If you want to know more about your Spanish practice site click here and you will see all the podcasts, videos and lessons that we prepare for you, so you can master Spanish. We are in 5 minutes of Spanish and this is episode number 110.

 

Welcome! Thank you for being with us week after week, for your comments, for listening and participating in this family that is Spanish in Cabo. Once again we will speak in Spanish, if you need the English version you have the help of our “catrin” Larry, just click on that image and that's it...

 

But, if you relax and read the Spanish version, you understand, don't you?

 

Of course, you do, try to understand the context, not word by word, remember that Spanish has many cognates, that is, similar words in other languages, such as English and French, once you identify them it is easier.

 

That is why today we are going to continue with words related to “correr”, which was our verb of the current month or July and this is today's word: “corriente”, which is a cognate in English and French.

 

“Corriente” comes from “correr”, meaning to run, right?

 

Exactly, and what runs is time, this is not very original...that's why we talk about current month, current year. For example, in legal documents such as contracts or papers with the local government in the date it says: On the 21st day of July of the current month and it is understood that it is the year 2022, in this case.

 

But it is used in that formal context not in daily life, much less on the Internet The synonym is: actual or present What other things run?

 

Water runs and that is why water currents are formed, which can be rivers or water movements in the sea and it is worthwhile to swim with the current, this is very important.

 

What about running water?     

Agua corriente o potable

 

It is the tap water, it is the water produced by the city. In Mexico you can't drink it if you don't have a filter. We also have electric current.

 

And alternating current...

 

Uy we are not talking about physics, but about Spanish...we can also say that there are currents of thought, like realism, empiricism, idealism, existentialism....

 

"Z-z-Z-z-Z" I'm going to snore and go to sleep.....

 

You're snoring, I bore you, what a current, you don't want to talk about philosophy!

 

Another meaning?

 

Ordinary is that which does not stand out.

 

An example? An ordinary dress is a dress without style, nothing original, but ideal for the 35 degrees we have these days around here!

 

“Corriente” is synonymous with ordinary, not polite. For example, a person who speaks with bad words, uses common language.

 

In geography Corrientes is a province of Argentina, also a beautiful city that is the capital of that province. It is a very beautiful region with many water currents because it is crossed by large rivers. What do you have to do if you want to know Corrientes in Argentina?

 

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A saying with this word is to go with the flow, that is, to go along with the flow, to do what someone or something wants to happen.

 

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