Embrace communication / Abraza la comunicación - 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast Englis version

 

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 SPANISH VERSION

El abrazo

Thank you very much for being here week after week and accepting the challenge to practice Spanish for 5 minutes with us. We are Malena and Eduardo teachers at Spanish in Cabo and SpanishUp2U.

 

We are in 5 minutes of Spanish and this is episode number 158. This is a special week. We ask that if you are reading it, I imagine in Spanish, that you turn on the audio, yes? This way, you have more Spanish input, but if you click here you will have a lot of material to practice.

 

It's great to listen to Spanish and even if you don't understand word for word, try to understand the general meaning. But why is this week so important?

 

Because starting Thursday we have a challenge, we are going to have Spanish workshops every day until Saturday. On Friday two workshops at 10:00 and at 1:00.

 

So, we have a week full of words, what is today's word?

 

El abrazo

 

A good word, embrace is a very good thing, a way to greet a loved one.

 

Embrace is a masculine noun, it is the action of putting one's arms around. The verb is abrazar.

 

It is a type of greeting, a token of affection.

 

Do people always greet each other with a hug?

 

In Mexico yes, in other Latin American countries with a kiss.

 

How much we suffer in the pandemic for not hugging each other.

 

Let's go to the vocabulary

 

Abrazar   to hug or to embrace

Besar- to kiss

Muestra de cariño- a token of affection

 

Shall we go to synonyms?

 

Saludo - greeting

Apretujón - squeeze

 

Words that rhyme with abrazo

 

Arañazo -             Scratch

Bazo -                  Spleen

Codazo -              Nudge

Padrazo –            Great father

Pedazo -              Piece

Manotazo -          Swipe

 

Uses

 

Hugs, not bullets, Mexico's president's policy to achieve peace.

The Australian hugger who became famous for this.

 

Other uses of abrazar?

 

In another sense, to embrace is to support a doctrine or opinion.

Cat Stevens embraced Islam

 

You can embrace sadness, it's a technique they recommend when you're sad about something. It's something they recommend when you're grieving.

 

We can also embrace communication. We are very excited about our project which is a free event, we are going to reflect on strategies and routines to improve your Spanish.

 

Three days for you to embrace communication

Not to be missed

 

Would you like to embrace communication? We are waiting for you in our Ageless Spanish Challenge: break barriers, embrace communication /Español sin edad /rompe barreras y abraza la comunicación.

 

Would you like to take this challenge, click here.

 

We look forward to seeing you Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 am in Cabo. It's free of charge. If you haven't signed up yet, do it here.

 

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