Quinceañera 15-year old girl / 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast

 

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Thank you very much for being here participating in this podcast about Spanish, a language that we love and that today summons us.

 

 We thank you for being with us in this podcast week after week and today we have a special surprise.

 

 

 

Yes, what is it?

In this podcast 174 we are going to talk about the word “quinceañera”, the girls that become 15 years old and their parties, it is what used to be the presentation in society.

 

And “quinceañero”?

 

It's a boy who is fifteen years old, but he doesn't have a party as important as the “quinceañera”, he can have a party with friends, but without a special ceremony.

 

Isn't there discrimination here?

 

Well, I don't know. The quinceañera as a party for girls reaching the age of adolescence has a long tradition.

 

What is that origin?

 

Already the Mayas and Aztecs had this ceremony when the girls came out of school the telpochcalli where they learned the traditions and history, introduced themselves as elders and it meant that they were ready to get married.

 

But the Spanish also had their 15th birthday party, right?

 

Yes, something like that, but more for the nobility. Nowadays this tradition has been lost in Spain. Do you know who introduced the custom of the waltz and the dresses?

 

I guess it comes from Spain.

 

No, it was introduced by Maximiliano and his wife Carlota, it comes from the Austrian and French courts.

 

Remember that Mexico had its European Empire with Maximilian. There is some French heritage in Mexico.

 

Let's go to words with q in Spanish. This letter is a consonant that is always used followed by a silent u and either an e or an i.

 

Quince - fifteen

Quinto /a - fifth

Quincena - fortnight

 

 

This letter Q has some difficulty in pronunciation when starting with Spanish as a second language. The verb querer, and in its conjugations

yo quiero or nosotros queremos. I want - we want

 

What do you want to eat?

I want a quesadilla with cheese and vegetables

 

There is a number that is always difficult to pronounce and has q

 

What number?

 

“Quinientos” Five hundred. Example at the gas station:

 

“Quiero quinientos de gasolina roja”. I want five hundred of red gas.

 

Isn't it hard to say quinientos?

 

Other uses of q in condominiums and subdivisions in Los Cabos.

Querencia – lugar al que se quiere volver. A place you want to return to

El Conquistador- The conqueror-

Las quintas - the farms

Quivira – ciudad legendaria llena de riquezas / legendary city full of wealth

 

And you? do you know who turns fifteen on December 15th?

 

Spanish in Cabo, yes we are 15 years old and there are many listeners of the podcast that have been related to Spanish in Cabo for 15 years, so we congratulate them.

 

And they speak excellent Spanish

 

We also remember some who see us from another dimension and we always remember them with much affection and gratitude.

 

We are celebrating our 15th anniversary this month, very happy and grateful to all who listen to us, learn Spanish, recommend us and support us.

 

Thank you very much, see you soon-Congratulations for these 15 years together.

 

See you soon

 

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