Thursday, October 30, 2014

Monstruo - monster

Jueves, 29 de Octubre de 2014

Hoy, mi palabra es monstruo. 
Today my word is monster.

Monstruo - monster
Monstruo = monster

En frase:

El  monstruo es aterrador. =  The monster is frightening / scary.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Muerte - Death

Miércoles, 29 de octubre de 2014

Muerte - Death 

Muerte - death
I'm not going to say much about death. It fits Halloween so I'll just leave this here and return tomorrow with something a bit more positive. Happy Halloween week people ;-)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Feliz - Happy

Martes, 28 de Octubre de 2014

Feliz - Happy

feliz - happy
En frase :

Estoy feliz - I am happy.

You could also say:

Estoy contento - I am happy.

If you just wanted say I'm o.k. or I'm fine you could say:

Estoy bien - I'm o.k.

En la conversación:

Hola - Hello
¿Cómo estás? - How are you? 
Estoy bien, gracias. - I'm fine, thanks. 

Otras respuestas - Other responces / answers

Estoy triste - I'm sad.
Estoy feliz - I'm happy.
Estoy enfadado - I'm angy.
Estoy muy bien - I'm really good / I'm great.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Las calabazas - Pumpkins

Lunes, 27 de Octubre de 2014

Las calabazas - pumpkin

Las calabazas - Pumpkins
Categoría: Las verduras = vegetables

calabaza - pumpkin (singular)

En frase:

Las calabazas son de color naranja.  - The pumpkins are orange.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Ghost - fantasma

Jueves, 23 de Octubre de 2014

Fantasma - ghost.

Ghost - Fantasma
 Categoría: espeluznante - creepy

Fantasma - ghost

En frase:

Él es un fantasma feliz. - He is a happy ghost.

El fantasma es de color blanco. - The ghost is white.

Side note:  

When reading Spanish you can tell the difference between he and the by the accent mark in the e or é . Since both words sound pretty much the same when listening to a Spanish speaker you have to take it in context to the subject matter.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Cementerio - cemetery

Miércoles, 22 de Octubre de 2014

cementerio - cemetery

cementerio - cemetery

Categoría:espeluznante - creepy

En frase:

El cementerio es espeluznante. The cemetery is creepy.

En imagen - in picture.

La luna - moon
La noche - the night
Los murciélagos - bats
Lápida sepulcral - tombstone / gravestone

Happy Halloween =)


Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Bruja - Witch

Martes, 21 de octubre de 2014

Bruja - witch

Our cute witch or bruja has returned and she is flying volando through the sky, el cielo,  with her cat, gato. She passes la luna, the moon, and is probably going to a Halloween fiesta party.

Categoría: Días festivos - Holidays

Bruja - witch

En frase:

La bruja está volando en el cielo. The witch is flying in the sky.

volar - to fly
volando - flying

Bonus words :

gato negro - black cat
la luna - the moon
el cielo - the sky
escoba - broom

La luna está en el cielo. - The moon is in the sky. 

Buenas noches amigos y amigas. - Good night friends (guy and girls)



Monday, October 20, 2014

Volar - To Fly

Lunes, 20 de Octubre de 2014

As I mentioned at the beginning of the month. I'm a Halloween nut. The next 2 weeks will definitely take on a strong Halloween theme. Hope you all enjoy, and happy monday and Happy Halloween !

Volar - to fly.

volar - to fly
Categoría: días festivos - holidays

En frase:

Me gusta volar. = I like to fly.
¿Te gusta volar? = Do you like to fly?

Bonus words:

gato - cat
luna - moon
las botas - boots
sombrero - hat
la escoba - broom.
pelo - hair
pelirroja - redhead

Bonus sentences :

Ella tiene pelo rojo - She has red hair.
Ella es pelirroja - She is a redhead.

Both terms would be acceptable for describing a red haired woman or mujer pelirroja.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Ayuntamiento - City Hall

Jueves, 16 de octubre de 2014

Ayuntamiento - city hall

Ayuntamiento = city hall / town hall
Ayuntamiento - city hall

Categoría: La ciudadcity / town

En frase :

Ayuntamiento es el edificio más grande en la ciudad.
City hall is the largest building in town.

Bonus words in picture:

Boca de incendio = fire hydrant
La calle = the street
Los arboles = trees
La bandera de los estados unidos = flag of the United States
Las casas = houses
Los coches - cars
La farola - street light / lamp

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Mi gato - My Cat

Miércoles, 15 de octubre de 2014

Mi gato - my cat
Mi gato = my cat.
Categoría: Los animales - Animals

Gato - cat

En frase:

Tengo un gato negro y blanco. 
I have a black and white cat.

Bonus words :

Tengo - I have
Negro - black
Blanco - white
Cómoda - chest of drawers (dresser)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Gótico - Gothic

Martes, 14 de octubre de 2014

Gótico - Gothic

Gotico - gothic
Categoría: la moda - fashion

Gótico - gothic

En frase:

Me gusta la moda Gótica. 
I like gothic fashion.

¿Te gusta la moda gótica?
Do you like the gothic fashion?

Bonus words. 

Crow - corneja
Moon - luna
Tree - arbol
White shoes - zapatos blancos
Jeans - los pantalones vaqueros 
Jacket - chaqueta
Vest - chaleco

Dark - oscuro 

Autumn otoño always puts me in a more gothic mood. I double check my posts with a translator to try and keep everything as accurate as possible. When I double checked the post I realized the accent in gótico is in the wrong place. It should be over the o and not the i. Lo siento.Sorry. I already deleted the master and didn't have time to redo it. The correction is noted here. 

Monday, October 13, 2014

Uncle Als Birthday - Feliz cumpleaños tío Al 93

Lunes, 13 de Octubre de 2014

Feliz Cumpleaños Tío Al. 
Happy Birthday Uncle Al.

I meant to post this yesterday. Better late than never I guess. Today we talk about uncles, and birthdays. Yesterday was Tío Al's birthday , soooo... Feliz cumpleaños Tío Al. Happy birthday Uncle Al.

¡ Feliz cumpleaños Tío Al !
Categoría: La Familia - The Family 

Uncle - Tío
Aunt - Tía 
Feliz - happy
Cumpleaños - birthday

To say happy birthday in Spanish you would say Feliz cumpleaños which translates to happy birthday or many returns. So to wish Uncle Al a happy birthday you would say  ¡ Feliz cumpleaños tío Al !

Here's some bonus words:

Bow tie - la pajarita
Pipe - el tubo, el pipo
To smoke - fumar. 

Anyway, just wanted to wish Uncle Al a happy birthday. 93

Friday, October 10, 2014

Nublado - Cloudy

Viernes, 10 de Octubre de 2014

Nublado - Cloudy

Nublado = clouds
Categoria: El tiempo / el clima = the weather

Las nubes = clouds
Nublado = cloudy

En frase:

En octubre a menudo esta nublado.
In October it is often cloudy.

Bonus words:

a menudo = often.
estacionamiento = parking


Thursday, October 9, 2014

El bosque - the forest.

Jueves, 9 de Octubre de 2014

El bosque - the forest.

El bosque = the forest
Categoría: Otoño Autumn

El bosque - the forest.

En frase: 

Hay muchos árboles en el bosque - There are many trees in the forest.

Bonus words: 

Árbol - tree
Arroyo - stream / brook/ creek 

Imagen cortesía de new-aeon-design.com
Image courtesy of new-aeon-design.com

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Hoy mi palabra es espantapájaros Scarecrow

Martes, 7 de Octubre de 2014

Mi palabra hoy es espantapájaros. 
My word today is scarecrow.

Espantapájaros - scarecrow / Girasol - sunflower.
Categoría : Otoño Autumn.

Espantapájaros = scarecrow.

Bonus words:

Girasol = sunflower.
Maiz = corn

En Frase:

Un espantapájaros con maiz y girasoles.
A scarecrow with corn and sunflowers.

Imagen cortesía de new-aeon-design.com
Image courtesy of new-aeon-design.com

Monday, October 6, 2014

Hueso - bone is the word of the day.

Lunes, 6 de octubre de 2014

Mi palabra del día es hueso. 
My word of the day is bone.

hueso = bone
Categoría: El cuerpo. the body.

Not my best graphic design but I'm trying to keep with the Octubre / Halloween theme.

Hueso can also be used to descibe a color. Por ejemplo: Una camiseta de color hueso. An off white t-shirt.

Bonus word:

Camiseta = t-shirt.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

comida rapida - fast food

jueves, 2 de Octubre de 2014

Comida rapida - fast food

¿Tienes hambre? - You hungry ?

¿Tienes hambre? translates more to "You have hunger?" which is how it is said in Spanish.

Tengo hambre - I have hunger

Tengo hambre is how you say "I am hungry". In English you would say I am hungry, so you would think it would be Estoy hambre, but you should use tengo hambre "I have hunger."

Comida rapida = fast food.
Categoría: Comer y beber , food and drink.

One of the things I always miss about summer or verano is eating comiendo the comida rapida at my favorite place along the river. ¡Ahora tengo hambre! = Now I am hungry.

Pictured :

Hamburguesa = hamburger
Las papas fritas = french fries.
Refrescos = sodas or pops depending on where you live.

En frase:

Me encanta la comida rápida en verano. = I love the fast food in summer.


Wednesday, October 1, 2014

October - Octubre

El primero de Octubre de 2014
The first of October.

Hola,
 I can't believe how quickly septiembre passed by. I didn't post anything ayer yesterday because I've been real busy getting the month of octubre ready. I should of did a quick post , but honestly it just didn't seem like I had the time. Lo siento, sorry.

O.k. I guess I should worn you all now. I'm a Halloween / Samhain nut, and the blog will be taking on a Octubre / Halloween / Samhain type theme. I'm a bit of an all around holiday nut so the blog really will take on some different looks over the next few months, and the posts will reflect the season or as we say in español, se dice temporada = you say season.

While we in el estados unidos = The United States celebrate Halloween and Samhain, many people in Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries celebrate  Día De Los Muertos or the day of the dead. I'm planning on learning a bit more about this holiday and posting what I find here. For now you could check out this wiki.

Now that the cooler weather is here I should be dedicating more time to my Spanish studies as well. I really haven't had the time to check out the course at spanishpod101.com. I got a free 7 day trial, and I think the site offers many freebies but course downloads cost $7.00 a month at the time of this writing. I'm thinking about signing up , they offer beginner / intermediate / and advanced. I enjoyed the little bit of material that I checked out. I'll probably post a more indepth review later in the month.

With that said, mi palabra del día es octubre - my word of the day is October. I will leave you with the graphic of the day, thanks for stopping by and learning Spanish with me. Buen día = good day.

Octubre = October.