AMOR 💖 Para toda la semana - for the whole week. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #lovespanish
Parece ser que depende de dónde vive. It seems to be that it all depends on where the cat lives. • Talking to a friend of mine yesterday about the differences we find in languages, he brought up something I hadn’t thought about: cats lives depend on where you are, or is it the language we speak? • In most Spanish speaking countries cats have 7 lives. Yet here in Canada and most English speaking countries they have 9. Lucky Canadian cats! 🐈 In some countries they even go down to 6 lives! • ¿Cuántas vidas tiene un gato donde tú vives? How many lives does a cat have where you live? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #learn #practice #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #cats
Uno de esos días... one of those days... • For the example above, “café suficiente” o “suficiente café” are both ok. The first one emphasizes the “café” and the second one the “suficiente” • Espero que tengan un buen fin de semana. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #coffee #enough #learn
Solamente tenía mi servilleta de Starbucks - I only had my Starbucks napkin ☺️ Happy International Women’s Day! • ¿Cómo se dice Mujer en tu idioma? - How do you say Woman in your language? Let’s celebrate together. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #women #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #womensday #learn #share #practice
¿Quién dice yo? Who says I? 🤫 Todos necesitamos silencio de en vez en cuando. - We all need quiet once in a while. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #learn #practice
Here we go again :) There was a small typo in my last post thank you to @baileythemoose for catching it. • Sometimes the reflexive verb has a different meaning. Can you think of any other verbs like this one? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguages #practice #learn #sleep
¿Qué opinan? ¿Sí o no? #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #funwithspanish #learn #love #practice
#spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #moresnow #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #torontowinter
Si este fuera tu carro, ¿por dónde empezarías? - If This were your car, where would you start? • Reservaría un avión a Cancún para esa tarde - I would make a reservation to Cancun for that afternoon 😁 Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #lovelanguage #lovetoronto #snowcovered #whatwouldyoudo
A great workout first thing in the morning! • APARECER = to appear as in my car or a magic trick. Mi carro apareció de debajo de la nieve - My car appeared from under the snow. • PARECER = To appear as in “to seem” Parece que voy a llegar tarde - It seems that I am going to be late. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #appear #practice #learn
Have you ever been just confused? 🤷‍♀️ • Confundido/a NOT to be confused with “confounded” 😁 Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #learn #practice #confused
🐼 Después de una tormenta de hielo no hay mucho más que decir - After an ice storm there isn’t much more to be said. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #indigosocks #goodmorning
Espero que tengan un buen día - Hope you have a great day. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #workinprogress #learn #practice #indigo
Rams o Patriots? 🏈 #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #superbowl #learn #practice
Una maravillosa manera de acabar/terminar el día (especialmente cuando la temperatura afuera es de -22C) - A wonderful way to end the day (especially when the temperature outside is -22C) @oxygenyogamidtown • Espero que tengan excelente fin de semana - I hope you have an excellent weekend. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #candlelight #relax #stretch #lovetoronto #funwithspanish
There are many idioms in Spanish that express the same idea as not judging a book by its cover: • LAS APARIENCIAS ENGAÑAN - Appearances are deceiving. • EL HÁBITO NO HACE AL MONJE - The cowl does not make the monk. • CARAS VEMOS, CORAZONES NO SABEMOS - Faces we see, hearts we don’t know. ===================== A few years ago I saw on TV a piece about a bookstore that sells books wrapped in craft paper to avoid people from judging a book by its cover and it occurred to me to do just the opposite 🙃 • I always went for the same authors and the same subjects/themes, so why not get out of my comfort zone and just choose a book by its cover? • And so my adventures began, I have chosen many books that I would have not chosen otherwise, some have been great and it would have been a shame not to have read them and some, well, not so great :) but that’s part of the fun. Imagine me gone is my latest adventure, so far an interesting decision about love and loss and family... ===================== Have you ever chosen a book in this way? Am I the only one? Happy reading y hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #adamHaslett #lovelanguage #learn #practice #lovetoread
This cold made me think of MANTENER and GUARDAR. They both translate as to keep, the difference is that MANTENER keeps something as is and GUARDAR keeps something safe/away/inside a place. • MANTENGO la calefacción prendida en el invierno - I keep the furnace on during the Winter. • GUARDO mis documentos en un lugar seguro - I Keep my documents in a safe place. • Try it out, it will keep you warm 😃 Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #bravethecold #lovetoronto #lovelanguage #practice #learn
Nada más que decir - Nothing else to say. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #iwantcancun #lovetoronto #snow #needavacation
Y sigue cayendo la nieve en Toronto - and the snow keeps falling in Toronto ❄️ Stay warm y hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #snow #practice
¿Qué desearías? - what would you wish for? • ¿Más tiempo? - More time? ¿Menos problemas? - Less problems? ¿Más vacaciones? - More vacations? ¿Qué desearías? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practicespanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #learn #practice #wish