Me encantan los girasoles pero cuando los veo no puedo evitar pensar que el verano ya va a terminar... I love sunflowers but when I see them I can’t help but think that summer is coming to an end. • ¿Qué te hace tener sentimientos encontrados? What makes you have mixed feelings? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbists #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #lovelanguage #sunflowers #summerintoronto
¿Y por qué no? - And why not? • Acabo de regresar de Montreal y amé su amor por los balcones. - I just came back from Montreal and I just loved their love for balconies.❤️ Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #learn #funwithspanish #practice #lovemontreal
Sprinklers in a room • Siempre me pregunto a quien se le pudo ocurrir para que sea necesario pedir que por favor no lo hagan...I always wonder who could’ve thought of such a thing that it becomes necessary to ask not to do it... Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #lovespanish #funwithspanish #loveMontreal #signs
Decidió que mi jardín era el mejor lugar para descansar... He (or she, not sure) decided that my backyard was the place to rest. • Me ha mantenido acompañada. Has kept me company. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #lovelanguage #lovetoronto #lovesummer #bunnies
Claro que la compré - of course I bought it 😁 Completa falta de autocontrol - complete lack of “shelf-control” • Mis libros necesitan un lugar donde viajar... My books need a place to travel... • ¿Te ha pasado que no puedes evitar comprar algo? - Has it happened to you that you can’t help yourself and you buy something? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbists #speakspanish #practicespanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #practice #learn #indigobooks
El próximo mes mi nido estará vacío... - Next month my nest will be empty... • Nuevas etapas de la vida... Las posibilidades :) - New stages in life... The possibilities. • Has pasado por eso? - Have you been through that? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #funwithspanish #emptynesters #learn #practice #lovelanguages
Maybe para ti es café, té, una clase de ejercicio... • Espero que hagas lo que te hace feliz - I hope you do what makes you happy. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #learn #happy #funwithspanish #eatthecake
¡Un día para celebrar! - A day to celebrate! 🎇 Thank you for my lovely design to @picassopainters at Mel Lastman Square Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #lovelanguage #canadaday #practice #learn #happycanadaday
No hay suficientes sorpresas en la vida - There aren’t enough surprises in life. • No podía decidir qué galleta pedir y le dije a la persona que me estaba atendiendo que me sorprendiera con el sabor que él quisiera... - I could not decide on the cookie I wanted to have today, so I asked the person that was helping me out @Nordstrom @cftoeatoncentre to surprise me. • Fue una muy buena sorpresa - It was a great surprise. • ¿Te gustan las sorpresas? - Do you like surprises? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #funwithspaniah #nordstrom #eatoncentre #lovetoronto #cookies #surprises
Mi jardín está despierto y feliz esta mañana de verano 🌸 My garden is awake and happy this summer morning. Yo, sigo medio dormida 💤 I am still half asleep. • ¿Cómo estás esta mañana? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #funwithspanish #lovespanish #lovelanguage #lovetoronto #summer #happy #learn #practice
Amo las caminatas en la primavera y en el verano en Toronto. - I love walks in the spring and summer in Toronto. • In case you were wondering... I could have said “una entrada bella” but I wanted to emphasize the “bella”. • Verbs related to this image: Entrar - to go in/enter Salir - to go out/ leave Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #lovelanguage #lovetoronto
Toronto getting ready for Today’s parade. Go Raptors! 🏀 Hope you have many things to celebrate too. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #lovetoronto #lovelanguage #practice #learn #wethenorth #funwithspanish
No lo pude evitar :) I couldn’t help it 😁 En la casa de los espejos - In the house of mirrors. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #learn #funwithspanish
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VAMOS (we go) can also be used as LET’S GO. • VAMOS a Luminato todos los años - WE GO to Luminato every year. Luminato ya empezó, ¡VAMOS! - Luminato already started, LET’S GO. • There are some really cool things in Luminato this year. La casa de los espejos es una experiencia increíble. - The house of Mirrors is an incredible experience. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #practice #learn #lovelanguage #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #luminato2019
¿Qué nombres has escuchado para “water fountain” en tus viajes? - what names have you heard used for water fountain in your travels? • In Mexico, and some other countries like Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay we use BEBEDERO. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #lovelangauge #practica #aprende #practice #learn
Hoy tuve una visita muy colorida. - Today I had a very colourful visitor. Me visita todos los días. - He visits every day. ¿Hay pájaros cerca de tu casa? - Are there birds close to your house? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #lovetoronto #torontoinspring #practice #learn
Pero ¿por qué no? - but why not? 😁 Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #lovepuzzles #practice #learn #craziness
It’s a gorgeous day in Toronto today, if a bit windy. Spring is finally fully here and with it some of my favourite flowers. Many of you know that I love lilacs, I love their scent, I love the way they cluster together and Under the Lilacs was one of my favourite books growing up. There is nothing more calming than a lilac tree when your life feels a bit like you are part of a circus (if you’ve read the book, you’ll know what I mean). Life has been a bit like that in my neck of the woods, and I haven’t been posting my daily tidbits. Sorry about that. It’s a struggle to find the right balance sometimes isn’t it? So, from “bajo las lilas” I ask you: what are your Spanish struggles right now? Let me know and I’ll try helping out. Nice to be back, hasta pronto Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #learn #practice #underthelilacs #lovetoronto #torontoinspring
Now that Spring is here, I thought colours would be a happy subject. • In Spanish, if we are asking for the name of a colour we ask a slight different question than if we are asking for the colour of something. • If you are looking at a colour and you don’t know what colour it is, then you would ask someone: ¿qué color es? Or you could also ask ¿qué color ese ese? What colour is it? Or what colour is that? • If you want to ask about the colour of an object, for example, what colour is your car, then you would ask: ¿de qué color es tu carro? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #colour #color #lovelanguage