As a uni-lingual individual, I am going to need all the help I can get when it comes down to navigating the country so we may as well begin with some helpful vocabulary in order to start us off on the right foot! (Or the left if you are left foot dominant).
Week 1:
Paella- a Spanish rice dish traditionally cooked in a GIGANTIC (3 foot) shallow pan. common ingredients include: saffron, choriso, roasted red peppers, onion, chicken broth, muscles, clams, shrimp, beef along with many other items to taste.
Week 2:
Mystery word! This weeks word is Komuna/k. It is Basque and may come in very handy to anyone who needs to take a pit stop during the trip. This word is important to know because it is common on signs and it may be the difference between a delightful trip and an urgent or rushed group. In Spanish it is servicios. Have you got an idea yet? Well, here it is, the word komuna means toilet. We will have to keep our eyes PEEled for this one!
Week 3:
Tablao- this is a tourist-oriented flamenco performance Barcelona is a great place to find Flamenco!
Week 4:
Cotillear is to gossip or be curious about someone else's business. In other words, eavesdropping. This is usually not a positive adjective or action unless you are among friends. Gossip is normal, you may just be called un cotilla for finding out what happened to your friend at the crazy party last night!
Week 5:
Used to describe things like the aftermath of a tornado, "the breakup," the living room after my cousins come to visit, or possibly what we will run into at some points during the trip, gazpacho. According to the department of Spanish and Portuguese Spanish Language Curriculum, it is a "mess, predicament, or jam." So, you may have a predicament on your hands or you may just have a Spanish tomato soup... if you have Spanish tomato soup in your hands, I guess you just have a bonus!
Week 6:
This one is easy! We will all soon be a pack of Granadinos! AKA: a person who comes from Granada!
Week 7:
!Ojo! Watch out!
Week 8:
Las tapas. This word took me almost a year to understand. I kept hearing it, hearing we were going to make it for the Secret Cafe, hearing "You should totally try tapas in Spain!" Feeling as though I should know what tapas were already, I never asked. Don't feel bad if you don't know what they are either! Tapas are simply appetizers. They come in all shaped and sizes, flavors, colors, and deliciousness!
Week 9:
Whenever visiting Mexico, a purebred American may be referred to as a gringo. In Spain, my fellow Caucasian Americans and anyone else not appearing of Spanish decent may be referred to as a "guiri" or a foreigner. It is mainly used to describe those from Northern Europe and North America but can be used for anyone who may not fit in. (Yassine)
Yassine, Amina. " ." Slang Terms (Spain). UCI, 31 Dec. 2009. Web.
Yassine, Amina. " ." Slang Terms (Spain). UCI, 31 Dec. 2009. Web.
Week 4:
Cotillear is to gossip or be curious about someone else's business. In other words, eavesdropping. This is usually not a positive adjective or action unless you are among friends. Gossip is normal, you may just be called un cotilla for finding out what happened to your friend at the crazy party last night!
Week 5:
Used to describe things like the aftermath of a tornado, "the breakup," the living room after my cousins come to visit, or possibly what we will run into at some points during the trip, gazpacho. According to the department of Spanish and Portuguese Spanish Language Curriculum, it is a "mess, predicament, or jam." So, you may have a predicament on your hands or you may just have a Spanish tomato soup... if you have Spanish tomato soup in your hands, I guess you just have a bonus!
Week 6:
This one is easy! We will all soon be a pack of Granadinos! AKA: a person who comes from Granada!
Week 7:
!Ojo! Watch out!
Week 8:
Las tapas. This word took me almost a year to understand. I kept hearing it, hearing we were going to make it for the Secret Cafe, hearing "You should totally try tapas in Spain!" Feeling as though I should know what tapas were already, I never asked. Don't feel bad if you don't know what they are either! Tapas are simply appetizers. They come in all shaped and sizes, flavors, colors, and deliciousness!
Week 9:
Whenever visiting Mexico, a purebred American may be referred to as a gringo. In Spain, my fellow Caucasian Americans and anyone else not appearing of Spanish decent may be referred to as a "guiri" or a foreigner. It is mainly used to describe those from Northern Europe and North America but can be used for anyone who may not fit in. (Yassine)
Yassine, Amina. " ." Slang Terms (Spain). UCI, 31 Dec. 2009. Web.
Yassine, Amina. " ." Slang Terms (Spain). UCI, 31 Dec. 2009. Web.
I like this word of the week portion of your blog! Week 2's word was one of my brother's first Basque words.
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