FHUHS Spanish

PALABRADELDIA.COM — SPANISHWORDOFTHEDAY.COM

ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION

baladí(ár. baladí, del pais, del ár. balad, tierra) adj. De poca substancia y aprecio. 2 Propio de latierra.

La noticia era excelente y la excusa para hablar resultaba baladí.
http://www.elperiodico.com/info/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=20&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=6278&idseccio_PK=326

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION

peligrosa, -a adj. 1 risky (arriesgado). 2 dangerous, perilous.

• Es una carretera peligrosa.
• It is a dangerous road.

BASIC VOCABULARY – Thematic approach- Shopping terms.

• ir de compras – to shop
• comprar – to purchase or buy
• hacer una oferta – to bid
• cargarlo a la cuenta – to charge it
• la tienda – store

Next week – Basic Vocabulary- War terms

IDIOM

• Cantar de plano
• Spanish: To sing clearly.
• English: To spill the beans.

BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- baladí (insignificant, worthless, trivial) nimio, trivial, insignificante, pueril, insubstancial.

MODISMO

(Guatemala) – achimes – trinkets or knick-knacks – baratijas.

Next week – modismos from Venezuela

PROVERB

• Al nacer, empezamos a morir.
• As soon as a man is born, he begins to die.

BUSINESS VOCABULARY

• el mercado de valores – stock market
• la acción – stock
• el bono – bond
• los recursos propios – equity

ADVANCED PHRASE – no translation

No hay gente fea, solo bellesa extraña.

SPANISH COGNATES

http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm