Nuevo Verano by Amaia

This is such a soft feel-good kind of song, the lyrics is a little bit silly but that makes the song even more fun and the rhythm just fills my heart with joy and peace so I wanted to share it with y’all. as the title says the song is Nuevo Verano by Amaia (Mind you the translation might be a little bit off)

La luna se refleja en mis uñas mordidas

The moon reflects on my bitten nails

Todas las estrellas están juntas en mi bebida

All the stars are together in my drink

La guitarra suena un poco mal

The guitar sounds a little bit off

Pero no importa porque es verano

But it doesn’t matter because is summer

Y además últimamente estoy hablando

And besides, lately I’ve been talking

 Me gusta hablar contigo

I like to talk to you

Hablar contigo

Talk to you

 Esta noche estoy contenta

Tonight I’m happy

Pero poco, no mucho

But a little bit not much

Aunque hable contigo

Even though I’m talking with you

No consigo verte nunca

I never get to see you

Y mis amigos me quieren matar

And my friends want to kill me

Pero supongo que me da igual

But I guess I don’t care

Y además últimamente estoy hablando

And besides lately I’ve been talking

 Hablando con todo el mundo

Talking with the entire world

Me gusta el mundo

I like the world

Me gusta el mundo

I like the world

Pero tú un poco más

But you a little bit more

Solamente un poco más

Just a little bit more

 Se acaba el verano y no va a volver

Summer is ending and won’t come back

Todo ha sido raro, pero lo haría otra vez

Everything has been weird, but I would do it again

Te despides con la mano

You say goodbye with your hand

Finges que esto no hace daño

You pretend that this doesn’t hurt

 La luna se refleja en mis uñas mordidas

The moon reflects on my bitten nails

Estoy pasando frío porque me he olvidado el jersey

I’m cold because I’ve forgotten my sweater

Mis amigos dicen que está mal

My friends say is wrong

Y que tendría que acabar ya

And that it should end already

Pero yo sigo temblando al ver que llega

But I keep shaking as I see that arrives

 Que llega un mensaje tuyo

That a text from you arrives

Hablar contigo

Talk to you

Con todo el mundo

With the entire world

(Se acaba el verano y ya no volverás)

(Summer is ending and you won’t come back)

Me gusta el mundo

I like the world

(Se acaba el verano y tú me gustas más)

(Summer is ending, and I like you more)

Hablar contigo

Talk to you

(Se acaba el verano y ya no volverás)

(Summer is ending, and you won’t come back)

Con todo el mundo

With the entire world

(Se acaba el verano y tú me gustas más)

(Summer is ending, and I like you more)

Me gusta el mundo

I like the world

(Se acaba el verano y ya no volverás)

(Summer is ending, and you won’t come back)

Me gusta el mundo

I like the world

Spanish sayings/expressions P.4

Argentina is a very catholic country, therefore is shouldn’t come as a surprise that we use in a daily so many expressions with God or religious things in it, don’t you worry no one will scold you or tell you to not use the name of God in vain (The only way that can happen is if you come across a person obsessed with religion level 100) , we are so used to it that even people that are barely religious or not religious at all will use them.

Once again chances are some of these are used in other countries with slight changes here and there.

Dios dame paciencia porque si me das fuerza lo mato=God give me patience because if you give me strength I’ll kill him. The pronoun in this one can always be changed depending on who you are talking to. Is basically used when you want to let someone or a group of people know that you’re already losing or lost your patience with them. Mothers or at least mine loved to use this one because I’m not going to lie, I was quite annoying as a kid.

Dios le da pan al que no tiene dientes= God gives bread to those that don’t have teeth. Is used when someone receives something good but can’t or won’t appreciate it as much as they should.

Dios aprieta, pero no ahorca= God squeezes but doesn’t choke. This one is used as a way to acknowledge that someone is going through a rough patch, but they still will be able to get out of there.

Si la limosna es grande hasta el santo desconfía=If the alms are big even the saint is suspicious. Is a way to say that if something is or sounds way too good to be true you should be cautious.

San Roque que este perro no me mire ni me toque =Saint Roch don’t let this dog look at me or touch me. Some people believe that Saint Roch is the saint of dogs because he is always pictured with a dog by his side, is it true? I don’t know I’m barely aware of religious things but anyways, people who are scared of dogs will think about this quote or say it when they see them, for example if a big dog is around while walking down the street my grandma will be saying this under her breath hoping the dog doesn’t bark or go near her.

Menos sabe Dios y perdona =God knows less and forgives. This is a cheeky one used when people ask you too much about something that you know will get you in trouble if they discover it.

Honestly, I’m translating this because I feel like it and because I want to talk about this hauntingly beautiful song and the story behind it.

The story behind what inspired the song:

Alfonsina Storni was an argentine poet who had breast cancer and treated it the first time but was not willing to go through the same process a second time when it came back, so in true Alfonsina Storni form a woman with a strong character that let no one lead her life, she decided to handle it her way, she had already voiced her thoughts about suicide on a poem when her friend (Alleged lover) and poet Horacio Quiroga committed suicide, I find the poem slightly eerie because it kind of foretell her own death

She traveled to Mar del Plata, a city located on the Atlantic coast, she stayed there a few days and wrote her last poem “Me voy a dormir” (I’m going to sleep) and send it to the journal La Nación.

The song pays homage and is slightly inspired by the last poem and the way Alfonsina Storni committed suicide.

There are many versions out there of this tragically beautiful song, my favorites are the original version by Mercedes Sosaand this cover by Amaia (starts at 1:35). Mind you this is not a proper translation because I’m not a professional translator there might be a few mistakes here and there I just wanted to share this song because is so beautiful. You should definitely check some of her work or read about her, she was an impressive person.

Por la blanda arena que lame el mar

By the soft sand that the sea licks

Su pequeña huella no vuelve más

Her small footprint won’t come back

Un sendero solo de pena y silencio llegó

A path only of sorrows and silence arrived

Hasta el agua profunda

Down to the deep water

Un sendero solo de penas mudas llegó

A path only of unspoken sorrows arrived

Hasta la espuma

To the sea foam

Sabe Dios que angustia te acompañó

God only knows what anguish accompanied you

Que dolores viejos calló tu voz

What old pains your voice silenced

Para recostarte arrullada en el canto de las

To lay down lulled to sleep by the singing of the

Caracolas marinas

Seashells

La canción que canta en el fondo oscuro del mar

The song that is sang in the dark depths of the sea by

La caracola

The seashell

Te vas Alfonsina con tu soledad

You leave Alfonsina with your loneliness

¿Qué poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar?

What new poems did you went to find?

Una voz antigua de viento y de sal

An old voice of wind and salt

Te requiebra el alma y la está llevando

Breaks your soul and is taking it

Y te vas hacia allá, como en sueños

And you go over there, like in a dream

Dormida, Alfonsina, vestida de mar

Asleep, Alfonsina, dressed by the sea

Cinco sirenitas te llevarán

Five little mermaids will take you

Por caminos de algas y de coral

Through paths of seaweed and coral

Y fosforescentes caballos marinos harán

And phosphorescent seahorses will make

Una ronda a tu lado

A round by your side

Y los habitantes del agua van a jugar

And the inhabitants of the waters will play

Pronto a tu lado

Soon by your side

Bájame la lámpara un poco más

Lower the lights a little bit more

Déjame que duerma Nodriza en paz

Let me sleep, nursemaid, in peace

Y si llama él no le digas que estoy

And if he calls, don’t tell him I’m here

Dile que Alfonsina no vuelve

Tell him that Alfonsina won’t come back

Y si llama él no le digas nunca que estoy

And if he calls don’t ever tell him I’m here

Di que me he ido

Say that I’ve left

Te vas Alfonsina con tu soledad

You leave, Alfonsina with your loneliness

¿Qué poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar?

What new poems did you went to find?

Una voz antigua de viento y de sal

An old voice of wind and salt

Te requiebra el alma y la está llevando

Breaks your soul and is taking it

Y te vas hacia allá como en sueños

And you go over there, like in a dream

Dormida, Alfonsina, vestida de mar

Asleep, Alfonsina, dressed by the sea

Most of these bands are from Argentina but I think there might be a few from Uruguay. Anyways enjoy because all of them are amazing if you don’t have the willingness to listen to all of them right now, at least listen to my favorite ones because those are extremely amazing, I’ll mark them with this (F).

1.       Me gustas mucho – Viejas Locas

2.       La flor más bella – Memphis La Blusera

3.       Campanas en la noche – Los tipitos

4.       En la ciudad de la furia – Soda Stereo

5.       De música ligera – Soda Stereo (F)

6.       Canción de cuna – Los piojos or Ciro y los persas¹(F)

7.       Prohibido – Callejeros ²(F)

8.       Profugos – Soda Stereo

9.       Madrugada – La Beriso

10.   9 de julio – Callejeros (F)

11.   Una nueva noche fría – Callejeros

12.   Balada del diablo y la muerte – La renga (F)

13.   Mil horas – Los abuelos de la nada

14.   Amor de verano – Airbag

15.   Arde la ciudad – La mancha de rolando

16.   Ruta 66 – Pappo, Pappo’s Blues

17.   Juntos a la par – Pappo

18.   Sigue girando – Ratones paranoicos

19.   Personalmente – Las pelotas

20.   La razón que te demora – La renga

21.   Como Ali – Los piojos or Ciro y los persas

22.   La bestia pop – Patricios Rey y sus redonditos de ricota

23.   Ji Ji Ji – Patricio Rey y sus redonditos de ricota

24.   Crimen – Gustavo Cerati

25.   ¿Qué ves? – Divididos

26.   Verano del 92 – Los piojos

27.   Avanti Morocha – Los caballeros de la quema

28.   Ese maldito momento – No te va a gustar

29.   Descontrolado – Jóvenes pordioseros

30.   Solo voy – La 25

31.   Mujer amante – Rata blanca

32.   Lamento boliviano – Los enanitos verdes

33.   Rock del gato – Ratones paranoicos

34.   Aire – Estelares

35.   El revelde – La renga (F)

I had to physically stop myself from adding more songs, there are too many amazing rock songs from Argentina (and Uruguay), maybe I’ll do a second part of rock songs, I don’t know.

Los piojos or Ciro y los persas¹= You can google it either way, the thing is Los Piojos splitted and the singer of the band did some old songs with his new band

Prohibido – Callejeros²= I’m clarifying this for anyone who’s Spanish is not that good yet, in a part of the song they say homosexuality is a bad word and is not something normal people do, along with a lot of stereotypes from the decade, what the song does is criticize that kind of thoughts that’s why later on the song it says “I don’t listen and I keep going, because a lot of the things that are “forbidden” make me happy” just in case your brain goes all what the fuck when you listen that line, the song is against narrow minded and conservative thoughts.

Now that I said everything, enjoy!!

These are sayings or expressions that are used in Argentina, and some of them may be used in other Latin American countries with slight changes here and there.

Zapata, si no la gana la empata=Zapata, if it doesn’t win it’ll even the score. Zapata in this sentence doesn’t mean anything is there because it rhymes, this sentence is used when someone who can’t win an argument tries at all cost to at least don’t come out so badly out of it.

“Bueno está bien el león no será el animal más rápido, pero si está en la lista” 

“Zapata, si no la gana la empata”

“Ok, fine the lion is not the fastest animal, but is in the list”

 “Zapata, if it doesn’t win it’ll even the score”

Del dicho al hecho hay un largo trecho =there is a long way from the saying to the facts. Is basically used to point out that there is a difference between what someone is saying to their actions.

Chocolate por la noticia =Chocolate for the news. Is an ironic sentence used when someone tells you news that you already knew, or they tell you something obvious. Don’t use it all the time though, because it will make you seem too snarky.

“¿Escuchaste que perdimos el último partido?” 

“Chocolate por la noticia, fue hace dos días.”

“Have you heard that we lost our last game?” 

“Chocolate for the news, it was two days ago.”

Los hermanos sean unidos=Siblings be united.

…

Los hermanos sean unidos      

Siblings be united

Esa es la ley primera                              

That’s the first law

Porque si entre ellos se pelean              

Because if they fight between themselves                                                          

Se los comen los de afuera.                    

The outsiders will eat them.

…

Los hermanos sean unidos                    

Siblings be united

Porque esa es la ley primera                  

Because that’s the first law

Tengan unión verdadera                         

Have a truthful union

En cualquier tiempo que sea                  

At any given time

Porque si entre ellos pelean                   

Because if they fight between themselves                                                      

Los devoran los de afuera                     

The outsiders will devour them

I have copied the three versions from the shortest to the actual quote from “El Martin Fierro”, mostly the first two are the ones that are used but I decided to add the third one too because is the original and maybe a really well read person will quote that one.

This quote is used when siblings fight as you can see in the translation, as an obvious way to tell them to stay together because that way they are stronger when faced with adversity, a lot of people but especially grandmas (or at least mine) love to use this one when their kids or grandkids fight even if is a minor discussion. Also, it can be used in a jokingly manner, for example sometimes when my sister tries to pick a fight with me I peacefully tell her the first quote and she rolls her eyes.

Mind you, I’m not a professional translator so I did my best with this narrative poem.

Spanish music playlist pt. 2

Ok, so a couple of days ago I shared a playlist with the music that’s poppin in Argentina nightclubs right now.

But now I have to share this playlist because is key when it comes to Argentina music, these songs fall either under the genre of Cuarteto or Cumbia they are a part of what we in Argentina refer to as “Movida tropical” (tropical movement)

Now Cuarteto is a music genre that was born in Cordoba, one of Argentina provinces, on the other hand, Cumbia is a genre that’s part of many other Latin-American countries, and even in Argentina is has its own subdivisions, the cumbia in this playlist, for the most part, is going to be argentine but there are some other countries here too.

I’m going to share with you my all-time favorites, that are widely popular in Argentina.

1.       Que Ironía – Rodrigo

2.       Y volo volo – Rodrigo

3.       Ocho Cuarenta – Rodrigo

4.       Soy Cordobes – Rodrigo

5.       Figurate tu – Rodrigo, Alejandra Romero

6.       Lo mejor del amor – Rodrigo

7.       Adicto a ti – Walter Olmos

8.       Por lo que yo te quiero – Walter Olmos

9.       Que Bonito – Banda XXI

10.   Voy a olvidarme de ti – Mario Luis

11.   Hoja en blanco – Mario Luis

12.   Lo intentamos – La poderosa sonora master

13.   Mientes tan bien – La poderosa sonora master

14.   Amor Prohibido – Selena

15.   Una cerveza – Rafaga

16.   Una ráfaga de amor - Rafaga

17.   Lloraras mas de diez veces – Leo Mattioli, Karina

18.   Le pido a Dios – Leo Mattioli

19.   Muero por ti – Dalila

20.   Mas hombre que tu – Dalila

21.   Se que lloraras – Dalila

22.   Y que de mí – Dalila

23.   Yo tomo licor – Amar Azul

24.   Yo me enamore – Amar Azul

25.   Dime – La nueva luna

26.   No me arrepiento de este amor – Gilda

27.   Se me ha perdido un corazón - Gilda

28.   Me muero de amor – El viejo Marquez

29.   Olvidala – Los Palmeras

30.   Costumbres – Sonora Skandalo

Mind you, most of these songs are late 90’s or early 00’s, nonetheless, all of these songs are bops, there is not one bad song here, there are even more that I wanted to add, but I think this is a good amount for now. I highly doubt you’ll ever meet an Argentinian that has never heard any of these songs, because they are iconic, if you ever do meet one that doesn’t know them, they were highly deprived of these genres growing up because I have no explanation why they wouldn’t know any of them.

I hope your little hearts move happily to the rhythm of these songs cuz’ they are amazing, even the slow-ish ones.

These expressions are really used in Argentina, and chances are some of them are also used in other Spanish speaking countries.

Ponerse la 10=Wear the 10.  In football (at least as far as I know, and I’m not a big football fan) whoever wears the 10 is important and good for the team ex. Messi, Maradona, Pele. So, wearing the 10 means doing something important, something good.

“Dale ponete la 10 y compra helado” “Lo voy a pensar”

“C’mon wear the 10 and buy ice cream” “I’ll think about it”

“Me puse la 10 y le regalé un auto a mi mamá”

“I wore the 10 and I gifted a car to my mom”

“El profesor se puso la 10 y paso la prueba al jueves que viene”

“The professor wore the 10 and passed the test for next Thursday”

Barba una buena te pido=Beard I ask you for a good one. Beard in Argentina is also used as a slang to refer to God. We use this expression mostly when we are having a bad day, you’re basically asking for something good to be send your way, whoever says this will probably look at the sky while saying it. You don’t have to be catholic nor religious to say it. In Argentina we have a ton of sayings that non-Catholic and non-Religious people use because they are that common.

A mamá mona con bananas verdes no=Don’t come to monkey mom with green bananas. Is basically a way of saying don’t come to me with lies/bullshit, like you’re wise enough to realize someone is bullshitting you and they are wasting their time lying to you.

“Te juro que estudie para la prueba, no sé cómo pude desaprobar”  

“A mamá mona con bananas verdes no, no te vi cerca de un libro en todo el fin de semana”

“I swear I studied for the test, I don’t know how I could have failed” 

“Don’t come to monkey mom with green bananas, I didn’t saw you near a book the whole weekend”

El muerto se ríe del degollado=The dead laughs of the beheaded. Is basically comparing a situation with another one or making fun of something and someone pointing out that you are in the same situation.

“Leo no va a salir el viernes porque la novia se enojó con él, jajajaja es un idiota” 
“Bueno, el muerto se ríe del degollado, vos tampoco salís el viernes porque tu novia no tiene ganas de salir, están en la misma situación”

“Leo is not going out on Friday because his girlfriend is mad at him, hahahaha he is an idiot.”

“Well, the dead laughs of the beheaded, you’re also not going out on Friday because your girlfriend doesn’t want to go out, you are in the same situation.”

No tenes vela en este entierro =You don’t have a candle in this funeral. We use this expression when someone makes an input in a conversation they are not in, for example if someone is being scolded by their parents and a sibling makes a snarky input they or their parents can tell them to shut up by saying “you don’t have a candle in this funeral”.

Spanish (Clubbing) music playlist

In honor of being friday and the weekend coming up (mostly I made this playlist because I’m going out today and wanted to get in the party mood but also thought it was a good idea to share it) here is a playlist with the music that’s poppin’ in nightclubs in Argentina, and in young people houses while they are getting ready to go out or waiting for friends to come over and hang out.

1.       La cobra – J mena

2.       China – Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, KAROL G, J Balvin, Ozuna

3.       Otro trago – Sech, Darell (The remix is also a bop)

4.       Cuaderno – Dalex, Nicky Jam, Justin Quiles, Sech, Lenny Tavarez

5.       Nada – Cazzu, Lyanno, Rauw Alejandro, Dalex

6.       Mucha Data – Cazzu

7.       Tal vez – Paulo Londra

8.       Se acabo – J mena

9.       22 – TINI, Greeicy

10.   Pa Mi – Remix – Dalex, Rafa Pabön, Khea, Sech, Feid, Cazzu, Lenny Tavarez

11.   Te Robare – Remix – Nicky Jam, Ozuna

12.   Adan y Eva – Paulo Londra

13.   Con Calma – Daddy Yankee

14.   Rebota - Guaynaa

15.   Si Supieras – Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel

16.   Callaita – Bad Bunny, Tainy

17.   Soltera – Remix – Lunay, Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny

18.   No me conoce – Remix- Jhay Cortez, J Balvin, Bad Bunny

19.   Con Altura – ROSALIA, J Balvin, El guincho

20.   LA CANCION – J Balvin, Bad Bunny

21.   Secreto – Anuel AA, KAROL G

22.   Bellacoso – Residente, Bad Bunny

23.   Visto a las 00:00 – Cazzu

24.   Contra la pared – Sean Paul, J Balvin

25.   Si se da - Myke Towers, Farruko

BTW, don’t let songs that start slow fool you, they are bops.

Honorable mention to: Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi – ROSALIA, Ozuna. Because it came out on Thursday but I’m sure it’ll be poppin’ soon in nightclubs.

These expressions are really used in Argentina and I’m pretty sure that they are probably used in other Spanish speaking countries probably with some minor alterations. 

Cayo piedra sin llover=Rocks have fallen without raining. Rocks as in hailstones. We use this expression when someone arrives unexpectedly depending on the way you say it and your body language it can be a good or bad thing.

“Uh, cayo piedra sin llover.” “¿por qué?” “Mira por la ventana, tu tío estaciono el auto afuera”

“Uh, rocks have fallen without raining.” “why?” “Look through the window, your uncle parked his car outside”

No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver =There is no worse blind than the one who doesn’t want to see. We use it to refer to someone who denies or doesn’t want to see a situation that’s happening.

“Te está engañando, termina con el.” “No, estoy segura de que no me está engañando.” “Bueno, no hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver, hace lo que quieras.”

“He is cheating on you, break up with him.” “No, I’m sure he is not cheating on me.” “Well, there is no worse blind than the one who doesn’t want to see, do whatever you want.”

Pan comido =Eaten bread. It doesn’t make sense in English, but it has the same meaning as easy peasy. You use it when something is easy.

“Melina me dijo que el examen de conducir es pan comido, espero que tenga razón.”

“Melina told me that the driving test is easy peasy, I hope she is right.”

Mas claro échale agua=Clearer throw water. We use it when we want to point out something very obvious, something that is very well explained, and it doesn’t need more explaining.

“Las instrucciones te lo explican paso a paso, mas claro échale agua, Matías.”

“The instructions explain it step by step, clearer throw water, Matias.”

Si es víbora te muerde=If it’s a viper it’ll bite you. When you can’t find something, and for some reason someone else does and what you can’t find is in plain sight, my mom loves to use this one.

“No encuentro mi cartera.” “Si es víbora te muerde, mira que hay en el sillón.”

“I can’t find my purse.” “If it’s a viper it’ll bite you, look what’s in the couch”

Martes trece no te cases ni te embarques=Tuesday thirteenth, don’t get married nor embark.

This is an old saying, and you won’t hear it unless it’s Tuesday 13 the“bad luck day” in some Latin American countries, it basically means to not start any project or new idea on a Tuesday 13. It’s mostly old people who believe this as if it were nothing but the truth, younger generations say it to acknowledge that is Tuesday 13, but we are not as superstitious as our elders.

And now I’ve come to realize that my first post in this blog was a Tuesday 13, well shit, if I was as superstitious as my grandma, I would probably be having a stroke right now.

As the title says I’ll give you the basics of Argentina slang.

Agarrar= Grab/Get. The actual meaning is grab like “Agarra eso por mi, por favor”“Grab that for me, please”, but in Argentina, we also use it to refer to “getting” things that you can’t physically touch for example;

“Meagarre un resfrió hace un mes” = “I got a cold a month ago”

“Vi la película que me dijiste y me agarrouna tristeza cuando la termine” = “I watched the movie that you told me, and Igot a sadness when I finished it.”

Re= So or Such a/an. We use this so much in our daily basis, mostly to emphasize what we are saying. 

“La frutilla esta recara” = “strawberry is soexpensive”

“No le prestes atención, es re idiota” = “Don’t mind him, he’s such anidiot”

En/Un pedo= Being drunk. 

“Esta re en pedo, no sabe lo que dice” = “He is so drunk, he doesn’t know what he is saying”

Un pedo in Argentina can mean two things a fart or being drunk so watch out, it’s not the same “Alguien se tiro un pedo” = “Someone farted” than “Me agarre un pedo anoche” = “Last night I got a drunkenness”

Boliche= Nightclub. In some Latin American countries, Boliche refers to Bowling places, in Argentina it refers to nightclubs.

Cheto/a= Posh. We use this word to refer to posh people or posh places.

“Ese boliche es recheto” = “That nightclub is so posh”

“Todas las amigas sonchetas” = “All her friends are posh”

In recent years the youth has taken cheto and started to use it to say they are cool or ok with something, for example:

“Ya tengo las entradas del cine” “Cheto” = “I already have the tickets for the cinema” “Cool/Ok”

Socheto can be used in both ways, mainly the first example, if you are trying to let an older person know you are ok with something, and tell them cheto, instead of ok, chances are they are going to look at you weirdly.

Mal ahi= Bad there. It literally makes no sense in English, but we use this expression in Argentina when someone is telling us something bad that happened to them and to let them know we agree that what happened was bad.

“Se me rompió el auto y hasta el lunes no me lo dan” “No, mal ahi amigo”

“My car broke down and I won’t have it back till Monday” “No, bad theredude”

Today is “thinking about all the dumb shit I said in Spanish to my teacher who was a native speaker” day

Spanish→Polish → English

Mi vecino Totoro -Mój sąsiad Totoro - My Neighbor Totoro

el vecino -sąsiad -neighbor

la mudanza-przeprowadzka - move (as in, moving to another house)

la madera podrida-spróchniałe drewno - rotten wood

mudarse-przeprowadzić się - to move

una casa embrujada-nawiedzony dom - haunted house

el alcanforero-kamforowiec - camphor tree

la bellota-żołądź - acorn

el hollín-sadza - soot

el duende-chochlik- fairy/elf/goblin

el fantasma-duch/zjawa - ghost

el renacuajo-kijanka - tadpole

el trol-trol- troll

peludo-włochaty - hairy

el rey del bosque- król lasu - king of the forest

portarse bien-dobrze się zachowywać - to behave

el arrozal -pole ryżowe - rice field

el espíritu guardián-duch opiekun/strażnik - guardian spirit

el santuario-kaplica- shrine

las semillas mágicas -magiczne nasiona - magic seeds

el estanque-staw - pond

el paraguas -parasol - umbrella

la búsqueda-poszukiwanie - search

el telegrama -telegram- telegram

plantar-sadzić - to plant

germinar-kiełkować - to sprout

la campiña-wieś - countryside

I need podcasts to listen to in Spanish. Do you guys have any recommendations? I think I’m past the point of consuming media that is specifically about learning the language. I’m interested in philosophy, science, media criticism and current affairs.

oreos-and-pepitos:

SOME YOUTUBERS I DON’T HATE

(Because@moominias requested it)

This are some of the youtubers I watch. They’re mostly from Mexico if I’m not wrong, so this is probably the closest to the ‘neutral’ spanish you are learning.

The links go to random videos btw. I recommend you go to their channels and find whatever video you find interesting.

Warning: I don’t have Grammarly in my phone and I don’t want to reread this :'v

Also these are all nerdy because it’s what I watch lol sorry. I can do some proper research and find more genres of YouTube for y'all

Pelis (movies)

Mr. X

Talks mostly about comics, but also the cinematic adaptations of them.

Extraordinerd

News about everything pop culture.

Dana

Talks movies mostly, but sometimes books as well.

Libros (books)

ClauReadsBooks

I think she’s the most popular booktuber in latin America. She does tags and wrap ups and all that.

Fa

Booktuber kinda. More chill and 'improvised’ that Clau.

Coos Burton

Talks about horror books.

De todito (a little of everything)

https://youtu.be/7zN9FbvRf_AYiseni

I think she does like video essays on like youtubers or something? I remember watching a video of her about On*sion or something

https://youtu.be/tB7ukd1WFP0Putomikel

He talks about history. I just founded his channel las week but he’s so funny.

https://youtu.be/1ykK6TtNS3s Antonio Garcia villaran

Talks about art. Super smart guy.

I’m planning on doing a better version of this, but these should keep you entertained for a while :-)

Please tell me some YouTube categories/genres/whatever I should include. I’m going to find channels I don’t know, watch some of their videos and then see if a recomend them.

Putomikel is great, he has this Contrapoints vibe going on. I enjoy his videos even if they’re about a show I’ve never watched. Antonio García Villarán is also amazing. I remember watching his video about the lady who did the restoration of Ecce Homo (you´ve all seen the meme) and it was quite heart-warming. 

I’ve been listening to music a lot more during these past few weeks, and decided to make a compilation of 10 songs for each language that I speak. Maybe some people will find it useful/interesting. 

Polish:

1. Lao Che - Dym
2. Daria Zawiałow - Szarówka
3. Budka Suflera - Noc komety
4. Turbo - Piąty żywioł
5. Lipali - Ludzie 1.2
6. Luxtorpeda - POZDRAWIAMY!
7. Lady Pank - Stacja Warszawa 
8. KULT - Arahja
9. Farben Lehre - Urwis
10. Hey - [sic!]

English:

1. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
2. Queen - The prophet’s song
3. Killing Joke - Love like blood
4. Voyager - Colours
5. Skunk Anansie - Bullets
6. Swing Set - Blackout
7. Aphrodite’s Child - End of the World
8. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
9. Oceans of Slumber - Winter
10. Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin 

Spanish:

1. Héroes del Silencio - Entre dos tierras
2. Soda Stereo - Signos
3. Obús - Va a estallar el Obús
4. Virus - Luna de miel en la mano
5. Russkaja - El pueblo unido (it’s partly in Russian)
6. Triana - Tu frialdad
7. Juanes - La camisa negra (because I’m basic)
8. Don Tetto - Barco de papel
9. Los Planetas - Islamabad
10. Extremoduro - Si te vas…

giacatrina:

geschiedenis-en-talen:

houseofthebattlegenie:

inlanguagewedontsay:

In Sylheti Bengali, there’s a sweet dish called “ফিদা (phida)” and it sounds like the word for “punch/hit” which is also “ফিদা (fida)”. So as a joke, cousins and siblings would ask “ফিদা খাইটা নি ? (Fidā khā'iṭā ni ?)” which means “Do you want ‘fida’ ?” and if you say yes they might punch you playfully because after all you agreed to a punch (fida), not a sweet dish (phida).

Submitted by @nanacians, with the help of @bonedholt

We had a similar joke in Brazil. The word “bolacha” can mean cookie or a hit/smack depending on what region of the country you’re in. So one kid would ask “quer uma bolacha?” which the other kid interpreted as “do you want a cookie?” and would answer yes, and then would be given a slap, because they did agree to taking a hit/“bolacha”

In Dutch we’ve got this thing where you say a fruit or vegetable and you tell the other kid to say ‘mij’ (me) after every fruit/vegetable, and then at a certain point you say ‘sla’ (lettuce, but also imperative of ‘slaan’, to hit) and the other kid says ‘mij’, so they say ‘sla mij’ (‘hit me’) and you can hit them.

In Mexico, we have something similar. In our spanish variation we say: “¿Quieres un coco?” (Would you like a coconut?) but ‘coco’ is also used for a punch with the knuckles at the top of the head. So when they say “yes”, well, you just give them their ‘coco’.

Moms from Mexico use this when you are a bad kid without asking if you want it.

Ocean Vocabulary

I went to the beach the other day to take a walk, and although it was freezing cold, it was also very nice and calming. The sea is one of my favourite things so I thought it would be a good idea to expand my vocabulary a bit on this topic :)

• el acantilado - cliff
• el agua - water
• el agua salada - salt water
• el alga - seaweed
• el ancla - anchor
• la anémona - the anemone
• la arena - the sand
• el arrecife - reef

• la ballena - whale
• el barco de vela - sailing ship
• la brisa - breeze
• el/la buzo - the diver
• el caballito de mar - seahorse
• la concha - shell
• el coral - coral
• la costa - shore

• el delfín - dolphin
• la espuma marina - sea foam
• la estrella de mar - starfish
• el faro - lighthouse
• la gaviota - seagull
• la isla - island
• el/la mar - sea
• la medusa - jellyfish
• el muelle - pier

• el/la nadador/-a - the swimmer
• nadar - to swim
• navegar - to sail
• el océano - ocean
  
• la ola - wave
• el oleaje - surge
• el pez - fish
• la playa - beach

• la roca - rock
• la sal marina - sea salt
• el tiburón - shark
• la tormenta - storm
• tormentoso/-a - stormy
• la vela - sail
• ventoso/-a - windy
• el viento - wind
• zambullirse - to dive

Bonus word for everyone who has read so far:

• la sirena - mermaid

Art vocabulary

I haven’t posted anything in a very long time since I was busy with other things. But from now on I will try to be more active on this blog again :) 

• la acuarela - watercolours
• el/la artista - artist
  
• el atelier - atelier
• bosquejar- to sketch
• el bosquejo - sketch

• el caballete - easel
• la caligrafía - calligraphy
• el color - colour
• el cuadro - painting
• dibujar - to draw
• el dibujo - drawing

• la galería de arte - art gallery
• la goma de borrar - eraser
• ilustrar - to illustrate
• la ilustración - illustration
• el lápiz - pencil
  
• el lápiz de color - crayon
• el lienzo - canvas

• mezclar (colores) - to mix (colours)
• el museo - museum
• la paleta - palette
• el papel - paper
• el pincel - brush
• pintar - to paint

• la pintura - paint
• la pintura acrílica - acrylic paint
• la pintura al óleo - oil paint
• la pluma - pen
• el rotulador - marker
• el sacapuntas - pencil sharpener
• el tubo de pintura - paint tube

Travel Vocabulary

Since I’m back from my own vacation I have the time to continue posting on this blog. To start off again, I thought vocabulary about vacations would be quite fitting :)

• la acampada - camping
• el aeropuerto - airport
• la atracción turística - tourist attraction
• el avión - airplane
• el autobús - bus

• la cámara - camera
• la ciudad - city
• el crucero - cruise ship
• la estación de tren/metro - train/subway station
• el equipaje - luggage

• la foto - photo
• el/la guía turístico/-a - travel guide
• hacer turismo - to go sightseeing
• hacer una foto - to take a photo
• hacer un crucero - to cruise
• el hotel - hotel

• ir de acompada - to go camping
• ir en avión/tren/etc. - to go by plane/train/etc.
• el lago - lake
• llegar - to arrive
• la maleta - suitcase
• el mapa - map (for countries, the world)
• el metro - subway
• la mochila - backpack
• la montaña - mountain

• el océano - ocean
• el/la pasajero/-a - passenger
• el pasaporte - passport
• el plano - map (for cities, subway)
• la recepción - reception
• el/la recepcionista - receptionist
• el recuerdo - souvenir
• el restaurante - restaurant

• salir - to depart
• la tarjeta postal - postcard
• el taxi - taxi
• la tienda de campaña - tent
• el tren - train
• el/la trotamundos - globetrotter
• el turismo - tourism
• el/la turista - tourist

• vacaciones - vacation
• viajar - to travel
• el viaje - travel
• el/la viajero/-a - traveller
• visitar - to visit

Gems in Spanish

Gems are beautiful and so is the Spanish language, so I thought both things would go very well together :)

• la gema - the gem
  
• la amatista- amethyst
  
• el ámbar - amber
  
• el cuarzo - quartz
  
• el diamante - diamond

• la esmeralda - emerald
  
• el granate - garnet
  
• el jade - jade
  
• el lapislázuli - lapis lazuli
  
• el ópalo - opal

• el peridote - peridot
• la piedra de luna - moonstone
  
• el rubí - ruby
  
• el topacio - topaz
  
• el zafiro - sapphire

Bird names in Spanish

A few bird names because I love birds :)

• el águila - eagle
  
• el avestruz - ostrich
  
• el buitre - vulture
  
• la cacatúa - cockatoo
• el colibrí - hummingbird

• la corneja - crow
  
• el cuervo - raven
  
• el flamenco-flamingo
  
• el gallo-rooster
• el ganso - goose

• la garza - heron
  
• la gaviota - seagull
  
• la grulla - crane
  
• el gorrión - sparrow
• el halcón - hawk

• la lechuza - owl
  
• el loro - parrot
  
• el martín pescador - kingfisher
  
• el mirlo - blackbird
• el pájaro carpintero - woodpecker

• la paloma - pigeon
  
• el pato - duck
  
• el pavo - turkey
  
• el pavo real - peacock
• el pelícano - pelican

• el periquito - budgie
  
• el petirrojo - robin
  
• el pingüino - penguin
  
• el pollo - chicken
  
• el tucán - toucan
  
• la urraca - magpie

15 words to use instead of “decir”

While writing a story or a short text it is always recommendable to have a bit of variety in your choice of words. So here are a few Spanish alternatives for the verb “decir”, to make stories more exciting!  

1. aclarar-to clarify
   
2. anunciar-to announce
   
3. asegurar-to assure
   
4. exclamar-to exclaim
   
5. explicar-to explain
   
6. farfullar- to mumble
   
7. gritar-to scream, to shout
   
8. insistir-to insist
   
9. murmurar-to murmur
   
10. repitir-to repeat 
    
11. replicar-to retort, to reply
    
12. responder-to reply, to answer
    
13. sentenciar-to declare
    
14. susurrar-to whisper
    
15. tartamudear-to stutter
    

verb

to nap, doze or snooze. 

Lo siento que no contesté, estaba dormitando. 
Sorry I didn’t answer, I was napping. 

noun(feminine)

1. a gloom or semi-darkness in which it’s impossible to tell where the light begins and the darkness ends. 
2.(pl)shadows

En las penumbras de la noche salgo a encontrar mi próxima víctima.
In the shadows of the night, I go out to find my next victim. 

El perro es al gato lo que el gato es al ratón. || Dogs are to cats as cats are to mice.

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