What about some Salsa by the Cuban singer Celia Cruz!
Her song “La vida es un Carnaval” (Life is a Carnival) was one of her last hit songs before she past away in 2003. She was one of the icons of the Cuban Exiles and she composed plenty of songs to her native Cuba.
Celia Cruz – La Vida es un Carnaval (with English translation)
It’s not the pizzarra magica but it definitely helps.
How did it go? Easy right?
You might have noticed that this song is full of unusual words that you might have never heard before. Example: Timba (a gamble). That’s because a lot of them are either lunfardo (Argentine slang that originated from tango) or particular to horse-racing– so not to worry, you’ll get around just fine without knowing these words. Unless you happen to be a fanatic of horse races, that is…
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There’s only day until Cinco de Mayo (which means only 1 more day left of the Bueno, entonces… 50% off Sale) so get your sombreros and dips ready in order to have an Amazing Cinco De Mayo Party!
Follow these instructions from our in house party throwing extraordinaire for a sure fire success!
1. Invite friends and family. Make a facebook event if you want it to spread quickly and easily- just make sure to add the date/place/time as well as the option to let guests invite more people (but only if you want more people!) Better yet, tell everyone it’s themed and that they should dress up!
2. Prepare decorations and activities: An easy, fun way to celebrate is with a Piñata! Even for adults, nothing is better than putting on a blindfold and holding onto a bat. Just fill with candies (or anything you like) and hang it somewhere. Even if you don’t break it apart- they add to the mood by being there! Also, get some Mexican cloths for table decorations and grabs some Maracas. They are always fun, especially after a few drinks!
3. Get your drinks in order! Ideally you should offer a selection, such as beer (Corona!) or Margaritas. If friends have to drive to the event, provide alcohol free beer or virgin Margaritas (Amigos don’t let amigos drive drunk!)
Don’t have a good Margarita recipe? You can use one of our favorites by Gary Regan:
Ingredients:
1½ oz Tequila
1 oz Cointreau
½ oz Lime Juice
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice or in a blender for a frozen Margarita.
Prep your glass first by rubbing a lime on the outer rim and then dipping the glass face down into a plate of salt.
Add mix and a sliced lime and consume with Mexican gusto!
4. Make some great snacks! An obvious choice is Guacamole dip. Here’s a fool proof recipe that will have your guests coming back for more- just make sure you prepare enough and have plenty of chips:
Ingredients:
2 medium Ripe Avocados, halved, pitted, and removed from peel
1- 2 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Chunky Medium or Hot Salsa
1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt
Preparation:
Sprinkle avocado with lemon juice.
Mash avocado with fork.
Fold in chunky salsa and sea salt.
Refrigerate until serving.
5. Don’t forget the music! Depending on your crowd you can find plenty of awesome Mexican music to suit the situation. An easy way is to surf the radio for different types of Mexican music or scroll iTunes for some of the more songs. Currently the most popular Mexican song (according to Billbord) is “Lluvia Al Corazon” by Mana.
6. Try to speak Spanish! Authenticate the whole holiday by putting your Spanish to practice! If you haven’t studied any Spanish, this is the moment to brush up before the big day.
AND if you don’t even Have any Spanish Classes- this is Definitely the time to buy them. As you’ve probably already noticed, Bueno, entonces… is having a massive Sale – 50% off the WHOLE course- BUT it ends Tomorrow night. So you need to act fast:
Cinco de Mayo is only 3 days away and to celebrate we are giving Bueno, entonces… Learn Spanish I & II away for HALF price. It’s our biggest sale of the year, so get it before it’s too late: http://f.generallinguistics.com/cinco-de-mayo-sale/
AND in the spirit of celebrating all things Mexicana and Cinco de Mayo, here are 7 things you probably don’t know about Cinco de Mayo:
1. Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day! In fact that day is September 16th. So what is Cinco de Mayo? It’s the anniversary of an 1862 battle in Puebla, Mexico between an under-armed, under-manned Mexican army and a well-armed French Army led by Napoleon III. We celebrate the 5th of May because amazingly enough the Mexican army won!
2. The Battle of Puebla was short – only 2 hours! Wars these days last a lot longer- days, weeks and sometimes (unfortunately) months and years. However the two hour Battle of Puebla commemorated on Cinco de Mayo, only featured around 12,000 soldiers combined (8,000 French and 4,000 Mexican) and changed the course of history in North America.
3. Cinco de Mayo is not a HUGE holiday in Mexico! While the Batalla de Puebla helped to unify Mexico around one event, the major celebrations of Cinco de Mayo has largely been contained to the village of Puebla, about 100 miles east of Mexico City, where the original battle took place. Actually, Cinco de Mayo is much more popular in America, where Mexican Americans (and those who just like a good margarita) hold festivals across the country.
4. Cinco de Mayo, as we know it today in America, didn’t begin until 1967! Some students from California State University noticed that there weren’t any Mexican holidays celebrated in US like there were for citizens of other descent, like St. Patrick’s Day, Oktoberfest, or Chinese New Year. So they chose Cinco de Mayo as the day to celebrate and it has gotten bigger ever since then.
5. There aren’t any traditional songs specifically for Cinco de Mayo. However, there are plenty of songs with Cinco de Mayo in the lyrics, including “Isis” by Bob Dylan and “Mexico” by Cake. In fact, the following bands/artists all have songs titled “Cinco de Mayo”: War, Liz Phair, Senses Fail, and Herb Alpert.
6. Margaritas haven’t always been the unofficial drink of Cinco de Mayo. While Tequila holds a long and sacred place in Mexican and Mexican-American celebratory traditions, the margarita didn’t even exist in 1862! While tequila, ice, lime, and sugar were around in 1862, they weren’t brought together in the form of a super delicious margarita until about 1930.
7. Cinco de Mayo represents the last time a foreign army waged aggression in North America (on North American soil)… 148 years ago. We think it is important to honor those moments in a nation’s history when it overcomes tremendous odds!
So go out and celebrate this awesome and historical interesting holiday! And what’s the best way to pay tribute? Learn Spanish! Take advantage of the biggest Bueno, entonces… sale of the year- 50% off until the 5th of May!
Is celebratingCinco De Mayo with a 50% sale for 5 days.
AND to kick it off here’s the BEST 8 things about Cinco De Mayo:
8. Piñatas. They are always a guilty pleasure and any holiday that provides the excuse to blind people and put a bat in their hands is awesome.
7. It is the time of year when Mexican restaurants pull out all the stops, hang up the streamers and offer great deals on Mexican booze and food. So put on your best guacamole dipping shirt and get eatn’!
6. Mexican music- this is a day where stores, restaurants and street musicians take a try at up beat happy Mexican music that you can’t resist shaking your hips to.
5. Parades, celebrations and always appreciated festivities ensure a good time in Mexico, the US and Mexican themed restaurants around the world.
4. It celebrates the day when 4,000 Mexican soldiers won an unlikely battle against the twice strong, super powerful French army in Puebla, Mexico, May 5, 1862. The battle was 2 hours long and changed the course of history.
3. It’s a great excuse to drink as much Corona as you can and practice your Spanish.
2. We have it on good authority that Sombreros help you get lucky… just add Tequila.
1. It’s the only time of the year that we sell Bueno, entonces… for half off (yup, it’s our biggest sale all year!) So now you have twice the incentive to start your Spanish lessons HERE.… or half the excuse not to. Here’s the deal: For the next 4 Days until the 5th of May you can get 50% off the Bueno, entonces… Instant download and the 6 DVD set.
Today is International workers day! So happy day for all you that have the day off and sorry to the ones that have to work.
May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries. Here is a list of the worst jobs ever!
Here is a list of professions in Spanish and English
Isn’t this a good way to learn Spanish? 1) fun, 2) entertaining, and 3) useful. What more could you want?
PLUS, you’re way more likely to remember and use this stuff than, say, a worksheet of formal conjugations. If you want to learn more about the Bueno, entonces… program, check out our language learning software website!http://www.generallinguistics.com
Want to learn more? Then buy whole Bueno, entonces…learn Spanish program! We also have clips of our classes on Youtube – go check ‘em out and get a taste of our style.
Best part? Head here right now and you’ll get the first 40 min class for absolutely nada (nothing), so you got nothing to lose: http://www.generallinguistics.com
We offer over 18 hours of classes that are available on DVD or as a download for your computer, iPod, or iPhone. And you can get the whole series for as low as $147 – if you’re a Facebook Fan, you get it for $97 (and you’ll learn tons of useful Spanish phrases while you’re at it)!
Alright, for those of you who aren’t familiar with the tango culture, this music video will not only help you with your Spanish, but it will act as your Tango 101 class, too.
First and foremost, tango is not just a dance. Tango is a type of music, too, and the most popular tango singer of all time is, without a doubt, Carlos Gardel. As you probably imagined, Carlos Gardel was Argentine, and lived most of his life in Buenos Aires. However, he was originally born in either Uruguay or France in 1887 or 1890 (his birthdate and place is still disputed), and died a tragic death in a plane crash in Medellín, Colombia at about the age of 45. His legend is still very much alive, especially in Buenos Aires, which is why we chose one of his songs to put up on the Pizarra Mí¡gica(Magic Whiteboard).
The particular song that we chose is called ‘Por una cabeza,’ which means ‘By a head (of a horse)‘. Ya, it sounds strange, but the song is about a man who is a horse track gambler, which is a hugely popular sport in Argentina, even today. In the song, he compares his addiction to horses to his attraction to women. This song is incredibly famous and has been used in loads of modern films and television shows, so don’t be surprised if you recognize it.
Take it away, Carlos!
You might have noticed that this song is full of unusual words that you might have never heard before. Example: Timba (a gamble). That’s because a lot of them are either lunfardo (Argentine slang that originated from tango) or particular to horse-racing– so not to worry, you’ll get around just fine without knowing these words. Unless you happen to be a fanatic of horse races, that is…
Like this way of learning Spanish? Check our more clips from our Spanish classes on Youtube. And don’t forget to visit the Bueno, entonces…learn Spanish to find over 18 hours of Spanish lessons that will actually keep your attention!
Topics that your mom told you never talk about when you are meeting someone new: Politics, Religion, Sex
Mom always told not to talk about these topics on the table. But what can we do is they are so exciting and people are always passionate about them.
This is why today we are going to give some key vocabulary so you can get some exciting dinner discussions.
Politics:
la manifestación demonstration el golpe de estado coup el plebiscito, el referéndum referendum la política exterior foreign policy la democracia es la peor forma de gobierno, aparte de todas las demás democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others prefiero un sistema derechista, fomenta el ingenio y el trabajo I prefer a rightwing system, it encourages ingenuity and hard work prefiero un sistema izquierdista, es mas justo I prefer a leftwing system, it’s fairer ojalá el gobierno gastara más dinero en la educación I wish the government would spend more money on education
el capitalismo capitalism el comunismo communism el socialismo socialism la dictadura dictatorship la democracia democracy la anarquía anarchy el liberal liberal el conservador conservative el partido Laborista Labour party el libre mercado free market la utopía utopia derechista rightwing izquierdista leftwing el movimiento movement
source: guardian.co.uk
Isn’t this a good way to learn Spanish? 1) fun, 2) entertaining, and 3) useful. What more could you want?
PLUS, you’re way more likely to remember and use this stuff than, say, a worksheet of formal conjugations. If you want to learn more about the Bueno, entonces… program, check out our language learning software website!http://www.generallinguistics.com
Want to learn more? Then buy whole Bueno, entonces…learn Spanish program! We also have clips of our classes on Youtube – go check ‘em out and get a taste of our style.
Best part? Head here right now and you’ll get the first 40 min class for absolutely nada (nothing), so you got nothing to lose: http://www.generallinguistics.com
We offer over 18 hours of classes that are available on DVD or as a download for your computer, iPod, or iPhone. And you can get the whole series for as low as $147 – if you’re a Facebook Fan, you get it for $97 (and you’ll learn tons of useful Spanish phrases while you’re at it)!
A quick note before you continue: if you are easily offended or do not like foul language, don’t bother reading on. Bueno, entonces… sees learning a language as something that should be fun, entertaining, and useful. This means that we are willing to teach you things that you might hear on the street, but wouldn’t read in a text book. If you don’t like our method of teaching, it’s probably best you go learn language from a more formal program like Rosetta Stone.
Argentine Frito Lay and Pepsi Ad – A bit to far but I am sure it’s going to have people talking about it. In the Argentine culture is very common to use insults in an informal way when you speak to a friend.
Other insults:
Tu eres más feo que el culo de un mono – You are uglier than the butt of a monkey
Tu feo – You’re uglyEl burro sabe mas que tu – The donkey knows more than you
Eres tan estupido como un perro – You are as stupid as the dog
Estupido – Stupid
Idiota – Idiot
Pinche idiota – Fuckin’ idiot
Perra – Bitch
Pinche puta – Fuckin’ bitch
Puta – Bitch / Whore
La concha de tu madre – Your mother’s cunt
Métetelo por el culo – Stick it up your arse
Pendejo – Jackass / Asshole
Hueles a mierda – You smell like shit
Mierda – Shit
Alright, so this obviously doesn’t cover all the countries, nor all the necessary phrases, but it at least gives you a bit of a base.
Isn’t this a good way to learn Spanish? 1) fun, 2) entertaining, and 3) useful. What more could you want?
PLUS, you’re way more likely to remember and use this stuff than, say, a worksheet of formal conjugations. If you want to learn more about the Bueno, entonces… program, check out our language learning software website!http://www.generallinguistics.com
Want to learn more? Then buy whole Bueno, entonces…learn Spanish program! We also have clips of our classes on Youtube – go check ‘em out and get a taste of our style.
Best part? Head here right now and you’ll get the first 40 min class for absolutely nada (nothing), so you got nothing to lose: http://www.generallinguistics.com
We offer over 18 hours of classes that are available on DVD or as a download for your computer, iPod, or iPhone. And you can get the whole series for as low as $147 – if you’re a Facebook Fan, you get it for $97 (and you’ll learn tons of useful Spanish phrases while you’re at it)!
Yo te esperaré
Nos sentaremos juntos frente al mar
Y de tu mano podré caminar
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Sé que en tus ojos todavía hay amor
Y tu mirada dice volveré
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Sin saber de la cuenta regresiva pienso
que aunque no he vuelto a ser el mismo y lo confieso
Espero que el perdón esté en tu mente y yo te rezo
Pero aunque soy sincero y lo prometo no me miras
Después abres la puerta y digo “si te vas no vuelvas”
La rabia me consume y lloras
Te alejas caminando y la vida se me desploma sin saberlo
Te lo juro no lo sabía y de haberlo sabido otra suerte sería
4 de septiembre, mi frase “si te vas no vuelvas” me persigue
Y siento ganas de llamarte, pero no contestas
No entiendo por qué no contestas
Si aunque hayamos peleado todo sigue
7 de septiembre, la llamada que llegaría
Me dicen que ahí estás, que no llame a la policía
Y luego cuelgan
Todavía no pierdo la fe, sé que algún día volverás
Y pase lo que pase…
Yo te esperaré
Nos sentaremos juntos frente al mar
Y de tu mano podré caminar
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Sé que en tus ojos todavía hay amor
Y tu mirada dice volveré
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Siento que me quitaron un pedazo de mi alma
Si te vas no queda nada, queda un corazón sin vida
Que a raíz de tu partida, se quedó solo gritando pero a media voz
Siento que la vida se me va porque no estoy contigo
Siento que mi luna ya no está si no está tu cariño
Ni toda la vida, ni toda el agua del mar
Podrá apagar todo el amor que me enseñaste tú a sentir
Sin ti yo me voy a morir, solo si vueles quiero despertar
Porque lejos no sirve mi mano para caminar
Porque solo espero que algún día puedas escapar
Yo te esperaré
Nos sentaremos juntos frente al mar
Y de tu mano podré caminar
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Sé que en tus ojos todavía hay amor
Y tu mirada dice volveré
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida
Yo te esperaré
Si tú te vas no queda nada
Sigo cantando con la luz apagada
Porque la guerra me quitó tu mirada
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida, yo te esperaré
Si tú te vas no queda nada
Sigo cantando con la luz apagada
Porque la guerra me quitó tu mirada
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida, yo te esperaré
Ehh, ohh-ohh, ohh-ohh, yeah
Cali y El Dandee
Ohh, yeah
Si tú te vas no queda nada
Sigo cantando con la luz apagada
Porque la guerra me quitó tu mirada, yeah
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida, yo te esperaré
Si tú te vas no queda nada
Sigo cantando con la luz apagada
Porque la guerra me quitó tu mirada
Y aunque se pase toda mi vida, yo te esperaré
How’d you do? It’s Fast, real fast- but then again that’s how people really speak in Spanish. And if you want to understand people, then you better learn how to understand it at that speed and with the words people actually use.
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