Para el diccionario de la honorable Real Academia Española: pedo. (Del lat. pedĭtum). 1. m. Ventosidad que se expele del vientre por el ano. Para wordreference: pedo, fart, Furz, pet, peido, peto. Pero en Buenos Aires, “pedo” significa más que eso y la usamos para decir muchas cosas. Hoy, una lista útil pero Read more…
It’s a popular myth from Mexico that can also be found in almost all Latin American countries. With variations, the story is almost always the same: a young mother has lost her children in a tragic way and her troubled soul is condemned to wander in the night screaming, “Oh, Read more…
When we travel, most of us take thousands of photos. Back home, we torture family and friends showing them all the faces andlandscapes that we’ve seen so that they can share our experience and see what we saw through our eyes. Some people go further and write blogs about feelings Read more…
Going to Tucumán Sometimes when we are in a new country, the places we get to know depend too much on the tourist guides. According to the city maps most of my students bring, Buenos Aires is reduced to the city center, San Telmo, Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo, maybe Colegiales and Read more…
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When we are learning a new language, one of the biggest challenges is developing correct pronunciation. “Fill in the blank” excercises are an easy place to start, but when we actually start speaking everything sounds bad for a while. Fortunately, at the University of Iowa, a team of people have Read more…
Many students come, learn and use what they have learned. Others forget their Spanish as soon as they close their notebook. But some students continue learning, reflecting on their experience and wanting to share it. This is the case with Eric, a former Ñ student from the United States. He Read more…
Cada lugar en el mundo tiene sus propias reglas y hábitos acerca de cómo actuar cuando se va a restaurantes, bares o cafés. Acá, una lista de algunas cosas importantes para saber cuando tenés ganas de tomarte un cafecito. Café culture is a big part of Buenos Aires identity. Porteños Read more…
¡Hablemos sobre el futuro! Muchas veces tenemos que hacer planes o proyectar. Una de las formas más simples es con el verbo IR: IR + a + infinitivo * ¿Dónde vamos a comprar el plutonio, Doc? => Conjugamos el verbo IR en Presente (Indicativo) cuando queremos hablar sobre el futuro del presente. Pero muchas Read more…