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In honor of the recent holiday, or hallmark day, we're celebrating with a special episode! Today, we'll talk about the vocabulary and history of Valentine's Day, as well as how it is celebrated in Spain and Mexico.
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Research Resources:
History.com, “6 Surprising Facts About St. Valentine,”Feb. 14, 2013, https://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine Catholic Education Resource Center, “History of St. Valentine,” by Father William Saunders, https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/history-of-st-valentine.html
History.com, “History of Valentine’s Day,”December 22, 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2
FluentU, “4 Creative Ways to Whip Up the Most Romantic Spanish Valentine’s Day Cards,” by Meredith Kreisa, https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/valentines-day-cards-in-spanish/
FluentU, “8 Lovely Valentine’s Day Vocabulary Words for Spanish Learners,” by Tammy, https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/valentines-day-love-spanish-vocabulary-words-phrases-list/
MyDailySpanish, “10 Beautiful Spanish Love Quotes that Will Melt Your Heart,” by Janey, April 29, 2017, https://mydailyspanish.com/spanish-love-quotes/
Teleflora, “A Fun Guide to Hispanic and Latin Valentine’s Day Culture!” January 17, 2016, https://www.teleflora.com/blog/a-fun-guide-to-hispanic-and-latin-valentines-day-culture/
Spain Attractions, “5 Facts About St. Valentine’s Day in Spain,” by Miruna Corneanu, February 6, 2018, https://spainattractions.es/st-valentine-day-spain-facts/
Trip Savvy, “How do the Spanish Celebrate Valentine’s Day?”, by Damian Corrigan, December 26, 2018, https://www.tripsavvy.com/valentines-day-in-spain-1644288
Trip Savvy, “Valentine’s Day in Mexico,” by Suzanne Barbezat, January 4, 2019, https://www.tripsavvy.com/valentines-day-in-mexico-1588774
Culture Trip, “How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Like a Mexican,” by Lauren Cocking, May 24, 2017, https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/how-to-celebrate-valentines-day-like-a-Mexican
Punta Sayulita, “Valentine’s Day Traditions in Mexico,” http://www.puntasayulitamexico.com/valentines-day-traditions-in-mexico/
Inside Mexico, “Valentine’s Day in Mexico: Celebrating Love & Friendship”, October 6, 2017, https://www.inside-mexico.com/valentines-day-celebrating-love-friendship/4/ -
In this week's episode, Sara discusses the differences between the two verbs pedir and preguntar. While both are translated into English as "to ask", they are used for very distinct situations!
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Research Resources:
Real Fast Spanish – “Pedir Vs. Preguntar: How to Ask, Wonder, & Request” - https://www.realfastspanish.com/vocabulary/pedir-vs-preguntar Study.com – Yolanda Reinoso Barzallo – “Pedir vs. Preguntar” - https://study.com/academy/lesson/pedir-vs-preguntar.html
LightSpeed Spanish – “Spanish Lesson 27 Early Intermediate Pedir & Preguntar” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHKRcFhiTQ -
In today's episode, we go over the importance of accent marks in Spanish, and how they can affect a word's meaning and/or sound.
**Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal.
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In this episode, and to celebrate the new year, we look at the New Year's traditions in both Spain and Mexico!
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**Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal. Produced by: Language Answers, Ltd.
Research Resources:
Amy Bingham, “7 Lucky New Year’s Eve Traditions in Spain” from Spanish Sabores blog
Spanish Embassy in US Blog – “5 Spanish New Year’s Eve Traditions” Carlos
El Jalisco Mexican Restaurant Blog – “9 Mexican New Year Traditions”
SpanishPod101.com, “9 Surprising New Year’s Eve Traditions in Mexico”
SpanishPod101.com “How to Say Happy new Year in Spanish & New Year Wishes”
Karen Saenz, Spot a Home, “Tradiciones Españoles para Celebrar el Año Nuevo (y Nochevieja)” -
Are you looking to increase your Spanish skills, or have questions about the nitty-gritty aspects of Spanish grammar? Then this podcast is for you! Join me each week as we explore Spanish culture and language together!
**Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal.
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Music by Master_Service from Fiverr
