Colacho – Costa Rican version of Santa
esferas – bright colored balls for a Christmas tree
muérdago – mistletoe
oropel – tinsel
adornos – decorations
arbol – tree
corona – Christmas reef
villancico – Christmas carol
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The following verbs are used to describe actions by different parts of the body.

Arrodillarse – to kneel down….comes from the word rodilla (knee)
Boquear – to gasp for air….comes from the word boca (mouth)
Bracear – to move the arms when swimming…..derived from the word brazo read more

El and un are always used immediately before singular feminine nouns beginning with stressed a- or ha.

Here are some examples:

el agua – water
el/un águila – eagle
el/un alba – dawn
el/un alma – soul
el/un alza – an increase
el/un ancla – anchor
el/un área – area
el/un arpa – harp
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Here is a list of vocabulary to help you understand the weather in Spanish.

¿Qué tiempo hace? – How’s the weather?
Hace buen tiempo – The weather is good
Hace mal tiempo – The weather is bad
Hace calor – It’s hot
Hace frío – It’s read more

In my last article I discussed how to pronounce the five basic vowel sounds in Spanish correctly so that your Spanish accent would not sound so typically “gringo.”

This week I want to give my readers a few other tips they can use for improving their Spanish accent.

Most consonants, or letters that are not vowels, are pronounced the same read more