Whether you like it or not the rainy season is now upon us. Anyone who lives here knows that in Costa Rica there are more rainy months than dry months. The rainy season or invierno, usually runs from May to November but this can vary from year to year. At times, there is an unseasonably dry spell or Indian summer at the end of June. The Costa Ricans
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Of Urges and Cravings
Antojar is a verb that has a variety of uses and is difficult for beginners to master. This should stat you on your way.
A su antojo – to do as one pleases
Example:
Quiero hacerlo a mi antojo – I want to do it my way
Antojar – to crave, to take a sudden fancy to; to Imagine
Example:
Se me antojó bastante dificil
Spanish Soap Operas (Telenovelas) are Useful!
In the April 10th edition of La Nación there was an article about the benefits of watching soap operas called telenovelas or culebrones. According to Jorge Ignacio Covarrubias, the secretary of North American Academy of the Spanish Language, telenovelas enrich and spread the Spanish language. They help increase
Easter-related sayings
In my column about Easter last week I forgot the Easter-related sayings or dichos below. Remember that la Pascua de Resurrección or la Pascua florida mean Easter in Spanish. By the way, la pascua de los hebreos is Passover.
Estar como unas pascuas or más alegre que unas pascuas – to be very happy
Hacerle la pascua a
Easter and Semana Santa in Costa Rica
Throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world including Costa Rica, there is no more important time of year than Holy Week. The week begins with Palm Sunday (el Domingo de Ramos), includes Good Friday (el Viernes Santo), and ends with Easter (la Pascua de Resurrección). Known as Semana Santa, the week marks the
