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Stuck Up

October 4, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

Alimentar el ego – feed our ego
Arrogante – arrogant
Comer delante de pobres – to show off in front of lees fortunate people
Creerse el ombligo del mundo – to think one is hot stufff
Creerse la divina garza – think one is hot stuff
Creerse la gran caca read more

Amor, Amor, Amor

September 23, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

Acaramelados – lovey dovey
Al Gato viejo, ratón tierno – old geezers like sweet young things
Amor – love
Amor a primera vista – love at first sight
Amor juvenil – puppy love
Amorío – a love affair
Anular – to annul
Adventura amorosa read more

Criminal Minds

September 15, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

Agarrar con las manos en la masa – to catch red handed or with your hands in the cookie jar
Amigo de lo ajeno – a thief
Antisocial – a criminal
Arrebatamiento de bolso – a purse snatching
Asaltacasas – home invader
Asalto
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American Football Vocabulary in Spanish

September 8, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

This is for those of you who have have to watch the NFL in Spanish on Fox or other stations. Learning the vocabulary below will help you understand what the announcers are talking about.

abucheos – boos (noise)
acarrear – to carry a ball
acarreo – a carry
aguador – waterboy
ala read more

When it Rains it Pours

September 6, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

Agua pluvial or agua de lluvia – Rain water
Aguacero – a heavy rain storm
Arcoiris – rainbow
Baldazo – a lot of rain or bucketful of rain
Escampar – to clear up
Garua – a drizzle in Costa Rica
Garuar – verb to drizzle in Costa read more

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Guide to Costa Rican Spanish

Christopher Howard's Guide to Costa Rica Spanish is an invaluable book for people who know Spanish as well as those who know only a few words. It includes a basic primer on Spanish pronunciation, theme-oriented vocabulary and phrasing, and many many idioms that can help you sound like a local right from the start.

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"It must be pointed out that this book be considered a complete course in the Spanish language. However, with the regular practice of the pronunciation exercises and memorization of all the indispensable vocabulary and useful phrases, you should be able to communicate and handle most daily situations you will encounter in Costa Rica."

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