el día de San Valentín

Valentine's Day is approaching and if you really want to impress that special someone then say something special en español!

source: Speaking Latino

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete the following task 

based on the information above.

• Create a card using one of the phrases above. You can create it
• electronically using Publisher or Photoshop
• online
• by hand and take a picture of it.
• Embed/Insert it into your blog post!

Different Translations for the Same Word - Food Edition

The last post was about different translations for the same words, and today we'll continue that trend and focus on food related vocabulary.

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

More examples can be found here.

Hot Tamale Activities

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete one of the following tasks based on the information above.

• Select 3-5 different words and create a table or chart (or infographic) translating them across different countries
• Select 2 countries (perhaps Mexico and Argentina) and create a table or chart (or infographic) with the different words translated.

Different Translations for the Same Word

In English we have different words for the same thing like

• you all, y'all, yinz
• soda, pop, Coke
• gumband, rubber-band
• sub, sandwich, grinder, foot-long, hoagie

Well Spanish has the same thing, and boy can it be confusing! A few websites are trying to help, (see the previous post Same Language Different Translations)

You may remember that I mention that many people don't refer to citizens of the United States as Americans, (see We're All Americans), many say "United-State-an" but in Spanish, which is estadounidense. But there are other ways too!

source: Speaking Latino

There are many random words that are different in different countries. See more examples below.

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

Hot Tamale Activities

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete one of the following tasks based on the information above.

• Select 3-5 different words and create a table or chart (or infographic) translating them across different countries
• Select 2 countries (perhaps Mexico and Argentina) and create a table or chart (or infographic) with the different words translated.

Same language, different translations

One of the hardest parts about learning another language is that, depending on where you travel, the vocabulary will change. (Think of "you all" vs. "y'all" vs. "you guys" vs. "yinz"). Do you say soda, pop, or Coke?

Smartling.com made a neat little website that highlights some words that change translation depending on the Spanish-speaking country you are in. Click here to check it out.

Hot Tamale Activities - Complete one or more of these activities as a advanced/Hot Tamale blog post. Title your post the title of this blog post.

• Select 3-5 different words and create a table or chart (or infographic) translating them across different countries.
• Select 2 countries (perhaps Spain and Mexico) and create a table or chart (or infographic) with the different words translated