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Spanish Christmas Words

Christmas is just around the corner….La Navidad está en puertas

Many people are  in christmas spirit…..(el) espiritu navideño

For hispañeros, it means it is time to publish the list of the Spanish christmas words and give a small christmas  present to the readers:

You can download the mp3 file which contains the spanish christmas words and their english translations.

click audio player to hear the pronunciation of the words here

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or download the mp3 file (right click and save as ..)  christmas words in Spanish

Greetings:

(la) navidad: Christmas

(la) nochebuena:

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December 6th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: cultural notes, List of Spanish Words | Comments are closed

Halloween words in Spanish

(la) bruja witch [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(la) noche de brujas halloween (night of the witches) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(la) calabaza pumpkin [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(la) vela candle [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(la) escoba broom [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(el) esqueleto skeleton [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(el) gato negro black cat [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(el) murciélago bat [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(la) araña spider [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (la) telaraña spider-web [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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October 16th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: cultural notes, List of Spanish Words | Comments are closed

Numbers in Spanish

 

contar to count

 

0-99

0        cero

1        uno

2        dos

3        tres

4        cuatro

5        cinco

6        seis

7        siete

8        ocho

9        nueve

10    diez

11    once

12    doce

13    trece

14    catorce

15    quince

16    dieciséis

17    diecisiete

18    dieciocho

19    diecinueve

20    veinte

21    veintiuno

22    veintidós

23    veintitrés

24    veinticuatro

25    veinticinco

26    veintiséis

27    veintisiete

28    veintiocho

29    veintinueve

30    treinta

31    treinta y uno

32    treinta y dos

33    treinta y tres

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            39. treinta y nueve

      40. cuarenta

      41. cuarenta y uno

      42. cuarenta

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September 28th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: List of Spanish Words | Comments are closed

Spanish Words: Sport

 

el deporte sport [Audio clip: view full post to listen] el deporte náutico water sport el/la deportista sportsman/woman [Audio clip: view full post to listen] deportivo/-a  sporting [Audio clip: view full post to listen] el ejercicio exercise [Audio clip: view full post to listen] el esquí skiing [Audio clip: view full post to listen] esquiar to ski [Audio clip: view full post to listen] la pista  de esquí ski piste el gimnasio gym [Audio clip: view full post to listen] ir al gimnasio to go to the gym el estadio stadium [Audio clip: view full post to listen]  el gol goal [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
 el golf  golf [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
hacer  to make, to do [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
hacer deporte to make sport [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
el baloncesto basketball [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
la liga  league [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
olímpico/-a olympic [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
nadar to swim [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
la piscina swimming pool [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
el polideportivo sports centre [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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September 25th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: List of Spanish Words | Comments are closed

Spanish words: Letters and Mail

 la carta letter [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

 

escribir to write [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

escribir una carta to write a letter

contestar  to answer,  to reply [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

contestar una carta to reply to a letter

echar to post, to mail [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

echar una carta to send a letter

el correo post, mail [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

 

la postal  postcard [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

 

entregar to deliver, hand over [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

entregar una carta to deliver a letter

el apartado de correos Post Office Box

el apartado postal Post Office Box

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September 22nd, 2011 | Tags: | Category: List of Spanish Words | Comments are closed