Since the majority of this blog’s followers aren’t Spanish language classes, we don’t write in Spanish, and we don’t put too much Spanish vocab into the posts themselves. Here, we’ll list the words we do include, along with some others, for anyone interested.
By Blog Post
Give a Man a Fish!
- ancianitos - Endearing term for ancianos, or elderly people
So You Thought It Was Over?!
- ¡Hasta luego amigos! - Until later, friends!
- ancianos - elderly people
Dance Dance Revolution!
- biblioteca – library
- Dia de Independencia - Independence Day
- me siento joven! - I feel young!
- señora – woman
- señorita – girl
Happy Independence Day! (But that’s not what this post is about.)
- aldea – small town
- banda – band
- ciento – one hundred
- desfile – parade
- noche cultural – cultural night
- por ciento – percent
The Biblioteca–Books and More
- ajedrez – chess
- biblioteca – library
- damas – checkers
- diversificado - high school
- para mí, es una ciencia - for me, it’s a science
- papas y pollo - potatoes and chicken
- sillas musicales – musical chairs
- Simon Dice – Simon Says
The New Belly Dance Scene in Town!
- aqui- here
- a la derecha- to the right
- a la izquierda – to the left
- arriba – up
- brazo – arm
- cadera – hips
- danza del vientre – belly dance
- niña – little girl
- Noche Cultural - Cultural Night
- señora – woman
- señorita – young woman
¡Feliz Cumpleanos a Ti!
- canción - song
- comiendo - eating
- cumpleaños – birthday
- desfile – parade
- feliz – happy
- himno nacional – national anthem
- jugo de fruta - fruit juice
- pastel – cake
- platicando – chatting
- tostadas con salsa – toasted tortilla chips with salsa
- velitas – candles
- ya - already, now
- ¡Ya queremos pastel! – We want cake now!
Weekend Trip to Rio Dulce
- dulce – sweet
- isla – island
- lancha – boat
- mujeres – women
- rio – river (literal translation of “Rio Dulce” is “Sweet River”)
Notes from the Band
- banda – band
- desfile - parade
- himno nacional - national anthem
- percusión - percussion
- redobles - rolls
- ritmo – rhythm
- trombón - trombone
- trompeta - trumpet
Good News about Education: the School of Natural Resources
- dibujar - to draw (como pueden dibujarlo – how can you draw it?)
- diversificado - high school
- juventud (as in el Parque Nueva Juventud) - youth / young people
- maestro / maestra – teacher
- nuevo / nueva - new
- parque – park
Education: Part 2
- basico - the Guatemalan equivalent of Middle School or Jr. High
- biblioteca - library
- diversificado - high school
One Band, One Sound
- (Las) claves - the clefs (in music)
- Desfile – parade
- (Las) notas – notes
- (El) pentagrama – the staff (in music)
- Síncopa – syncopation
A Look at Education in Guatemala
- biblioteca – library
We’re Here! First Impressions of San Andres
- biblioteca - library
- extranjero – foreigner
- tarea – homework
- trajes de baño – bathing suits
Natural Disasters Bring New Challenges
- invierno – winter
- verano - summer
- volcán – volcano
By Alphabetical Order
Basico-the Guatemalan equivalent of Middle School or Jr. High
Cajero-ATM
Desfile-parade
El pentagrama- the staff (in music)
Extranjero-foreigner
Isla-Island
Juventud (as in Parque Nueva Juventud)–youth/young people
Lancha-boat
Las claves-the clefs (in music)
Las notas-notes
Mujeres-women
Orilla-bank, or shore (like of a lake)
Ritmo-rhythm
Síncopa-syncopation
Tono-pitch
Traje de baño-bathing suit
Volumen-volume
