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Translation Tuesday #5

by gidget fun

This week I bring you an appropriate idiomatic expression:
Estoy a dos dedos de algo nuevo.

(a dos dedos de equals the English idiom “on the verge of”)

which in English translates to, I’m on the verge of something new!
Why is this appropriate this week, you ask?
Well, because I have a new “side blog” brewing for you language [...]

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Translation Tuesday #4

by gidget fun

today’s word is actually a phrase, or rather, an idiomatic expression:
Poderoso caballero es Don Dinero.

(literally: Mr. Money is a strong cowboy)

which in English translates to the idiom, Money makes the world go round! {Idioms are not supposed to be literally translated, I just thought you might want that for vocab purposes.}
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Translation Tuesday #3

by gidget fun

today’s word is another that is fun (and pretty) to say:
mariposa

(mah-ree/tee*-POH-sah)
which in English means, butterfly!
*if you roll your “r” it sounds more like a “t” sound… if you can say “ladder” or “butter” then yes, you can roll your “r’s”– that “dd/tt-er” part is basically a rolled (or trilled) “r!”
Bilingual Chiquita Update
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Translation Tuesday #2

by gidget fun

Today’s word is possibly my favorite word in Spanish:
cacahuate
(kah-kah-WAH-tay)
(how fun is that to say?!) which in English means, peanut!
{another way to say peanut is maní}
Bilingual Chiquita Update
In just a couple of weeks, Chiquita is already reacting and responding to my Spanish. Thanks to her sign language, she understands that gracias = thank you, más = [...]

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Translation Tuesday #1

by gidget family

I figured we’d start simple… today’s word is
palabra
(pah-LAH-brah)

which in English means, word !!
Bilingual Chiquita Update
There are many different ways to raise a child bilingual; this has always been a desire of mine, but it didn’t seem practical since neither my husband nor I are native speakers of another language, which I feel would be [...]

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