Vocabulario de la semana - Weekly Vocabulary
algo - something
siempre - all the time (always)
quería hacerles saber - I wanted to let you know
correctamente - correctly
una frase en español - a Spanish phrase
nuestra cultura - our culture
a menudo - often
a nosotros - to us
responderán - will respond
en lo que piensan - in what they think
esto es equivocado - this is wrong
palabras de españo l - Spanish words
no funciona - it doesn't work
la manera correcta - the correct way
se pronuncia - is pronounced
en voz alta - aloud / out loud
que mucha gente piensa - that a lot of people think
pero no es - but it isn't
y piensan que es español - and they think it's Spanish
es Italiano - it's Italian
acerca de estas palabras - about these words
que le rodea - that is around you
nada podría hacerme más feliz - nothing could make me happier
de nuestra cultura - from our culture
por pasar la voz - by spreading the word
a otros - to others
contiene - contains
y errores comunes - and common mistakes
le enseña a conversar - it teaches you to converse
preguntas - questions
miles - thousands
This week's culture tidbit deals with algo that I hear Americans (Gringos) do siempre and it drives me crazy. Quería hacerles saber about it so you'll know how to do it correctamente. Instead of dealing with the Latin culture itself, this lesson deals with una frase en español that has been integrated into nuestra cultura.
A menudo, in everyday life, someone will unintentionally do something a nosotros. Many Americans responderán by saying "No problem" en lo que piensan is the Spanish language -- "No problemo". ¡Esto es equivocado! Contrary to popular belief (at least by some people), you don't create palabras de español by tacking on an "o" at the end of English words. This is an incorrect translation technique. This little "'o'-at-the-end-of-a-word" trick works in only a few cases, but with most words no funciona. La manera correcta to say "No problem" is -- are you ready for this? "No hay problema". (The word "hay" se pronuncia "eye" - the "h" is silent). Try saying "No hay problema" en voz alta.
Another word que mucha gente piensa is a Spanish wor d, pero no es, is the word "bambino". Many people use it for the word "baby" y piensan que es español. To let the truth out of the bag, the word "bambino" does mean "baby" or "child", however, it isn't Spanish, es Italiano! The Spanish word for baby is "bebé".
I wanted to let you know acerca de estas palabras this week so you can become more aware of the culture que le rodea and not make these common errors. Nada podría hacerme más feliz than to see "No problemo" and "bambino" as a "Spanish" words slowly die de nuestra cultura. Please help por pasar la voz and forwarding this e-mail a otros so they, like you, may become culturally aware.
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Subject: Common Gringoisms 
Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:07 pm
