The San Jose Museum of Art will be open for free from 11 am until 5 pm on Saturday, October 30 to celebrate El Día de Los Muertos. Make traditional crafts like papel picado (cut paper) and calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls). Create your own Lucha Libre thumb-wrestler. Enjoy live music from Mariachi San José.
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408.271.6840
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"I love you"
The two most common ways to say, "I love you" in Spanish are "Te quiero" and "Te amo". "Te quiero" expresses affection and seems more appropriate between parents and children. "Te amo" is a stronger term and used more among adults.
I am going to start saying, "Te quiero mucho" to my son.
I am going to start saying, "Te quiero mucho" to my son.
Disclaimer
One thing I'd like to clarify is that I am not interested in speaking Spanish "correctly". What I want most for my kids is to be able to understand and be understood, even if what they're saying isn't the textbook way to say something. Most fluent speakers of a language don't speak grammatically correct anyway. In English we almost never say, "I'm going to go to the movies." We tend to say, "I'm gonna go to the movies."
So the focus of this blog is to practice what fluent Spanish speakers actually say when speaking to their children. Much of what I post will be from asking my friends what they say, and some of it will be from what I find online in lessons and forums.
I will try to get fluent Spanish speakers to check my posts for accuracy, but they're all busy parents so corrections may come in a bit later than the initial posts. I appreciate your patience.
So the focus of this blog is to practice what fluent Spanish speakers actually say when speaking to their children. Much of what I post will be from asking my friends what they say, and some of it will be from what I find online in lessons and forums.
I will try to get fluent Spanish speakers to check my posts for accuracy, but they're all busy parents so corrections may come in a bit later than the initial posts. I appreciate your patience.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Terms of Endearment (Palabras cariñosas)
Many parents say "m'ijo" (my son) or "m'ija" (my daughter).
You can call your daughter "mami" or "mamita" and your son "papi" or "papito".
You can also say "mi amorcito" or "mi amorcita". Other terms include "mi corazón" or "mi cariño".
There seem to be many, many variations depending on the country.
You can call your daughter "mami" or "mamita" and your son "papi" or "papito".
You can also say "mi amorcito" or "mi amorcita". Other terms include "mi corazón" or "mi cariño".
There seem to be many, many variations depending on the country.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saludos (greetings)
Hola: Hello
Goodbye: Adiós
Good morning: Buenos días
Good afternoon: Buenas tardes
Good night: Buenas noches
Go to SpanishTown.ca to see more greetings and to hear the correct pronunciations.
Goodbye: Adiós
Good morning: Buenos días
Good afternoon: Buenas tardes
Good night: Buenas noches
Go to SpanishTown.ca to see more greetings and to hear the correct pronunciations.
Welcome!
Welcome to Spanish for Mommies (and Daddies, grandparents, nannies, and any one else who's interested in learning to speak Spanish with children).
I have two small children, and I would love for them to be bilingual. I believe that learning any second language early on will help kids develop that part of their brains so that they will be able to learn other languages more easily, even much later in life.
This blog is to provide specific examples of Spanish that can be used with young children. Most posts will be organized by context (e.g., greetings, dining table conversations, asking a child do something, etc.) In addition, I also plan to blog about things I learn about various Spanish cultures and traditions.
I welcome suggestions of topics, resources I should check out, and especially corrections on anything I post that is inaccurate or could be stated better. I'm really excited about this journey and sharing it with my children, my friends, and family.
¡Vámonos! (Let's go!)
I have two small children, and I would love for them to be bilingual. I believe that learning any second language early on will help kids develop that part of their brains so that they will be able to learn other languages more easily, even much later in life.
This blog is to provide specific examples of Spanish that can be used with young children. Most posts will be organized by context (e.g., greetings, dining table conversations, asking a child do something, etc.) In addition, I also plan to blog about things I learn about various Spanish cultures and traditions.
I welcome suggestions of topics, resources I should check out, and especially corrections on anything I post that is inaccurate or could be stated better. I'm really excited about this journey and sharing it with my children, my friends, and family.
¡Vámonos! (Let's go!)
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