Kid Start Spanish » Blog http://www.kidstartspanish.com Learn Spanish For Kids Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:23:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Spanish word of the day for Children and Kids: Sueño / Sleep http://www.kidstartspanish.com/spanish-word-of-the-day-for-children-and-kids-bed-cama/ http://www.kidstartspanish.com/spanish-word-of-the-day-for-children-and-kids-bed-cama/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:50:11 +0000 Ricardo Cuevas http://www.kidstartspanish.com/?p=632 Word:

el sueño

Approximate Pronunciation:

SWEH-nyoh

Meaning:

dream, sleep, sleepiness, goal or desire

Example:

Es el coche de mis sueños.

Translation:

It is the car of my dreams.

 

Source:

about.com

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la cama

Approximate Pronunciation:

CAH-mah — Escucha

Meaning:

bed

Example:

Una cama es un mueble que se utiliza básicamente para dormir.

Translation:

A bed is a piece of furniture that is basically used for sleeping.

 

Source:

about.com

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triste

Pronunciation:

TREE-steh (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.) — Escucha

Meaning:

sad, dismal

Example:

Estamos tristes porque tenemos pocos amigos.

Translation:

We are sad because we have few friends.

 

Source: about.com

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la mujer

 

Pronunciation: 
moo-HEHR (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate. Note that in most areas, the Spanish j is pronounced with a guttural sound.) — Escucha

 

Meaning:
woman, wife

 

Example:
María es también la Virgen, la mujer más famosa del mundo, la madre del Mesías.

 

Translation:
Mary is also the Virgin, the world’s most famous woman, the mother of the Messiah.

Source: about.com

]]> http://www.kidstartspanish.com/spanish-word-for-children-and-babies-mujer-woman/feed/ 0 Spanish for Kids one word at a time: Dentist / Dentista http://www.kidstartspanish.com/spanish-for-kids-one-word-at-a-time-dentist-dentista/ http://www.kidstartspanish.com/spanish-for-kids-one-word-at-a-time-dentist-dentista/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:08:35 +0000 Ricardo Cuevas http://www.kidstartspanish.com/?p=619 Word:
el dentista, la dentista
Pronunciation:
den-TEE-stah — Escucha
Meaning:
Dentist
Example:
Ir al dentista es algo que pone nervioso a la mayoría de los mortales.
Translation:
Going to the dentist is something that makes most mortals nervous.

Source: About.com

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el agua

Pronunciation:

AH-gwah (Note that the g in this word is pronounced much more softly than it would be in English.) — Escucha

Meaning:

water

Example:

El agua de las piscinas se debe someter a algún tipo de tratamiento para asegurar que esté limpia.

Translation:

The water in swimming pools ought to be subjected to some type of treatment in order to assure that it is clean.

 

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muy

Pronunciation:

mwee — Escucha

Meaning:

very

Example:

Estoy muy ansioso para llegar a Montana.

Translation:

I am very anxious about arriving in Montana.

More information:

When you think of the infinitive form of Spanish verbs — the forms ending in -ar, -er or -ir — you probably think of translating them using “to.” Thus llegar would mean “to arrive.” However, it is very common when a Spanish infinitive follows a preposition that you can translate it to English using an “-ing” verb, as in the sample sentence

 

source:

about.com

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rojo

Pronunciation:

RRO-ho (Note that the Spanish r here is the rr sound, pronounced with a strong trill, depending on where the word appears in the sentence. Note that in most areas, the Spanish j is pronounced with a guttural sound.) — Escucha

Meaning:

red

Example:

En el jardín del profesor había un pájaro rojo.

Translation:

In the professor’s garden there was a red bird.

 

Source:

about.com

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dinero

Pronunciation:

dee-NEH-doe (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate. In this word, it sounds much like the English “d” sound.) — Escucha

Meaning:

money

Example:

No tengo mucho dinero para ayudar a mi familia.

Translation:

I don’t have much money for helping my family.

More Information:

In the sample sentence, the preposition para is used as a way of saying “in order to.” This is a very common usage of this word. You can learn more about para in this lesson.

 

Source:

about.com

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el huevo

Pronunciation:

WEH-voh (The v in this word is pronounced somewhat like the English “v” but with the two lips touching instead of the top teeth touching the lower lip.) — Escucha

Meaning:

egg

Example:

Es cierto que los huevos son un alimento universal.

Translation:

It is certain that eggs are a universal food.

Source:

about.com

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