Did You Know? Sabia Que?

The most spoken language in the world is Mandarin-Chinese. This is followed by English and then, Spanish. If you know English and Spanish, you will be able to speak to more than half the population of the world!

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The piñata found its way into the US through birthday celebrations. The origin of the papier-maché vessel is unclear. Some writers trace it to the Aztecs, while others give it a European origin, beginning with the 16th century Italian treat-filled clay pots that were broken at parties called pignatta. The European theory adds that pignatta appealed to the Spanish, who brought the custom to Latin America, where its popularity exploded.

ALSO

Nouns in Spanish are either masculine or femenine.
The gender of most nouns is arbitrary,
but here some rules that can help you.

*The majority of the nouns ending in -a are femenine;
those ending in -o are masculine.
la pelicula     el trabajo

*Most nouns ending in -d, -ion, and -umbre are feminine:
la comunidad     la tradicion     la costumbre

*Nouns of Greek origin ending in -ma are masculine:
el clima     el poema       el programa
el idioma   el problema  el tema

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In Español, one never capitalizes the days of the week or the months of the year.

POETRY

CARACOL ~ A Antonio Machado~
Ruben Dario, Poeta de Nicaragua

En la playa he encontrado un caracol de oro
macizo y recamado de las perlas mas finas;
Europa le ha tocado con sus manos divinas
cuando cruzó las ondas sobre el celeste toro.
Ha llevado a mis labios el caracol sonoro
y he suscitado el eco de las dianas marinas;
le acerque a mis oidos, y las azules minas
me han contado en voz baja su secreto tesoro.
Asi la sal me llega de los vientos amargos
que en sus hinchadas velas sintio la nave Argos
cuando amaron los astros el sueño de Jason;
y oigo un rumor de las olas y un incognito acento
y un profundo oleaje y un misterioso viento...
(el caracol la forma tiene de un corazon).