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By Geo Bal
Budget, Backpackers, Surfers, Beach Lovers, Naturalist, Hippie, Sun and Sand worshipers, Off the Beaten Path Paradise! Everyone is welcome at Zipolite!
Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.ivan
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Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:20 AM PST
If you want to tell your Spanish speaking friends Happy Thanksgiving, then this is the phrase you want:
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias Happy Thanksgiving That's all fine and dandy, but it gets old and it's not very much fun. Lucky for you there are a few other ways to say it that might impress your Spanish friends. But before we get to those, let's talk about a few words you may not be familiar with. The first one is pavo. Here's a pavo: That's right, it's a turkey. And unlike with fish, pavo is the same word for seeing one in the wild and eating it on your plate. Como preparar un sandwich de pavo How to make a turkey sandwhich That piece of information is probably not a big surprise, I'm sure many of you already know the word pavo. But you may be surprised to hear that pavo isn't the only word for turkey. In Mexico a pavo is also called guajolote. In Guatemala it's a chompipe. Cuba? guanajo. There are probably even more words for turkey, but I think you get point. So what does any of that have to do with Thanksgiving you ask? I'm sure nearly all of my American readers know have heard the phrase "Happy Turkey Day". Well with your new found Spanish vocabulary for turkey you can now say the equivalent in Spanish. Felíz día del pavo Happy Turkey Day That's pretty generic and should be understood anywhere. Now if you want to impress your Mexican friends, you can say: Feliz Día del Guajolote Got Guatemalan friends? Wish them Happy Thanksgiving with this: Feliz Día de Chompipe Well, that's it for today! Except for one last thing: ¡Chao! |
Posted: 28 Nov 2013 07:12 AM PST
If you don't know what a regla is, it's a ruler. But that's not the only definition of regla, nor is it the definition we're here to talk about.
When you hear someone refer to la regla, it's a way of referring to the menstruation cycle, or el ciclo menstrual. You can also say periodo menstrual. La regla me vino por primera vez con 15 My period came for the first time when I was 15 No me viene la regla My period didn't come But just like in English, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Estoy en mis días I'm on my period Ando en mis días I'm on my period Está con la regla She's on her period
I'm on my period, don't talk to me
When it comes to talking about when "la regla" did or didn't arrive, you can use the verb venir like the examples above but there's also another very common option using the verb bajar. No me baja My period didn't start Me bajó hace una semana My period started a week ago Me debía de haber bajado desde el día 21 My period should have started on the 21st If you have 52 seconds, want to practice your listening skills and want a good laugh, then this video is for you. Be sure to listen for the phrases we just talked about. That's it for today! I hope you all learned something and got a good laugh from the video. ¡Hasta la próxima! |
ZBB Live! @ Babel Cafe |
Saturday, November 30, 2013, 8:00pm - 11:00pm at Playa Zipolite, OAXAC, MX |