Como he mencionado in previous newsletters, una de las mejores maneras to improve your Spanish, apart from a course like ours, is to speak with native Spanish speakers.

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Now I’d like to sugerir that an even better manera to learn Spanish is to become amigos with a native Spanish speaker – especially one that no sabe mucho inglés.

¿Que debe hacer if you don’t know where to find a Spanish-speaking amigo? I recommend looking around your vecindario, at work, go Latin dancing or go to un evento latino. Latin dancing can be a great way to mejorar your Spanish and learn more about Latin culture through música and baile.

Now me gustaría compartir a quick nota cultural about amigos in Latin America vs. here in the U.S. Generalmente aquí in the U.S., work and making money are the #1 prioridad in many people’s lives. Often amigos and family come second.

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In Latin America, generalmente amigos and family are considered the top prioridad and work comes second. It may be said that some people work to live and other people live to work. Of course hay muchas excepciones, but this is generalmente how it is in the two countries. What is it like en su país? Please visit our blog to share your thoughts! Click here!

Since this is amigo week. Be sure and send información about our newsletters and website to amigos who want to learn Spanish.

¡Hasta luego! (“Until later”)

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Vocabulario de la semana – Vocabulary of the Week

como he mencionado – as I have mentioned

una de las mejores maneras – one of the best ways

sugerir – to suggest

manera – way

amigos – friends

no sabe mucho inglés – doesn’t know much English

¿Qué debe hacer? – What should you do?

vecindario – neighborhood

un evento latino – a Latin event

mejorar – to improve

música – music

baile – dance

disponible – available

por la primera vez – for the first time

hemos creado – we have created

aquí – here

cuándo – when

qui én va a asistir – who is going to attend

dónde – where

¿Cómo lo hago? – how do I do it?

reglas – rules

por favor – please

también – also

comunicación – communication

al público en general – to the general public

algunas frases – some phrases

me gustaría compartir – I’d like to share

nota cultural – cultural note

generalmente – generally

prioridad – priority

hay muchas excepciones – there are a lot of exceptions

en su país – in your country

información – information

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Written by David S. Clark – President of Visual Link Spanish who says…

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