Mexico

I learned more about Mexico this week than I knew in the past. One of the most shocking things was how big Mexico is. I discovered that Mexico is three times the size of Texas. I have always considered Texas to big really big and thinking that Mexico is three times that size is mind blowing.

Casi tres veces el area de Texas.

Spanish Talk Show

This week I listened to a Spanish talk show that was on the WT radio station on Monday night. It was a really neat experience because I found myself being able to follow some of the conversation. Now there were plenty of times when I was completely lost but if I really concentrate I could pick out familiar phrases.

Escucho la radio.

Stem Changing

This week we learned about stem changing words which has presented as something very difficult for me. For me it is hard enough learning how to spell Spanish words but when you then throw in all these exceptions and alternate spellings it makes it very difficult. I really hope that I can remember how to spell all these words.

El espanol es muy difícil.

Changing Culture

This week I heard that culture in Spanish speaking contries is changing in the aspect of respect. What I mean  by this is that the up coming generations to do not have as much respect for people as the generations before them. They do not use the formal forms of words they only use informal. I heard that is was predicted that in 20 years the formal terms will not even be used any more.

¿Porqué eres tan grosero?

Tengo

This week in spanish I learned about how the direct translation of saying " I am cold, or I am hungry" is kind of funny. You are literally saying I am with cold or I am with hunger. This is a good example of why word of word translation does not always work in spanish to english.

Tengo frio.

Futbol

This week in spanish I learned about the intensity that spain takes soccer in. It is true that here in America Football is a very big part of our culture. However in Spain it is just as big as politics and in some sense is involved with politics.

Me gusta futbol.a

Movie

This week I watched a movie titled Pan's Labryinth which is a film that was filmed by a Mexican film company by the name of Esperanto Films. The movie was filmed in spanish which I watched with english subtitles. The movie was set in Spain during the spanish cival war during 1944. It was intersiting wathcing the spanish army treating the local sapniards so cruly. It was also intersting seeing that cival conflict is an issue that is and has been world wide.

Quiero mirar una película el jueves.