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tipo de sangre (sanguineous)
A positiva
shows that adjectives do NOT always come after...
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B
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tipo de sangre
B negativa
Context distinguishes between "b" and "v". Type "v" blood...
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C
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C-nota académica en los E.E.U.U.- A,B,C,D,F
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D
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D.F.
Departamento Federal
what the local people call Mexico City
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E
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E.E.U.U.
los Estados Unidos
double letters equal to pp. for "pages" in English
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F
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los frijoles
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G
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"Ge or Gi"-say hay or he;
Otherwise, say it normally.
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H
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la hacienda
el helado
silent when spoken, but needed for spelling
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I
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IV-numeral romano
This is an oral class, but writing can be useful sometimes.
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J
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J.J.
Using initials as a names is an American habit.
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K
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vitamina K
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L
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LMN123
CONDADO MADISON
placa de matrícula
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M
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Miguel-
g, not gw.
Sometimes, transfer DOES work out well. M for "mediana" , M for "medium".
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N
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6N-la página del periódico Clarion Ledger
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O
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Rounded lips like a whistle, not puckered lips like a kiss
Often used in the U.S. instead...
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P
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plátano
NOT a banana
sweeter, greener, and more starchy
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QU
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"key" or "Kay"
qui or que
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R
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peanut butter ridge
motorboat sound
purring cat sound
shivering sound, as if you are cold
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S
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S.A.
Inc.
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T
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latequila, la tortilla
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U
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Uruguay
oo in "boot" and "smooth"
bilingüe-
dotted u="gw" sound
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V
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vocabulario
v, b- same sound
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W
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Wilfredo
does not always have to be a "v" sound,
sound comes from borrowed language
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X
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Dos Equis beer
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Y
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same value as i
Allison, Allyson
Voy a la izquierda. (I go to the left.)
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Z
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"s" sound in Spanish.
The "z" sound coming from an "s" confuses Spanish-speaking people because...
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LL
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NEVER like a single 1
Don't say "llama". "Yama" is the right pronunciation.
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CH
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Nacho has four letters. It's a nickname for Ignatius.
Chuy is a short form of the name Jesús....
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RR
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can make a difference in meaning
carro caro (expensive car)
pero, perro -but, dog
ferrocaril-railroad
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Ñ
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When you wish someone "Feliz Año Nuevo, say a clear "y" when pronouncing the ñ. "Ano" means...
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¿Cómo se deletrea?
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hola
hache-oh-ele-ah
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hacia atrás
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phenomenal
nal-menal-nomenal-phenomenal
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¿Que quiere decir _tarjeta__?
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Quiere decir "card".
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¿Cómo se escribe "frijoles"?
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frijoles
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¿Qué dijo Jorge?
Repita, por favor.
¿Cómo?
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dictate
Huh?
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¿Cómo se dice ___"card"_____?
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"tarjeta"
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