Today’s Vine is by Rodo Becerra, from Tabasco, Mexico. It’s a parody of the famous British children’s TV show, Art Attack. The real show, which ran from 1990-2007, was all about teaching you how to draw. In this Vine, Rodo Becerra pretends to teach you how to draw in 6 seconds. The Vine Transcript ¡Esto es Art Attack! (notice how he says the English phrase “Art Attack” with a Spanish pronunciation – “ahhh-dt a-taaack” – such […]
Today’s Vine is by JiRafita, from Mexico City. It’s an example of a horrible pick-up line (una frase seductora). The Vine Transcript Guy: Oye, ¿cumples años hoy? Girl: No, ¿tú? Guy: Tampoco. ¡Tenemos mucho en común! Girl: ehhhh… Guy: Cállate y bésame. Explanation Guy: Hey, is it your birthday today? [literally: do you turn years today?] Girl: No, you? [as in, is it yours?] Guy: Me neither. We have a lot in common! Girl: ehhhh… Guy: […]
Yay! I’m now including Friday emails on the blog. There are two parts: (1) Friday Treat – a Vine that you can enjoy with minimal effort. It will contain either very basic dialogue, or no dialogue. (2) Weekly Review – a review of words and phrases from this week. See if you can identify them, and then check your answers at the bottom of the email. Let’s get started 🙂 (1) Your Friday Treat is […]
Ok… forgive me. This Vine might not help you too much with your Spanish accent, but it made me laugh so hard that I had to share it. (and it will help you with grammar and vocabulary) 🙂 The Viner is Andrea Compton from Madrid. She is walking by some fruit vendor, where the vendor has misspelled the word fresas (strawberries) on two different signs, both on the same box of strawberries. One sign that says “fersas” […]
Spanish in Six Seconds 