Author: dragonflykbs

Monday Vine – ¡es rápido!

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commands / expressions / ir / objects / past preterite / present tense / Puerto Rico

Today’s Vine is made by Buoy from Puerto Rico. Note: This Vine contains one expletive in Spanish.  I substituted it for a softer English word in my translation, in an effort to keep this blog relatively clean.  I figured it’s worth it to be familiar with expletives so you can recognize them when you hear them, instead of being blindsided by them.  In your own conversations, I’d recommend not using Spanish expletives because as a non-native speaker, you have a high […]

Wednseday Vine – ¡insisto!

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así / beginner / me gusta / present tense / puns / Spain

Today’s Vine comes from a Spanish Viner named Berry. The Vine Transcript Berry: A mí cuando me gusta una persona, insisto. Berry: …insisto… Berry: ¡Insisto! Berry: Así la consigo… Berry: …a una orden de alejamiento. Explanation Berry: When I like a person, I insist / I keep at it. Berry: …I keep at it… Berry: I keep at it! Berry: And that’s how I get… Berry: …a restraining order. (literally, “an order of distance”) Not very […]

Monday Vine – “Qué guapa la camiseta, no?”

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así / beginner / me gusta / present tense / questions / Spain

Today’s Vine comes from Diego Villalba.  Visit his Vine, Twitter, or website.  He’s from Cádiz, Spain, and you’ll notice the characters in this Vine have a distinct accent native to the region of Andalusia. The Vine Transcript Guy: uh, qué guapa la camiseta, ¿no? Girl: sí, ¿te gusta? Guy: me gusta más así, ¿no? Explanation Guy: ooh, that’s a pretty t-shirt, eh?  (literal translation: how pretty the shirt, no?) Girl: yeah, do you like it? Guy: I […]

Wednesday Vine – dubbed scene from Titanic

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numbers / objects / present tense / tener

Today’s Vine is made by Martin LR, from San Diego, CA. The Vine Transcript Cal: Les nomino al Ice Bucket Challenge. Jack: Rose, tenemos que hacer esto. Rose: No… no lo sé, Jack… Cal: Tienen veinticuatro horas. Rose: [gasps] Jaaaack! Explanation Cal: I nominate you guys to the Ice Bucket Challenge. Jack: Rose, we have to do this. Rose: I…I don’t know, Jack… Cal: You guys have 24 hours. Rose: [gasps] Jaaaack! This Vine made me […]