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The 5 senses of wine (a tasting in Spanish)
This is a unique opportunity to taste fine and carefully selected Spanish wines, learn the 5 senses of wine tasting and meet great people. And all this in Spanish!!
Wine is a great example of the best of a culture; it’s a reflection of the connections between the land, the people and its traditions. It helps us understand the signs and wordsthat people use to communicate feelings, taste, smell, sight, touch… isn’t that what language is about? Thursday, October 25th, 2012
6 to 8 p.m.
888 8th Avenue, # 7 P
New York, NY 10019
Price is $95 per person
Please RSVP to Luis Cardozo at
luiscardozo@spanishnyc.com
Limited attendance 8 -10 people
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Una columna muy grande… A very big column…
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Tomar el tren = Take the train
Yo tomo el tren para ir a trabajar ¿Ustedes toman el tren para ir a trabajar o caminan? I take the train to go to work Do you take the train or you walk?
Contento / Triste. Happy / Sad
¿Estás contento o estás triste? Are you happy or are you sad? We hope you are happy!
Cuando puedo me gusta comprar vegetales en mercados ecológicos.
When I can I like to buy vegetables in eco markets
Hay = There is / there are in Spanish.
- ¡Buenos días! ¿Hay bagels para desayunar? (Are there bagels for breakfast?) - Sí, hay bagels (Yes, there are bagels) - ¿Hay café? (Is there coffee?) - Sí, hay café (Yes, there is coffee)
Good = "Bueno" or "bien".
El arroz es bueno = Rice is good El arroz sabe bien = Rice tastes good
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This series runs Dec 09 – Dec 22 at Film Society of Lincoln Center. Spanish Cinema Now is one of the Walter Reade Theater’s longest-running series, first presented in October 1992. Since then, annual film production in Spain has moved from about 40 movies per year into the triple digits. Audiences in Spain are not only growing, they are considerably younger nowadays, while the links between Spanish and Latin American cinema are stronger than ever. Latin American actors, directors and technicians are enriching the Spanish industry, and co-productions are at an all-time high.
Escalera mecánica = Escalator
Yo desayuno café, jugo de naranja y cereales con leche. Y ustedes, ¿qué desayunan? ¿Galletas? ¿Panqueques? ¿Fruta?... I have coffee, orange juice and cereal with milk for breakfast. And you, what do you have for breakfast? Cookies? ¿Pancakes? ¿Fruit?...
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