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a list of a few types of careers in spanish!

la carrera - career

el trabajo - job

La Medicina - Medicine

el/la doctor(a) - doctor

el la cirujano(a) - surgeon

el/la enfermero(a) - nurse

el/la psiquiatra - psychiatrist

el/la farmacéutico(a) - pharmacist 

el/la dentista - dentist

el/la veterinario(a) - veterinarian 

el/la pediatra - pediatrician

El Derecho y Aplicación de la Ley - Law and Law Enforcement

el/la policía - police

el/la abogado(a) - lawyer

el/la juez - judge

el/la detective - detective

El Negocio - Business

el/la contador(a) - accountant

el/la asesor(a) financiero(a) - financial advisor

el/la asistente ejecutivo(a) - executive assitant

el/la agente de bienes raíces - real estate agent

el/ la empresario(a) - entrepreneur

el/la gerente - manager

los recursos humanos - human resources

La Ciencia - Science

el/la científico(a) - scientist

el/la biólogo(a) - biologist

el/la químico(a) - chemist

el/la físico(a) - physicist

el/la ingeniero(a) - engineer

el/la psicólogo(a) - psychologist

Las Artes - The Arts

el/la actor (actriz) - actor/actress

el/la músico(a) - musician

el/la artista - artist

el/la director(a) - director

el/la fotógrafo(a) - photographer

el/la cantante - singer

Comunicaciones y Relaciones Publicas - Communications and Public Relations

el/la intérprete - interpreter

el/la traductor(a) - translator

el/la periodista - journalist

las relaciones exteriores - foreign relations

Watching television in Spanish is a great way to learn the language! If you’re trying to find a good telenovela to watch, here are my favorites. Oh and I’m terrible at writing tv show plots so if you’re curious about any of them, you can look them up (very sorry).

1.) Avenida Brasil: This is a Brazilian telenovela, however it is dubbed in Spanish as well. I think it might still be on the Telemundo website, but if not, if you look it up there’s other places to watch it.

2.) La querida del Centauro: This series was aired on Telemundo a couple months ago. It’s still on the Telemundo website I believe.

3.) La Reina del Sur: This is a very well known novela from 2011. You can find it on Netflix!! Kate del Castillo is so badass in this.

4.) La Guerrera: This is currently airing on the Mundomax channel. It’s a Brazilian telenovela, but again it’s dubbed in Spanish. On their website, they do have past episodes, but not all of them. You find the episodes on YouTube if you look the novela up!

5.) India- una historia de amor: Omg I will never forget this novela. It was my absolute favorite. It’s a Brazilian one (I know, I watch too many of them). It was from years ago and sadly I do not know where you can find it. But if you happen to get lucky, then yay!!

6.) El Clon: The Brazilian version, not the one Telemundo did lol. I remember watching this one with my mom when I was younger (having a Latina mom= lots of novelas).

Hey I’m back with another addition of Brian’s Crappily Themed Vocab Lists™ and this time it’s on flooring lol enjoy 😏

EN - ES The flooring - la solería The floor - el suelo The wood - la madera The hardwood - la madera dura The bamboo - el bambú The linoleum - el linóleo The cork - el corcho The bark - la corteza The tile - el azulejo The carpet - la alfombra The stone - la piedra The vinyl - el vinilo The rug - el tapete The mat - el tapete/la alfombrilla The texture - la textura The porcelain - la porcelana The quarry - la cantera The terracotta - la terracota The speckle - la manchita The plank - la table The grain (as in wood) - la veta The pattern - el adorno The plywood - el contrachapado

Hey guys I’m back with Brian’s Crappily Themed Vocab Lists™, and this one’s theme is Herbs and Spices! ( @le-clarinerd did you give me the idea for this one? If you did thank you but I can’t remember. And @intergalacticocean I’ll have the space one up soon, I just found like 300 words so I’ll have to trim it down haha) omg this one is actually kind of useful because now you guys can make tasty food in spanish haha. And if you guys see an error, tell me please!!

EN-ES

If i miss some, please tell me. Added a small example.

Wake up - Despertar - Yo despierto muy temprano.

Make the bed - Hacer la cama - Siempre hago mi cama al despertar.

Brush teeth - Cepillar dientes - Debes cepillar tus dientes todos los dias.

Get dressed - Vestirse - ¡Mejor me visto rapido!

Wash face - Lavar cara - Lavate la cara, aun tienes lagañas. (That “sand” in your eyes)

Ask bless - Pedir la bendicion - Mi mamá se molesta si no le pido la bendicion en la mañana .

Make breakfast - Hacer el desayuno - Los sabados te toca a ti hacer el desayuno.

Eat breakfast - Desayunar - Es mejor desayunar en familia .

Go to school/work - Ir a la escuela/el trabajo - Debo apresurarme en ir a la escuela/el trabajo.

Drive - Conducir - Mi padre conduce muy lento.

Go home - Ir a casa - Mamá, ya quiero irme a casa.

Feed the dog/cat - Dar de comer al perro/gato - Al llegar a casa le doy de comer al gato.

Make dinner- Hacer el almuerzo -  Mi mamá debe ya de estar haciendo el almuerzo.

Eat dinner - Almorzar - Adoro almorzar macarrones con queso.

Put the table - Poner la mesa - Mis hermanos y yo ponemos la mesa.

Wash dishes - Lavar platos - Mi hermana debe lavar los platos hoy.

Do homework - Hacer tarea - No puedo hacer tarea con tan poca luz.

Take a nap - Tomar una siesta - No hay nada mas saludable que tomar una buena siesta.

Eat snack - Merendar/comer un bocadillo - Es media noche, un momento perfecto para merendar/comer un bocadillo.

Work out - Ejercitarse - Me ejercito tres veces a la semana.

Check social network - Revisar red social - Siempre estoy revisando facebook en mi celular.

Chat - Mensajear/Chatear - He estado chateando con una chica nueva.

Yo guys I’m back with Brian’s Crappily Themed Vocab Lists™ and today’s theme is trees! Admittedly idk what half of these trees actually are but you never know when you’ll have to talk about a linden or a locust with some native spanish speakers amirite (please send me ideas I love making these)

All these words only relate to trees for the most part! (I.e. gum doesn’t refer to chewing gum, but only the gum tree)

EN - ES Coniferous - conífero Deciduous - caducifolio The maple - el arce The gum - la resina The birch - el abedul The beech - la haya The poplar - el álamo The elm - el olmo The ash - el fresno The holly - el acebo The cypress - el ciprés The hackberry - el celtis The cottonwood - el álamo (de Virginia) The oak - el roble The sassafras - el sasafrás The willow - el sauce The locust - la robinia The alder - el aliso The buckeye - el castaño de Indias The linden - el tilo The basswood - el tilo The myrtle - el mirto The sycamore - el sicómoro The juniper - el junípero The pine - el pino The spruce - la pícea The fir - el abeto The western hemlock - la tsuga occidental The cedar - el cedro The yew - el tejo The larch - el alerce The redwood - la secuoya The alder - el aliso The hickory - la pacana The dogwood - el cornejo The pear tree - el peral The papaya tree - el papayo The orange tree - el naranjo/el naranjero The apple tree - el manzano The chestnut tree - el castaño

So, for those of you who don’t know, I went on a search for quite a while for Spanish text talk / internet slang that Spanish-speaking people use. I did get a few responses, but earlier today, I finally really found what I was looking for through a course on Mango Languages. Mango is a fantastic program for anyone looking to start a new language, and it’s free through some libraries. However, not many libraries do offer it, and I only have it because mine does. Having said that, I figured I’d share what I found with all of you! Here you go. 

K? - ¿Qué? (This was adapted in more recent years with the spread of the English language. Typing ‘K?’ simply means “What?”)

K haces? -  ¿Qué haces? (A shorter, more informal way of asking, “What are you doing?”. It’s an equivalent to “Wyd?”)

Kieres? -  ¿Quieres? (Another example of the qu being replaced with a k. You can pretty much do that with any word that starts with qu in Spanish. Simply put, this translates to “You want it?” or “You want one?”)

X k? -  ¿Por qué? (The multiplication symbol, x, is read in Spanish as “por”, as in 5 x 5 is read as “cinco por cinco”. Therefore the x is understood as “por”. The k, as i explained before, is read as “qué”. Put those two together, and you have the Spanish word for “Why?” or the English text talk equivalent “y?”)

X fis - Por fis (A more casual version of “por favor”, which means “please”. This is the Spanish equivalent to “Pls”) 

Ntc - No te creas (Literally translated, this comes out to “don’t believe you”, but it’s understood as “just kidding”. Ntc is the acronym for that and therefore is the Spanish equivalent to “jk”)

Tkm / Tqm - Te quiero mucho (You might see it as tkm or tqm, but either way, they mean the same thing. Literally translated, “te quiero mucho” means “i love you so much”. That said, the English text talk equivalent is “ily” or “ilysm”)

Bb -  Bebé (This simply means “baby” or “babe” and can be used here as a term of endearment. The English equivalent would be something like “bb” or “bby”

Jajaja / jjj - hahaha (This wasn’t part of the course, but I’ve seen it online from Spanish-speaking friends on Facebook, so I figure I’d throw it in there. Congratulations. You now know how to laugh in Spanish.) 

I’ve also seen Spanish-speaking people use English text talk too, though. I was texting someone earlier today, and he used “lol” even though the entire conversation was in Spanish. Just thought I’d let you all know of that too. 

Many languages available. One of the hardest audio practice sites I have found. Enjoy!

Like I said, I’m going to start doing music recommendations for those who are learning spanish, here’s my first.

And since @bogstepper commented about ballads, I’m going to leave the one that I had for today and start with a different one.

Carlos Rivera (México, 1986)

He is one of my favorites, not only for his voice but because of his stage (the way he transmits emotions). 

Winner of  “La Academia” singing competition in 2005

He starred the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast in Mexico and the musical The Lion King in Spain, and  played Sky in Mamma Mía! in Mexico.

Albums : Carlos Rivera (2007), Mexicano (2010), El hubiera no existe (2013), Yo creo (2016)

My top 3 of his songs:

3. Mi fascinación (x)

2. Voy a amarte (x)

1. Si te vas 

Here is a playlist with more of this songs (x)

“Cuántas veces disfrazamos la rutina de amor y olvidamos que mataba, poco a poco, el corazón”. (song: No eras para mí)

And, as a bonus I’ll let you a song that  I LOVE and he featured with Franco de Vita: Y tú te vas

I hope you like him as much as I do, and if there’s something that you want me to change or add about the way that I’m doing this post, don’t be afraid of telling me ^^

- Did you know him?

-What song do you like more?

Crime – El crimen – Le crime

Criminal – El/la criminal – Le/la criminel/le

Investigation – La investigación – L’investigation (f.)

Clue – La pista – L’indice (m.)

Weapon – El arma (f.) – L’arme (f.)

Gun – La pistola – Le fusil

Knife – El cuchillo – Le couteau

Murder – El asesinato – Le meurtre

Theft – El robo – Le vol

Jewel – La joya – Le bijou

Victim – La victima – La victime

Police – La policía – La police

Blood – La sangre – Le sang

Interrogation – La interrogación – L’interrogation (f.)

Suspect – El/la sospechoso/a – Le/la suspect/e

To mislead – Engañar – Tromper

To lie – Mentir – Mentir

To confess – Confesar – Avouer

Case – El caso – Le cas

To incarcerate – Encarcelar – Incarcérer

Detective – El/la detective – Le/la détective

Body – El cuerpo – Le corps

Autopsy – La autopsia – L’autopsie

Evidence – La evidencia – L’évidence (f.)

Injury – La herida – La blessure

Witness – El testigo – Le témoin

Motive – El motivo – Le motif

rojizo/a = reddish

azulado/a = bluish

amarillento/a = yellowy

verdoso/a = greenish

bermejo/a = vermilion/dark red

caoba = mahogany / auburn

castaño = chestnut / brown

plata = silver

plateado/a = silvery argentino/a = silvery

oro = gold