I thought it would be a good time to talk about METAS (Goals). • Mi META es viajar a Italia pudiendo hablar italiano. My GOAL is to travel to Italy being able to speak Italian • META can mean, GOAL - as in something that you want to achieve. Por ejemplo: mis METAS para este año son... my GOALS for this year are... • OR • META can mean FINISH LINE. Por ejemplo: ¿dónde está la META? Where is the FINISH LINE? • AND • META (also known as PORTERÍA) in Spanish is also the GOAL in game or match. Por ejemplo: la pelota entró a la META - the ball went into the GOAL. • ¿Tienes metas nuevas para este años? Do you have new goals for this year? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #metas #goals #lovelanguage #finishline https://www.instagram.com/p/CJgOG9RHXCe/?igshid=1btxurir3qez3

You may also hear “bajo La luz de la luna” Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #learnspanish #prcticespanish #lovetoronto #nuitblanche2019 #lunargarden #funwithspanish #livelanguage https://www.instagram.com/p/B3hTISJn8Ui/?igshid=pikdjzod6vwe

¡Un día maravilloso! - A wonderful day! • Remember: PARECER = To look/seem PARECERSE = To resemble/look like • Parece verano = Looks/seems like summer. Ella se parece a su mamá - she looks like her mom. Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovetoronto #daysofsummer #lovelanguage https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FVMounXua/?igshid=1wrz0xox085z4

Amo los arcoíris - I love rainbows. ¿Y Tú? And you? Ayer en Toronto - Yesterday in Toronto. #spanishtidbits #lovelanguages #learnspanish #practicespanish #funwithspanish #fortyork #rainbows #arcoiris https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zyC5DngDs/?igshid=cfgz75d78d1t

Sprinklers in a room • Siempre me pregunto a quien se le pudo ocurrir para que sea necesario pedir que por favor no lo hagan...I always wonder who could’ve thought of such a thing that it becomes necessary to ask not to do it... Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #lovelanguage #lovespanish #funwithspanish #loveMontreal #signs https://www.instagram.com/p/B0--fLgHO2T/?igshid=mmjehtv04bcn

Now that Spring is here, I thought colours would be a happy subject. • In Spanish, if we are asking for the name of a colour we ask a slight different question than if we are asking for the colour of something. • If you are looking at a colour and you don’t know what colour it is, then you would ask someone: ¿qué color es? Or you could also ask ¿qué color ese ese? What colour is it? Or what colour is that? • If you want to ask about the colour of an object, for example, what colour is your car, then you would ask: ¿de qué color es tu carro? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #learn #practice #colour #color #lovelanguage https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4X96cDEwI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gplmn9pfim5t

For all of you guys out there it would be “ser penoso” • The word PENA came up in one of my classes the other day. What does it mean? Well, it can be pitty, shame, sorrow, sentence, punishment... I know!!! And it can be used with the verbs DAR, TENER, SENTIR. • Here are some examples: Cuando tengo pena, me sonrojo - when I feel shy (or ashamed, I blush. • Es una PENA lo que pasó ayer - It’s a shame what happened yesterday. • La PENA de muerte - The death penalty. • Esto me da mucha pena - this makes me feel shy. • Have you heard it before? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguage #shy #learn #practice https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvd99wsjBAT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12w517jjqdsdv

Here we go again :) There was a small typo in my last post thank you to @baileythemoose for catching it. • Sometimes the reflexive verb has a different meaning. Can you think of any other verbs like this one? Hasta pronto, Debbie #spanishtidbits #speakspanish #learnspanish #funwithspanish #lovelanguages #practice #learn #sleep https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqsJD_jWgq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uqk1trt3pobk