Pain verb: lastimar, herir, doler, dañar

HERIR: injured, normally only used for physical injury, a wound, a cut, a situation where blood is present.
Los soldados hirieron a un civil durante el conflicto. The soldiers injured a civilian during the conflict.

DOLER is the state of being in pain, also emotional one
 ¿Te duele? = Does it hurt? (aka Are you experiencing pain?)
Me duele el pie. = My foot hurts.
DOLER cannot take a direct object. The thing that hurts is the subject. Me duele el estomago.
Me duele que no me llamaron, I am hurt that they didn't call me.

LASTIMAR is the act of hurting. When something hurts you, the cause of pain
 ¿Estás lastimado? = Are you hurt? (aka Did you get hurt?)
¿Te lastimé? = Did I hurt you?
La silla me lastimó. = The chair hurt me.
LASTIMAR requires a subject and an object (although sometimes they may be implied). El escorpión lastimó al insecto.

DAÑAR in terms of damage to inanimate objects.
La silla dañó el piso. = The chair damaged the floor.
That could hurt someone. Esto podría hacer daño a alguien.
He was playing with his friends and got hurt. ...y se hizo daño.

HACER DAÑO in the same context as LASTIMAR
¿Te hizo daño? = Did it hurt you?
Mi padre no le hizo daño a nadie. My father didn't hurt anybody.

Spanish accents

Spanish accents (tildes) can only be written over the five vowels (a, e, i, o, u), and the accent is written from lower left to upper right: á, é, í, ó, ú.

 1. Words ending in a vowel, n, or s.

For words that end in a vowel, the letter “n,” or the letter “s,” the stress is on the next to last syllable.
Examples:
     todo (to-do) all/every
     inteligente (in-te-li-gen-te) smart
     el examen (e-xa-men) exam
     joven (jo-ven) young
     lunes (lu-nes) Monday
     los calcetines (cal-ce-ti-nes) socks

that's why: Andrés,

2. Words ending in a consonant (not n, s)

For words that end in all other consonants (not “n” or “s”), the stress falls on the last syllable.
Examples:
     comer (co-mer)  to eat
     la ciudad (ciu-dad)  the city
     el profesor (pro-fe-sor)  the professor/teacher
     el animal (a-ni-mal)  the animal
     Madrid (Ma-drid)  Madrid

When to add Spanish accent marks

We add accent marks to Spanish words when the stress breaks either of those two rules.
Let’s look at one example in detail first, the word from my vocabulary test: los exámenes. The word ends in an “s”, so according to the first rule, the stress should fall on the next to last syllable: ex-am-en-es. But it doesn’t.
Rather, the word keeps the same stress as its singular form, on what is now the third to last syllable, so we add an accent mark: exámenes (e-xa-me-nes). That’s it!

Examples of words that break rule #1

Here are some examples of Spanish words with accent marks that break rule #1. You’ll notice none of the stresses fall on the second to last syllable, as they normally would.
     la canción (can-cion) song
     también (tam-bien) also
     los crímenes (cri-me-nes) crimes
     jamás (ja-mas) never
     inglés (in-gles) English
     rápido (ra-pi-do) fast
     está (es-ta) is, third person singular of the verb estar - to be

Examples of words that break rule #2

And here are examples of words that break the second rule. These are words that end in a consonant (not “n” or “s”), but whose accent does not fall on the final syllable.
     el árbol (ar-bol)  tree
     la cárcel (car-cel)  jail/prison
     el césped (ces-ped)  grass
     débil (de-bil)  weak

Spanish homonyms: Same pronunciation, different meaning

     de (preposition: of, from)
     dé (third-person singular subjunctive form of dar – to give)

     el (masculine article: the)
     él (he)

     mas (but)
     más (more)

     se (reflexive and indirect object pronoun)
     sé (I know)

     si (if)
     sí (yes)

     te (object: you)
     té: (tea)

     tu (your)
     tú (subject: you)

Accents on Spanish question words

     ¿Quién? (Who?)
     ¿Qué? (What? / Which?)
     ¿Dónde? (Where?)
     ¿Cuándo? (When?)
     ¿Por qué? (Why?)
     ¿Cómo? (How?)
     ¿Cuál? (Which?)
     ¿Cuánto? (How much/many?)





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Christmas in Spain and Latin America

28.12 el Día de Los Santos Inocentes

"El burrito de Bélen" - Juanes

Con mi burrito sabanero voy camino de Belén, con mi burrito sabanero  voy camino de Belén, Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén El lucerito mañanero ilumina mi sendero, El lucerito mañanero ilumina mi sendero Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui ta Apúrate mi burrito que ya vamos a llegar Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui tu Apúrate mi burrito vamos a ver a Jesús Con mi cuatrico voy cantando,  mi burrito va trotando. Con mi cuatrico voy cantando,  mi burrito va trotando. Si me ven, si me ven, voy camino de Belén Si me ven, si me ven, voy camino de Belén Con mi burrito sabanero voy camino de Belén, con mi burrito sabanero  voy camino de Belén Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén Si me ven,si me ven, voy camino de Belén Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui ta Apúrate mi burrito que ya vamos a llegar Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui tu Apúrate mi burrito vamos a ver a Jesús  Con mi burrito sabanero voy camino de Belén, con mi burrito sabanero  voy camino de Belén

With my little, Savannah's donkey  I'm on my way to Bethlehem With my little, Savannah's donkey   I'm on my way to Bethlehem If you see me, if you see me, I'm on my to Bethlehem The morning, bright star lights up my path The morning, bright star lights up my path If you see me, if you see me, I'm on my to Bethlehem  Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui ta Hurry up my little donkey, we're almost there! Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui tu Hurry up my little donkey, we're going to see Jesus! With my cuatrico, I go along singing My little donkey goes trotting With my cuatrico, I go along singing My little donkey goes trotting If you see me, if you see me, I'm on my to Bethlehem   With my little, Savannah's donkey I'm on my way to Bethlehem With my little, Savannah's donkey  I'm on my way to Bethlehem If you see me, if you see me, I'm on my to Bethlehem   Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui ta Hurry up my little donkey, we're almost there! Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui/ tuqui tuqui tuqui tu Hurry up my little donkey, let's see Jesus! With my little, Savannah's donkey I'm on my way to Bethlehem With my little, Savannah's donkey  I'm on my way to Bethlehem

Ir de camino a = Ir a
Ir camino de = Ir a
 - be on the way to, head for

'Estar en camino' significa estar ya en marcha, es decir, haber empezado el 'viaje'.
'Estar en el camino' significa estar en la dirección correcta, o bien, literalmente, estar en un camino concreto.

sabanero - de Sabana
el lucerito - lucero - bright star
cuatrico - guitar with 4 strings
trotando - trotar = to jog, trot (klusowac)

ir + gerundio (-ndo) = keep doing sth

Carols: “Feliz Navidad” – Jose Feliciano

Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Prospero año y Felicidad. I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas From the bottom of my heart.

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Prosperous year and Happiness

Enrique Iglesias - Experiencia Religiosa

Un poco de ti para sobrevivir Esta noche que viene fria y sola Un aire de extasis en la ventana Para vestirme de fiesta y cerimonia Cada vez que estoy contigo Yo descubro el infinito Tiembla el suelo, la noche se ilumina El silencio se vuelve melodia Y es casi una experiencia religiosa Sentir que resucito si me tocas Subir al firmamento prendido de tu cuerpo Es una experiencia religiosa Casi una experiencia religiosa Contigo cada instante en cada cosa Besar la boca tuya merece un aleluya Es una experiencia religiosa Vuelve pronto mi amor te necesito ya Porque esta noche tan nonda me da miedo Necesito la musica de tu alegria Para callar los demonios que llevo dientro Cada vez que estoy contigo Ya no hay sombra ni peligro Las horas pasan mejor entre tus brazos Me siento nuevo y a nada le hago caso Y es casi una experiencia religiosa Sentir que resucito si me tocas Subir al firmamento prendido de tu cuerpo Es una experiencia religiosa Casi una experiencia religiosa Contigo cada instante en cada cosa Besar la boca tuya merece un aleluya Es una experiencia religiosa Y es casi un experiencia religiosa Sentir que resucito si me tocas Subir al firmamento prendido de tu cuerpo Es un experiencia religiosa Casi una experiencia religiosa Contigo cada instante en cada cosa Besar la boca tuya merece un aleluya Es una experiencia religiosa

A little of you to survive This cold and lonely night  A wind of ecstasy in the window  To dress me for party and ceremony Every time that I am with you I discover infinity The floor trembles, the night illuminates And silence turns to melody And it's almost a religious experience Feeling resurrected when you touch me Rising up to the heavens lit by your body  It's a religious experience It's almost a religious experience With you, in every moment, in every thing Kissing your lips deserves a hallelujah  It's a religious experience Come back soon, my love, I already need you Because this deep night makes me fear I need the music of your happiness To shut up the demons I carry within me Every time I am with you There’re no shadows or danger The hours pass better in your arms I feel new and don’t pay attention to anything And it’s almost a religious experience Feeling I’m resurrected when you touch me Rising up to the heavens lit by your body  It's a religious experience It's almost a religious experience With you, in every moment, in every thing Kissing your lips deserves a hallelujah  It's a religious experience And it's almost a religious experience Feeling resurrected when you touch me Rising up to the heavens lit by your body  It's a religious experience It's almost a religious experience With you, in every moment, in every thing Kissing your lips deserves a hallelujah  It's a religious experience

Male/Female Endings of Adjectives

1. Masculin -o changes into feminime -a

Félix es un gato blanco.
Alba es una gata blanca.
José es el amable dueño de Félix.
Berta es la amable dueña de Félix.

2. If adj ends in: e, l, z; the form stays the same

La chica inteligente El chico inteligente 
Un chico normal.
Una chica normal.
Un producto efikaz.
Un producto efikaz.

3. Other endings (rare), an a is added to the feminine form. (Exception: cortés)

José no es francés.
Berta tampoco es francesa.
(but: José es cortés. Berta también es cortés.)

4. All other adjectives that end in a consonant receive no ending in the feminine form.

Félix está encima de la silla gris.
Félix está encima del sillón gris.

5. The following adjectives often come before the noun and lose the masculine ending -o in the singular:primer(o), mal(o), buen(o), tercer(o):

Primer plato

6. The adjective grande loses its final syllable in the singular (masculine and feminine) when it is placed before the noun it refers to.

la gran orquesta

PLURAL 
7. If the noun ends in vowel we add -s

Félix piensa a menudo en ricos platos.sus marcas preferidas

8. If the adjective ends in a consonant, í or ú, we add -es at the end.

Me encanta el queso francés.
Me encantan los quesos franceses.
Me gusta la comida hindú.
Aquí hay muchos restaurantes hindúes.

9. For adjectives ending in z, the plural form ends in ces.

Félix es un gato feliz.
José y Berta son felices.

Concordancia - adj. always has to agree with the noun it describes
una chica guapa
un chico guapo
unas chicas guapas
unos chicos guapos