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Considering that the 2020 election is right around the corner, we're going to take a break from our normal episode lineup and discuss vocabulary associated with Election Day! (Don't worry, it's politics-free!)

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
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Episode Content
"Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test" by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
--Spanish Version

As promised, here is part 2 of our muletillas - Spanish filler words! Plus, an extra long cultural tip on Mexico's holidays! :)

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"Statutory Holidays in Mexico 2020," by officeholidays.com. Also from this site:
| Mother's Day
| New Year's Day
| Constitution Day
| Benito Juarez's Birthday
| Maundy Thursday
| Good Friday
| Labor Day/May Day
| Cinco de Mayo
| Father's Day
| Independence Day
| Mexico Day of the Races
| Day of the Dead
| Revolution Day
| Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
| Christmas Day
| New Year's Eve
| Easter
| Epiphany

"Días festivos México 2020," by dias-festivos.com.mx

To learn more about New Year's traditions in Spain and Mexico, check out last year's episode, Episode 1! https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6437529)

Episode Content
"These common Spanish fillers will help you sound more natural in conversations," by Daria Hudec from Speak Easy, posted May 18, 2020.
"Spanish Filler Words: 19 Small but Powerful Words to Sound More Native," by Katie from Joy of Langauges (with guest Nacho), posted November 24, 2018
"Fill in the Gaps: 13 Common Spanish Filler Words You’ve Gotta Learn," by Hannah Greenwald from FluentU

"41 Spanish Conversational Connectors For Authentic-Sounding Spanish," from I Will Teach You a Language

We don't normally think about it, but we use filler words all the time! So today's episode is 10 filler words, or muletillas, that you can pepper throughout your conversational Spanish.

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"The World Factbook, North America: Mexico" by CIA, last updated September 10, 2020
"The World Factbook, North America: United States" by CIA, last updated October 28, 2009
"The World Factbook, Field Listing: Government Type" by CIA
"How Many Native Languages Are Spoken In Mexico?" by Antonia Čirjak for World Atlas on June 16, 2020
"Mexico Map and Satellite Image" from Geology.com
"The Mexican Peso," by Global Exchange: Foreign Exchange Service. 

Episode Content
"These common Spanish fillers will help you sound more natural in conversations," by Daria Hudec from Speak Easy, posted May 18, 2020.
"Spanish Filler Words: 19 Small but Powerful Words to Sound More Native," by Katie from Joy of Langauges (with guest Nacho), posted November 24, 2018
"Fill in the Gaps: 13 Common Spanish Filler Words You’ve Gotta Learn," by Hannah Greenwald from FluentU

"41 Spanish Conversational Connectors For Authentic-Sounding Spanish," from I Will Teach You a Language

In today's episode, we highlight 6 words whose meanings change based on whether they are masculine (el) or feminine (la).

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"Los mejores eventos del año 2020 en España" by Javier Millos Castro, Jan. 21, 2020 from Vacaciones-España.es
"Las 10 Mejores Fiestas En España Donde Pasarlo En Grande Anótalas En Tu Agenda Para Que No Se Te Olviden" by Holiday Guru
"Las Fallas De Valencia: Programa De Fallas 2020, Momentos Más Esperados Y Su Historia" by Holiday Guru

"Top 18 Spanish Festivals In 2020" by Reema Arora for TravelTriangle.com

Episode Content
"Diccionario de la lengua española, edición del tricentenario" by the Real Academia Española
"Gramática para la composición, segunda edición" by M. Stanley Whitley and Luis González

In this final part of our 3-part series on Nursery Rhymes, I highlight 6 classic kid songs from the Spanish-speaking world.   

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"Public holidays in Spain: important dates in 2020" by Expatica. Last updated July 27, 2020
"Spain: Festivals and Holidays" by Catherine Delano Smith for Britannica. Last updated August 30, 2020
"Public Holidays in Spain in 2020" by Office Holidays
"Epiphany in Spain in 2021" by Office Holidays
"Assumption of the Virgin in Spain in 2021" by Office Holidays

"Hispanic Day in Spain in 2020" by Office Holidays
"All Saints' Day in Spain in 2020" by Office Holidays
"Constitution Day in Spain in 2020" by Office Holidays
"Immaculate Conception Day in Spain in 2020" by Office Holidays

Episode Content
"35 preciosas canciones infantiles para aprender jugando" by Adrián Triglia from Saber Vivir TVE

"Chu chu ua Chu chu ua - Canciones y clásicos infantiles" uploaded by El Reino Infantil to YouTube on December 30, 2014
"Chuchua (English Translation)" on Lyrics Translate
"Estaba la rana sentada - Canciones infantiles - Cantatoo" uploaded by Cantatoo Canta to YouTube on June 5, 2013
"Estaba la Rana Sentada" translated on Musixmatch, last updated November 14, 2019
"A mi burro - Canción para niños" uploaded by guiainfantil to YouTube on April 15, 2014
"A mi burro" on Mama Lisa's World
"Spanish Lullabies: 20 Popular Songs with Lyrics" by Elisabeth Alvarado on Spanish Mama, Jan 22, 2016
"ARRORRÓ MI NIÑO (Para dormir) ♫ Canciones Infantiles ♫ HD" uploaded by Leoncito Alado to YouTube on Novemer 1, 2016
"Arrorró mi niño" on Mama Lisa's World

"A La Nanita Nana - Gino and Sofia Quilico" uploaded by gino quilico to YouTube on October 8, 2015

"The Cheetah Girls 2 - A La Nanita Nana (Music Video)" from Disney's The Chee tah Girls 2, uploaded by Disney ¡Fan! to YouTube on February 5, 2020
"A la Nanita, Nana" on Mama Lisa's Wolrd

"30+ Spanish Nursery Rhymes (With Bilingual Lyrics in Spanish & English)" from Bilingual Kidspot
"10 Canciones infantiles populares para cantar juntos" by Pequeocio
"Pin Pon es un Muñeco. Familia Telerín. Canciones Infantiles para Niños." uploaded by Cleo y Cuquin - Canciones infantiles to YouTube on July 13, 2016
"15 Traditional Nursery Rhymes in Spanish" by Hispanic Mama

Today I'll give you 5 helpful bilingual resources that use nursery rhymes to teach English and Spanish.

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"Spain" by CIA, in their World Fact Book, last updated August 10, 2020 Nursery
"The Nation, Nationalities, and Autonomous Regions in Spain" by Martin W. Lewis on September 1, 2010
"Spain Explained: The autonomous regions of Spain" by Caroline Clinton, October 17, 2012, via Ábaco Advisors
Casa de S.M. el Rey @CasaReal
"What Is the Currency of Spain?" by Sharon Omondi on October 18,  2017 via WorldAtlas

Episode Content
"English & Spanish" CD by BabyBoomBoom on Spotify

Baby Boom Boom English & Spanish CD - official website
"Twin Sisters-Spanish" on Spotify
Twin Sisters Spanish CD - official website
Gogo Lingo Spanish/English CD - on Amazon
Gogo Lingo Spanish/English CD - on Spotify
"30+ Spanish Nursery Rhymes (With Bilingual Lyrics in Spanish & English)", last updated April 30, 2019, by Bilingual Kidspot
"Estados Unidos" by Mama Lisa's World en español

These next three episodes are for parents who want to help their children learn Spanish. In this first episode, we'll discuss some of the benefits to using Nursery Rhymes for language learning.

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Resources for This Episode:
"21 Spanish Speaking Countries: From Largest To Smallest" by Niall Quinn of Baselang
"The Mulberry Bush (La Morera)" by BabyBoomBoom on Spotify
"La Vaca Lola" by Alina Rodriguez on Spotify
"5 Lobitos Tiene la Loba - Canción Infantil" posted by Chiquitines TV, July 27, 2018

"30+ Spanish Nursery Rhymes (With Bilingual Lyrics in Spanish & English)" by Bilingual Kidspot, April 30, 2019
"15 Traditional Nursery Rhymes in Spanish" by Hispanic Mama, December 28, 2015

"Signing with Babies and Children: A Summary of Research Findings for Parents and Professionals" by Claire Vallotton, Ph.D. 
"Why Teach Your Baby Sign Language?" by Signing Time!

Hello again! While I am slowly learning how life functions with a new baby, I just wanted give you an update on the podcast (I haven't given up on it!).

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In today's episode, we return to the Spanish Possessives (Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns) to do a little bit of a deeper dive into how they are used. This is the last episode I'll be posting before I go on maternity leave, which is a bit bittersweet.

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Resources for This Episode:

“Possessive Adjectives,” by Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/adjectives/possessive-adjectives/

“Possessive Pronouns,” StudySpanish.com. https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/posspro

“Spanish Possessive Pronouns,” by CO Langauge. https://www.colanguage.com/spanish-possessive-pronouns

“Neither Masculine nor Feminine: Using the Neuter Gender in Spanish: Neuter Usually Refers To Concepts Or Ideas, Not Concrete Things,” by Gerald Erichsen on May 19, 2018 for ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/neither-masculine-nor-feminine-3078136

“Possessive Adjectives – Long Forms” by Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/adjectives/possessive-adjectives-2/

“Possessive Pronouns,” by Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/pronouns/possessive-pronouns/

Further Resources:

“Cuyo-Relative Adjective,” by LawlessSpanish.com. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/adjectives/relative-adjective/

“Relative Adjectives: Cuyo, Cuya, Cuyos, Cuyas,” StudySpanish.com. https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/reladjcuyo

“They Dance, You Dance, We Dance: Your Groovy Guide to 8 Types of Spanish Pronouns,” by Rosie Hilder from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/spanish-pronouns/

Are you feeling like the world is topsy-turvy, full of chaos and uncertainty? Well, it definitely is. But if you're like me and could use a bit of a mental break, let's talk about some key COVID-19 terms and then move on to some fun comic strips in Spanish!

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Further Resources:

CDC Resource on COVID-19 in English . https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf

CDC Resource on COVID-19 in Spanish. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet-sp.pdf

Comics in Spanish: 

-Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson. https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbesespanol/2014/04/26

-Garfield by Jim Davis. https://www.gocomics.com/garfieldespanol/2014/04/26#.U7pEiZR_uSp

-Dilbert by Scott Adams. https://www.gocomics.com/dilbert-en-espanol/2014/04/22

-Baby Blues by Rick Kirrkman and Jerry Scott. https://www.comicskingdom.com/baby-blues-spanish/archive

Spanish Comics: 

-Macanudo by Liniers. https://www.comicskingdom.com/macanudo-spanish

-Mafalda by Quino. http://toda-mafalda.blogspot.com/