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This week, we're taking a bit of a break, because I still feel festive and want to celebrate the start of Fall with something fun! So rather than focusing on language or festivals, etc., we are going to do the first song sampler episode! Let's explore 5 songs from various Spanish-speaking artists from around the world!

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Song Information:
“Vaquera (I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweet Heart) [Audio],” by Ha-Ash, posted July 29, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCLpgkKnQHw
Spanish Lyrics for Vaquera – Letras.com. https://www.letras.com/ha-ash-musicas/320977/
English Translation – Translatelyrics.net. https://www.translatelyrics.net/en/ha_ash/vaquera/2273/
More information on Ha-Ash - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/haash-mn0000407099/biography and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha*Ash#cite_note-13.
“Torero (Vídeo Oficial),” by Chayanne. Posted October 2, 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZzuQvv7uc
Spanish Lyrics for Torero – Letras.com. https://www.letras.com/chayanne/66658/
English Translation – LyricsTranslate.com. https://lyricstranslate.com/en/torero-bullfighter.html (there are multiple translations)
More information on Chayanne - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chayanne-mn0000052062/biography.
“Sin Miedo a Nada (Me Muero Por Conocerte,” by Alex Ubago. Posted by MrAerotech on December 4, 2009. Has lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzpPlxATag
Spanish Lyrics for Sin Miedo a Nada – Letras.Com. https://www.letras.com/alex-ubago/121715/
English Translation – Translatelyrics.net. https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sin-miedo-nada-without-fearing-anything.html-0
More information on Alex Ubago - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alex-ubago-mn0000619582/biography
More information on Amaia Montero - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amaia-montero-mn0000560453/biography
“Asi Soy” by Maite Perroni, Spanish Version of “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman. Posted by Warner Music México on December 19, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8LZos8QJdk
Spanish Lyrics for Asi Soy – Letras.com. https://www.letras.com/maite-perroni/asi-soy-this-is-me/
English Version with Keala Settle, including lyrics. Posted by Lyrics to Songs on December 8, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfGmj_NZ85M
More information on Maite Perroni - https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/maite-perroni-13334.php.
“No Pares de Bailar (Video Oficial),” by Lasso, posted by LassoMusica on March 13, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXuKvtOlaw
Spanish Lyrics for Sin Miedo a Nada – Letras.Com. https://www.letras.com/lasso/no-pares-de-bailar/
English Translation – Translatelyrics.net. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Lasso-2/No-pares-de-bailar/translation/english
More information on Lasso - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso_(singer)

It's finally Fall! Let's celebrate by looking at key vocabulary and cool Spanish celebrations!

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Research Resources:
“National & Local Holidays in Spain,” by Enforex. https://www.enforex.com/holidays-spain.html
“Spanish Culture – Asuncion – Spanish,” by SpanishPod101.com. https://www.spanishpod101.com/blog/2009/08/14/spanish-culture-asuncion-%E2%80%93-spanish/
“Assumption of Mary 2020 and 2021,” by PublicHolidays.Es. https://publicholidays.es/assumption-day/
“How Spain Celebrates Its National Day on October 12th,” by Jessica Jones, updated February 13, 2018. https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/how-spain-celebrates-its-national-day-on-october-12th/
“Hispanic Day in Spain,” by TimeandDate.com. https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/spain/hispanic-day
“Dia de Todos Los Santors,” by Don Quojote.org. https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/spain/hispanic-day
“All Saints Days Spain,” by Spanish Fiestas.com. https://www.spanish-fiestas.com/festivals/all-saints-days/

Further Information:
“La Virgen Se Prepara Para Su Asunción En Elche, Una Fiesta De Más De 5 Siglos,” by Agencia EFE, August 12, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_YBXlCfEUY
“Todo Sobre El 15 De Agosto, Día De La Asunción De La Virgen,” by Ceuta TV, August 15, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_zFAFa4diA
“Discovering Columbus,” by Wall Builders. https://wallbuilders.com/discovering-columbus/
Search results on YouTube for Fiesta Nacional https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=celebracion+de+la+fiesta+nacional+de+espana.
“El Día de Todos los Santos. Nivel A2,” by Agustin Iruela, Video Ele, June 23, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8qFmBDNy1Q
“Día de todos los Santos en España,” by Imagen Noticias, Nov. 2, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7F3zYvcsRY
“Los españoles celebran el Día de Todos los Santos,” by Europa Press, Nov. 1, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCf8IbMzb34

As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to Summer, let's explore some key vocabulary and interesting Spanish festivals for the season!

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Research Resources:
“7 Exciting Things to do in Spain this Summer,” by Team Explore, May 6, 2019. From Holidayme.com. https://www.holidayme.com/explore/7-things-to-do-in-spain-this-summer/

Further Information:
“Picnic Familiar”, by EnchufeTV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_3-ZU8Mc3M

In honor of my newest nephew, today's episode deals with all things baby! :) Baby-related vocabulary, some baby talk, and animal sounds!

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Research Resources:
“17 Playful Words Used for Spanish Baby Talk,” by Meredith Kreisa from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/spanish-baby-talk/
“20 Animal Sounds in Spanish: Can You Bray, Squawk and Meow en Español?” by Mose Hayward from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/animal-sounds-in-spanish/
“Spanish for Parents of Babies,” from All Done Monkey, Embracing the Magic in the Madness of Motherhood. https://alldonemonkey.com/2013/04/16/spanish-for-parents-of-babies/
WordReference.com and Forums.

Further Information:
“100 Easy Spanish Phrases to Use with Your Baby,” from The Restful Home. https://therestfulhome.com/easy-spanish-phrases-use-baby/

In my first official cultural highlight episode, we talk about one of the most iconic shows in Mexico's - nay, Latin America's cultural repository!

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Research Resources:
"El Chavo del Ocho,” IMBD summary. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/
“El Chavo del Ocho,” on TV Tropes. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/ElChavoDelOcho
“10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘El Chavo Del Ocho’,” by Ana Benedetti for Latino Voices on the HuffPost, December 6, 2017. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/el-chavo-del-ocho-facts_n_5367671
“Super Bowl 2014 ratings set new record,” CBS News, February 3, 2014. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2014-ratings-set-new-record/
“Meet El Chavo, the World’s Most Famous (And Richest) Orphan,” by Anderson Antunes for Forbes, February 1, 2012. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2012/02/01/meet-el-chavo-the-worlds-most-famous-and-richest-orphan/#4d6a69c528eb
"15 Datos Curiosos Que No Sabías de ‘El Chavo del Ocho’,” by Cablenoticias, Febraury 21, 2014. http://www.cablenot.com/vernoticia.asp?WPLACA=11581
“’El Chavo del 8’: Hace 48 Años se Transmitió el Primer Episodio del Legendario Programa,” by InfoBae, August 4, 2019. https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2019/06/20/el-chavo-del-8-hace-48-anos-se-transmitio-el-primer-episodio-del-legendario-programa/
“’Chespirito’ Quotes and Characters that will Never be Forgotten,” by Carolina Moreno for Latino Voices, Nov. 28, 2014. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chespirito-quotes_n_6238736
“Mexican Sweet Breads: An Essential Glossary: Abrazos! Bizcochos! Conchas! Oh my!,” by Daniela Galarza for Eater, March 21, 2016. https://www.eater.com/2016/3/21/11243222/mexico-city-concha-abrazos-bakery-sweet-bread-guide
“El Chavo – Quotes and Famous Phrases,” Liquisearch. https://www.liquisearch.com/el_chavo/quotes_and_famous_phrases

Further Information:
The official website (I think – according to Wikipedia) - https://www.vecindadch.com/
A fan site. http://www.chespirito.org/
Episode of the CQ based on El Chavo del 8. https://youtu.be/qnF6wHecd6U
YoutTube search for Chavo del Ocho with English Subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=el+chavo+del+ocho+con+subtitulos+en+ingles+
YouTube search for Chavo del Ocho with Spanish Subtitiles. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=el+chavo+del+ocho+con+subtitulos+en+espa%C3%B1ol

In today's episode, we finish up our deep dive into el voseo by looking at the vos conjugations for Future, Conditional, Present Subjunctive and Past Subjunctive Tenses!

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Research Resources:
“Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan College). http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RAEdpd/dpdI/lemas/lemas_V/voseo.html
“El estudio del voseo en la clase de español,” by María Capelusnik Rajmiel. https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/asele/pdf/11/11_0257.pdf
"El Voseo en América Latina y en España“ by Lingolia. https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/pronombres-y-determinantes/voseo
“Spanish From Argentina: That Voseo Thing,” by Happy Hour Spanish, posted August 9, 2014. https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-agentina-voseo/
“How to use tú, usted and vos in Spanish speaking,countries,” by Zeph Snapp on August 31, 2017. http://alturainteractive.com/infographic-use-tu-usted-vos-spanish-speaking-countries/
“A Brief Guide to Regional Variation of the Forms of Address (Tú, Vos, Usted) in Spanish,” by Learn Spanish with Andrew on April 10, 2018. https://howlearnspanish.com/forms-of-address-guide/
Word Reference https://wordreference.com

In this episode, Part 4 of our deep dive into el voseo, we go over how to conjugate the voseo form of verbs for both positive and negative imperative and for both past tenses, as well as discuss the different voseo pronouns.

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Research Resources:
“Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan College). http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RAEdpd/dpdI/lemas/lemas_V/voseo.htm
“El estudio del voseo en la clase de español,” by María Capelusnik Rajmiel. https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/asele/pdf/11/11_0257.pdf
"El Voseo en América Latina y en España“ by Lingolia. https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/pronombres-y-determinantes/voseo
“Spanish From Argentina: That Voseo Thing,” by Happy Hour Spanish, posted August 9, 2014. https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-agentina-voseo/
“How to use tú, usted and vos in Spanish speaking,countries,” by Zeph Snapp on August 31, 2017. http://alturainteractive.com/infographic-use-tu-usted-vos-spanish-speaking-countries/
“A Brief Guide to Regional Variation of the Forms of Address (Tú, Vos, Usted) in Spanish,” by Learn Spanish with Andrew on April 10, 2018. https://howlearnspanish.com/forms-of-address-guide/

In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into the Voseo by looking at how to use it in the Present Tense. I know, it's finally here!

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Research Resources:
“Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan College). http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RAEdpd/dpdI/lemas/lemas_V/voseo.htm
“El estudio del voseo en la clase de español,” by María Capelusnik Rajmiel. https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/asele/pdf/11/11_0257.pdf
"El Voseo en América Latina y en España“ by Lingolia. https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/pronombres-y-determinantes/voseo
“Spanish From Argentina: That Voseo Thing,” by Happy Hour Spanish, posted August 9, 2014. https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-agentina-voseo/
“How to use tú, usted and vos in Spanish speaking,countries,” by Zeph Snapp on August 31, 2017. http://alturainteractive.com/infographic-use-tu-usted-vos-spanish-speaking-countries/
“A Brief Guide to Regional Variation of the Forms of Address (Tú, Vos, Usted) in Spanish,” by Learn Spanish with Andrew on April 10, 2018. https://howlearnspanish.com/forms-of-address-guide/

Why do some Latin America countries use vos, while others - and Spain - do not? Today's episode is all about answering that question, as well as a cool twist on how we got two other familiar pronouns.

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Research Resources:
“Voseo pronominal,” by the Portal de lingüística hispánica. http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-pronominal/
“Voseo Completo,” http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-completo/
“Voseo Verbal,” http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-verbal/
“El estudio del voseo en la clase de español,” by María Capelusnik Rajmiel. https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/asele/pdf/11/11_0257.pdf
“Voseo,” by Gavilan College http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RAEdpd/dpdI/lemas/lemas_V/voseo.htm
“Vos,” Glosbe. https://glosbe.com/la/en/vos
“Standford Research Explores Novel Perspectives on the Evolutino of Spanish,” by Tom Winterbotom on November 14, 2016 for Standord. https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2016/11/14/novel-perspectivvolution-spanish/
“What is VOS?” by Admin on January 7, 2010 for Speak Spanish BA. http://www.speakspanishba.com/what-is-vos/
“Voseo,” by The Linguistics of Spanish. https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/i.e.mackenzie/voseo.htm
“El Voseo en América Latina y en España“ by Lingolia. https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/pronombres-y-determinantes/voseo
“De realeza, prohibiciones y uso popular: la peculiar historia del "vos“,” by Infobae on March 26, 2019. https://www.infobae.com/cultura/2019/03/26/de-realeza-prohibiciones-y-uso-popular-la-peculiar-historia-del-uso-del-vos/
“¿Por qué algunos países de América Latina usan el 'vos' en vez del 'tú'?” by Analía Llorente on August 30, 2016 for BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-36928497

Have you ever wondered about the Voseo? Or perhaps you've never heard of this alternate to the tuteo. Either way, join me as we discuss what the voseo is in the first part of this series dealing with the what, when and how to use "vos" instead of "tú"!

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Research Resources:
Main Resources:
“Voseo pronominal,” by the Portal de lingüística hispánica. http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-pronominal/
“Voseo Completo,” http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-completo/
“Voseo Verbal,” http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-verbal/
Other Resources:
“Vos,” RAE online. https://dle.rae.es/?id=c3xtZ5J
“Spanish From Argentina: That Voseo Thing,” by Happy Hour Spanish, posted August 9, 2014. https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-agentina-voseo/
“Using ‘Vos’ in Colombia and Beyond,” by Peter on Colombian Spanish. https://colombianspanish.co/using-vos-in-colombia-and-beyond
“Vosotros, tú, vos, Usted, Ustedes: Why Spanish has 5 words for ‘you,’” by Kate Peregrina on December 23, 2013. http://spainkate.com/vosotros-tu-vos-usted-ustedes-why-spanish-has-5-words-for-you/
“El Voseo en la Historia y en la lengua de hoy,” by Norma Beatriz Carricaburo on May 19, 2019. http://www.elcastellano.org/artic/voseo.htm
"El Voseo en América Latina y en España“ by Lingolia. https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/pronombres-y-determinantes/voseo
“Know Another ‘You:’ How to Use the Voseo in Spanish,” by Adam Stein from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/voseo
Word Reference https://www.wordreference.com