tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2104088645740362.post-18329765098068918622009-05-20T07:09:00.000-07:002009-05-20T07:59:51.434-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/Cinco-de-Mayo-Holly-788507.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/Cinco-de-Mayo-Holly-788435.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />May is speeding by. Soon summer will be here and school vacation. <div>What a perfect time to relax in the shade and read some new stories.</div><div>Or try a new language.</div><div>Look at the photo of Holly my dog enjoying Cinco de Mayo earlier this month.</div><div><br /></div><div>What fun it would be to write a story about Holly dancing the day away! You could include some Spanish words into your story.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you know the Spanish word for dog?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">perro</span></span></div><div>day=<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">dia</span></span></div><div>danced=<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">baila</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>The dog danced the day away = <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Baila el perro el dia fuera.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>The sentence is arranged a little differently in Spanish with "danced" (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">baila</span></span>) coming in front of "the dog" (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">el perro</span></span>).</div><div>Can you find the words for "the day"?</div><div>Right! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">el dia</span></span></div><div>And that means <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">fuera</span></span> is the word for "away."</div><div><br /></div><div>Try this free online <a href="http://www.spanishdict.com/translation">English to Spanish translation sit</a>e.</div><div>Type in a word or a sentence. The translator will transform your sentence for you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can you translate this sentence yourself?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">El perro es blanc</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">o</span>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>You already know what<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">el perro</span> </span>means from above.</div><div>Change the "e" to an "i" in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">es</span></span> and you'll have the translation for this word.</div><div>And your final clue: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">blanco</span> </span>is the Spanish word for the color of Holly's fur.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hasta la vista!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2104088645740362-1832976509806891862?l=www.cynthiareeg.com%2Fblog'/></div>Cynthia Reeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968107498852525269noreply@blogger.com1