by Nicola Walls
3. October 2009 22:53
¡Hola!
Le segunda semana... our second week of Spanish classes at Centro Español Lorca and today we learnt some useful phrases anticipating our tasks in Argentina.
Last week I said that we hoped to learn “pass me that hammer please”. We now know that this is "dame el martillo por favor" or "alcanzame el martillo por favor" depending on whether the hammer is close by or a little further away.
The words for wheelbarrow (carretilla), screwdriver (destornillador) and cement mixer (máquina mezcladora) don’t usually feature in language classes! They did today.
Starting with a little bit of grammar and pronunciation, the hour with our teacher Natalia soon passed by.
It is great having a native Argentinean teacher to coach us on not only the language but to tell us about practicalities and customs.
We have some homework which we will need to find time to squeeze in – ironically practising how to tell the time so we don’t miss our early morning starts!
¡Hasta semana!
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