Vela, dragon y mariquita

[st_martin_a]

After another busy week at work there was a prize-giving evening after school that I had to go to on Thursday night. It didn't finish until 8 o'clock and then I went straight from there to my Spanish group.
There were two new people there for a change. I'd seen their photos on Facebook and noticed them sitting by themselves when I arrived at the pub. Normally I'd be hesitant to approach people I've never met, but I couldn't hide the fact that I recognized them so I smiled and introduced myself. They were very friendly. They're both aupairs. One has been in England 3 months and is fluent in English; she's from Chile. The other one couldn't speak English and has only been in the country 1 month; she's from the Dominican Republic.
When the others arrived (there were 6 of us tonight), we played a card game called Doble and it was a good way of interacting. I also know the Spanish for 'candle', 'dragon' and 'ladybird' now.
:)
I managed to keep up with my Spanish conversation without too much effort for a change.
:P

Comments

[october_rain]

Good on you, Andy. Glad you had fun at Spanish Group. : )

[spacetravelz]

Cool!

[nattalie]

Oh let me tell you that people from Chile usually speaks a kind of Spanish that nobody can't understand. They use an incomprehensible urban lenguaje and it can make hard to understand what they are trying to say, but probably that girl will try to use a neutral spanish I guess to be sure other people who is learning spanish will understand her.
In my country whe call mariquita to men who seems gay or who act like if they are a girl. The word we use to ladybird is Vaquita de San Antonio which is something like "little cow of Sant Anton" lol

[st_martin_a]

Muy interesante.
Y eres correcto sobre el accento de mi amiga de Argentina.