Spanish Lesson of the Month- MUNDO Y GEOGRAFÍA

[papi]

VOCABULARIO GENERAL   
el continente  the continent 
el ecuador  the equator 
la frontera  the border 
el geógrafo  the geographer 
el globo  the globe 
el mapa  the map 
el mundo  the world 
el planeta  the planet 
la población  the population 
la península  the peninsula 
la región  the region 
la tierra  the earth 
el trópico  the tropic 
 

ACCIDENTES/ELEMENTOS NATURALES Y GEOGRÁFICOS   
el archipiélago  the archipelago 
la bahía  the bay 
el bosque  the wood, forest, woods 
la cima  the top, summit 
la colina  the hill 
la costa  the coast 
la cordillera  the mountain range 
el golfo  the gulf 
la isla  the island, isle 
el desierto  the desert 
el estrecho  the strait 
el lago  the lake 
la llanura  the plain 
el mar  the sea 
la meseta  the plateau 
la montaña  the mountain 
el océano  the ocean 
el pico  the peak 
el río  the river 
la selva  the forest, jungle 
la sierra  the mountain range 
el valle  the valley 
el volcán  the volcano 
 
PUNTOS CARDINALES 
norte  north 
sur  south 
este  east 
oeste  west   
 
VERBOS 
cruzar/pasar la frontera  to cross the border 
dar la vuelta al mundo  to go around the world 
hacer (frío, calor,...)  it is (cold, hot,...) 
hay (un bosque,...)  there is (a forest,...) 
estar a (45º...) grados  it is (45º...) degrees (hot/cold) 
ir/viajar a la aventura  to embark on adventure   
 
EXPRESIONES   
¿De qué país es usted?  Where are you from? 
Al otro lado de la frontera  On the other side of the border 
Países lejanos  distant, faraway countries, lands 
País natal  home country, native land   
 

[utopiacowboy]

Most of these words are familiar to me except my wife uses la loma for hill and el llano for plain.

[Kiltboy1]

I find that they tend to shorten WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM  and just say

"DONDE ERES "

As far as to MA question about why he cannto understand why men do not come to CTG to find a wife i think theyre are a few reasons. # 1, other then a bleak econonic situation, why would they want to leave a place most people in the world would kill to vist and/or live. # 2, CTG has a bad reputation for being a HO House and so thus many guys shy away from there thinking that the agency girls are MOONLIGHTING in another industry. I think also that the ladies in cartagena tendo to not be very personable, a little dry in the humor compared to barranquilla or the interior cities.

May not be any truth at aqll here, just my theory

KB

[papi]

I find that they tend to shorten WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM  and just say

"DONDE ERES "

i was thinking the same...also interesting to note how many words we use here in the USA like Sierra

[papi]

occasionally i run into non-English speakers here on the border although it is mostly bilingual. Last night a guy asked me to start his car while he was fixing his battery. He used the word ÁNDELE...where in Cali you would here dale