Siguiendo el tema de la siesta hablado hace 2 semanas. Otra de las palabras españolas que más de oye en los últimos tiempos es la palabra “tapa”. Esta palabra que en un principio significa “cubierta” ha dado origen a otros derivados como el sustantivo “tapeo” y los verbos “tapear” o “ir de tapas”. Sin embargo [...]

Another well-known Spanish word is the word “tapa”. This word that originally means “cover” has developed in another noun like “tapas” and the verb “tap” or “tapas”. The name comes from the custom of covering cups or glasses of wine with a piece of bread to avoid flies and dirt enter inside.

Pour le second épisode de notre série « l’anglais dans les oreilles », nous avons recueilli le témoignage Guy. Guy habite à Phibsborough dans la banlieue dublinoise, capitale de l’Irlande où il habite depuis plus de cinq ans : « Je voulais partir dans un pays anglophone pour apprendre a parler anglais couramment. Un organisme [...]

For the second instalment of our series “away from home”, I met French globetrotter Guy, who lives in Phibsborough, a district of the suburbs of Dublin.
“I always wanted to go to an English speaking country to learn to speak English fluently. An association next to where I lived in Valence, in France offered me a three month internship in Ireland, I took up the opportunity Since then I have been working as a sales assistant in a toy and video game shop.”

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Asturias es una pequeña región situada en la costa norte de España. El clima es suave, no demasiado frío en invierno y no demasiado caliente en verano. Llueve frecuentemente. Es por eso que es tan verde y no muchos extranjeros van allí. Normalmente los turistas se sienten más atraídos por el clima cálido y soleado [...]

It is located in the Northern of Spain. Asturias is a magic land, a green land that becomes mysterious when the mist covers its woods and fields… Thanks to its varied terrain, spectacular scenery which features rushing rivers, lush green forests and the Picos de Europa (Peaks of Europe) mountains, it is great for people who love hiking, peace and nature.

Ogham or Ogam, pronounced “o’m” or “oem”, is an alphabet from the 4th century used to write the old Irish language. Ogham is found engraved on stones. There are only 382 relics found with such inscriptions, most of them in Ireland, the rest in Scotland, Wales, England and on the Isle of Man.

L’écriture oghamique ou Ogam, prononcé « o-eum » ou bien « o-weum », est un alphabet datant du IVème siècle utilisé pour écrire le gaélique ancien. L’Ogam était sculpté sur des pierres. Seulement 382 reliques ont été retrouvées, la plupart en Irlande, le autres en Ecosse, au Pays de Galle, en Angleterre et sur l’Ile [...]