language post 1

In only one week, I have picked up on a lot of Spanish phrases. Something interesting about Spanish is that there are different phrases that are specific to each country in the world. Words that mean something in one Spanish-speaking country can mean something completely different in another. I have picked up on a few of these examples just this past week:

pasta=pasta. In Alicante, pasta=dinero (money)

tio/tia=aunt/uncle. In Alicante, tio/tia means guy/girl.

There are also phrases that are said frequently that may not mean anything in a different country. For example, "que rollo" is something I had never heard before, but it is said very frequently here. It has multiple meanings. It can mean that something is "awesome", in which case the person would say "que buen rollo". It can also mean that something is bad or unfortunate, in which cause the person would describe something as a "mal rollo". 

In Spain, there are a lot of new phrases to learn. Hopefully by the end of the semester, I'll be comfortable using a lot of them!