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colombia culture
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what is a synonym of happy

  • Joyful

  • Cheerful

  • Glad

  • Pleased

  • Delighted

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Use it in the past tense
make a sentence with the verb run in the past tense:

I ran

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Cat

kat

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What is the name of the Colombian national music style that blends Indigenous, African, and Spanish influences and often features the accordion?

Vallenato

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Which traditional Colombian music genre, originating from the Caribbean coast, uses instruments like the gaita flute and drums?

Cumbia 

200

What is a synonym of content

  • Satisfied

  • At ease

  • Comfortable

  • Fulfilled

  • At peace

200

Use it in the future tense
make a sentence with the verb build in the future tense:

They will build

200

Happy

/HAP-ee/

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Which Colombian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 and is known for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude?

Gabriel García Márquez

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Who is the Colombian singer known as the “Queen of Latin Pop” and famous for hits like “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka”?

Shakira

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Generous

  • Stingy

  • Greedy

  • Selfish

  • Miserly

  • Tightfisted

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Use it in the present perfect tense
make a sentence with the verb explain in the present perfect tense:

She has explained

300

Explain

/ek-PLANE/

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In which city does the world-famous Feria de las Flores (Flower Festival) take place every August?

Medellín

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Which Colombian city is considered the birthplace and cultural heart of salsa choke, a genre that blends salsa with Afro-Colombian urban rhythms?

Cali

400

what is a synonym for euphoric

  • Elated

  • Ecstatic

  • Overjoyed

  • Exultant

  • Rapturous

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Use it in the future progressive tense
make a sentence with the verb persuade in the future progressive tense

will be persuading

400

Persuade

per-SWAYD/

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What is the traditional Colombian dish that includes beans, rice, ground meat, fried egg, plantain, avocado, and arepa—especially popular in Antioquia?

Bandeja paisa

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Although norteña, banda, and mariachi music originate from Mexico, these styles have become popular in some regions of Colombia. In which specific area of the country have these genres taken root, and what is a local name sometimes given to groups that perform norteña or ranchera-style music?




In the department of Antioquia, especially in rural areas and the Coffee Region (Eje Cafetero), genres like norteña and ranchera have become very popular. Locally, groups that perform this style are sometimes called "paisa mariachis" or even "Colombian norteños," even though they may not follow the exact traditional Mexican instrumentation.

500

Benevolent

  • Malevolent (evil, harmful)

  • Malicious (intending to cause harm)

  • Cruel

  • Vindictive (seeking revenge)

  • Hostile

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Use it in the past perfect tense
make a sentence with the verb illuminate in the past perfect tense :

had illuminated

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Obfuscate

/OB-fuh-skayt/

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Which Indigenous group from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta still practices a centuries-old spiritual philosophy known as the "Law of Origin" and considers themselves the “elder brothers” of the Earth?

The Kogi (or Kogui)

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What is the name of the traditional Afro-Colombian music and dance style from the Pacific coast that uses marimbas, cununos, and call-and-response singing, and was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO?

Currulao

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