Native American words
aguacate
avocado
NAme an indigenous word that we use in modern day Australian English
yakka
cooee
bung
what language does French, Italian and Spanish have in common?
Vulgar Latin
misterioso
mysterious
how do they say the z or ce in Spain?
th
cancha
Does it mean court or catch
court
What does having a lark mean?
Playing a prank
What are some influences that lead to Spanish differing from latin?
isolation
other dialects/indigenous languages
Arabic language from the Moors
ingeniero
engineer
how do they say the ll in Argentina?
Sh
why do we use the nahautl word, chocolate?
because the Aztec people were the first people to use chocolate and the Spanish brought it to the rest of the world, so we used the same name.
Name two influences on Australian English
Convict settlers
Indigenous Australians
What does the word
ojala (Spanish word) in shalla (Arabic) mean in English?
I hope
abundante
abundant
say this sentence correctly like someone from Mexico
Gracias Barcelona
Gracias Barcelona
Peru
How did the convict slang language influence modern day Australia?
It helped shape our accent and the way we talk. It also maybe influenced our need to shorten everything
az-zayt is an Arabic word.
Aceite is the word in Spanish. What does it mean in English?
oil
Give a reason why some words in Spanish and English are the same?
Both come from latin
recent borrowings from English-internet
Say this like someone from ARgentina
Me llamo Silla Lloro
ahuacatl (indigenous), aguacate (Spanish), avocado(English) all mean the same thing. Why do you think the word is so similar in all 3 languages
Avocados come from Mexico, so the world was only introduced to them when the Spanish conquered the Americas, so we have adapted the word from the indigenous word
Why were educators so concerned about teaching Standard English in schools in the 1920's in Australia?
Because slang/kitty talk was so mainstream and in newspapers/poems etc that they were worried that this would become the norm.
what is the correct name for the Spanish language?
Castellano
dividir
divide
why do they say the sh sound in Argentina?
It is the Italian influence