Unidades 6-8
Vocabulario
Vocabulario
In English we say, "sits down".
¿Cómo se dice, "se sienta" en inglés?
In English we say, "is afraid (or, 'has fear')".
¿Cómo se dice, "tiene miedo" en inglés?
What is a "human" tower?
This food is typical of Mexican and Mexican-American cuisine. It consists of some sort of meat, cilantro onion and pepper inside of a corn or flour tortilla.
What is a taco?
A familiar creature that we refer to in English that is similar to the cucuy.
In English we say, "gets up".
¿Cómo se dice, "se levanta" en inglés?
In English we say, "he is hungry (or, 'has hunger')"
¿Cómo se dice, "tiene HAMBRE" en inglés?
The Castells event takes place in this Spanish CITY in Catalonia (province) Spain (country).
What is Tarragona?
This typical dish from El Salvador is a tortilla filled with different ingredients, but most typically with cheese and beans. They look like thick tortillas and start with "pu-".
What are pupusas?
This is another name in Spanish for the cucuy.
What is "el coco"?
In English we say "can't help".
¿Cómo se dice, "no puede ayudar" en inglés?
In English we say, "She is sad and cries".
¿Cómo se dice, "está triste y llora" en inglés?
The Enxaneta, being the smallest of the group, tends to in what part of the tower.
What is, "the top".
Doña Angela is famous for her cooking on this internet app.
What is YouTube?
The cucuy is a folk figure that parents use so that children do this consistently.
What is "obey"?
In English we say, "She helps him".
¿Cómo se dice, "Ella lo ayuda" en inglés?
In English we say "She is afraid, but she is brave."
¿Cómo se dice, "Ella tiene miedo pero es valiente" en inglés?
This role is reserved for the strongest people in the human tower. They form the base of the tower.
What is "pinya"?
This is an important cooking tool traditionally used in Mexican cooking and is used by Doña Angela in her videos. It is a type of Mexican griddle made of stone.
What is a comal?
This is generally what people who have seen the cucuy say about it's appearance.
In English we say, "He doesn't know where the telephone is. He looks for it but he can't find it."
¿Cómo se dice, "No sabe dónde está el teléfono. Lo busca pero no puede encontrarlo" en inglés?
In English we say, "She plays volleyball but she wants to play (American) football."
¿Cómo se dice, "Ella juega al voleibol pero quiere jugar al fútbol americano" en inglés?
The expression, "Los Castells de Tarragona" comes from Catalan, one of the official languages of Spain. This language is a combination of these three languages.
What are Spanish, French, and Italian?
This is likely the most important and well known Puerto Rican dish, and we think that Mr. Dominguez likes it.
What is mofongo?
This is the last line of the following rhyme:
"Duérmete mi niño, duérmete ya. Que viene el coco y... "
"Sleep my child, fall asleep. Because the coco is coming and..."
What is "te comerá"?