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Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Sports

2020-12-01T15:11:17Z

Eduz: /* words */

Here is some Spanish vocabulary about sport
==words==

{| class="wikitable"
!|Spanish
!|English
|-
|atletismo
|athletics
|-
|boxeo
|boxing
|-
|buceo
|diving
|-
|patinaje
|skating
|-
|tiro con arco
|archery
|-
|esqui
|skiing
|-

|tenis
|tennis

|-
|básquetbol (baloncesto)
|basketball

|-
|golf
|golf

|-
|fútbol
|soccer

|-
|fútbol americano
|football

|-
|voleibol
|americano volleyball

|-
|ping pong
|ping pong

|-
|bádminton
|badminton

|-
|béisbol
|baseball

|-
|jockey
|hockey

|-
|rugby
|rugby

|-
|ciclismo
|cycling

|-
|críquet
|cricket

|-
|equitación
|horseback riding

|-
|natación
|swimming

|-
|el partido
|the game (sporting event)

|-
|el equipo
|the team
|}

==Expressions==

Language/Spanish/Pronunciation/Accents

2020-11-28T14:20:48Z

Eduz: diacritical tilde

<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:300%; background-color:#254e70; text-align:center"><span style="color:#fff;">How to use the accents in Spanish?</span></div>

[[File:spanish_accents3.jpg]]

Written accents in Spanish, á, é, í, ó, ú are very useful to know where to put the stressed syllable of the word.

Each word in Spanish includes a syllable which is more accentuated than the other: it is sometimes marked by a written accent.

== <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:100%; color:#37718e;">Rules</span> ==
The rules for where to put the accent and why to put it there may be difficult for non Spanish native speakers at the beginning.

* If the word ends in an ''s'' or ''n'' or one of five vowels (''a, e, i, o, u''), stress is marked on the penultimate syllable. It does not need a written accent to mark the intonation. The majority of Spanish words fall into this category.

:Examples: '''me'''-sa, za-'''pa'''-tos, '''pa'''-dre

* All other words that do not end in an ''s'', ''n'' or a vowel and do not include written accent then carry the accent on the last syllable. They do not need a written accent.

:Examples: Co-'''mer''', pa-'''pel''', or-de-na-'''dor'''

* If the accent is marked on another syllable (for words not following the two previous rules), we then use a written accent to indicate the stressed syllable.

:Examples: di-'''fí'''-cil, '''ár'''-bol (both words end with an l and should be part of the second category. As this is not the case, we must then place a written accent on the stressed syllable).

* It is the same when the accent falls on the penultimate syllable or the last such as with compound words.

:Examples: '''dí'''-me-lo (imperative and two pronouns), du-'''chán'''-do-se (gerund and reflexive pronoun), los fan-'''tás'''-tic-co.

* There are exceptions to these rules for foreign words used in the Spanish language.

* There are other specific cases in the use of written accents in Spanish.

* The letter ñ is a letter of the Spanish alphabet but is sometimes seen as an accent. It changes the sound of the ''n'' as in español.

== <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:100%; color:#37718e;">How to write the Spanish accents on your keyboard?</span> ==

Spanish accents are an important aspect of spelling words: So be sure to write them.

Here is the list of shortcuts to use a keyboard that is not Spanish.

To do this, hold down the Alt key and type the number listed:

<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#37718e;" | '''Character'''
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#37718e;" | '''Shortcut'''
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#37718e;" | '''Character'''
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#37718e;" | '''Shortcut'''

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''Á'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0193
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''á'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0225

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''É'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0201
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''é'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0233

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''Í'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0205
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''í'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0237

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''Ó'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0211
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''ó'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0243

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''Ú'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0218
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''ú'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0250

|-
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''Ñ'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0209
| style="color:#fff; background-color:#1cb1c4;" |'''ñ'''
| style="background-color:#cce5ff;" |Alt + 0241
|}
<br />

{{#seo:
|title=How to use the accents in Spanish
|keywords=accents, accentuation, syllabe, write, speak, type
|description=In this lesson you will learn how to use the accents in Spanish.
|og:image=http://wiki.polyglotclub.com/wiki/images/d/d0/Spanish_accents3.jpg
}}Most monosyllabic words like pan and sal do not have an accent. There are some exceptions called "tilde diacrítica". Diacritical tilde is used to differentiate words that are written the same but have different meaning, like "él" (he) and "el" (the) or solo (alone) and sólo (only).

[[Category: Spanish/Beginner]]

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/PRECOLOMBINES-CIVILIZACIONES

2020-11-26T20:55:36Z

Eduz: INCA

In this lesson you will discover some facts about pre-Columbian civilizations:

__TOC__
==AZTECA==
*VIVIAN EN TIERRAS DE MEXICO
*DESARROLLARON UNA SOCIEDAD URBANA MUY ORGANIZADA Y FUNDARON SU CAPITAL SOBRE UN LAGO
*CONSTRUIAN CHINAMPAS
*ERA UN PUEBLO GUERRERO Y LA GUERRA ESTABA INTIMAMENTE LIGADA A LA RELIGION. REALIZABAN SACRIFICIOS HUMANOS.
*HABLABAN LA LENGUA NAHUATL
*CONOCIAN UN SISTEMA DE ESCRITURA PICTOGRAFICA
*FUERON ASTRONOMOS Y TAMBIEN METEOROLOGOS.

INCA
*RESIDIAN EN LA ZONA DE PERU, ECUADOR, SUR DE COLOMBIA Y NORTE DE CHILE
*SE TRATABA DE UNA CIVILIZACION TECNOLOGICAMENTE AVANZADA
*SE DIVIDIAN EN 4 DISTRITOS: ANTISUYO CHINCHAYSUYO QOLLASUYO Y CONTISUYO
*SU LENGUA ERA EL QUECHUA
*SU CAPITAL ERA LA CIUDAD DEL CUSCO (OMBLIGO DEL MUNDO)
*TENIAN UNA EXTENSA RED DE CAMINOS LLAMADO QAPAQ NAN
*DIERON UN GRAN IMPULSO A LA AGRICULTURA CON SISTEMAS DE RIEGO, CANALES Y TERRAZAS EN LAS TIERRAS ALTAS Y DIFICILES DE SEMBRAR.
*CRIABAN TAMBIEN ANIMALED DE LOS QUE OBTENIAN LANA Y CARNE
*REVESTIAN Y ADORNABAN SUS CASAS CON ORO FUNDIDO
*DURANTE LOS RITUALES RELIGIOSOS HACIAN OFRENDAS PERO DIFICILMENTE HACIAN SACRIFICIOS HUMANOS.
==MAYA==
*OCUPABAN EL SUR DE LA PENINSULA DE YUCATAN, PARTE DE GUATEMALA Y HONDURAS
*EL ESTADO ESTABA DIVIDIDO EN CIUDADES INDEPENDIENTES CON LENGUAS DISTINTAS Y EN LUCHA CONTINUA ENTRE ELLAS.
*UTILIZABAN EL CACAO COME MONEDA
*SU SISTEMA DE ESCRITURA ERA EL MAS COMPLETO DE LOS QUE EXISTIAN ENTONCES EN EL NUEVO MUNDO.
*CONSTRUIAN SUS TEMPLOS EN LA CIMA DE GRANDES PIRAMIDES DE PIEDRA.
*SE DEDICABAN A LA AGRICULTURA, PERO NO CONOCIAN EL ARADO.
*REALIZABAN MARAVILLOSOS TRABAJOS ORNAMENTALES