SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

NACER (nah-ser’) to be born; to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch

Examples:

¿Dónde nació su hija? - Where was your daughter born?
Nací para tocar el piano. - I was born to play the piano.

Idioms:

Nacer de pie. - To be born under a lucky star.

We hope to see you this summer to learn more Spanish at Instituto Chac-Mool in Cuernavaca, Mexico. We still have class space available for July and August weeks, as well as great host families!

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

Nada (nah’-dah) nothing/anything

Examples:

• Es mejor que nada. - It’s better than nothing.
• No quiero nada. - I don’t want anything.

Idioms:

• ¡No sirves para nada! - You are useless!
• De nada. - You’re welcome.

Looking forward to a great summer!

It has been a fun summer so far at Instituto Chac-Mool and we are looking forward to the new students coming in future weeks. We have many return students this summer, including parents and their children that are returning to improve their Spanish while having a great vacation in Cuernavaca. We will try to update our blog as time permits this summer. If you have something to contribute here, just let us know!

Helpful Website

I just happened upon another very useful website called www.studyspanish.com. Their explanations of grammar are very concise and helpful! I know many students like to prepare before they come study, or practice after they leave, and this would be a great way to go over grammatical points from home!

Manic Monday

Today was a crazy busy day at school, but I´m sure everyone would agree that while hectic, it feels great to be busy again! We are very grateful for the oppurtunity to be busy, as not all schools and businesses have been so lucky.

We welcomed a very eclectic group of new students today, including 4 return students as I believe I mentioned in a previous post. That´s a total of 6 return students this week who are joining our first-time students!

Among the students who began class today is an australian couple who is taking this year to travel the world! We are honored to be part of their travels, and look forward to getting to know them better. They keep a blog, which the husband writes, to record the trip. Check out Gran Viaje 2009

P.S. Pumas won against Pachuca in the Mexican soccer final! Hooray!!!