Visual Link Spanish(TM) Newsletter - Volume 6 Issue 38

Current # of Subscribers: 197,668

This issue:
1. NEW - Cultural Spanish Recipes
2. Testimonial
3. Weekly Spanish Lesson - “Sentence Building”
4. Words of the Week
5. Ask Dave Section - “Como Se Dice Doughnut”
6. Culture Lesson - “Ancient Cultures of Latin America - Final
Chapter”
7. Responses to Past Newsletters

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NEW! - Cultural Spanish Recipes
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We are excited to implement a cultural Spanish recipe section to our
newsletter. We welcome your tasty Spanish recipes including the
originating countries (if available), accompanying pictures where
possible without copyrights and any interesting notes or comments
about the recipe.

We appreciate this important cultural connection around the globe
celebrating the all-important food traditions of the Spanish-speaking
people.

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Visual Link Spanish(TM) Testimonial –
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I just wanted to leave a short message. I have thoroughly enjoyed the
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Weekly Spanish Lesson—Sentence Building
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This week’s lesson comes from the complete Visual Link Spanish™
course. Click below for a fun, interactive lesson on Sentence
Building.

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Words of the Week
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Taken from our complete CD-ROM course —–

Monday / It’s (very) easy / Es (muy) fácil
Tuesday / It’s necessary / Es necesario
Wednesday / It’s necessary to / Hay que
Thursday / to practice / practicar
Friday / the phrase / la frase
Saturday / the sentence/ la oración
Sunday / it / lo

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The Official “Ask Dave” Section —–
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Question

Hi Dave !

Im little confused.In the word (donut) or (doughnut),I noticed in
different spanish dictionaries it is pronounced (rosquilla or churro)
..Which is correct?

If I drove up to a dunkin dounts an asked for “un pegueno negro no
azucar y rosquille simple” am I asking for a small black no sugar and
plain donut? I know what your thinking and yes I am !!!!!!

By the way this is the best course I have ever seen .Alot of fun.I
just popped in the second cd rom after completing the first one and
was surprised at the info. that is in it.I was bumed out after
completing the first cd ,because I thought that was the end.I also
like your new enhanced newletter which I will sign up for.

Thanks

Bob

Answer

Hola Bob,

That’s a great question with “doughnut”. It really can really vary
region to region. I have also heard it said “donat” in Spanish. For
those type of words, I enjoy asking the drive-up window person where
they’re from and how it is said in their country. Here’s how:

Where are you from? - ¿De dónde es usted?

If from Mexico, for example, you could say…

How do you say “doughnut” in Mexico? - ¿Cómo se dice doughnut en
México?

Hopefully that helps, next time you go there, let me know what
happens.

I’m glad you like our course. Just so you know, we do have a Level II
and also and Online Digital Learning Center supplement after you
complete the Level I course.

Dave

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Culture —– Ancient Cultures of Latin America - Final Chapter
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¡Hola mis amigos! It’s great to be back with you another week sharing
cultural information about Latin America. This week’s topic is one of
my favorites.

According to ancient Aztec legend, there is a god called Quetzalcoatl
[ket-saul-co-ottle] (Kukulcan [coo-cool-kahn] according to the
Mayans) who visited the ancient Indians of Latin America and educated
them. According to stories, he taught them science, the calendar and
created ceremonies. He also discovered corn, represented saintliness
and all good aspects of civilization.

Some called him the plumed serpent, but he was also known by the
legend to be a bearded white man. As part of the legend, it was
understood that he would some day return from the east.

This legend plays a significant part in history when around 1519
Hernán Cortés came to Mexico from Spain as a “conquistador”
(conquerer) seeking gold and riches at any expense. Since he was a
bearded white man, many of the native Aztecs supposed him to be
Quetzalcoatl returning and gave him a royal welcome. It was a great
tragedy when Cortés, because of their legend and his “royal
treatment”, obtained incredible gold riches and defeated the Aztecs
killing many and eventually subjecting them to the rule of the
Spaniards.

The legend of Quetzalcoatl ended up being a significant factor that
influenced the history of Mexico and Latin America forever. The
legend, as well as the fact that the Spaniards had more advanced
weapons and armor, contributed to the downfall of the Native
Americans.

Now, on a little different topic, we’ll take a look at theories of
the origin of the Native Americans. Some scholars think they migrated
from regions of Egypt due to the pyramid-style temples they built.
Scientific DNA studies seem to have proven that they came from
somewhere in Europe. Another theory has to do with an ancient record
that was found buried in the North-Eastern U.S. around 1823. It was
translated and recounts the history of the Native Americans on the
North and South American continents up to about 400 a.d. It claims
that the they originally came from the Middle East/Israel area. It
also talks about a bearded white god that visited the people and
corroborates the common legend of Quetzalcoatl.

It is a very fascinating religious-type book, and I have some
information on it if any of you newsletter subscribers are interested
in getting a copy. I am familiar with a private organization that has
given the book out for free for many years. From what I understand a
public publishing company just started publishing the book a few
years ago to make it available to everyone. If any of you want a
copy, I’ll see what I can do to get you one for free. Just e-mail me
at: dave@spanishprograms.com.

In summary, it’s important to get to know the culture and legends of
others. It gives us a greater understanding of different people and
what they are like. Understanding the culture and language of a
people can really enhance us as individuals. Our culture newsletters
are a great supplement to our Complete Spanish Course that has taught
thousands to communicate in Spanish all over the world and can help
you learn Spanish effectively.

Sneak peek at next week: “Horse-n-Buggy Spanish of Old vs. Technology
of Today”

¡Hasta luego! (”Until later”)

David S. Clark — President / Director
Visual Link Spanish(TM)
Fun, Interactive Spanish Courses
http://www.spanishprograms.com
dave_c@spanishprograms.com

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Responses to Past Newsletters
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Response #1

Yes,you are right.I’ve learned to speak and think mostly in the
arabic language.even to this day there are expressions that will come
to mind even if I’m speaking english because the arabic expression is
more powerful and better expressed than the english .and yes,the
personality change into the next language.it really does !there are
so many ways to express a thing in arabic,but only one dull way in
english.even jokes are better.PEACE !

–bahiy

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