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Tengo la camisa negra (I have a black shirt)

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Public Holidays

New Year                                             January 1st
Holy week                                            April 1st & 2nd
Labor Day                                            May 1st
Saint Peter and Saint Paul                June 29th
Independence Day                             July 28th
Saint Rose of Lima                             August 30
Battle of Angamos                              October 8th
All Saint Day                                         November 1st
Immaculate Conception                    December 8th
Christmas                                            December 25th

November 1st. Día de todos los Santos

This day, Peru celebrates all the Saints as the Day on the Deceased. Almost all people visit the cemetery to veil the deceased’s. For their visit, the family brings the favorite foods and drinks for the remembered deceased. The family also, cleans mausoleums and graves.
In Cuzco are some special bread with figures of babies called “wawas de pan”.

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Una de las cosas curiosas en Latinoamérica es que a pesar de hablar todos el castellano, tenemos maneras distintas de llamar a diferentes cosas. Aca va un ejemplo!!

USA = STRAW

Perú = cañita, sorbete
Chile = bombilla
México = pajilla
Argentina = pajita / sorbete
Venezuela = pitillo
España = paja
Ecuador = sorbete
Cuba = absorbente
Uruguay = pajita / sorbete
Puerto Rico = sorbeto

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 English                                                        Spanish

Hello, Hi                                                          Hola
Hello (on the phone)                                    Aló, Hola
Good bye                                                        Adiós, Chau    
How are you?                                                ¿Cómo estás?
Well, thanks                                                   Bien, gracias
Good Morning                                               Buenos días
Good afternoon                                             Buenas tardes
Good night                                                     Buenas noches
What´s your name?                                     ¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is Julio                                          Me llamo Julio

At the hotel

Useful vocabulary:

• Checking in = Registro     

Hotel reservation = reservación de hotel
Passport = número de pasaporte
Car license = licencia de conducir
Number = número
Nationality = nacionalidad
Company address = dirección de la compañía
Zip code = código de ciudad
Date of arrival = día de llegada
Date of departure = día de salida
Method of payment = método de pago
Signature = firma
Date = fecha
Room Number = número de habitación

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Diptongs

ai / ay: maíz       The Spanish “ai / ay” is like  “try” in English

au: baúl               The Spanish “au” is like the “ou” in “sound” in English.

ei / ey: rey           The Spanish “ei” is like the “ea” in “break ” in English.

eu: reunión        The Spanish “eu” has no equivalent in English. Is like the    sound of “e” and “u” together.

oi /oy: hoy          The Spanish “oi/oy” is like the “oy” in “boy” in English.

Vowels

a: papá  The Spanish “a” is a short sharp sound like “rat” in English

e: oreja  The Spanish “e” is like the “e” in “red” in English.

i: vino    The Spanish “i” is like the “i” in “ring” in English.

o: bola    The Spanish “o” is like the “o” in dog in English.

u: uva The Spanish “u” is like the “oo” in “moon” in English.

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Dialects are varieties of the language that are particular to a group of speakers. Vary by region and by social group. Dialect diversity, or language variation, reflects the fact that languages change over time and that people who live in the same area or maintain the same social identity share language norms; in other words, they speak the same dialect.
Although many people believe that the variety of language they and the people around them speak is not a dialect, in reality, everyone speaks a dialect, since dialects are simply varieties of the same language. Many people also believe that there is only one correct form of a language, but in truth, no dialect is superior to another. All dialects are systematic language varieties that follow regular patterns of vocabulary grammar, choice and pronunciation.

However, misconceptions persist regarding the use of different language varieties in Latin America, especially in schools.

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