#spanish-language literature

[lionofchaeronea]

And I, the least of beings, drunk on the vast void littered with stars – semblance, image of mystery -- I felt myself a pure part of the abyss, I spun with the stars, my heart loosed its strings in the wind.

Y yo, mínimo ser, ebrio del gran vacío constelado, a semajanza, a imagen del misterio, me sentí parte pura del abismo, rodé con las estrellas, mi corazón se desató en el viento.

--Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Another List of "Beautiful" Spanish Words & Phrases

for your next poem/story

Coraje - courage or anger

Cruzar el charco - to cross the ocean

Cuidar - caring

De músico, poeta y loco, todos tenemos un poco - we all have a bit of musician, poet and crazy in us; we’re all a bit crazy

Desvelarse - not being able to sleep, waking up and not going back to sleep

Efímero - ephemeral

El amor todo lo puede - love can do it all; love always finds a way

En boca cerrada no entran moscas - flies don’t enter a closed mouth; you won’t make a mistake if you don’t talk

Encontrar su media naranja - to find your soulmate

Estrenar - to use or wear something for the first time

Etéreo - ethereal

Gentileza - gentleness

Llegar y besar el santo - to arrive and kiss the saint; when you accomplish something at the first attempt

Nacimiento - birth

No hay que ahogarse en un vaso de agua - no need to drown oneself in a glass of water; don’t make a mountain out of a molehill

Palabra - word

Qué bonito es ver la lluvia y no mojarse - how nice it is to see the rain and not get wet; don’t criticize other people for the way they do something unless you’ve done it yourself

Renacer - reborn

Risas - laughter

Ser un cero a la izquierda - to be unimportant, to be invisible

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ More: Word Lists

[lupusmaxima]

2024/01/21

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

*Originally published in Spanish with the title "El almohadón de plumas"

[oceanic-sunsets]

english teacher Mike Wheeler who comes across as this Serious Intimidating and pretentious jerk until you discover he's just a nerd who all the Troubled and 'Difficult' kids surprisingly love and look up to. No one knows how he does it. (he was, once, that angry troubled teen).

art teacher Will Byers who absolutely every student loves. You cannot hate him. Queer kids are especially drawn to him and he's the best at reassuring them and helping them feel comfortable and safe. He's always followed by at least two or three students and he gets the most notes, gifts and hand-made crafts during holidays.

and yes they're married

[duskofastraeus]

Got my DELF exam results back and I officially have the French B2 diploma!! I got an 81% and though I think I could have done better, I am just glad that the entirely nightmarish routine of reading 92728 articles and listening to 98228 podcasts about French sociopolitical problems everyday is gone! Now I just have to focus on Spanish and Italian in order to obtain the DELE and the CILS…

[andrumedus]

you look like the world in your attitude of surrender.

Pablo Neruda, tr. & ed. by Mark Eisner, The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems; from Twenty Love Poems: 1, "Body of woman"

[logaron]

It's been a while — I honestly don't remember if I've posted on here before lol but I've been lurking on langblr/writeblr/studyblr for a couple of years and now I'm here !!

× they/he

× native 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

× a2 🇪🇸 learning 🇧🇻

× obnoxious english student who likes writing essays for some reason

× i like both fiction and nonfiction. i also like the vibe of poetry but i have yet to understand one ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

× will post stuff directly and indirectly related to languages/studying/writing and stuff that has nothing to do with it <2

[silvermahagony]

I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you

- The Alchemist; Paulo Coelho

[layraket]

i can't stop thinking about that my literature teacher today told us that a lot of people (including my class) was loosing the ability of reading comprehension and he has a really strong point

i feel like more and more people take the words more literally, not really stopping to imagine and try to comprehend the meaning behind them. Not all words will mean the same or be used in a literal way

You, as a reader, have to imagine the scene and try to put in place the word and its meaning to fit in a logic way into a specific action or dialoge

[classicliteratureprincess]

Need to start disciplining myself & learn Spanish & other languages!

[lionofchaeronea]

"Granada, 1850" -- Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)

Granada, 1850 From my window I hear the fountain. A vine-finger and a ray of sun indicate the site of my heart. Through the August air the clouds are passing. I dream that I’m not dreaming within the fountain. Granada y 1850 Desde mi ventana oigo el surtidor.

Un dedo de parra y un rayo de sol, señalan hacia el sitio de mi corazón.

Por el aire de Agosto se van las nubes. Yo, sueño que no sueño dentro del surtidor.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

A List of "Beautiful" Spanish Words

for your next poem/story

Alumbración - enlightenment

Anteayer - before yesterday

Arrebol - afterglow

Camino - path

Dar - to give

Desear - to desire

Desenlace - outcome

Enternecer - soften

Friolero - somebody who gets cold all the time

Gavilán - sparrowhawk

Lluvia - rain

Mareas - tides

Niebla - mist

Pájaro - bird

Petricor - the scent or odor that is released when rain falls on dry soil

Primavera - spring

Querer - to want

Sobremesa - time spent talking at the table after finishing a meal

Sonreír - to smile

Ternura - tenderness

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ More: Word Lists

[lupusmaxima]

2023/12/10

some late night studying for my spanish exam. estoy estudiando los tiempos verbales y no puedo recordar cuando usar imperfecto o pretérito indefinido… y los complementos directos/indirectos aye mi cerebro no funciona.

[belle-keys]

I've been quiet these days... It's because I co-wrote and published a bilingual children's book set in my home country! Written in English and Spanish, my book is titled JUANITA and it's about the contemporary migrant experience in the Caribbean from a child's perspective.

JUANITA is the ideal tool for both children and adults to learn English or Spanish as a second language. It features a main story, reading comprehension questions, vocabulary lists, and written reflection exercises.

And guess what! It's available right now worldwide on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback format!

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Link to paperback purchase: here!

Link to Goodreads page: here!

Give us a purchase, rate, and review if you would like! For language learners and people looking for Hispanic and/or Caribbean representation, JUANITA is my recommendation to you!

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

"Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" is available to read here

*Originally published in Spanish under the title "Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote"