[2023-09-11] Spice Up your Español with some Fresh Vocab - It's Fun Time!

Los hijos

In Spanish, 'los hijos' means 'the children', and it represents any person who is under the age of adulthood. A child commonly refers to a son or daughter at any age. Children are considered great blessings in Spanish cultures.

Here's how to use it:

• Los hijos de mi tio son mis primos.
• Los hijos de Ana están estudiando para el examen.
• Los hijos siempre escuchan a sus padres.

Ciruela

Plums are a type of stone fruit that come in many different varieties. They can be sweet or tart, and can be eaten fresh or used in cooking.

Here's how to use it:

• Yo suelo comer una ciruela después de la cena.
• Quedan tres ciruelas en el plato.
• La mermelada de ciruela es mi favorita.

Voleibol

Volleyball is a sport played by two teams of six players each on a court divided by a net. The objective is to send the ball over the net in a way that the opposing team is unable to return it.

Here's how to use it:

• Jugamos al voleibol después de la escuela.
• La pelota de voleibol es blanca.
• El voleibol requiere trabajo en equipo.

estudiar

'Estudiar' translates to 'study' in English. It's used when referring to the act of acquiring knowledge or skill by studying, practicing or being taught.

Here's how to use it:

• Yo necesito estudiar para el examen.
• Debemos estudiar para aprender.
• Es difícil estudiar cuando estás cansado.

uva

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis. They can be eaten fresh or they can be used for making wine, jam, juice, jelly, grape seed extract, raisins, vinegar, and grape seed oil.

Here's how to use it:

• Quiero comer una uva.
• La uva es buena para la salud.
• Recojo uvas del suelo.

Never stop learning,

Mike from LangBites

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