Mas comida y mate!?!?!

Well then this lesson, number 8, in the Bueno, entonces series was fully loaded with all sorts of interesting and informative things in learning Spanish the Argie way! We began with this Mate situation, the strangely looking herbal drink that our friends down here in Argentina, and other parts of Latin American, appear to be very fond of. I must admit I did switch of a little during this part as am not a fan of the drink, although appreciate the value of informing the listeners of local traditions and customs.....something I am confident to say which competing Spanish immersion classes as Rosetta Stone do not cover. One new phrase I did discover, and will be of great use, from this though was que asco, meaning how disgusting...and interesting, to some maybe, that a new supermarket chain will be opening in the UK in the coming months, going by the name.....Asco!!

So what else was covered today? There was something about adding oso or ura to nouns, and ada or ido to verbs in order to form an adjective.....some more irregular verbs, que horrible.....and the fact that the letters C, S and Z, although having their own significance, are pronounced in the same way!!

And then more food, a topic particularly close to my own heart and especially appealing as the food here in Argentina is fantastic, with la carne (beef) being the leader of the gang! There are also many other culinary delights such as empanadas, milanesa y choripan to name but a few and seeing how this lesson contained so much information I feel my palate is now deserving of at least one of the aforementioned above.

Nos vemos en el proximo!