8.1.3

Tradiciones y costrumbres

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Tradiciones y costumbres

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Las saetas

  • ¿Qué tipo de canciones son las “saetas” y cuándo se suelen cantar?
    • What type of songs are the “saetas” and when they are usually sung?
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El estilo de las saetas

  • Es ciertamente difícil el poder describir con palabras la emoción y la pasión que se desprenden de los cánticos llamados saetas.
    • It is certainly difficult to be able to describe with words the emotion and passion that these songs called saetas cause.
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La Semana Santa

  • Tradicionalmente suelen cantarse durante muchas procesiones religiosas, por ejemplo como parte de las celebraciones de la Semana Santa de muchos lugares de Andalucía.
    • They are traditionally sung during many religious processions, for example as part of the celebrations of Easter in many places in Andalusia.
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Los judíos en España

  • Su origen se remonta a los cánticos de los judíos que vivían en España antes de ser expulsados en el siglo XVI. Tradicionalmente las saetas se caracterizan por la ausencia de acompañamiento musical.
    • Their origin dates back to the songs of the Jews who lived in Spain until they were expelled in the 16th century. Traditionally, the "saetas" are characterised by the lack of any instrumental accompaniment.
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El 23 de junio

  • ¿Qué se celebra en toda España el 23 de junio?
    • What is celebrated throughout Spain on the 23rd June?
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Las hogueras de San Juan

  • Las hogueras de San Juan se celebran por toda la piel de toro (los antiguos griegos llamaban así a España) y están caracterizadas por la quema de pilas de madera el 23 de junio.
    • The bonfires of San Juan are celebrated throughout the 'bull's skin' (this is how the ancient Greeks called Spain) and they are characterised by the burning of piles of wood on the 23rd of June.

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11Nouns

12Articles

12.1Definite & Indefinite

12.2El with Feminine Nouns

12.3Lo + Adjective

13Adjectives

13.1Agreement

13.2Position

13.3Apocopation

13.4Comparative & Superlative

13.5Use of Adjectives as Nouns

13.6Demonstrative

13.7Indefinite

13.8Possessive

13.9Interrogative & Exclamative

13.10Relative

14Numerals & Quantifiers

15Pronouns

15.1Subject

15.2Object: Direct & Indirect

15.3Reflexive

15.4Unstressed & Stressed Forms

15.5Position & Order

15.6Relative

15.7Demonstrative

15.8Indefinite

15.9Possessive

15.10Interrogative

16Verbs

16.1Regular Conjugations

16.2Regular & Irregular Verbs

16.3Agreement of Verb & Subject

16.4Use of Hay Que in All Tenses

16.5Present Tense

16.6Preterite Tense

16.7Imperfect Tense

16.8Future Tense

16.9Conditional Tense

16.10Perfect Tense

16.11Future Perfect Tense

16.12Conditional Perfect Tense

16.13Pluperfect Tense

16.14Infinitive, Gerund & Past Participle

16.15Verbal Paraphrases

16.16Use of the Subjunctive

16.17Commands

16.18Conditional Sentences

16.19After Conjunctions of Time

16.20After Para Que, Sin Que

16.21In Relative Clauses

16.22After Other Subordinating Conjunctions

16.23With Verbs of Wishing & Commanding

16.24Sequence of Tense in Indirect Speech

16.25Voice

16.26Use of the Reflexives as a Passive

16.27Use of the Reflexive to Express an Impersonal

16.28Use of Ser + Past Participle

16.29Use of Estar + Past Participle

16.30'Nuance' Reflexive Verbs

16.31Modes of Address

16.32Constructions with Verbs

16.33Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

17Prepositions & Conjunctions

17.1All Prepositions

17.2'Personal' a

17.3Discrimination of Por and Para

17.4Coordinating Conjunctions

17.5Subordinating Conjunctions

17.6Use of Que to Introduce a Clause

18Negation, Questions & Commands

18.1Negation

19Word Order, Other Constructions & Discourse Marker

19.1Subject Following Verb

19.2Focalisation

19.3Time Expressions with Hace/Hacía

19.4Cleft Sentences

19.5Comparative Constructions

19.6Indirect Speech

19.7Discourse Markers

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