Nov
4
La corrección en el lenguaje
One of the basic things about learning Spanish that drives many native English speakers nuts is the gender of nouns in Spanish. For many people, especially those of us at the beginner level, it can be frustrating trying to remember whether or not a Spanish noun is masculine or feminine.
This week’s podcast is a very amusing take about this particular aspect of the Spanish language. Written by Juan José Millás, the story is part of “Cuerpo y prótesis,” a wonderful collection of essays and short stories about the superficiality and banality of modern life. The witty, humorous tone of many of Millás’ essays reminds me a lot of the writing style of American writer David Sedaris. Millás has a writing style that is sophisticated yet totally accessible.
Unfortunately, this particular book of Millás is not sold outside of Spain. I looked for it on Amazon with no luck. In any case, here’s a link to it to purchase it from Spain.
Hi,
I’m new to Voces En Español and
am delighted to make the discovery.
I wonder if there are English trans-
criptions of the Voces podcasts?
Jim
Mississippi
Hi Jim,
Thanks for your message. Happy to have you as a listener! Unfortunately, there aren’t any English transcripts of the podcasts for this blog.
If you enjoy listening to audio in Spanish and would like an English translation to read, check out my other podcast, “Cody’s Cuentos.” (www.codyscuentos.com) There are English transcripts available, for a small fee, for some of the stories over there (beginner level and some intermediate level).
Saludos cordiales desde Madrid,
Eleena
Hi, Eleena,
Thank you for your reply.
As you suggest, I will try
http://www.codyscuentos.com.
Feliz Navidad,
Jim