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Dear @Pelegrin, Basque native speaker here, with C2 level by basque government's Habe organisation. Saying Bilboa has not any sense, although you are right saying the -a in euskera is the article, mugatzailea in Basque. It is a case of loan...
Yes you' re right. " coja su ticket" is the way we say it. " tome su ticket" is the way in Latinoamerica. There are many inmigrants from this area in Madrid, so maybe " tome su ticket" is for them.
When you pay in an automatic machine in the super Alcampo you can hear after two locutions " coja su ticket" and " tome su ticket". The second redundant locution I think must be for Latinamerican customers.
It is worthwhile noting that the Spanish language differs regionally. In my Spanish learning recently it is repeatedly being brought to my attention that the verb "coger" is used in many expressions and sentences in Spain where it would be...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
La Voz de Galicia has reported the death of a 65 year old pilgrim from the United States this afternoon near Castromaior. The likely cause appears to be a heart attack. The pilgrim was walking the Camino with his wife...
Thank you, @JabbaPapa. Finally, after 60+ posts, there is a post by somebody who has been to the restaurant O Muino Camping/Bungalow park and who can say something about how their prices compare to prices in other establishments in the area. It...
A good park for walking is Parque Juan Carlos I. metro Feria de Madrid. It has artificial lakes and hills with very good views of the east outskirts of Madrid and Sierra de Madrid ( now with snow).
Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
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