A - Z Game: What I love about Spain, the Spanish people, the language and the culture...

Question

We have been having so much fun building vocabulary with A-Z games that I was thinking about how to celebrate Spain and the Spanish people, language and culture with a new A-Z game.

So, let's see how many great Spanish things we can come up with...

Enjoy this list, vote on your favorites, or add your own favorite thing (staying in alphabetical order, please!)

To make it visually interesting, please try to post a picture.

Just remember to click on "NEWEST" before you post something, to double check that the word you think is the newest really is!

I'll go first with "A."

One of my favorite things about Spain that begins with "A" is alioli, a wonderful garlic mayonnaise that goes great with patatas bravas or tortilla española, or any of a number of other great Spanish dishes.

It comes from the Catalan, where I am told it means garlic and oil.

It is a really fun word to say.

So, what is YOUR favorite thing about Spain?

this game is very interesting and fun joceM ,great job :-) I just wish that I saw it a little bit sooner :) - 00b6f46c, Aug 17, 2010

Just jump in! - JoyceM, Aug 17, 2010

very nice joyce, category and bolded word;) - 00494d19, Aug 19, 2010

please unaccept, you can accept the same question at the end of the game, people will think the game is finished! - 00494d19, Aug 19, 2010

I was wondering about that. - JoyceM, Aug 19, 2010

Good idea for a game! :) - amy_moreno, Oct 22, 2010

Answer 1

idioma = language

the language...

Great picture! - JoyceM, Aug 18, 2010

Gracias...I like the expression on her face. - Lucrecia, Aug 18, 2010

Answer 2

El Escorial

Answer 3

The famous Spanish dance of Bolero.

Made famous in the movie "10" with Bo Derek in the late 70's. - JoyceM, Aug 23, 2010

Answer 4

L

Lladro'

Lladró: is a Spanish company based in Tavernes Blanques, Valencia, that produces many delicate, high quality porcelain figurines.

They look like this:

Question: In the Spanish alphabet, is "l" a separate letter from "ll?" I'm thinking now that it is. Oops.

Yes it is, and I always forget it in the A-Z games. - fontanero, Aug 17, 2010

Answer 5

D

Danza

Dance

Answer 6

Mallorca.

Also called Majorca.

Largest of the Balearic Islands.

Do you have a picture? - JoyceM, Aug 17, 2010

Fontanero, I am sorry but I have to remove your picture. We got word that it was violating copyright laws. - martha-sd, Feb 28, 2013

Answer 7

Expresividad

feminine noun

1. expressiveness

The caption should be, "Madre mia!" - JoyceM, Aug 18, 2010

Answer 8

naranjas - oranges

photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maese/1350818203/

Las naranjas de Valencia! - culé, Aug 22, 2010

Answer 9

lenguaje : language ( I love the Spanish language )

! me too ! - IlseD, Aug 19, 2010

Answer 10

Jamón Ibérico

Answer 11

I - Ibiza

Now we're talking! - JoyceM, Aug 17, 2010

Answer 12

F

Filmador [feel-mah-dor'] noun 1. Film maker. (m)

Here's a famous one:

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero

A Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.

Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humor, strong colors, glossy décor and LGBT themes. Desire, passion, family and identity are among Almodóvar’s most prevalent themes. His films enjoy a worldwide following and he has become a major figure on the stage of world cinema.

Check out "Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown" and other films by him.

Answer 13

" C "

" La civilización - Civilization "

En especial la gran civilización que fue fundada por los árabes en Andalucía

" Especially the great civilization that was founded by the Arabs in Andalusia "

Answer 14

C

las costumbres

the customs

Hay muchisimas!

Answer 15

¡La buena gente!

The beautiful people!

Great answer! - JoyceM, Aug 17, 2010

La gente guapa or la gente bonita - kawalero, Aug 19, 2010