Etiqueta: spanish culture

24 SEP

Gomeran whistle: The Spanish language without words

Spanish is the official language in Spain, with Basque (Basque Country), Catalan (Catalonia) and Galician (Galicia) as co-official languages. However, there is another language in Spain: The Silbo Gomero (Gomeran whistle), which is a language from the Island of La Gomera, in The Canary Islands: No doubt it is a very special language, since it does not have any words, but sounds. Gomeran whistle is not spoken, but whistled. And surely there will be courses of this peculiar language.

La Gomera is a small island, very mountainous, historically devoted to agriculture and cattle raising, that is to say, work in the land. Due to the mountains, communication was very difficult among shepherds, and that is the reason why a new way of communication was born: whistling. Nowadays, Gomeran whistle has the honor of being Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO, since 2009, and it is a compulsory subject for children in the Gomeran schools. Leer más acerca deGomeran whistle: The Spanish language without words …

16 SEP

Where was Trivial Pursuit born? In Nerja

Trivial Pursuit, the world’s most well-known trivia game, was born in Nerja, in 1980. It was an invention by Chris Haines and Scott Abbott, two Canadian journalists who lived in Nerja. Here, these two friends spent many days and evenings thinking about all the possible questions and answers to create their board game, according to the investigations made by the English journalist David Blair. It resulted in a total number of 6.000 questions on the game’s first edition! Leer más acerca deWhere was Trivial Pursuit born? In Nerja …

28 AGO

How to make a good watermelon gazpacho

Do you like traditional gazpacho? This cold soup, typical in Spanish summers, especially in Andalusia is giving way to a number of other different varieties that offer new textures and tastes, becoming in the perfect choice to go chef for a day. One of the hot recipes this month has been Watermelon gazpacho. Alberto Díaz, a teacher at the School, has given us the recipe to prepare this delicious dessert at our own home. Leer más acerca deHow to make a good watermelon gazpacho …

28 AGO

Pedro Almodóvar, 30 years of Spanish cinema


Pedro Almodóvar is the Spanish most successful and internationally known film director. After 30 years working in the film industry, he has won many important awards all over the world and his movies can be seen in the five continents. His films have gained the recognition given by the Oscar Awards (USA), BAFTA (UK), Cesar (Italy) as well as the International Film Festival of Cannes (France), among many others. Leer más acerca dePedro Almodóvar, 30 years of Spanish cinema …

18 AGO

Japan and the Spanish Courses

 

All through this summer we are enjoying the presence and sympathy of four students who come from Japan and are learning a lot of Spanish and, at the same time, they are teaching a huge amount of aspects related to the Japanese culture. Leer más acerca deJapan and the Spanish Courses …

16 JUL

Spanish Courses and Seville, Game of Thrones’ city

The new episodes of Game of Thrones will be shot in Seville (Andalucía), a Spanish city located only two hours away from Nerja. It is a unique chance for the city and for Andalucía, as a whole to show the world its historical legacy, especially regarding to architecture. The Royal Alcázar of Seville, for instance, will be one of the main filming locations in the series. Leer más acerca deSpanish Courses and Seville, Game of Thrones’ city …

30 JUN

The “E Day” celebrates that 500 million people speak Spanish all over the world

 

As every year, the “E Day” was held on June 21st, to underline the current strength of Spanish all around the world, with 500 million people speaking it. This figure represents a 7% of total global population. As a matter of fact, Spanish is the most used language by people all over the world, only overtaken by Mandarin Chinese. Leer más acerca deThe “E Day” celebrates that 500 million people speak Spanish all over the world …

11 JUN

Flamenco music to learn Spanish

This month’s song is «Pa’ Madrid» (To Madrid), by El Barrio, the most successful flamenco singer in Spain. You can read the words to this song in «El Sol», our monthly newsletter (idnerja.com). Moreover, this song is also a tribute to Madrid, the city that hosted, two weeks ago, the UEFA Champions League Final. Leer más acerca deFlamenco music to learn Spanish …