tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78049654448131330192024-03-27T19:53:01.446-04:00Greeting Cards in SpanishFree greeting card verses, how to write greeting card messages in English and Spanish, find English and Spanish translations to song lyrics for inspiration, and how to express yourself in both languages to connect with the important people in your life with Greeting Cards in Spanish.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804965444813133019.post-33421055985866516702010-09-13T00:13:00.000-04:002010-09-13T00:13:35.539-04:00Lo Hecho Está Hecho Lyrics in EnglishI decided to translate the lyrics to Shakira's song <i>Lo Hecho Está Hecho</i> in English by placing the English translation below every line of the Spanish lyric. So here is my translation of the <i>Lo Hecho Está Hecho</i> lyrics in English.<br />
<br />
En la suite dieciséis (17)<br />
<b>In suite 17</b><br />
Lo que empieza no termina<br />
<b>What begins doesn’t end</b><br />
Del mini bar al Edén<br />
<b>From the mini bar to (the Garden of) Eden</b><br />
Y en muy mala (<i>¿te gustó?</i>) compañía<br />
<b>In very bad (<i>did you like it?</i>) company</b><br />
<br />
Era ese sabor en tu piel<br />
<b>It was that taste on your skin</b><br />
Azufre revuelto con miel<br />
<b>Sulphur stirred with honey</b><br />
Así que me llené de coraje<br />
<b>So I filled myself with courage</b><br />
Y me fui a caminar por el lado salvaje<br />
<b>And I went for a walk on the wild side</b><br />
<br />
Pensé, "No me mires así"<br />
<b>I thought, “Don’t look at me like that”</b><br />
Ya sé lo que pides de mi<br />
<b>I already know what you ask of me</b><br />
Que no hay que ser vidente aquí<br />
<b>One doesn’t have to be clairvoyant here</b><br />
Para un mal como tú no hay cuerpo que aguante<br />
<b>For a bad boy like you there is no body that bears it</b><br />
<br />
<b>Chorus</b><br />
Lo hecho está hecho<br />
<b>What’s done is done</b><br />
Volví a tropezar<br />
<b>I stumbled again</b><br />
Con la misma piedra que hubo siempre<br />
<b>With the same stone that was always there</b><br />
Se siente tan bien todo lo que hace mal<br />
<b>Everything that does harm feels so good</b><br />
Y contigo nunca es suficiente<br />
<b>And with you it’s never enough</b><br />
<br />
¿Cómo fue?<br />
<b>What was that?</b><br />
¿Qué pasó?<br />
<b>What happened?</b><br />
Esa noche<br />
<b>That impatient </b><br />
Impaciente<br />
<b>Night </b><br />
<br />
Fueron a llamar<br />
<b>They went to call</b><br />
La de recepción<br />
<b>From reception</b><br />
Cuando se quejaban de la diecisiete (17)<br />
<b>When they complained from (suite) 17 </b><br />
<br />
No puede ser nada normal<br />
<b>It can’t be normal</b><br />
Acabar eligiendo tan mal<br />
<b>To end up choosing so wrong</b><br />
En materia de hombres soy toda una experta<br />
<b>In the matter of men, I am a complete expert</b><br />
Siempre en repetir mis errores<br />
<b>Always in repeating my mistakes</b><br />
<br />
No hay ceguera peor<br />
<b>There is no worse blindness </b><br />
Que no querer mirar<br />
<b>Than not wanting to see</b><br />
Cuando te guardabas el anillo<br />
<b>When you hide your ring</b><br />
Dentro del bolsillo y dejarlo pasar<br />
<b>Inside your pocket and let it happen</b><br />
<br />
<b>Chorus</b><br />
<br />
Nunca me sentí tan fuera de lugar<br />
<b>I never felt so out of place</b><br />
Nunca tanto se escapó de mi control<br />
<b>It never escaped from my control so much</b><br />
Pero todo en este mundo es temporal<br />
<b>But everything in this world is temporary </b><br />
Lo eres tú y lo soy yo<br />
<b>You are temporary and so am I</b><br />
<br />
Nunca me sentí tan fuera de lugar<br />
<b>I never felt so out of place</b><br />
Nunca tanto se escapó de mi control<br />
<b>It never escaped from my control so much</b><br />
Pero todo en este mundo es temporal<br />
<b>But everything in this world is temporary </b><br />
En eso no decido yo<br />
<b>I didn’t decide that</b><br />
<br />
<b>Chorus</b><br />
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<br />
<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Quick Links</span></u></b><br />
<ul><li><b><a href="http://greetingcardsinspanish.blogspot.com/2010/08/el-malo-lyrics-in-english.html#Spanish"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">El Malo in Spanish</span></a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://greetingcardsinspanish.blogspot.com/2010/08/el-malo-lyrics-in-english.html#Literal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">El Malo in English (Literal Translation)</span></a></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://greetingcardsinspanish.blogspot.com/2010/08/el-malo-lyrics-in-english.html#Poetic">El Malo in English (Poetic Translation)</a></span></b></li>
</ul><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7804965444813133019&postID=1304345475418570802" name="Spanish"><b>Spanish</b></a><br />
Él te da su amor<br />
Tú duermes con dudas<br />
Ahora ves que la costumbre<br />
No es lo que aparenta ser<br />
<br />
Es tan sincero<br />
Contrario a mis defectos<br />
Pero sigo siendo el malo<br />
Que no dejas de querer<br />
<br />
Tú serás la Cinderella<br />
Él, el tonto que da pena<br />
Y aunque yo no sea un príncipe azul<br />
Soy tu amor y tu dilema<br />
Y al igual que en las novelas<br />
Soy el malo con una virtud<br />
<br />
Él no entiende el procedimiento<br />
Cuándo y cómo darte un beso<br />
Yo en cambio encuentro el punto débil<br />
Que te elevas el exceso<br />
<br />
Ni siquiera se imagina<br />
De ese pacto misterioso<br />
Con tu alma y tu cerebro<br />
<br />
Tendrías que volver a nacer<br />
Para ver si en otra vida te enamoras de él<br />
<br />
No tiene la táctica adecuada<br />
Pa' arrancarme de tu pecho<br />
Yo que te fallé a ti mil veces<br />
Sigo siendo tu dueño<br />
<br />
Que me pregunte cómo te conquisté<br />
Que anote mis truquitos en papel<br />
No bastan los morales ni ser fiel<br />
Si tú deliras por el malo que te eriza la piel<br />
<br />
Oye, escucha las palabras de Romeo<br />
So nasty<br />
Yes, sir<br />
<br />
Tú serás la Cinderella<br />
Él, el tonto que da pena<br />
Y aunque yo no sea un príncipe azul<br />
Soy tu amor y tu dilema<br />
Y al igual que en las novelas<br />
Soy el malo con una virtud<br />
<br />
Él no entiende el procedimiento<br />
Cuándo y cómo darte un beso<br />
Yo en cambio encuentro el punto débil<br />
Que te elevas el exceso<br />
<br />
Y ni siquiera se imagina<br />
De ese pacto misterioso<br />
Con tu alma y tu cerebro<br />
<br />
Tendrías que volver a nacer<br />
Para ver si en otra vida te enamoras de él<br />
<br />
No tiene la táctica adecuada<br />
Pa' arrancarme de tu pecho<br />
Yo que te fallé a ti mil veces<br />
Sigo siendo tu dueño<br />
<br />
Que me pregunte cómo te conquisté<br />
Que anote mis truquitos en papel<br />
No bastan los morales ni ser fiel<br />
Si tú deliras por el malo que te eriza la piel<br />
<br />
I’m a bad boy<br />
The Kings<br />
Aventura<br />
<br />
Él te da su amor<br />
Tú duermes con dudas<br />
Y yo sigo siendo el malo que no dejas de querer<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7804965444813133019&postID=1304345475418570802" name="Literal"><b>English Translation (Literal)</b></a><br />
He gives you his love<br />
You sleep with doubts<br />
Now you see that the costume<br />
Is not what it appears to be<br />
<br />
He is so sincere<br />
Contrary to my defects<br />
But I continue being the bad boy<br />
That you do not stop loving<br />
<br />
You will be the Cinderella<br />
He, the fool that is ashamed<br />
And although I am not a Prince Charming<br />
I am your love and your dilemma<br />
Just like the ones in the novellas<br />
I am the bad boy with a virtue<br />
<br />
He does not understand the process of<br />
When and how to give you a kiss<br />
I, on the other hand find the weak point<br />
That elevates you to excess<br />
<br />
He cannot even imagine<br />
Of that mysterious pact<br />
With your soul and your brain<br />
<br />
You would have to be born again<br />
To see if in another life you fall in love with him<br />
<br />
He does not have adecuate tactic<br />
To pull me out of your chest<br />
I, who failed you thousands of times,<br />
continue being your owner<br />
<br />
I wish he would ask me how I conquered you<br />
I wish he would note my little tricks on paper<br />
Morals and faithfulness are not enough<br />
If you are delirious for the bad boy that makes your skin stand on end<br />
<br />
Hey, listen to the words of Romeo<br />
So nasty, yes, sir<br />
<br />
You will be the Cinderella<br />
He, the fool that is ashamed<br />
And although I am not a Prince Charming<br />
I am your love and your dilemma<br />
Just like the ones in the novellas<br />
I am the bad boy with a virtue<br />
<br />
He does not understand the process of<br />
When and how to give you a kiss<br />
I, on the other hand find the weak point<br />
That elevates you to excess<br />
<br />
He cannot even imagine<br />
Of that mysterious pact<br />
With your soul and your brain<br />
<br />
You would have to be born again<br />
To see if in another life you fall in love with him<br />
<br />
He does not have adecuate tactic<br />
To pull me out of your chest<br />
I, who failed you thousands of times,<br />
continue being your owner<br />
<br />
I wish he would ask me how I conquered you<br />
I wish he would note my little tricks on paper<br />
Morals and faithfulness are not enough<br />
If you are delirious for the bad boy that makes your skin stand on end<br />
<br />
I’m a bad boy<br />
The Kings<br />
Aventura<br />
<br />
He gives you his love<br />
You sleep with doubts<br />
And I continue being the bad boy that you do not stop loving<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7804965444813133019&postID=1304345475418570802" name="Poetic"><b>English Translation (Poetic)</b></a><br />
<br />
He gives you his love<br />
You sleep with doubts<br />
Now you see that the costume<br />
Is not what it appears to be<br />
<br />
He is so sincere<br />
Unlike my defects<br />
But I continue being the bad boy<br />
That you don’t stop loving<br />
<br />
You will be the Cinderella<br />
He, the fool that is ashamed<br />
And although I am not a Prince Charming<br />
I’m your love and your dilemma<br />
Same as those in the novellas<br />
I’m the bad boy with a virtue<br />
<br />
He doesn’t understand the process of<br />
When and how to kiss you<br />
I, on the other hand, find the weak spot<br />
That ignites you<br />
<br />
He can’t even imagine<br />
That mysterious pact<br />
With your soul and your mind<br />
<br />
You would have to be born again<br />
To see if in another life you fall in love with him<br />
<br />
He doesn’t have an adequate tactic<br />
To uproot me from your heart<br />
I, who failed you thousands of times<br />
Continue to own your love<br />
<br />
I wish he'd ask me how I won your heart<br />
I wish he'd note my moves on paper<br />
Morals and faithfulness aren’t enough<br />
If you're crazy for the bad boy that makes your skin stand on end<br />
<br />
Hey, listen to the words of Romeo<br />
So nasty<br />
Yes, sir<br />
<br />
You will be the Cinderella<br />
He, the fool that is ashamed<br />
And although I am not a Prince Charming<br />
I’m your love and your dilemma<br />
Same as those in the novellas<br />
I’m the bad boy with a virtue<br />
<br />
He doesn’t understand the process of<br />
When and how to kiss you<br />
I, on the other hand, find the weak spot<br />
That ignites you<br />
<br />
He can’t even imagine<br />
That mysterious pact<br />
With your soul and your mind<br />
<br />
You would have to be born again<br />
To see if in another life you fall in love with him<br />
<br />
He doesn’t have an adequate tactic<br />
To uproot me from your heart<br />
I, who failed you thousands of times<br />
Continue to own your love<br />
<br />
I wish he'd ask me how I won your heart<br />
I wish he'd note my moves on paper<br />
Morals and faithfulness aren’t enough<br />
If you're crazy for the bad boy that makes your skin stand on end<br />
<br />
I’m a bad boy<br />
The Kings<br />
Aventura<br />
<br />
He gives you his love<br />
You sleep with doubts<br />
And I continue being the bad boy that you don’t stop loving<br />
<br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Writing an appreciation greeting card will ensure that people know how they enrich our lives. When you write an appreciation or thank you greeting card, there are some things you should consider.</div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<li><b>Be sincere.</b></li>
<li><b>Handwrite your appreciation card.</b></li>
<li><b>Be brief.</b></li>
<li><b>Give thanks for what the person <i>has</i> done, not what they <i>will</i> do.</b></li>
<li><b>Don't wait.</b></li>
<li><b>Be specific.</b></li>
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">¿Por Qué Escribir Una Tarjeta de Agradecimiento?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">El escribir una tarjeta de agradecimiento asegurará que sepa la gente qué tanto enriquece nuestras vidas.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
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</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Consejos de Escribir Tarjetas de Agradecimiento</span></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><b>Recuerde la razón de expresar las gracias.</b></li>
<li><b>Sea sincero.</b></li>
<li><b>Escriba por mano su tarjeta de agradecimiento.</b></li>
<li><b>Sea breve.</b></li>
<li><b>De las gracias por lo que alguien ya </b><i><b>ha </b></i><b>hecho; no por lo que </b><i><b>hará.</b></i></li>
<li><b>No tarde en enviar la tarjeta.</b></li>
<li><b>Sea específico.</b></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><b>Quiere ser específico para dejar saber su recipiente que usted reconoce y aprecia el tiempo y el esfuerzo que dio para usted</b></span><span lang="ES-MX">. Es mejor el escribir su mensaje de gracias en una tarjeta de felicitación, presentará un diseño atractivo para su destinario. Además, demuestra que usted también da el tiempo y el esfuerzo extra para su recipiente.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><b>Asegúrese a verificar que use buena </b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><b>ortografía</b></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"><b> </b></span><b> y gramática</b> para estar cierto que su tarjeta de agradecimiento no tiene errores. Si escribe una tarjeta de agradecimiento en inglés y es su segundo idioma (como español es <i>mi </i>segundo idioma) o si el escribir en inglés se lo hace difícil, es muy importante de verificar su ortografía y gramática <i>antes </i>de enviar su tarjeta. Mejor, que pida de algún confidente que revise lo que usted ha escrito.</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="apple-converted-space"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="apple-converted-space">Si usted tiene cualquier pregunta de cómo escribir una tarjeta de agradecimiento, puede <a href="http://www.janaygreen.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us&language=es">contactarme</a> en mi sitio de web. En mi sitio de web <b>puede comprar unas </b><a href="http://www.janaygreen.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_11"><b>tarjetas de agradecimiento en inglés y español</b></a><b> para comprar y modificar con su propio mensaje personalizado</b>. </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="apple-converted-space"><br />
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You don't have to be fluent, to write a greeting card message in Spanish. <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >To skip the grammar and get to the phrases, <a href="http://greetingcardsinspanish.blogspot.com/2009/11/write-card-messages-in-spanish.html#phrases">click here</a>!</span><br /><br />This post is the first of a series on how to write greeting card messages in Spanish. In this lesson, we will only deal with the pronouns "I" and "you" since greeting cards are typically "from me" and "to you".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Me, Myself, and I</span><br />Words that refer to the first person pronoun “I” include:<br />I=<span style="font-style: italic;">yo</span><br />(To) Me=<span style="font-style: italic;">a mí</span><br />My=<span style="font-style: italic;">mi </span>(singular), <span style="font-style: italic;">mis </span>(plural)<br />Mine=<span style="font-style: italic;">mío/mía</span> (singular), <span style="font-style: italic;">míos/mías</span> (plural)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You, Yourself, and You</span></span><br />Spanish has two forms of the pronoun “you” (tú and usted). Right now, we’re only going to talk about tú, the informal form of “you”.<br /><br />For you grammar fans, “[tú] is the form used in Spain and in ample zones of America for informal treatment; [tú] implies closeness to the speaker and is used in familiar, casual or trusting contexts.”<br /><br />So basically, you would use tú with your intimate partner, your close friends, your family, and your contemporaries (people your age).<br /><br />Words that refer to the second person pronoun "you" include:<br />You=<span style="font-style: italic;">tú</span><br />(To) You=<span style="font-style: italic;">a tí</span><br />Your=<span style="font-style: italic;">tu </span>(singular), <span style="font-style: italic;">tus </span>(plural)<br />Yours=<span style="font-style: italic;">tuyo/tuya</span> (singular), <span style="font-style: italic;">tuyos/tuyas</span> (plural)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What’s up with that "<span style="font-style: italic;">mío/mía</span>" thing?</span><br />Spanish articles, adjectives, and nouns are gendered masculine or feminine, unlike English words, which are gender neutral.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >What does that mean?</span><br />That means masculine Spanish articles, adjectives, and nouns typically end with <span style="font-style: italic;">-o</span>, while feminine Spanish articles, adjectives, and nouns end with <span style="font-style: italic;">-a</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ok, give me an example.</span><br />the (singular masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">el</span><br />the (singular feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">la</span><br />the (plural masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">los</span><br />the (plural feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">las</span><br /><br />a (singular masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">un</span><br />a (singular feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">una</span><br />a (plural masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">unos</span><br />a (plural feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">unas</span><br /><br />uncle (masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">tío</span><br />uncles (masculine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">tío</span>s<br />aunt (feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">tía</span><br />aunts (feminine)=<span style="font-style: italic;">tías</span><br /><br />cousin (masculine)=primo<br />cousins (masculine)=primos<br />cousin(feminine)=prima<br />cousin(feminine)=primas<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a name="phrases">All that grammar is boring, just give me some phrases to use.</a></span><a name="phrases"><br />Just wanted you to understand some basics. Here goes:</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Salutations</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dear (masculine)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Querido</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dear (feminine)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Querida</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feelings</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How are you?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">¿Cómo estás?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What’s up?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">¿Qué pasa?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How’s it going?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">¿Qué tal?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What’s new?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">¿Qué hay de Nuevo?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I hope you are well when you receive this card.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Espero que estés bien cuando recibes esta tarjeta.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am…</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yo estoy…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bien</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Content</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Contento (masculine)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Contenta (feminine)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Excited</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Emocionado (masculine)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Emocionada (feminine)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Holidays</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Birthday</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Cumpleaños</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Day of the Dead</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Día de los Muertos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Easter</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Felices Pascuas</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Fathers’ Day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Día de los Padres</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Halloween</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Víspera del Día de los Santos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Mothers’ Day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Día de las Madres</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Thanksgiving</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Valentine’s Day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Día de San Valentín</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Feliz Navidad</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Closings</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">With love</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Con amor</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sincerely</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Atentamente</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yo te quiero</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I miss you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yo te extraño</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thinking of you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pensando en ti</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">With affection</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Con cariño<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span>I hope the phrases above will help you get your first Spanish greeting card message down on paper. Good luck and if you have any questions, comments, or corrections, feel free to contact me or leave a comment below.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804965444813133019.post-10252545063536997142009-10-28T15:24:00.000-04:002009-10-28T15:51:00.001-04:00How I Started Writing Greeting Cards in SpanishYou don't have to be fluent to write personalized Spanish greeting card messages. Although Spanish is my second language, I express myself with personalized Spanish greetings and you can, too.<br /><br />I've studied Spanish since 2001 with native Spanish speakers. I learned Spanish best by writing letters and translating my favorite Spanish songs while hunched over my Cassell's Spanish-English dictionary. Now, armed with my copy of Real Academia Española: Diccionario del Estudiante and a wonderful group of native Spanish-speaking friends, writing personalized greeting card messages in Spanish is easy. And with less hunching.<br /><br />Not being able to find Spanish-language cards, I launched <a href="http://www.janaygreen.com/" title="Janay Green's Greeting Cards">Janay Green's Greeting Cards</a> where I create <a href="http://www.janaygreen.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_14_15_18" title="Spanish Greeting Cards, Greeting Cards in Spanish at JanayGreen.com">greeting cards in Spanish</a>. I enjoy writing and designing greeting cards in Spanish to communicate my thoughts and feelings to my ESL friends.<br /><br />Follow this blog and you, too, will learn how to write your own Spanish greeting card messages in no time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0