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Monday, July 26
Some Spanish slang...
by
Erin
on Mon 26 Jul 2010 04:22 PM CEST
 These slang expressions were originally published in our monthly newsletter.
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To be funny
Formal  Ser gracioso, divertido
Informal (Ser) Salado
Low man on the totem pole
Formal Persona en lo más bajo de la jerarquía (sin poder ni influencia)
Informal (Ser) el último mono
An expression of superiority, to be very, very something
Formal Algo o alguien con enorme calidad o talento.
Informal Como la copa de un pino
"I’m in!" (on plans with friends, for example)
Formal Unirse a un plan o proyecto
Informal ¡Me apunto!
Bad luck
Formal Mala suerte
Informal Mala pata
The nightlife
Formal La fiesta
Informal La marcha
To be a handyman
Formal Ser una persona habilidosa
Informal Ser un manitas
To be clumsy, be a klutz
Formal Ser una persona torpe
Informal Ser un manazas
To give a ring, to call
Formal Llamar por teléfono
Informal Dar un toque
Get lost! Don't bother me! Go fry asparagus!
¡Piérdete!, ¡déjame en paz!, ¡Vete a freír espárragos!
Friday, October 30
Save with don Quijote's Online Booking!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:42 AM CET
 From now until November 27, when you register online for your Spanish courses through don Quijote's Online Booking, you’ll save yourself:
enrollment fee* or accommodation fee**
...depending on the destination you choose, which are listed on the registration form. Get to know all the details (and discover our other offers) in the Special Offers section!
Conditions:
- Offer only applies to one: Enrollment fee OR Accommodation fee, NOT both.
- Offer not valid for phone registrations or bookings done by post/mail.
- Offer not cumulative with any other offer.
- Offer not applicable to changes from one school to another.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires 27 November 2009.
* Enrollment fee savings: 65€ (Alicante, Marbella and Sevilla) or $100 (Guanajuato)
** Accommodation Fee saving: 30€ (Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Tenerife and Valencia). Request a free brochure too!
Special member offer: no enrollment fee!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:42 AM CET
don Quijote is offering an exclusive discount for our members:
 When you book a Spanish course with us, we´ll waive your enrollment fee saving you 65€/USD$100!!!
It’s our way of saying thank you for being a member!
This offer is valid for Spanish courses in the following don Quijote schools in Spain and Mexico: Barcelona, Madrid, Salamanca, Granada, Valencia, Tenerife or Guanajuato.
To benefit from this special discount you must log into your member account and book your course online.
Contact your Course Counsellor now for information about our courses.
(Remember to request the member’s offer)
Book this offer online now! (Must sign in first!)
Conditions:
- Offer not cumulative. Cannot be combined with any other offer
- Offer available upon request
- Offer expires 27 November 2009
Living Spanish in Barcelona celebration: 10% DISCOUNT OFFER!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:40 AM CET
The grand opening of our brand new school in Barcelona and the 2009 20th anniversary of the opening of the first don Quijote school in Spain are HUGE reasons to celebrate this year!
 To get the party going, we’re offering away a 10% discount on our Intensive Spanish course in Barcelona!
Here's how easy it is to enjoy an unforgettable Spanish course in Barcelona at a discounted price:Just book our most popular course, Intensive Spanish, with don Quijote accommodation with an arrival date between now and November 27 of 2009.
Yep... that’s it!
So if you’ve been dreaming about a Spanish course in Spain, don’t miss this chance!
Where better to experience the thrill of learning this passionate language than in the pulsating, culturally explosive city of Barcelona? And in our state of the art, ideally located new school in the heart of Barcelona's L'Eixample district?
Start planning your stay in Barcelona today!
Contact our course counsellors
Request your copy of our free brochure!
Act quickly to reserve your place and your first choice of accommodation! This special offer is subject to availability.
Conditions:
- Discount cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Discount must be requested at time of booking.
- Discount not applicable to changes from one school to another, with the exception of extending or lengthening your stay, prior to your arrival.
- Discount not applicable during June, July and August.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires November 27, 2009.
Experience Mexico for 15% less!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:38 AM CET
Would you like to study Spanish this spring on the shores of the Pacific Ocean or on the warm waters of the Caribbean?
 Now’s your chance! Learn Spanish and get to know Mexico at an exceptional price!
Plan your 2009 Spanish course to stay between now and December 28 of 2009 in: Guanajuato -- and get a 15% discount when you sign up before November 27! Mexico's awaiting! Don’t wait to sign up! Request a FREE brochure and shout “¡Viva Mexico!”
Conditions:
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires November 27, 2009.
Save 20% on accommodation in Barcelona!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:37 AM CET
 Looking to learn Spanish in a big city while also having the beach nearby?
don Quijote Barcelona is an excellent destination... and you're just in luck!Book your accommodation in our don Quijote Barcelona Residence before 27 November 2009 , and receive a 20% discount! So begin exploring Barcelona by booking now... space is limited! Contact a Course Counsellor.
Get a free brochure of our programs and prices.
Conditions:
-Offer applies to accommodation in don Quijote Barcelona only.
-Offer is cumulative only with "Living Spanish in Barcelona" offer.
-Offer must be requested at time of booking.
-Offer subject to availability. Expires November 27, 2009.
Friday, October 23
2010 courses at 2009 prices!
by
Stacey
on Fri 23 Oct 2009 03:22 PM CEST
One great way to get to know a place the way only locals know it is by experiencing it thoroughly when learning Spanish. If you want to discover Spanish, then this is your chance: sign up to take a Spanish course in 2010 -and pay 2009 prices! Don't let this opportunity pass you by!Conditions:
- Registration must be made before 30 October 2009.
Contact your Course Counsellor now to request more information.
Request a free brochure!
Thursday, August 20
Register now for November 2009 DELE exams!
by
Stacey
on Thu 20 Aug 2009 10:49 AM CEST
Remember that the upcoming registration for the November 2009 DELE exams is starting!
DELE (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) is Spanish for Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language. Visit www.dele.org to find out more about the DELE qualifications, registration requirements, payment information and other important information.
 Registration for November 2009 examinations:
1st September - 16th October
Centers outside of Spain (listed alphabetically by country)
Centers in Spain
Exam dates...
November 13, 2009: All countries except those listed under November 22nd.
November 14, 2009: Albania, Arab Emirates, Argentina, Bolivia*, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil*, Bulgary, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Greece (but Patras), Haiti, Japan, Jordania, Kenia, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Palestine, Peru*, Poland (but Poznan), Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland (but Coira), Taiwan, Uganda, United States, Uruguay*.
*Check availability.
***Special message from don Quijote...
 We'll be offering our highly successful preparation DELE courses in our don Quijote schools in Spain and Guanajuato for all three exam levels:
• Certificado Inicial: Basic Spanish
• Diploma Intermedio: Intermediate Spanish
• Diploma Superior: Advanced Spanish
DELE preparation courses at don Quijote start 2-4 weeks prior to the
exam and help you arrive at the exam confident, prepared, and ready to
perform well. So don't put off your preparation for this important exam!
Sign up for DELE preparation course!
Wednesday, July 8
Enjoy a 20% discount on your Spanish courses in Barcelona!
by
Stacey
on Wed 08 Jul 2009 05:40 PM CEST
 Barcelona is possibly the most famed Spanish city around the world because of its design, fashion, history, modernity, gastronomy, beach and arts...
So what better place to enhance your Spanish skills with an Intensive course, Super-Intensive course or Spanish Talk course than this cosmopolitan city?
Have a Spanish-learning experience on the shores of the fantastic Mediterranean Sea with 20% off of the course price! An experience you can enjoy anytime between now and 30 December of 2009!
Can’t get enough?
Then combine this offer with our other offer "20% discount on accommodation in Barcelona". Irresistible!
Book now by contacting a Course Counsellor!
Request a free brochure!
Conditions:
- Discount available on course price only.
- dQ accommodation MUST be booked for course discount to be valid.
- Not cumulative with other offers, except “20% discount on dQ Residence accommodation in Barcelona”
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires 30 July 2009.
Get a 15% discount on your Spanish courses in Madrid!
by
Stacey
on Wed 08 Jul 2009 05:33 PM CEST
 Are you eager to learn Spanish in a city full of centuries-old history?
Then Madrid, the capital of Spain since the XVII century and the center of Spanish culture, is the perfect destination for you!
Explore Madrid and learn Spanish with a 15% discount on our Intensive course, Super-Intensive course or Spanish Talk course.
Come and discover why the preferred phrase by the madrileños is "De Madrid al Cielo" - From Madrid to Heaven...
There’s no excuse! Especially when you can book your course now and enjoy your stay anytime before 2009 is over!
Book now by contacting a Course Counsellor!
Request a free brochure! Conditions:
- Discount available on course price only.
- dQ accommodation MUST be booked for course discount to be valid.
- Full payment must be received by 30 July 2009.
- Offer not cumulative with any other offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires 30 July 2009.
Thursday, June 11
OFFER: Intensive Spanish and Accomodation in Salamanca for only 399 euros!
by
Stacey
on Thu 11 Jun 2009 03:49 PM CEST
The anniversary celebrations in Salamanca are not over yet!
 Due to the festive mood following the 20th anniversary of our don Quijote school in Salamanca, our high-spirits have animated us to grant another offer - and this time, an "all-inclusive" one:
An Intensive Spanish Course (20 classes and 5 cultural classes a week) + Premium Accommodation complete with full board (3 daily meals) and your own private bath for only 399 euros per week!
It's a wonderful opportunity to live a ‘pure’ Spanish immersion in graceful Salamanca starting anytime you want between now and 31 December 2009. Just make sure to complete your booking before 29 June 2009!
Come celebrate with us, meet new people, experience the exciting Salmantinian life and learn Spanish... at a great price of course! Don't wait!
Request a free brochure!
Contact a Course Counsellor to request more information!
Conditions:
- Offer cannot be combined with other offers.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Applies to fully-paid bookings completed before 29 June 2009.
- Valid only for Intensive Spanish Course in Salamanca.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires 29 June 2009.
Thursday, June 4
Exhibition: Joaquin Sorolla in the Prado Museum
by
Stacey
on Thu 04 Jun 2009 05:25 PM CEST
Valencia- born
impressionist painter Joaquín
Sorolla (1863-1920) is the star of a memorable retrospective
exhibit currently being held by the Prado Museum in Madrid.
 Not only is this exhibition the first for the Spanish art gallery representing the painter, but it is also the most important exhibition in -as well as- out of Spain.
Until September 6, you may delight viewing over 100 of Sorolla’s paintings. Among them are 14 of his magnificent panels painted for the Spanish Society of America in New York in which the painter carefully depicts the many aspects of Spanish Mediterranean life under the illustrative title “Visions of Spain”.
Want to learn Spanish in our don Quijote Madrid school (right in the city center) while discovering great museums and a vibrant nightlife? Then request your free brochure!
"Walk on the beach" (portrait of Sorolla's wife and daughter)
Wednesday, June 3
dQ Salamanca 20th Anniversary Offer: 15% OFF on Spanish Courses!
by
Stacey
on Wed 03 Jun 2009 10:26 AM CEST
The celebrations keep on happening at don Quijote...!
 This time, it is don Quijote Salamanca school’s turn to celebrate its 20th anniversary!
Twenty years of hard work, much involvement and dedication have led to twenty years of success… and we want you to celebrate with us!
Get a 15% discount on any of our Spanish courses (to begin anytime between now and 31 December 2009) when you book before June 30th!
So get your traveling bags out, prepare your summer outfits and get ready for a fantastic time living “pure Spanish” in our Renaissance Ciudad Dorada (Golden City)!
¡No te lo pierdas!- Don’t miss out!
Request a free brochure!
Contact a Course Counsellor to request more information!
Conditions:
- Offer not cumulative with other offers.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking
- Subject to availability. Expires 30 June 2009
Wednesday, May 27
Save 20% on your Spanish Courses in Valencia
by
Stacey
on Wed 27 May 2009 01:01 PM CEST
This summer is all about learning Spanish in a warm, coastal Mediterranean city where the sun always shines and the nightlife goes on forever...Valencia for 20% less!
 Take advantage of receiving a 20% discount on your Spanish courses with 3 easy steps:
1) Choose a Spanish course from our wide list of courses
2) Enroll before 30 June 2009 (don't forget to mention this offer!)
3) Start preparing to begin your stay in July (or later!)
Overall, if you're looking to learn Spanish in Spain's third-largest city dubbed "The City of Light" for its year-round mild-climate, innumerable sunny beaches and its modern "City of Arts & Sciences" cultural complexes, then Valencia is the ideal choice for you!
Contact a course counsellor now!
Request a free brochure!
Conditions:
- Cannot be combined with another offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Applies only to BOOKINGS made by 30 June 2009 (Madrid time).
- Valid for STAYS beginning in July.
- Subject to availability. Expires 30 June 2009.
Monday, May 25
USA students in Salamanca, Citrus College & others - Spring 2009
by
Stacey
on Mon 25 May 2009 05:40 PM CEST
 U.S.A. students during their 3-month stay in Salamanca (11 Feb 2009- 15 May 2009)
This is the 12th year Citrus College and various other colleges members of the Southern California Foothills Consortium for Study Abroad have picked the Golden City of Salamanca as their study abroad destination and don Quijote Salamanca as their host Spanish school! Why choose don Quijote to study Spanish? Find out!
Tuesday, May 12
Spanish in Granada... 4th week is free!
by
Stacey
on Tue 12 May 2009 04:18 PM CEST
 Spend more time in Granada this summer... for a lot less!
Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and discover the history behind Granada's rich Moorish past:
Enroll before 31 May 2009 in a 4-week Intensive Spanish Course with a stay in June, July or August ...and get the 4th week free!
Where else can you relax in the nearby beaches, taste the refreshing drinks served in the numerous arab tea houses ("teterías"), stroll through the city's winding cobblestone streets, visit the legendary Alhambra Palace or Granada's many monuments?
Contact our course counsellor for information
Request a free brochure!Conditions:
- Cannot be combined with another offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Applies only to BOOKINGS made by 31 May 2009 (Madrid time).
- Valid for STAYS during June, July or August only.
- Subject to availability. Expires 31 May 2009.
Monday, May 11
No enrollment fee for Summer Camps when booking before May 31!
by
Stacey
on Mon 11 May 2009 05:05 PM CEST
Save on your Summer
Camp experience in 2 simple
steps!  Step 1- Choose your favorite summer camp destination: Step 2- Request your enrollment fee waiver (for an summer camp arrival in August 2009) when you book and fully pay before May 31, 2009).
That’s it! Get a free Summer Camp brochure with all our programs and prices.
Contact our Course Counsellors to request more information. Conditions:
- Offer is only available upon request.
- Offer not cumulative with other offers and subject to availability.
- Enrollment fee savings: 65 euros ($100 for Guanajuato only)
- Offer expires: 31 May 2009
Thursday, May 7
Training for A1 Level DELE examinations
by
Stacey
on Thu 07 May 2009 01:36 PM CEST
 Important DELE information:
As it has been previously published, the DELE examinations for the official Spanish language diplomas taking place next week on May 15 and 16 of 2009, will include for the first time, examinations for students at the A1 level.
Instituto Cervantes (the organization in charge of arranging the DELE examinations) mandates that members of the grading panel must possess thorough knowledge of the nature of DELE and that of the Spanish language.
In order to attain this for graders of A1 level, Instituto Cervantes has ultimately decided to provide the exam proctors/graders with formation courses in order to guarantee, with greater authority, the correct execution of the exams.
This 6-hour training course specifically designed for proctors of DELE A1, can be completed in 1 day in Instituto Cervante’s headquarters in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). The next training course will take place on May 9th from 10:00 to 18:00 (10am-6pm). Interested Panel members of FEDELE must contact the Federation’s secretary.
Tuesday, April 28
don Quijote Nederland
by
Stacey
on Tue 28 Apr 2009 05:46 PM CEST
 Als u in Nederland leeft en gehouden van lerend het Spaans met don Quijote... Visit don Quijote Nederland blog don Quijote Nederland website 10 redenen om Spaans te leren met don Quijote. Ontvang Onze Gratis Brochure per post!
Wednesday, April 15
News: Portugal seeks Spanish teachers
by
Stacey
on Wed 15 Apr 2009 04:41 PM CEST
The growing interest in learning Spanish by Portugal's public school students has left the country in serious need for qualified teachers.
The Portguese Ministry of Education found itself with no choice but to implement a controversial solution to this problem: to award 220 people (for now) with a Spanish teaching post until 2013 by means of a contest.
Participants do not necesarily have to be degree-holders in Spanish - those who have degrees in any language closely related to Spanish, or who have obtained the Diploma Español de Lengua Extranjera (DELE) level C2 from the Instituto Cervantes are eligible to apply.
This teacher shortage is due to the unexpected increase in Spanish learning among portuguese students. For the 2004/2005 year, only a little over 5 thousand portuguese students studied Spanish - a small number compared to this year's almost 50 thousand.
 Good to know:
don Quijote also offers a course for Teachers of Spanish in Spain or Latin America.
Request a free brochure!
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