Spanish A2 · Day 11

Day 11: Apellidos y origen — Directions and places: a, en, de, hacia, hasta

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Grammar: Directions and places: a, en, de, hacia, hasta
Reading: El origen de nuestros apellidos
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Grammar point: Directions and places: a, en, de, hacia, hasta

¡Hola! Today we're diving deep into five essential Spanish prepositions of place and movement: a , en , de , hacia , and hasta . Each of them expresses a specific relationship with location, origin, or destination.

Key vocabulary (8 of 24 words)

el origen (solo sing.) – origin, background
la historia familiar, las historias familiares – family history
el antepasado, -s – ancestor
la generación, -es – generation
el árbol genealógico, los árboles genealógicos – family tree
estar emparentado con – to be related to
la raíz, raíces (fig.) – root, roots (figurative)
la patria, -s – homeland, home country

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