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*'''programa musical''' - musical program
*'''programa musical''' - musical program
*'''telenovela''' - soap opera
*'''telenovela''' - soap opera
'''Note''': ''Programa'' is a masculine noun.


===Types of movies===
===Types of movies===
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*'''empezar''' - to begin
*'''empezar''' - to begin
*'''terminar''' - to end
*'''terminar''' - to end
===Being specific===
*'''más/menos de''' - more/less than
*'''medio(a)''' * half
*'''¿Qué clase de...?''' - What kind of...?
===Verbs===
*'''acabar de...''' - to have just...
*'''aburrir''' - to bore
*'''doler''' - to hurt, to ache
*'''encantar''' - to love
*'''faltar''' - to be missing
*'''interesar''' - to interest
*'''quedar''' - to fit
'''Note''': Use ''acabar de...'' in its conjugated forms when referring to an object that has just finished doing something. ''Doler'' is a stem-changing verb, the ''o'' changes to ''ue'' when conjugated.

Revision as of 18:50, 8 August 2008

Chapter 18 (Television)

Television programs

  • canal - channel
  • programa de concursos - game show
  • programa de dibujos animados - cartoon show
  • programa de entrevistas - interview program
  • programa de la vida real - reality program
  • programa de noticias - news program
  • programa educativo - eduactional program
  • programa musical - musical program
  • telenovela - soap opera

Note: Programa is a masculine noun.

Types of movies

  • comedia - comedy
  • drama - drama
  • película de ciencia ficción - science fiction movie
  • película de horror - horror movie
  • película policíaca - crime movie
  • películar romántica - romantic movie

Entertainment adjectives

  • cómico(a) - funny
  • emocionante - touching
  • facinante - fascinating
  • infantil - childish
  • realista - realistic
  • tonto(a) - silly, stupid
  • violento(a) - violent

Boring or interesting

  • me aburre(n) - it bores me (they bore me)
  • me interesa(n) - it interests me (they interest me)

Entertainment terms

  • actor - actor
  • actriz - actress
  • dar - to show
  • durar - to last
  • empezar - to begin
  • terminar - to end

Being specific

  • más/menos de - more/less than
  • medio(a) * half
  • ¿Qué clase de...? - What kind of...?

Verbs

  • acabar de... - to have just...
  • aburrir - to bore
  • doler - to hurt, to ache
  • encantar - to love
  • faltar - to be missing
  • interesar - to interest
  • quedar - to fit

Note: Use acabar de... in its conjugated forms when referring to an object that has just finished doing something. Doler is a stem-changing verb, the o changes to ue when conjugated.