Semana Grande Bilbao — Spanish Festival | A1
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La Semana Grande de Bilbao
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What you'll learn
festival vocabulary, holiday names, event descriptions, Basque words, action verbs
This article describes the great festival in Bilbao that lasts nine days. For A1 level students. Learn vocabulary about festivals, Basque culture and traditions.
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La Semana Grande
newThe Big Week
Main name of the Bilbao festival
Helps understand the festival name
cada año
newevery year
Expression to describe yearly events
Used for talking about regular events
Las calles se llenan de música
newThe streets fill with music
Describing festive atmosphere
Useful for describing events
hasta muy tarde
newuntil very late
Time expression for long events
Useful for talking about evening events
El fuego es protagonista
newFire is the main protagonist
Figurative expression about fire role
For describing importance of something
por todas partes
neweverywhere
Adverb of place
For describing spread of something
se reúne
newgathers together
From verb reunirse
For describing group gatherings
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Vocabulary
la chupinera
chupinera
Woman who launches the rocket at the start of festival
Festival themed vocabulary
Vocabulary
el cohete
rocket
Pyrotechnic projectile
Useful for describing fireworks
Vocabulary
los gigantes
giants
Huge doll-characters in the parade
Parade themed vocabulary
Vocabulary
los cabezudos
big head figures
People in masquerade costumes with big heads
Parade themed vocabulary
Vocabulary
el frontón
fronton
Place for playing Basque pelota
Sports vocabulary
Vocabulary
los pintxos
pintxos
Basque appetizers on toothpicks
Food vocabulary
Vocabulary
los fuegos artificiales
fireworks
Night show with colorful lights
Festival vocabulary
Grammar in context
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Grammar
muy + adjetivo
muy + adjective: very big
Intensifier muy is placed before adjectives
For intensifying adjectives
Grammar
llamarse (verbo reflexivo)
llamarse (reflexive verb): to call oneself
Verb with -se for action on self
For describing names
Grammar
del = de + el
del = de + el (contraction)
Preposition de + article el = del
For describing places
Grammar
vestirse de luto
vestirse de luto: to dress in mourning
Reflexive verb + preposition de
For describing traditions
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