The document discusses the Arabic influence on the Spanish language. It notes that Arabic is the second largest influence on Spanish after Latin, with over 4,000 Arabic loanwords in Spanish making up around 8% of the vocabulary. This is due to the Islamic rule in Spain between 711-1492 AD. Many common Spanish words like almohada (pillow), azúcar (sugar), and alcachofa (artichoke) originate from Arabic. The absorption of Arabic words increased the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into Muslim lands.

1. Edición 2129 Anuncios de la Oficina
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PICTURE COLLAGE– If you WILL CLOSE AT 2:30pm. know when your finals are
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ter group represented on the VOLUNTEERING CERTIFI- office to check the schedule.
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leave! Assistant experience– YOU sign up for the Playa
MUST HAND IN YOUR weekend (12-13 mayo)
HOLIDAY– Monday toTues- TEACHER/Coordinator and for the Flamenco
day, April 30 to May 1 is a SIGNED LOG to the AIFS goodbye party (18
holiday ―Día del Trabajador‖. office by Jueves, 17 mayo.
You will not have class. AIFS Remember no log under 20
mayo).
¿K.I. de nuev.o en Granada?
will open on Monday but not hours can be certified.
Tuesday.
EVALUATIONS:
AIFS library– please bring
HOLIDAY— Tuesday, May 3 our books back to us! Also– AIFS requires one pro-
is a local holiday called Día Check out the library that
de la Cruz (p. 3 more info). your señora has for you to
gram evaluation PER
Please note that morning use– if there are any with the STUDENT. Please stop
classes and businesses will AIFS stamp– bring them back
by the office starting
run on regular hours. THE to the office.
Ugr/CLM will CLOSE at May 2 to fill one out.
2:30pm. THE AIFS OFFICE FINAL EXAMS— Do you
Actividades Culturales
11 Mayo (Viernes) PASEO al BARRANCO is up to the individual. The bus leaves
AIFS IN GRANADA
del ABOGADO y CEMENTERIO for Granada at 5pm on Sunday from
10am meet in the AIFS office We take a the hotel. We should be home around
walk up to the Barranco del abogado 7:30pm.
neighborhood, learn about the Spanish 18 Mayo (Viernes) PASEO a SAC-
Civil war and then visit Granada’s ceme- ROMONTE 10am meet in Plaza Isabel
tery. la Católica
12-13 Mayo (Sábado a Domingo) PLAYA
We spend the night on the costa de 18 Mayo (Viernes) FIESTA
Almería. Bus leaves Saturday at 10am DE DESPEDIDA– Cena de
from Neptuno, bring a lunch. Dinner on Tapas y Flamenco- Meet at
Saturday evening and breakfast the 7:15pm in Plaza Nueva ON
next day are included. Lunch on Sunday TIME!
Inside this issue:
Group flight home info 2
We cannot be taught wisdom, we
Cumpleaños 2 have to discover it for ourselves
Día de la Cruz 3 by a journey which no one can
Yum– champiñónes 3
undertake for us, an effort which
no one can spare us.
Nociones de la Gramática 4
Proust
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2. Group Flight Home- May 25, 2012 from Málaga or Granada
BUSES MUST DEPART NEPTUNO ON TIME. If you are late, we will not track you down or wait for you. The bus will
leave without you. YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY 180€ FOR A TAXI to the Málaga airport or 35€ FOR A TAXI to the Granada
airport. Do not come drunk– we once had the airline refuse to let a student board because she was drunk. AIFS could not
re-book her flight and she had to pay for a new ticket. Be respectful of staff and your fellow students.
THERE IS LIMITED SPACE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE BUSES. We will only be able
to transport 2 normal-size suitcases per person. If you are planning on bringing more, you must arrange your own trans-
port to the airport.
The weight limit on the airlines is 1 bag, 23 kilos (51lbs.) each. Go to the airline website to find out prices or reserve your
extra bag for a discounted price (option not available on all airlines.) If you pack a bag over 28 kilos (61.5 lbs.) the Airline will
NOT TRANSPORT it and you will have to remove contents in the airport.
Students on United– tba Students on Flight IB 8075/IB 281
(Málaga airport) (Granada airport)
Bus departing Neptuno tba Bus departing Neptuno at 5am
Krissy Hollo Paula Bernardoni Hollie Statzer
Katie Irgang Kelsey Brandt Julia Sutherland
Jenny Kalna Landon Davis
Gina Sloman Jonnie Fabrizio
Siv Sbirbely Brianna Johnson
TJ Nervina
Students on Flight BA 7187/IB 8047 Students who have their own transport or are
(Granada airport) leaving on altérnate days:
Bus departing Neptuno at 7:30am
Allie Dolezal Gracie Perry Kendall Antee Ruth Geller
Kelsey Driscoll Lindsay Rexer Julian Collier Katie Gellner
Andrea Durmiaki Bonnie Srubas Jaime Cummings Delna Godrej
Liz Horwitz Gabe Dobbins Taylor Lausen
Denae Howard Austin Dominick Jane Mueller
Imena Johnson Lucas Earle Graham Perry
Jen Lockfort Abigail Eschelbach Shelby Szuba
Ryann Murphy Jessy Foster
CUMPLEAÑOS FELIZ A…
Katie Irgang….el 1 de Mayo
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3. Día de la Cruz
El día 3 de mayo, se celebra en Granada el Día escaparates de la ciudad rivalizan en buen
de la Cruz, es con diferencia el mejor día del año, gusto entre los vecinos y comerciantes del
el más atractivo para propios y extraños y el más lugar. Se levantan multitud de barras
auténtico granadino. metálicas portátiles donde se sirve en vasos
De carácter sencillo y popular, un estallido de de plástico fino, cerveza, pinchitos
simpatía andaluza sin precedentes. morunos...etc, mientras tanto alrededor la
Todos se lanzan esa tarde por gente baila a ritmo de sevillanas,
las calles y plazas, es un día de las mujeres visten con típicos
colorido especial, de claveles trajes de gitana y todo es alegría.
rojos, zapatos nuevos y frescor Es típico recorrer las calles y
gitano, de puesta de largo, plazas visitando las cruces y tomar
bienvenida o estreno de la algo entre el jolgorio,
primavera recién nacida. recomendamos la zona Albaicín y
Granada se engalana para la Realejo donde las cruces muy
gran ocasión, con majestuosas cuidadas son dignas de ver.
cruces de flores, cacerolas de
cobre, mantones de manila y Información de Miguel Ruiz de
macetas de pilistras, patios y Almodóvar.
Live life to the fullest, take every opportunity that arises. You’ll have plenty
of time to rest when you are dead. Unknown
Tapas: Grilled mushrooms with garlic and parsley
sauce
This not only makes a delicious hot Preparación: stem sides down on the hot surface.
tapa, but it is also a perfect side dish Sprinkle with salt. When they are
Squeeze the parsley dry in a cloth
with grilled meats. nicely browned, turn the mushrooms
or paper towel. Put it into a bowl
and grill stem sides up until tender.
Ingredientes: with the garlic and moisten with 4
Liquid will fill the mushrooms caps;
tablespoons of the oil. Set aside at
1/4 cup finely minced fresh Italian take care not to lose this when you
room temperature for at least an
parsley transfer the mushrooms to a serving
hour.
5 cloves garlic, very finely minced platter.
Heat a heavy skillet or griddle over
Top each mushrooms with a dab of
6 tablespoons olive oil high heat. Pour in the
the parsley-garlic sauce and
18 large fresh mushrooms (about 1 remaining 2 table-
serve immediately.
spoons of oil and
pound)
spread over the bottom.
Salt Put the mushrooms
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4. AIFS IN GRANADA
Algunas notas
AIFS in Granada
Accidentes: dar(se) con- to run into/bump into. En la oscuridad, me di con la pata de la
Plaza del Campillo, 2 mesa. In the dark, I bumped into the table leg. Torpe– clumsy, gafe– unlucky, distraido–
Edificio Macia, 3°E absentminded
Excuse yourself: Fue sin querer. It was unintentional.
18009 Granada ¡Lo siento (mucho)! I am (really) sorry!
¡Perdón! Pardon me!
Phone: 958 222 418
Fax: 958 226 970 To become:
Email: pmessina@aifs.co.uk Llegar a ser (literally to arrive at being) + a noun or an adjective is used to imply that a lot
of time, effort, and perhaps previous events or actions have preceded the outcome.
Despues de una larga campaña, Silvia llegó a ser presidente.
We bring the world together.
Hacerse (literally to make oneself) + a noun or an adjective implies that the outcome has
been achieved through a lot of personal effort. It indicates a chane or the attainment of a
new state or condition and is often used with professions. Juean se hizo médico, especial-
ista en cirugía
Hacerse can also mean to turn into: El agua se hizo vapor.
Ponerse + an adjective is often used to refer to a sudden change in a mental or physical
condition. Pablo se ponía colorado cuando Maria le hablaba.
Volverse + an adjective indicates that no effort is implied on the part of the subject. It
maybe used to indicate that a sudden or drastic change has taken place. El pobre se volvió
Horario de oficina loco cuando se enteró del accidente.
L-J 9:30am-6pm Convertirse en + a noun is used to express to turn into. It indicates an
Viernes unexpected change. El agua se convertió en vino.
9:30am-3pm
Spanish words routed in Arabic
Arabic influence on the Spanish language has been It is estimated that there are over four thousand Arabic loan-
significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian words in the Spanish language (including derivations) and well
peninsula between 711 and 1492 AD. over one thousand Arabic roots, making up around 8% of the
Spanish language. This makes Arabic the largest influence on
Spanish after Latin.
Modern day Spanish language (or castellano) first appeared in
the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in Northern Spain during
this period of Islamic domination over most of the Iberian penin-
sula. As a result, the language was influenced by Andalusi Ara- albóndiga: meatball; ball. From Arabic al-bunduqa the
bic practically from its inception. Arabic imprint on the language ball."
increased as the Kingdom of Castile expanded into Muslim
lands where the Castilian language had never been spoken and albornoz: Bath-robe. From al-burnos ( "bathrobe".
as arabized Christians (Mozarabs) from Al Andalus emigrated alcalde: Mayor. From Arabic al-qadi (the judge). Qadi comes
northwards during times of sectarian violence, and particularly from the verb qada (to judge).
as a result of the Almoravid conquest in the 12th century. Al-
though the degree to which Arabic percolated the peninsula is alcoba: alcove. From Arabic al-qubba "the vault" or "the arch.”
the subject of academic debate, it is generally agreed that Ara- algodón, "cotton", from Arabic "al-qúţun meaning "the
bic was used among the local elites and local Arabic-influenced cotton"almohada: Pillow, from Arabic al-makhada with the
Romance dialects, known collectively as Mozarabic were more same meaning.
prevalent as the vernacular language. Only the kingdom of Gra-
nada, under the Nasrid dynasty was totally arabized after many azafrán: saffron. From Arabic za'firan of the same meaning.
centuries of Muslim rule. Perhaps from safra "yellow."
azúcar: sugar. From Arabic sukkar of the same meaning
Modern Spanish is thus a mixture of Old Castilian and the Mo- jarra: Pitcher or other pot with handle(s). From
zarabic dialects which it absorbed. This fusion explains why ǧ arrah, same as english jar.
Spanish has, in many cases, both Latin and Arabic derived
words for the same meaning. For example, aceituna and oliva jirafa: giraffe. From ziraffa of the same meaning.
(olive), alacrán and escorpión (scorpion), jaqueca and migraña rincón: Corner. From Andalusi Arabic rukan,
(migraine) or alcancía and hucha (piggy bank). The imprint of derived from classicar Arabic Rukn
Mozarabic and Arabic is evidently more noticeable in the south-
ern dialects of Peninsular Spanish than in the northern ones.