Welcome to QuakerRose.org!

Interactive Programs for those interested in Personal Improvement, connecting with others while Enhancing Cultural ties within Costa Rica and the World.

We want you to have a fun learning experience while seeing this magnificent country and its beautiful people. With a terrific climate and good weather year round, Costa Rica offers it all. San Jose, Costa Rica, the capital and your learning home with some 1,600,000 diverse people, and within walking distance of most in town attractions. Pre Columbian gold and jade museum, the National Theater, and many world class restaurants, otherwise mountains, two oceans, and volcanoes.

The cost of living compared to the quality of life is exemplary. Your learning will be a cultural experience while enjoying the environment Ticos call home. We teach basic language skills and will have you talking and enjoying friendships that can last a lifetime. You will learn the Spanish alphabet, words, greetings, numbers, days of the week, months of the year, body parts, and towns and their meaning.

Verbs, common adjectives and sentence structures. Your introductory class normally schools three hours a day for four days and the rest of the time is yours. We have many group and individual activities that we recommend in the interest of connecting and practicing with the local Culture.

This local exchange is what we are all about. “You leaning Spanish, they learn your English.“ Your life will become happier, and with a sense of personal improvement that will reflect into your life in general with a desire to use your new language in many parts of the World. Pura Vida (full of life)  andrews  Not affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends.

SPANISH VOCABULARY

Days of the Week in Spanish
Monday - Lunes
Tuesday - Martes
Wednesday - Miercoles
Thursday - Jueves
Friday - Viernes
Saturday - Sabado
Sunday - Domingo


Twelve months of the year in Spanish

January - Enero
February - Febrero
March - Marzo
April - Abril
May - Mayo
June - Junio
July - Julio
August - Agosto
September - Septiembre
October - Octubre
November - Noviembre
December - Diciembre
Ten common verbs in Spanish
Think - Pensar
Live - Vivir
Dance - Bailar
Drive - Conducir
Sing - Cantar
Eat - Comer
Speak - Hablar
Sleep - Dormir
Listen - Escuchar
Drink - Beber


Ten common adjectives in Spanish
Expensive - Caro
Happy - Feliz
Cheap - Barato
Sad - Triste
Rich - Rico
Big - Grande
Poor - Pobre
Small - Pequeno
Long - Largo
Young - Joven
Tired - Cansado
Old - Viejo
Body parts in Spanish
Hand - Mano
Head - Cabeza
Leg - Pierna
Eye - Ojo
Mouth - Boca
Face - Cara
Neck - Cuello
Finger - Dedo
Teeth - Dientes
Hair - Pelo


Color in Spanish
Green - Verde
Black - Negro
White - Blanco
Blue - Azul
Red - Rojo
Pink - Rosado
Yellow - Amarillo
Orange - Naranja
Spanish Alphabet
A A/pple AH - AMOR (love)
B BE/tter BAA - BOCA (kiss)
C CE/lection SA - CAMBIO (change)
D DE/vil DE - DAMA (lady)
E E/ffort EA - ESLORA (length)
F EFFA/ir EFFA - FELIZ (happy)
G HE/ll HA - GATO (cat)
H CHU/rch ACHU - H is Silent when first letter of word
HORA (hour) pronounced ORA. Also means (prayer)
I E/vil E IRIS - INTEGRO (whole)
J HU/tta HOTA - JOSE JAPON (Japan)


K CA/lamita CA - KILOMETRO (.62 miles)
L ELE/mentry ELE - LEAL (faithful)
M EMA/late EMA - MONTAR (toride)
N ENE/rgy ENE - NADO (swimming)
O O/pen O - OFERTA (offer)
P PE/dro PA - PERRO (dog)
Q KOO/l KOO - QUESO (cheese)
R ERE ERA - RASURADO (shave)
S ESSA/y ESSA - SINO (destiny) also means (not only)

T
TE/legram TA - TRANSITO (traffic police)
U OO - USTED (you)
V VE/teran - VERANILLO (sunnyday)
W DOUBLA U - WILLIAM (Bill)
X AKISS - XEROCOPIA (photocopy)
Y YE/esterday JAY - YUYO (weed)
Z point/SETTA - ZACATI (grass)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Hour-by-hour | 10-day
 


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