Twitter Contest Giveaway: Speaking Boricua! Books

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As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers.
Speaking Boricua!

Sure, learning a language can get you closer to a culture, but mastering its local lingo can speedtrack you right into its heart.

That’s what the Speaking Boricua! series accomplishes.

Penned by Jared Romey, an American expat who has lived in Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico; Jared has compiled the unique words and phrases of Puerto Rican Spanish into two books which we will be giving away.

We will pick two winners and both winners will receive copies of the following books: Speaking Boricua! (Puerto Rico) and Speaking Phrases Boricua! (Puerto Rico).

Be sure to check out Matador review’s of Speaking Boricua! (Parts One & Two) as well as Jared’s 6 Tips for Sounding Like a Local.

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

@photogjenn and @catauskali.

We’ll be contacting them directly to send them copies of the books.

Want to win more free stuff from Matador? Follow us here @matadornetwork and keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!


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  • Julie replied on August 19, 2009

    I LOVE these books! Whoever wins these is going to be lucky!

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  • Brian replied on August 19, 2009

    Find it hard to roll the rrrrr’s

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    • late_stranger replied to Brian on August 19, 2009

      Me too; it’s my main concern with starting Spanish class in two weeks.

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  • Brian replied on August 19, 2009

    @coqui2008

    Find it hard to roll the rrrr’s

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  • HereBeDragons replied on August 19, 2009

    I inadvertently insulted my boyfriend’s grandmother in Ecuador when I addressed her with the informal you instead of the formal. That’s what happens when it’s been 8 years since your last Spanish class and you haven’t used it since!
    @photogjenn

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  • Eric Plath replied on August 19, 2009

    @htalpo

    This is an absolutely amazing giveaway! I would give these two books to my nephews, so they are able to start learning some spanish. You can never start too early!

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  • Michelle replied on August 19, 2009

    Awesome!

    @straynotes

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  • Catherine Macari replied on August 19, 2009

    @catauskali

    Once when in Germany I was explaining that I lived on a farm, and wanted to tell my friend’s little brother he could “feed” horses there… but I ended up telling him that he could “eat” horses. Oops! He was a little shocked.

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  • Fabio Mesquita replied on August 20, 2009

    @fabiompalves

    Trying to explain to people who tries to speak with me in Spanish that since I’m from Brasil I actually speak portuguese!
    Please! I don’t use “Holla que tal?” or “gracias”!

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