The words Algo, Algún, Algunos, Nada, Ningún, Alguno, Ninguno, Alguien and Nadie are Spanish words that normally confuse beginner Spanish students. In order to improve your Spanish speaking level, it is important to distinguish between these important words. This lesson will explain each of their uses.
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Algo. Can be translated as: something (alguna cosa) or anything (cualquier cosa).
Hay algo de lo que quiero hablarte. (There is something I want to talk with you about.)
¿Tienes algo que sirva para pegar un póster? (Do you have something that works to peg this poster?)
Nada(Nothing). Is the opposite of Algo: Ninguna cosa.
¿Hay algo para comer?/ No hay nada para comer, tendremos que ir a comprar algo. (Is there anything to eat? / There is nothing to eat, we will have to go buy something.)
Nada es más importante que tu salud. (Nothing is more important than your health.)
When Nada is in front of the principal verb, the negation is simple, but when it goes behind the verb, we need a double negation (the same happens with Nada, Nadie, Ningún, Ninguno/a, Nunca/Tampoco).
No hice nada el fin de semana. (I did nothing this weekend.)
Alguien (someone/somebody/anyone). When we speak about Alguien, we are doing reference to: una persona, cualquier persona, no importa quién o qué persona.
Alguien me dijo que tienes un nuevo novio. (Someone told me you have a new boyfriend.)
¿Alguien tiene cambio de 100 dólares? (Does anyone have change for U$S100?)
¿Hay alguien que hable portugués en tu clase? (There is someone who speaks Portuguese in your class?)
Nadie (no one, nobody, anyone): Ninguna persona, is the opposite of Alguien.
¿Alguien tiene cambio de 100 dólares? /No, nadie, lo siento. (Does anyone have change for $ 100? / No, nobody, sorry.)
Nadie contestó mi correo electrónico. (No one answered my email.)
No hay nadie en la casa y no tengo llaves. No podré entrar. (No one was home and I have no keys. I will not be able to enter.)
Algún/a (any ): These are Adjectives and mean: at least one. We have to use it always with a noun.
¿Tienes algún amigo que pueda ayudarme a traducir este texto? (Do you have a friend who can help me translate this text?)
Necesito alguna razón para no ir a trabajar mañana. (I need a reason to not go to work tomorrow.)
Algunos/as (some): These are adjectives too, and mean some.
Hay algunos chicos en mi clase que no estudian suficiente. (There are some guys in my class who do not study enough.)
Tengo algunas preguntas para el profesor. (I have some questions for the teacher.)
Ningún/a: Are adjectives which mean none or none of them. They always need nouns.
Ningún disco de Los Beatles es malo. (No record of The Beatles is bad.)
Ninguna mujer querría salir con él, es un maleducado. (No woman would want to date him, he is rude.)
Alguno/a-Ninguno/a: These words work like pronouns.
¿Alguno de ustedes conoce a Mónica? (Do any of you know Monica?)
¿Alguna de tus amigas se llama Sandra? (Are any of your friends called Sandra?)
No, ninguna./Ninguna de mis amigas se llama Sandra. No, no. / (None of my friends are called Sandra.)
What exactly is dance? Dance is an art form which expresses ideas, emotions, spiritualism and stories through graceful, rhythmic and coordinated body motions consisting of steps, turns, When are w2s sent out 2023? shakes and other movements. What music and dance share in common is actually rhythm, one of the core components of music, along with pitch. In fact, there can be dance with rhythm alone, usually performed on percussion instruments, such as is common in several West African and Middle Eastern countries. However, most dances are also based on melody. This, of course, is very natural. You will even notice a baby eagerly bounce up and down upon hearing a song. He is, essentially, dancing to rhythm and melody.
Dance is actually very important for a musician to know. It is an auxiliary subject. Just as an actor does not study acting alone but studies the whole range of performing arts, including dance, a musician should also know the broader scope of his subject. In fact, some of the most world-class composers even composed whole sets of music based on dance, usually known as suites or independent movements. This was especially prevalent after the Renaissance and during the Baroque periods, though it is continued on, even to this day. Examples of such dances include the bourrée, minuet, jig, courante, sarabande, barcarole, mazurka, tarantella, bolera and waltz, to name a few.
Some forms of dance emphasize a control of a certain body part, such as Irish stepdancing (legs), the Tahitian tamure (hips) and the Balinese Kecak (arms). Dance in general will help a musician learn to gain better control over his body, which is something to master while also playing an instrument. Stiffness will tend to go away and one will become more relaxed and flexible so as to move with ease while performing his instrument. Some Persian and Armenian dances, for instance, simulate energy being released from certain gestures with the arms, wrists and hands. For a pianist, say, this would be invaluable to master. The musician, knowing dance, plays the music that inspires dance, which, in turn, motivates him to motion. This, in turn, becomes momentum for more expressive playing. In this way, dance and music compliment each other.
This interrelationship between music and dance is so profound that it is even one of the most sacred of all expressions, being ritualistic in many religions and even considered one of the highest forms of connecting with a deity.
by Evelyn Simonian
© 2011. Evelyn Simonian