Unit 4 Lesson 4: ¿Qué estás haciendo? Flashcards
verb estar:
estoy estamos
estás estáis
está están
. Add -iendo if it belongs to the -er/-ir groups:
lav-ando: lavando
habl-ando: hablando
beb-iendo: bebiendo
com-iendo: comiendo
le-yendo: leyendo
escrib-iendo: escribiendo
Leer is an irregular verb, so its gerundio form is leyendo instead of leiendo. It’s much easier to read and spell it that way. Example:
Están leyendo un libro.
example of verbs in geruidno
Estoy lavando los platos.
Estás bebiendo mi agua.
Ustedes están escribiendo en español.
How is a Quincha traditonally made
Traditionally, building a quincha home was a community affair. All the families in an area were called together for a junta de embarre, or what we would call a house-raising.
Quincha
Quincha is a type of construction used for building homes that is still used by native people in South America and Panamá.
What is Quincha made out of
Quincha consists of a frame made of canes, straw, or thick, bamboo-type reeds, covered over with mud. The roofs of these houses are usually made of baked mud tiles, zinc, or thatch.
What is Quincha like today
Today, neighbors and family still maintain the tradition in some areas, especially in the Azuero region and the provincial capitals. Many countries are divided into provinces, rather than states, and each of these provinces has its own capital city.
process of bulding Quincha
Weeks before the date set for building, community members search for materials, including wood, reeds, vines, and straw. On the big day, they build a frame using the wood, bamboo, and vines. Water is added to mud, while the men link their arms together and stomp on it until it’s properly mixed. Then they chop straw, which they moisten and lay over the mud. The straw is also mixed in for the right consistency.
Once the mixture achieves the correct degree of hardness, people pitch in to carry it to the site of the house, where the more experienced builders place it carefully all over the frame to make the walls of the house. Later, the roof will be added and the walls will be whitewashed or painted with commercial paint. But first, it’s time to eat, drink, and celebrate together. The people who just took part in the junta de embarre go around the town dancing and singing. It’s a time of shared celebration after long hours of shared work.
tradtion of Quincha today
Although this social tradition is much rarer than it used to be, the town of Macaracas in the province of Los Santos revives its memory every year at its yearly Canajagua Folkloric Gathering, with neighbors pitching in to build a home for a lucky family.
Panamá is home to a variety of indigenous groups which still maintain many of their ancestral customs. Who are the Wounaan
The Wounaan are semi-nomads who live in the forests of the South. They move from place to place, planting and harvesting maize, banana, cane, yucca, plaintains, and beans. The men are in charge of planting, and the women collect the harvest and also weave traditional baskets.
The Wounaan live in homes called
tambos
What is a tambois
A tambois a round structure made of posts and beams lashed together with thick vines.
What do tambois look like
They have cone-shaped thatched roofs made of palm leaves. Because these homes are often built near large rivers, they are raised off the ground on stilts to prevent flooding.
What are the floors of tambois look like
The floors are made of thick palm trunks, but there are no walls.
How are the beams and posts used in Tambos
Instead, the beams and posts are used to hang hammocks, baskets, pots, and other items.
In Wounaan who lives togehter
Wounaan extended families live together as one family, which includes married daughters and their husbands. Their land belongs to the community, and farming is also a community venture.
What do Wounaan people eat
In addition to their farm products, the Wounaan eat fish from the rivers and also hunt and gather in the forest.
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Why are Bri-Bri People called hidden people
They are sometimes referred to as the hidden people because they live isolated from the rest of the country.
Because of this isolation, the Bri-Bri have maintained what
Because of this isolation, the Bri-Bri have maintained their own oral and written language, as well as their ancient traditions.
Wat is the socail structure of the Bri-Bri
One of these is their social structure. The Bri-Bri live in family clans, and their society is a matriarchal one, in which land can only be owned by women.
The Bri-Bri have also maintained their traditional economy, what is it basde on
The Bri-Bri have also maintained their traditional economy, based on agriculture, especially cocoa and bananas. They also grow beans and corn, and raise pigs
Bri-Bri diet
Like the Woumaan, the Bri-Bri supplement their diet by hunting and fishing. They also use natural materials to make baskets, musical instruments, and other items.
Bri Bri houses
Bri-Bri homes are usually made of wood and raised on stilts. They are placed far apart from each other, to maintain family independence.
Diablicos, or little devils, are a unique type of character in the Panamanian tradition. When do they show up
They are a popular part of the folklore and show up on the streets of towns and villages during the feast of Corpus Christi. Dressed in fantastic costumes, they dance and sing and often visit people’s homes. Adults and children follow them down the streets laughing and shouting.
Diablicos may be limpios, or clean, or sucios, which translates to dirty. Dirty Diablicos
The dirty ones are called that because their clothing used to be made of blankets, painted red and black with coloring from the red achioteseeds and black coal. When the colors bled together, the blankets looked dirty.
Diablico sucio costumes
Diablico sucio costumes are still a red and black striped romper suit, with a bell hanging in the back, a mask, a leather helmet with macaw feathers, a coat or cloak, castanets, and special leather shoes.
How do Diablico sucio move
These characters use only mimicry and dancing in their depiction of a little devil. Their jumping and elaborate gestures, originally meant to scare people, gradually evolved into a lively, quick-footed dance that draws cheers from the crowds.
The most outstanding part of a diablico costume is the mask. What do they look like
These elaborate creations, made of paper mache, remind me of Chinese dragons, with their angry eyes and long sharp teeth, jagged feathers, and frightening expressions.
