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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2024 · 9 MIN

Los amantes de Teruel, tonta ella y tonto él /The lovers of Teruel, she is stupid and he is stupid

from Hablando Claro · host Clara Arnuncio

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. In Spain, it's something commercial, more than anything else... and it's not very common to celebrate it. I have never done anything special with my husband on Valentine's Day. We celebrate our wedding anniversary or the day we met, but never Valentine's Day.  But the culture, the art, the language... In Spain you can find a thousand romantic stories. For example, there is an "expression", a phrase we use when we want to laugh at those stormy, always lovesick couples... When we want to refer to someone like that and make a joke, we say: "The lovers from Teruel". Teruel is a small city in the east of Spain, in Aragón. This expression: "Los amantes de Teruel, tonta ella tonto él" comes from the Middle Ages and is still sometimes used. Today, in the new episode of the podcast, I will explain to you who they were and what happened. It's a very romantic story. If you want to still learning Spanish with me, register on our website and receive our Newsletter! _____________________ Ayer fue el día de San Valentín. La verdad es que en España es una fiesta más comercial que otra cosa y tradicionalmente no se celebra.  Nunca he hecho nada especial por San Valentín con mi marido, celebramos nuestro aniversario de bodas, o el día que nos conocimos, pero no San Valentín. Sin embargo, en la cultura, el arte, el idioma... en España, puedes encontrar cientos de historias románticas. Por ejemplo, hay una "expresión", un dicho, que se utiliza como burla para reírse de esas parejas que siempre tienen "mal de amores", que son tormentosas, etc... Cuando nos encontramos una pareja así, y queremos burlarnos de ellos, les llamamos: "Los amantes de Teruel". Teruel es una pequeña provincia al este de España, de la comunidad de Aragón. El caso es que esa expresión: "Los amantes de Teruel, tonta ella y tonto él", viene de la edad Media, y todavía a veces la puedes escuchar. Hoy en el nuevo episodio del Podcast te cuento quien eran estos amantes y qué les pasó.  Y si quieres seguir aprendiendo español conmigo, regístrate en nuestra web para recibir cada semana nuestra Newsletter.

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