Lotería de Navidad: vocabulario clave y frases (A2)
Post cultural: vocabulario esencial de la Lotería de Navidad y cómo se comenta en España.
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¿Cuándo se celebra el sorteo de la Lotería de Navidad?
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Remember: in Spain the Christmas lottery takes place a couple of days before Nochebuena (Christmas Eve).
The correct date is December 22. This is the traditional “Sorteo de Navidad.” January 6 is “El Niño,” a different draw.
Here “gordo” = the biggest prize.
“El Gordo” is the main, biggest prize of the lottery.
Tip from the word root: décimo = a tenth part.
“Décimo” literally means “one tenth.” It traditionally costs 20€ and is the most commonly bought format.
It’s even smaller than a décimo: a mini-share of a ticket.
“Participación” is a share of a décimo. Bars, associations and groups of friends often sell them to share the luck.
You need a wish for good luck, not something about food, summer or an apology.
Before the draw, people usually wish each other good luck: “¡A ver si hay suerte!”.
It’s a special place to sell lottery tickets, not a pharmacy or a bakery.
You usually buy a décimo in an “administración de lotería” — an official lottery sales point.
The verb “tocar” in the lottery = to win / to get a prize.
“Tocar” in the context of the lottery means “to win.” The phrase “¿Te ha tocado algo?” means “Did you win anything?” (literally “Did something fall to you?”).
They are schoolchildren, not kings, sports players or firefighters.
The numbers are traditionally “sung” by the children from the San Ildefonso school — a famous symbol of the draw.
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