Símbolo de Madrid: El Oso y el Madroño (A2)
Artículo cultural corto: el símbolo de Madrid y su vocabulario.
DannisCompleta: «El Oso y el Madroño» es el ____ de Madrid.
Cultural fact: the statue is in Puerta del Sol and represents a bear and a tree called “madroño.”
Correct: 0/8
Hints for this Quiz
Think about the city’s coat of arms and the famous statue in the center of Madrid.
Cultural fact: the statue is in Puerta del Sol and represents a bear and a tree called “madroño.”
Correct answer: “símbolo.” “El Oso y el Madroño” is the official symbol of Madrid, which you can see on the coat of arms and in the city center.
It’s the main square with “kilometer zero” and lots of people.
Location: in the central Puerta del Sol in Madrid.
The statue is in Puerta del Sol square, the very center of Madrid.
It’s a plant, not an animal and not a place.
El madroño es un árbol/arbusto mediterráneo con frutos rojos y muy ligado a Madrid.
The madroño is a tree/shrub. It has red fruits and is closely connected with the symbolism of Madrid.
Think about the fruits of the tree, not animal products.
La escena muestra al oso comiendo los frutos del madroño.
In the statue, the bear is reaching for the fruits of the madroño (madroñas). This is part of Madrid’s symbolism.
These fruits look like little “strawberries,” but it’s a tree, not a strawberry bush.
The photo shows a madroño: it has round, bumpy red fruits.
It’s the most “central” square in Madrid.
La estatua del oso y el madroño es un punto famoso de la Puerta del Sol.
This is Puerta del Sol — this is where the statue “El Oso y el Madroño” stands.
Remember the color on the coat of arms and the color of the fruits in the photo.
Sus frutos se llaman «madroñas» o «coronillas» y son rojos.
The fruits of the madroño are red. They are called madroñas (or coronillas).
It’s not a predator from the northern mountains and not the bull from bullfights.
El escudo de la ciudad muestra un oso junto a un madroño; es parte de la iconografía madrileña.
On the symbol of Madrid there is a brown bear next to a madroño tree.
Discover next:
Do you like it? Want more?
Free & quick registration, no subscriptions!
🤗
For expats and alike – unlike any other language app you've tried!
🎮
Learn by scrolling and playing!
💪
Real grammar and idioms to sound like locals!
🧠
Endless FYP feed for language learning
🧠
Endless FYP feed for language learning
Related articles
Materials on related topics will help expand your understanding of the topics: