Archive for October, 2010
Review: Conjunctions – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Oct 8, 2010
Let’s continue reviewing conjunctions in Spanish with more examples: Llueve mucho, por eso/por ello / así que no voy a salir ahora. – It’s raining hard, because of that I’m not going out now. No hablas inglés, entonces/por lo que no puedes ocupar aquella posición. – You don’t speak English, so you can’t have that…
La Rosa del Azafrán Posted by Magda on Oct 7, 2010
Los árabes hicieron aportaciones de enorme valor a la Península Ibérica durante su ocupación entre los siglos VIII y XV, gracias a sus amplios conocimientos matemáticos, astrológicos, médicos, literarios, etc. Pero también a su paso por España debemos hoy el cultivo de una delicada flor, y lo que es más importante, del preciado producto que…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 6 Bar vocabulary and how to order in a bar Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 6, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? I hope you are all well and enjoying my series of Spanish video lessons. Today we are going to see some food and drink bar vocabulary and how to order in a bar. In Spain we order tapas in the bars which are small snack sized portions of different food combinations. So…
Review – Conjunctions – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Oct 5, 2010
Conjunctions are used to link clauses and establish a specific relationship like adversity, addition, disconnection, etc. Veamos algunas de las más comunes en español. Aunque sea tarde, voy a ver aquella película. – Although it’s late, I will watch that movie. A pesar de que están cansados, siempre salen a caminar. – Despite being tired…
Study tip: stop procrastinating! Posted by Adir on Oct 4, 2010
See if this scenario is familiar: you took that Spanish course some time ago, but then quit because you just didn’t have time. Now you say to yourself occasionally: “I’m going to resume studying Spanish, I just have to.” Then you think of some ways to do it: – watch movies in Spanish with the…