Archive for November, 2010
What did you use to do when you were a kid? Say it in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Nov 8, 2010
La niñez, qué época tan buena. In this post I’d like to know, me gustaría saber, what did you use to do when you were a boy/girl? I was a very naughty boy, un niño travieso, so I was in trouble all the time! Leave your answers in the comments. Cuando yo era niño/a, yo…
Movie tip: Qué Pasó Ayer (The Hangover) Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2010
Hola, ¿cómo les va todo? One of the funniest movies I’ve seen recently is The Hangover, which in Latin America is called Qué Pasó Ayer (What happened yesterday) and in Spain Resacón en Las Vegas (Hangover in Las Vegas). It’s about four friends who go to Vegas to celebrate a bachelor party for Doug (played…
Inventos “Made in Spain” Posted by Magda on Nov 4, 2010
De España han salido grandes inventos de las mentes de algunos personajes brillantes. Aunque son numerosos, me voy a centrar en los más sorprendentes, y también bastante útiles. Imaginemos a una mamá con su hijo bien vestido. De repente, al chiquillo le apetece un caramelo. La madre se pone nerviosa, pues conoce el resultado: el…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 7 How to use the Present Subjunctive Tense with expressions of probability Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 3, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a practicar como usar el presente de subjuntivo con frases de probabilidad. In this lesson we are going to practice how to use the Subjunctive Present Tense with sentences of probability. “Sentences of probability” are sentences that highlight the probability of something happening with words such as “maybe”, “hopefully” or…
Study tip: translating back and forth Posted by Adir on Nov 2, 2010
Let me teach you a really good technique for acquiring vocabulary, structure, and reviewing verb tenses in Spanish. It involves translation and many people would frown upon that and say, “Hey, Adir, isn’t translation considered bad in a language course?” We can use translation as an ally when we’re learning a language. Check out this…