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Vocabulario: El salón y la cocina Posted by on Nov 8, 2011

Hi, there! Let’s learn and review today the several objects that make up the living room, el salón and the kitchen, la cocina, en español. El salón – The Living Room la cortina – curtains, drapes la mesita de sala, mesa baja, mesa de centro – coffee table el perchero – clothes rack/stand la silla…

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Joke in Spanish: ¡Qué antipático! Posted by on Nov 7, 2011

¡Qué antipático! Un tipo muy antipático está de visita en Ecuador, y va a la Catedral de Quito a visitar la tumba del general Antonio José de Sucre, líder revolucionario en la Guerra de Independencia. Allí hay un guía que lo explica todo: – Y este es el gorro que Sucre usó en la batalla…

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Perífrasis: estar a punto de (to be about to) Posted by on Nov 3, 2011

¡Hola! ¿Cómo están todos? Today let’s take a look at the perífrasis (verb expression) estar a punto de + infinitive. It’s used when we’re about to do something or something is going to happen very soon. For example, let’s suppose you’ve been waiting for the bus for over an hour and it still hasn’t come…

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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 24 Indirect or Reported Speech – Estilo Indirecto (Part 1) Posted by on Nov 2, 2011

Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a practicar el Estilo Indirecto en español. Today we are going to practice the Spanish “Estilo Indirecto” – Indirect or Reported Speech. This is the first part in a series of two video lessons on the topic. Indirect or Reported Speech is a way of reporting a statement or question…

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Paperwork and Banking Vocabulary Posted by on Nov 1, 2011

Hi, there! Want to learn more words about el papeleo in Spanish? Here are some very interesting words! Documentos personales (Personal documents) la cédula (el documento, el carné) de identidad – ID card la partida de nacimiento – birth certificate la partida de defunción – death certificate el carné de conducir – driver’s license el…

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