Archive for the year 2011
Idioms with the verb “hacer” Posted by Adir on Jul 1, 2011
The verb hacer (to make, to do) has several idioms and I chose four of them so you can improve your colloquial Spanish a little bit, ok? Let’s start off with the idiom hacer la pelota. Well, hacer la pelota is a very common idiom at the workplace, when an employee butters up the boss…
Review: Los Numerales Posted by Adir on Jun 30, 2011
You’ve been studying Spanish for some time but when it comes to numbers you hit a snag. What to do? Well, para decirte la verdad, understanding and using numbers is not an easy task, really, so you just need to practice until you master them. Now, below you have some sentences with numbers for you…
Un día difícil (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2011
Know those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, that is, nos levantamos con el pie izquierdo? Well, this is what happened to our Mexican friend Javier. Read this little paragraph and check some difficult words and expressions in the vocabulary list. Download audio Estoy enojadísimo. Tuve un día muy…
My one-day trip to Argentina Posted by Adir on Jun 27, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? During Carnival here in Brazil I went on a sea cruise down to Argentina and Uruguay. We only had one day to spend in Montevideo and Buenos Aires, so we got off the ship at 9 am, hopped in a cab and drove along these cities. Montevideo is a beautiful…
El amor brujo, de Manuel de Falla Posted by Magda on Jun 24, 2011
Noche de San Juan… noche de brujas, seres sobrenaturales y leyendas. Dicen que en esa noche se abre una puerta “al otro lado”, ese que nunca percibimos. En cada playa, en cada rincón se encenderán hogueras para pedir deseos y quemar malos pensamientos. Saldrán los trasgos, danzarán las hadas, los tesoros encantados quedarán a manos…
How to say “All right by me!” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 23, 2011
Hi, how have you all been? Today let’s take a look at a short dialogue in colloquial Spanish and learn, among other things, how to say “All right by me!”, en español. So here’s the context: two buddies are talking about dropping by a friend’s house. A – ¿Por qué no pasamos hoy por lo…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 18 How to offer or accept help Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 22, 2011
Hola a todos, Hoy vamos a ver cómo ofrecer y aceptar ayuda y colaboración en español. We are going to see how to offer or accept help and collaboration in Spanish. First let’s look at how to offer to do certain things: ¿Querer (Tú/usted/vosotros/ustedes) + que + presente de subjuntivo?: To want to/would like to…