Archive for the year 2011
Humor in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 5, 2011
Hello, there! Let’s lighten things up a little bit with three little funny stories, en español, por supuesto. Huevo podrido A Oscar Wilde una joven poetisa le hace llegar un ejemplar de su nuevo libro para que le dé su opinión. Este, a los pocos días, se lo devuelve acompañado de una crítica un tanto…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 16 Shopping for food Posted by Laura & Adam on May 4, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when buying food in a shop or market. This is often one of the first places many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis. Firstly we will learn some useful food vocabulary in Spanish: • Fruta: Fruit •…
The use of Y and E Posted by Adir on May 3, 2011
Y and E both mean and but they have different uses: We use E before words starting with I and HI. We use Y in all the other cases. So, let’s practice a little with the following exercise. E or Y? 1. Muchas veces mentira ___ ingenio se confunden ___ nos confunden. 2. La cortesía…
¿Por qué, por qué… ? Porque… Posted by Magda on Apr 29, 2011
There are some words and expressions that can be quite confusing, but not only for those of you who are learning the language, but even for native speakers themselves. That’s the case of porqué, porque, por qué and por que. Let’s remember how to use them. Por qué has the meaning of “why”, so we’ll…
Online newspapers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 28, 2011
Hello, there! Here’s a very useful list of some online newspapers from Spanish speaking countries. Argentina www.clarin.com www.lanacion.com.ar www.pagina12.com.ar Bolivia www.elmundo.com.bo Chile www.elsur.cl Colombia www.eltiempo.com.co Costa Rica www.nacion.co.cr Cuba www.granma.cu Ecuador www.hoy.com.ec El Salvador www.elsalvador.com España www.elpais.es www.vanguardia.es www.el-mundo.es www.abc.es Guatemala www.lahora.com.gt Honduras www.latribuna.hn Mexico www.cronica.com.mx/cronica Nicaragua www.laprensa.com.ni Panama www.elsiglo.com Paraguay www.diarionoticias.com.py Peru www.larepublica.com.pe Puerto…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 15 Pronombres Relativos Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 27, 2011
Advanced level Spanish video lesson investigating when and how to use the relative pronouns: que, el que, los que, la que, las que, lo que, quien, quienes, el cual, los cuales, la cual, las cuales, lo cual, cuyo, cuyos, cuya, cuyas, donde. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres relativos. Estos se usan…
Review: Time Expressions with el Pretérito Imperfecto and el Pretérito Perfecto Simple. Posted by Adir on Apr 26, 2011
We use time expressions which include the present moment with the Pretérito Perfecto: Tú has estado en Santiago (You have been in Santiago) … hoy. (today) … esta mañana. (this morning – morning is not over yet) … esta tarde. (this afternoon – the afternoon is not over yet) … esta noche. (this evening/tonight –…