Archive for the year 2011
Spanish slang: mogollón Posted by Adir on Dec 12, 2011
Yes, slang is part of our lives and definitely we need to learn some slang words to understand when native speakers use them and, why not, with care, use them ourselves? A very cool slang word is mogollón. Mogollón is basically a big amount of something, oodles of something. It comes from Italian moccobello or…
Song: Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad, Michael Bublé + Thalía Posted by Adir on Dec 9, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Cómo les está yendo por Navidades? A lot of English-speaking artist record songs for the Spanish-speaking market and Michael Bublé is no exception. On December 6th he had his Christmas special on NBC and sang with Latin diva Thalía. Michael tried to speak a little Spanish, just for fun, and along with…
The Direct and Indirect Objects in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Dec 8, 2011
The pronombres complemento directo are: yo – me tú – te él/usted (hombre) – lo / le ella / usted (mujer) – la nosotros (as) – nos vosotros (as) – os ellos / ustedes (hombres) – los / les ellas / ustedes (mujeres) – las Here are some more examples with complementos directos: Él la…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 25 El dinero y los bancos Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 7, 2011
In this Advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look at common Spanish vocabulary related to money and banks that I hope you will find interesting and helpful for managing in a bank in Spanish. Hoy vamos a ver vocabulario relacionado con el dinero y los bancos. Empezaremos con vocabulario más simple y poco a…
The Direct and Indirect Objects in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Dec 5, 2011
Direct objects are called complementos directos and come after transitive verbs, which require an object to fully convey their meaning. Él escribió esta carta. – He wrote this letter. Ayer vimos una película muy buena. – Yesterday we watched a great movie. Note: The direct object (complement directo) comes with the preposition a when we…
“Sobre el idioma español”, the parody of a poem Posted by Magda on Nov 29, 2011
Today´s post will probably be a bit hard for beginners, but it is a good summary about some of the problems we can find when studying my language. This poem was written in 1921 by Pablo Parellada, a satiric writer , novelist, playwright, and humorous draftsman who used such funny nicknames as “Melitón González”or “Pancho…
Mariah Carey en español Posted by Adir on Nov 28, 2011
Oh yes, Mariah also sings in Spanish and one of my favorite songs is My All, Mi Todo in Spanish. Let’s check it out with the lyrics in Spanish. The lyrics are not verydifficult so you shouldn’t have trouble understanding or translating them. Enjoy! Mi Todo Mariah Carey Te estoy pensando En mi larga noche…