Archive for the year 2011
La voz dormida Posted by Magda on Nov 15, 2011
¿Cuál es la última película que visteis en el cine? El pasado fin de semana yo vi La voz dormida, de una novela de Dulce Chacón. Basada en hechos reales, cuenta la historia de un grupo de mujeres republicanas en una prisión madrileña tras la Guerra Civil Española. Los críticos dicen que la película, y…
Entrevista con Thalía: Cada Vez Más Fuerte Posted by Adir on Nov 14, 2011
Mexican bombshell Thalía has just released her new book, Cada Día Más Fuerte (Growing Strong – English title). In this book she talks about the good and bad situations she has gone through in her life as a person and a celebrity. Below you can watch the video and a summary of the interview in…
Canción: Noviembre sin Ti, de Reik Posted by Adir on Nov 11, 2011
Reik is a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California formed by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar/background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The group’s name actually means “rake” (as in raking the guitar’s strings), but the band wanted their Mexican listeners to pronounce it correctly, hence, Reik. (Wikipedia)…
Las profesiones y Joaquin Sabina Posted by Magda on Nov 10, 2011
Today we are going to review some jobs, activities and occupations using Joaquin Sabina´s lyrics. Do you think you could fill in the gaps with this words? Try once before listening to the song: Vocalista (vocalist), violador (rapist) , viejo verde (dirty old man), triunfador (winner), tenor (tenor) taxista (taxi driver) tahúr (gambler), tabernero (bar…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 24 Expresiones coloquiales con el verbo Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 9, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look at various colloquial Spanish expressions using the Spanish verb “Estar”. These are very useful Spanish expressions as they are commonly used in everyday speech and provide a further insight into the numerous uses of the Spanish verb “to be”. Hola ¿Qué tal os va todo?…
Vocabulario: El salón y la cocina Posted by Adir 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…
Joke in Spanish: ¡Qué antipático! Posted by Adir 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…