Archive for the year 2011
Heavenly expressions in Spanish Posted by Adir on Oct 13, 2011
Hi, everybody! Let’s take a look at some “heavenly” expressions that are used in Spanish. Como Dios me dio a entender – Following my intuition – No tenía ni idea de como montar una tienda de campaña, así que lo hice como Dios me dio a entender. (I had no idea how to set up…
Intermediate Spanish Lesson 23 How to choose the Spanish Indicative or Subjunctive when expressing opinion Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 12, 2011
Hola ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver cómo elegir si usar el indicativo o subjuntivo cuando expresamos nuestra opinión. Today we are going to see how to make the correct choice between the Spanish Indicative and the Spanish Subjunctive when expressing opinion. Stating facts + indicativo: • Es seguro que: It’s sure that • Es…
Perífrasis verbal: liarse a + infinitivo Posted by Adir on Oct 10, 2011
Hi, everybody! Espero que estén todos bien. Today let’s take a look at the verb phrase liarse a followed by the infinitive in Spanish. This phrase expresses the beginning of an action where its timespan is not clearly perceived, because you basically do something and lose track of time. People usually use this perífrasis to…
“I love you”, “Te quiero” in Spanish. Jaime Sabines poetry. Posted by Magda on Oct 7, 2011
La poesía es el lenguaje del amor, y tiene una maravillosa voz en Jaime Sabines. Nacido en 1926 en Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Sabines comenzó a escribir poesía a edad muy temprana. Se trasladó a Ciudad de México a estudiar medicina para complacer a su padre, pero afortunadamente se decantó por la literatura. En su trabajo…
Vocabulary test: answers Posted by Adir on Oct 6, 2011
Hey, there! Here are the answers to this week’s vocabulary test. 1. A uno que no le gusta gastar dinero, prefiriéndolo ganar y guardar, se le llama amarrete / mendrugo. 2. A quien le gusta decir muchas palabrotas, se le llama deslenguado. 3. Cuando uno no tiene habilidad para una cosa, se dice que es…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 23 Leisure activities and frequency expressions in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 5, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today, we are going to see some common leisure activities in Spanish and how to say when and how often we do them. First let’s see some useful leisure activity verbs: • Ver la televisión: To watch TV • Leer el periódico: To read the newspaper • Leer un libro: To read…
Vocabulary test: adjectives to describe people Posted by Adir on Oct 4, 2011
Hi, there! Instead of giving you a boring list of adjetives to describe people, I decided to prepare a little test for you. I will give you a sentence and you will have to choose an adjective from the list below that corresponds to that definition. Remember to make good use of your dictionary, take…