Archive for April, 2012
Spanish Lesson Beginner 32 Spanish verbs of obligation: Tener que, Deber & Hay que Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 10, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver cómo expresar obligaciones y sugerencias en español. Today we are going to see how to express obligations and suggestions in Spanish. There are three main ways to do this using the Spanish verbs Tener que, Deber & Hay que. Tener que translates to “Have to…” in English, Deber…
Irregular verbs in the past review Posted by Adir on Apr 9, 2012
Hey, everyone! How’s it going? We all know that verbs are kind of tricky in Spanish so let’s review 8 very common verbs in the Pretérito Indefinido. The Pretérito Indefinido expresses the idea that something is finished, over. It’s used with time expressions like ayer (yesterday), el mes pasado (last month), dos horas atras (two…
Valladolid, Mexico Posted by sasha on Apr 9, 2012
After a big day of exploring the ruins at Chichen Itza, we caught a bus and headed to Valladolid. A small city located in the Yucatán, it was founded by Don Francisco de Montejo “The Nephew” in 1543 and named after the then Spanish capital. His uncle of the same name, who founded the city…
Perífrasis verbales de gerundio Posted by Adir on Apr 6, 2012
Gerund verb phrases indicate that it is an ongoing action, an uninterrupted process or an interrumpted action that has been performed repeatedly. Let’s check out some of them! 1. Andar + gerund – Express a persistant and durative activity. Andan diciendo que se va a acabar el mundo. [People are saying the world is coming…
Vocabulary: Are you fit? Posted by Adir on Apr 3, 2012
Summer’s coming and we all (?) want to look good, right? So today I have chosen some fitness vocabulary for you to improve your Spanish vocabulary. Let’s go for it! 1. Correr / hacer aerobismo = to jog, to go jogging Francisco hace aerobismo/corre tres veces por semana. [Francisco goes jogging three times a week.]…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 31 The different uses of the Spanish present tense Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 3, 2012
Advanced level Spanish video lesson investigating the many uses of the Spanish present tense. Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a hablar de Presente y de sus diferentes usos. El Presente es el primer tiempo que se aprende al estudiar español, pero es importante saber que tiene diferentes usos. Presente actual: Habla de una acción que…
TV show: Q’Viva Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2012
I gotta tell you guys: Jennifer Lopez came to Brazil during Carnival last month and she surely is one of the hottest stars in the world. Besides being invited to watch the samba schools at one of the coolest camarotes (VIP lounges) on the Sapucaí (the avenue where the samba schools parade), JLo participated in…