Archive for July, 2012
Spanish Lesson Advanced 36 Differences between the verbs Pedir and Preguntar Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 17, 2012
Spanish video lesson at advanced level looking at the subtle differences between the Spanish verbs Pedir and Preguntar. ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal todo? Hoy vamos a hablar de las diferencias entre los verbos Pedir y Preguntar. En inglés, los dos verbos significan “to ask”, pero se usan en situaciones diferentes. Básicamente, preguntar es “to ask a…
Viva Mexico Wrap-Up Posted by sasha on Jul 17, 2012
Well, it’s been a fun couple of months sharing stories and videos from my trip to Mexico with everyone here on the Transparent Spanish blog. Before I say “adiós”, here’s a little wrap-up of my trip, with some basic information and links to my previous posts in sequential order. For those of you hoping to…
How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (I) Posted by Adir on Jul 16, 2012
Today we are going to start a series of posts about how to use punctuation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto [period] There are three kinds of specific puntos in Spanish: [1] – punto y seguido = indicates a separation between clauses that are related [2] – punto y aparte = shows the end of…
Las adicciones en español Posted by Adir on Jul 13, 2012
Un adicto es la persona que sufre de una dependencia y ésta puede ser física y psicológica. También podemos utilizar el prefijo -mano para indicar una afición exagerada por algo. Fíjate en estas nuevas palabras. trabajoadicto [workaholic] – Pedro es un trabajoadicto ya que no consigue parar ni en los fines de semana. Hasta cuando…
Para y Por Posted by Magda on Jul 12, 2012
As we know, simple rules for a native speaker can be quite confusing when we are learning a foreign language. Some days ago I read somebody asking the difference between these two Spanish prepositions Por and Para. As you know, both words mean for in English, so the best way to differentiate between them is…
Some humor in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Jul 11, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? A good laugh is always welcome, right? So I chose a few short jokes for you. Enjoy! 1. Un hombre entra en una pajarrería y pide un loro bilíngüe. El dependiente le enseña uno y le dice: – Éste. – Dígame, ¿qué idiomas habla? Entonces interviene el loro. – ¿Y usted, señor?…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 36 Spanish Object Pronouns – Direct & Indirect Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 10, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto en español. Today we are going to see the Direct and Indirect Spanish Object Pronouns. A “Pronoun” is basically a shorter and quicker substitute for a noun. English pronouns include “he” and “she” and “what” and “that”, which take the place…