Archive for August, 2012
Verbs + preposition “a” (I) Posted by Adir on Aug 8, 2012
Many verbs in Spanish are followed by the preposition “a” and are followed by an infinitive. Here is a list of them with an example. acercarse a – to approach. El hombre se me acercó a pedirme un cigarrillo. [The man approached me to ask for a cigarette.] acertar a – to happen. Acertó a…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 37 Expresiones con colores Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 7, 2012
Advanced level Spanish video lesson looking at many useful and commonly used Spanish expressions which all have references to colours. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver expresiones en español con colores. Como ya sabéis, en español tenemos muchísimas expresiones que usamos muy a menudo. Estas expresiones que vamos a ver se utilizan con mucha…
Let’s move! Posted by Adir on Aug 6, 2012
Moving is not always easy and sometimes it’s really necessary. Read the following dialogue between friends Helena and Silvia, who run into each other at the supermarket. Silvia is going to move and is super excited about it! Some words and expressions are translated and explained with more examples too, ok? Helena: Me he enterado…
Fútbol, y la canción del verano Posted by Magda on Aug 3, 2012
Quizá algunos de vosotros recordareis un post que escribí hace ya bastante tiempo: Surviving the World Cup. Y es que esta que os escribe de vez en cuando, ni entiende de fútbol, ni ganas tiene. Pero reconozco que la Roja ha estado imparable, ha ganado a sus rivales, y ha conseguido que el país casi…
Song + grammar = Aguacero (by Maía) Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2012
We had Maía earlier this year on the Spanish blog with the song Ingenuidad and here she is again. I particularly love her song El Aguacero (The downpour) and it caught my attention because she uses two distinc forms of the future tense. Here are the lyrics to the song and the future tense forms…