Archive for the year 2012
Humor: Tenía dos guaguas Posted by Adir on Jul 29, 2012
Some words have different meanings in Spanish and this is the case with the word guagua. In Cuba a guagua is a bus and in Chile it refers to a small baby. Read the following text: Una joven cubana que vivía en los Estados Unidos quería casarse a todo costo. En una fiesta conoció a…
Ajoblanco, a cold Andalusian soup Posted by Magda on Jul 28, 2012
Con el calor este verano, siempre es agradable comer un plato refrescante. El ajo blanco es una sopa fría típica de Málaga, aunque se hace también en otras zonas de Andalucía. Se hace con almendras, miga de pan y ajo. Vamos a ver qué ingredientes necesitamos para prepararlo: 150 g de almendras 100 g de…
Tío Pepe, un vino español Posted by Magda on Jul 26, 2012
If you ever come to Spain, you will see different images decorating the landscape. One of them is the figure of a wine bottle, with a red hat and bolero jacket, and a Spanish guitar: the image of “Tio Pepe”. We could also see it in the mythical kilometre 0 till recently. Tio Pepe was…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 37 Spanish adjectives used with Ser and Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 24, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? In this beginner level Spanish video lesson we will look at the way that some Spanish adjectives mean completely different things depending on whether they are used with the Spanish verbs Ser or Estar. The Spanish adjective “Listo”, for example, means “Clever” when used with Ser and “Ready” when used with Estar…
How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (II) Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va? Today let’s learn how to use more punctiation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto y coma (the semicolon) El punto y coma is used: a. Before mas, pero, aunque, sin embargo and no obstante in very long sentences. “Al oír esto, los flamencos, llenos de miedo porque estaban descubiertos, quisieron voltar…
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…