Archive for the year 2012
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…
Learning languages does your brain good! Posted by Adir on Mar 30, 2012
Hello, everybody! Today we have another post from our friend from Brazil, Alessandro Brandão, who runs Fórum de Idiomas, one of Brazil’s leading languages blogs. In his post “Os benefícios do estudo de idiomas para o cérebro” he talks about cognitive synesthesia. Let’s check it out! I was always fascinated by studies on how the…
Pestiños, un dulce de Semana Santa Posted by Magda on Mar 29, 2012
Llega la Semana Santa, y con ella sus dulces postres. Hoy os dejo la receta de los ricos pestiños: Los ingredientes: 250 ml de vino Fino de Montilla 125 ml de aceite de oliva una cáscara de naranja 50 g de ajonjolí tostado 3 clavos una cucharada de canela molida medio kilo de harina de…
Verb agreement in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Mar 27, 2012
Hi! Yesterday we took a look at some verb agreement cases en español and today let´s check out some specific cases. Collective nouns verb agreement 1. When the subject is a collective noun and is in the singular form, the verb usually agrees with it in number. Mucha gente vino a la fiesta. [Many people…