Archive for the year 2012
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 31 Spanish adjectives with Ser and Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 27, 2012
In this Spanish lesson we are going to see Spanish adjectives that change their meanings depending on whether they are used with either ser or estar. We have already looked at the two verbs ser and estar, which are both the equivilant to the verb to be in English, and their different meanings and uses…
Verb agreement in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Mar 26, 2012
La concordancia is the harmonious combination of elements in a sentence. There are two kinds of agreement (concordancia) in Spanish: la concordancia nominal (noun agreement) and la concordancia verbal (verb agreement). Let’s check out some rules for la concordancia verbal. 1. When we have only one subject, the verb agrees with it in number and…
América Celebra a Chespirito Posted by Adir on Mar 23, 2012
On March 11 Mexican TV network Televisa aired the special América Celebra a Chespirito, which pays hommage to Mexican legendary comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito). Bolaños gave life to characters like El Chavo del Ocho, Chapulín Colorado, among others. Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay were…
Un jardín de nomeolvides Posted by Magda on Mar 22, 2012
Se acerca la primavera, y la tierra comienza a despertar. Hoy voy a compartir otro de mis hobbies, la jardinería. Muchas plantas aún no comenzaron a florecer. Sin embargo si podemos ya disfrutar de la sencillez y el brillante colorido del pensamiento, o viola. ¿Lo conocéis? El pensamiento tiene hojas con forma de corazón y…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 31 Spanish future tense: Ir + a + infinitive Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 22, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? In this Spanish lesson we are going to see how to describe future plans in Spanish using el verbo “Ir” (the verb “To go”) followed by “a” (to) and a verb in the infinitive. This Spanish future tense is very similar to the English future tense that uses “Going to…” followed by…
How to use the preposition “de” Posted by Adir on Mar 21, 2012
Ah, prepositions! They surely give us one heck of a hard time when we are learning a foreign language. If you want to learn Spanish one of the most common prepositions is “de”. Let’s check out some of its uses. 1. from, indicates origin Venía del teatro cuando vio el accidente. [He was coming from…
Chichen Itza Video Posted by sasha on Mar 20, 2012
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the ruins at Chichen Itza are a must-see if you should find yourself traveling in Mexico. Take a short tour of the ancient Mayan city and learn some of its history with this fun, informative video.