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Learning tip: the power of repetition Posted by on Jan 21, 2013

Hey, everybody, how’s it going? Repetition can help you learn a foreign language and it doesn’t have to be boring. Here’s my story! After meeting my friend Frank, from Germany, in the US last year I decided to start studying German again. I’d been studying it off and on since my teens (early 90s) and…

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Love vocabulary in Spanish Posted by on Jan 18, 2013

Hey, there! TGIF, right? Many of you will probably have dates tonight so here’s a list of useful words and expressions related to seeing someone. Download audio Salir con alguien = to see someone Diana parece mucho más feliz desde que comenzó a salir con Miguel. [Diana looks much happier ever since she started seeing…

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10 things to do when you visit Spain (I) Posted by on Jan 17, 2013

¡Hola a todos! Últimamente he estado investigando un poco para saber qué encuentran más atractivo los extranjeros cuando visitan España. Hay diferentes respuestas dependiendo de varios factores como el país de origen y la edad, así que he intentado seleccionar los más populares para ofreceros una lista de “10 cosas que hacer al visitar España”…

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Top 12 blog posts in Spanish Posted by on Jan 16, 2013

Hey, everybody, how’s it going? I have been a blog writer at Transparent Language since 2007 and I have to tell you, it’s been a great journey. I have learned a lot, met great and creative people and I can say that I get the chance to do something different every single day of work…

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Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 9 The Family in Spanish, El verbo Ser, Spanish possessives Posted by on Jan 15, 2013

¡Hola! In this interactive Spanish review lesson we are going to practice how to speak about the family in Spanish using El verbo Ser and Spanish possessives. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to…

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07 Idioms with verb “hacer” Posted by on Jan 11, 2013

¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? Hoy les trago 07 expresiones bien chéveres con el verbo “hacer”. Hacer blanco (to hit the target): Todavía no sabemos porque ningún proyectil hizo blanco. [We still don’t why why none of the missiles hit its target.] – La prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas. [She was the target of attacks…

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Were you king or “tontolaba”? Spanish traditions in “el Día de Reyes” Posted by on Jan 10, 2013

¡Hola a todos, y bienvenidos a este flamante año nuevo! Como posiblemente sabéis, la Navidad dura un poquito más en algunos países, así que apenas estamos volviendo a nuestra rutina. Nuestro último día de vacaciones fue el 6 de Enero, la Epifanía, cuando celebramos la visita de los Tres Reyes Magos al niño Jesús. Es…

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