Archive for May, 2013
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 26 More about managing in Spanish at the doctor´s Posted by Laura & Adam on May 14, 2013
Hola a todos ¿Qué tal? Following on from the last Spanish Practice Lesson, today we are going to practice some more very useful Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of…
What would you do if you had $1,000,000? Posted by Adir on May 13, 2013
Hello, there! What would you do if you had $1,000,000? I’m pretty sure you’d go places, buy stuff and things like that, but my question here is to introduce a verb tense called Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo. Damn, Adir, what on earth is that? Well, answer I, just take a look at some sentences in…
Formal and informal ways of saying “Goodbye” in Spanish Posted by Magda on May 9, 2013
As you will probably remember, we started talking about Greetings in Spanish last week. Today is the day to check how to say goodbye in different situations. Speaking Adiós (good bye) Chao (bye) Hasta luego (see you later, but not in a literal sense) Hasta mañana (see you tomorrow) Hasta pronto (see you soon) Hasta…
Los Verbos de Cambio Posted by Adir on May 9, 2013
Los verbios de cambio are the ones that express a change or transformation. They are usually translated as “to become”, “to get”, “to go” or “to turn” in English. In this post let’s compare some cases where the use of a specific verb changes the whole meaning of a sentences. 01. Quedarse contento / triste…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 25 Describing aches, pains and parts of the body in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on May 7, 2013
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice how to manage describing aches, pains, and parts of the body when visiting a doctor in a Spanish speaking country. 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…
Much ado about nothing, do you agree? Posted by Adir on May 6, 2013
Hey, there! A friend of mine used to say, “Too much thunder, too little rain” to indicate that someone’s bark is worse than their bite, meaning that people who talk a lot, usually agressively, don’t take much action and are usually superficial. I was thinking about this these days and I remembered one text I…
Feliz Cinco de Mayo Posted by Adir on May 5, 2013
Hola, mi gente. Today we celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the United States and in some cities in Mexico. Here’s the Wikipedia description of this holiday: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in…