Archive for June, 2013
How to say “I was going to do it” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 7, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te va todo? Espero que estés bien. Let’s finish the week with a very useful verb form in Spanish: I was going to do something. We use the imperfecto of verb ir (iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, íban, íban) + a + the infinitive of the main verb. Learning tip: try making some sentences…
Spanish Diminutives Posted by Adir on Jun 5, 2013
Today is Wednesday and we are going to learn how to make the diminutives in Spanish. The diminutives are not only used to show the size of something, but also to indicate affection. Let’s start by taking a look at six groups of words. Pay attention to their suffix. Group 01 = Isabelita – Angelito…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 30 Practicing the basic Spanish pronunciation rules Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 3, 2013
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice the basic rules of Spanish pronunciation. In the original theory video lesson we looked at how to pronounce all of the letters of the alphabet in Spanish and now we will see if you can use this knowledge to correctly pronounce various Spanish words. Answers to…
06 Idioms with Preposition “Por” Posted by Adir on Jun 3, 2013
Hello, there! ¿Cómo están? Let’s kick June off with eight very interesting and useful idioms using the preposition “por”. ¿Están listos? 01. andarse por las ramas = to beat around the bush No te andes por las ramas y danos tu decisión final. Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision. Quisiera…