Archive for September, 2013
Intermediate Spanish Review Lesson 3 El Presente de Subjuntivo with irregular Spanish verbs Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 17, 2013
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? En este video vamos a practicar los verbos irregulares del Presente de Subjuntivo. In this video we are going to practice using the irregular verbs of the Spanish Present Subjunctive grammar tense – El Presente de Subjuntivo. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of…
Expressions with preposition “de” Posted by Adir on Sep 16, 2013
The preposition “de” is used in several fixed expressions in Spanish. Let’s check out some of them! de ahí en adelante = from that moment on de ahora en adelante = from now on; henceforth de buena gana = willingly de buenas a primeras = immediately, suddenly de costumbre = as usual; normally de…
Cool infographic in Spanish Posted by Adir on Sep 13, 2013
Hey, everybody! Check out this cool infographic I found: Métodos de Tortura Modernos. Have some fun and learn Spanish!
Spanglish: is it Spanish + English? Posted by Magda on Sep 12, 2013
The Spanglish or Espanglish is a linguistic phenomenon similar to the “Llanito” in Gibraltar. According to the DRAE, Spanish is a modality of the speech of some Hispanic groups of the United States in which they mix, and deform, lexical and grammatical elements from Spanish and English. It is not a language, it can hardly…
How to form the gerund in Spanish Posted by Adir on Sep 11, 2013
Hello, there! This is a special post for beginners on how to form the gerund in Spanish. Regular Verbs hablar [to speak] – hablando beber [to drink] – bebiendo partir [to leave] – partiendo Special Cases 1. Verbs with ending “yendo” atraer [to attract] – atrayendo caer [to fall] – cayendo contraer [to contract] –…
Intermediate Spanish Review Lesson 2 Practice using El Presente de Subjuntivo Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 10, 2013
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? En este video vamos a practicar la forma del Presente de Subjuntivo. In this video we are going to practice using the Spanish Present Subjunctive grammar tense – El Presente de Subjuntivo. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can…
Idioms with the word “puerta” Posted by Adir on Sep 9, 2013
Saludos desde Bebedouro, Brasil. La palabra puerta es muy común y tiene várias combinaciones de palabras: abrir la puerta cerrar la puerta echar la llave a la puerta escuchar detrás de la puerta puerta de entrada puerta de la habitación puerta de la calle puerta del garaje puerta trasera la puerta del armario el pomo…