Archive for October, 2013
Spanish cuisine: how to cook Pisto Manchego Posted by Magda on Oct 17, 2013
El pisto manchego es un plato tradicional de la gastronomía española. Aunque su nombre indica que proviene de la Mancha, no solo en la Mancha se disfruta. Si los ingredientes son frescos, y naturales, el sabor de este plato será mucho más delicioso. Y teniendo en cuenta que ahora es el mejor momento para recolectar…
Song: Atado a tu Amor, by Chayanne Posted by Adir on Oct 16, 2013
Romantic songs in Spanish are called “baladas” and one of my favorite baladas of all times is Chayanne’s Atado a tu amor (Tied down to your love). It has a lot of interesting words and expressions and it’s a lot of fun to sing along and improve your pronunciation and speaking skills. Enjoy! Atado a…
Intermediate Spanish Review Lesson 8 El Presente de Subjuntivo with Indefinite Pronouns and Adjectives Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 15, 2013
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a practicar el Presente de Subjuntivo con frases que incluyen pronombres o adjetivos indefinidos. Today we are going to practice the Spanish Subjunctive Present tense with sentences that include indefinite pronouns or indefinite adjectives. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the…
El boom de la gastronomía peruana Posted by Adir on Oct 14, 2013
Aquí como allá se oye hablar de la comida peruana. Últimamente, la gastronomía peruana ha hecho parte del acontecer actual en muchos países, ya que su reconocido sabor va ganando más y más admiradores en todo el mundo. En Brasil, por ejemplo, desde la semana pasada hasta el día doce de este mes tendremos el…
Basic Spanish Vocabulary: Animals (with audio!) Posted by Adir on Oct 9, 2013
Hello, there! Today we have a list of common animals in Spanish (with audio!) Practice your pronunciation with the audio! la abeja – bee el águila – eagle la araña – spider la ardilla – squirrel el avestruz – ostrich la avispa – wasp la ballena – whale el búfalo – buffalo el búho –…
Intermediate Spanish Review Lesson 6 Expressions of confirmation, supposition, surprise, concern Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 8, 2013
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a practicar unas expresiones que se usan mucho en español. Today we are going to practice some useful Spanish expressions of confirmation, supposition, surprise and concern. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link…
Spanish slang: camelar Posted by Adir on Oct 7, 2013
Hello, there! Let’s kick off this week with a very cool slang verb in Spanish: camelar. Here’s how it’s used: 1. to persuade or deceive someone Lo cameló para que le prestara dinero. She wangled some money off him. Me cameló para que le cuidara el gato dos semanas. He talked me into looking after…