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Learn Spanish and Lose Weight! Posted by Adir on Aug 31, 2013
No, I’m not a dietician and my tip today is a series of videos of Mexican Youtube channel Once TV México where the instructor gives you a full half hour workout, en español. The show is called Energía and is hosted by a very energetic instructor. So you kill two birds with just one stone: you…
Song: El Día Que Me Quieras Posted by Adir on Aug 30, 2013
Hey, there! Gloria Estefan’s new CD is about to be launched and it brings a cover version of Carlos Gardel’s El Día Que Me Quieras, both in English and Spanish. This is one of the most beautiful love songs of all times, in my humble opinion. Gloria was on Susana Giménez’s TV show last month…
How to use “escoger” and “elegir” Posted by Adir on Aug 27, 2013
Hello, there! I got an e-mail from a reader asking me when to use verbs escoger and elegir, because they both mean “to choose”. Some Spanish students get a little upset with synonyms because they can’t seem to use the right one, but hey, in English we can “choose” or “pick” something, right? The Rules…
Do You Want to Have it All? Posted by Adir on Aug 23, 2013
Hello, there! Today is Friday and we are going to review some very useful and common collocations with verb “tener” (to have). These collocations are very important because they are part of everyday conversation and if you want to be fluent and speak good Spanish, learn them! Oh yeah! Are you ready to take your…
Idioms with the word “corriente” Posted by Adir on Aug 21, 2013
Hello, there! ¿Cómo están ustedes? I was translating an article from English into Spanish these days and I came across the expression “to lose your train of thought”. I found out I didn’t know how to say that in Spanish so I went to look it up. We say “perder la corriente”. However, the word…
How To Make Phone Calls in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 19, 2013
Hello, there! Let’s learn and review some very useful sentences for when you make a phone call en español! When you want to know a phone number: ¿Cuál es tu/su número de teléfono? [What’s your phone number?] Es el … [It’s …] No tengo teléfono. [I don’t have a phone.] ¿Puede(s) darme …? [Can you…
New Words in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 13, 2013
In 2012 the Real Real Academia de la Lengua Española (RAE) added more than a thousand new words and meanings in its dictionaries. Here are some common ones you should know: Autonomismo: Independencia o ausencia de vinculación; sistema de organización estatal que faculta a comunidades o regiones para regirse mediante la asunción de determinadas competencias…