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Argentinean series: Graduados Posted by Adir on Mar 8, 2013
Hi, everybody! How’s it going? I went to Buenos Aires in 2010 and while strolling along Calle Florida I stopped at a newsstand and bought some magazines, mostly teen ones. Yesterday I was cleaning up my room and found a copy of Pop Star magazine and decided to go to their website. There I found…
Answers to Monday’s dictation exercise! Posted by Adir on Mar 6, 2013
Hi, everybody! Here are the sentences for Monday’s dictation exercise. 1. Préstame el líquido borrador, que me he equivocado en esta frase. 2. Me gusta usar el rotulador para destacar los trechos más importantes del texto. 3. Cógeme la tijera, por favor, que tengo que recortar estos papeles. 4. Las carpetas rojas son para guardar…
Vocabulario: En la oficina (in the office) Posted by Adir on Mar 4, 2013
Hello, there! Let’s kick off March with words and expressions that are used in offices, ¡en español! Remember to practice saying the words many times and also remember to use the correct articles (el, la), all right? ¿Están listos? Download audio la estantería – bookshelf el armario – closet, wardrobe la carpeta – folder el…
15 Words for Business Meetings Posted by Adir on Feb 27, 2013
¡Hola, mi gente! Let’s improve our Spanish vocabulary with words generally used in a business meeting. ¿Vamos a empezar? 1. Agenda, orden del día – agenda. ¿Cuál es el próximo asunto en la orden del día? [What’s the next topic in today’s agenda?] 2. Sede / Oficina central – headquarters. ¿Dónde está ubicada la sede…
Colloquial Spanish – Part 03 Posted by Adir on Feb 25, 2013
Hey, there! Today we have the third part of our colloquial Spanish series. This series of post has all those expressions that you wouldn’t find in a regular dictionary. ¿Están listos? ¿El gato te comío la lengua? – Cat got your tongue? ¡Mira quien habla! – Look who’s talking! ¿Y de qué sirve eso? –…
Oscar vocabulary quiz Posted by Adir on Feb 18, 2013
¡Hola! Next Sunday we will have the 85th Academy Awards so I decided to do a little movie vocabulary quiz for you. You have 14 words and their definitions in Spanish, taken from the online version of the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (www.rae.es). Las palabras 1. Banda sonora ___ 2. Cámara ___ 3…
Colloquial Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Feb 15, 2013
Hi, there! Continuamos con la series de posts sobre el español coloquial, aquellas expresions que no encuentras en tus libros de clase. Download audio Fue solo una mentira piadosa. – It was only a white lie. Esto es solo la punta del iceberg. – This is just the tip of the iceberg. ¡Me voy! –…