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How to improve your pronunciation (in any language)! Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2012
Many students, throughout my teaching career, have asked me show they can improve their pronunciation. As a learner I have come up with some techniques and practices that have helped me learn the pronunciation of new words and today I am going to share some of them with you. The first key element to have…
Things to do on a long weekend, en español Posted by Adir on Nov 15, 2012
Hey, there! Today is a holiday here in Brazil, the Proclamation of the Republic, and a lot of people are going to enjoy the 4-day weekend, because most of them took tomorrow off too. So I was thinking here the types of activities people like to do during these long holidays – you guys are…
How to use “hace” to mean “ago” Posted by Adir on Nov 9, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están las cosas? I’m here in Nashua, NH, and I was talking to a Spanish friend the other day and I tried to take notes of some expressions he used when he was talking. One that caught my attention was the use of hace to mean “ago” in English so I decided to…
How to speak Spanish fluently Posted by Adir on Nov 8, 2012
Yes, it’s finally here: the post where I tell you exactly how to speak Spanish, or any other language, fluently. Don’t go away, you’re going to like this. I’ve been thinking about this a lot and I even visited a language institute in Boston to see how things work. On paper it is all very…
Entrevista: Ricky Martin en Evita Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? I was on vacation here in the USA but this week I’m back. I went to see the musical Evita on Broadway and I have to say it is awesome. Ricky Martin, Elena Rogers and Michael Serveris perform the roles of Che, Evita and president Perón with excellence…
Check out Thalia’s new song, “Manías”! Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
Mexican bombshell Thalía is back with a new album, Habítame Siempre (Live in me Forever), which was just released today and the first single off this new album is Manías. Thalía has duets with Michael Bublé, Robbie Williams, Prince Royce and other prominent Latin singers like Samu, Jesús (from Reik) and Leonel Garcia. Check out…
How to shop in Spanish Posted by Adir on Oct 24, 2012
Hello, everybody! I’m in the United States for a few weeks and as a tourist I’ve been doing some shopping so I thought I’d share some interesting and useful expressions you can use to shop in a Spanish-speaking country. ¿En qué puedo ayudarte? – How can I help you? ¿Cuánto cuesta(n)? – How are does…