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Feeling sick, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 7, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy es viernes y, como saben, me gusta mucho ser positivo en todo pero hay días en los que no nos despertamos muy bien y creo que es importante saber hablar de eso en español. Entonces abajo tienes un diálogo entre dos amigos que hablan sobre eso. Sergio: ¡Hola, Felipe! ¿Qué te…
Free telenovela: Rosalinda Posted by Adir on Sep 5, 2012
Hello, everybody! I’m amazed by how Youtube keeps surprising me everyday, with videos of whole concerts and even whole movies. I have always been a fan of Mexican soap operas for learning Spanish because their diction is very good and most of the time they speak at a very good speed for understanding. And during…
Money vocabulary in Spanish Posted by Adir on Sep 3, 2012
¡Hola! Empezamos septiembre con una lista muy útil de palabras y expresiones relacionadas al dinero. ¿Están listos? Moneda corriente – currency El guaraní es la moneda corriente en Paraguay. [The guaraní is the currency in Paraguay.] Prestar – to lend ¿Podrías prestarme cincuenta pesos? Te los devuelvo mañana. [Can you lend me fifty pesos? I’ll…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 03 Posted by Adir on Aug 30, 2012
This is the third and last part of the linking words in Spanish. You can check out the first and second parts by clicking on the links below. Linking words in Spanish Part 01 Linking words in Spanish Part 02 Let’s go for it! 1. Cuando Cuando paso por aquí, siempre me acuerdo de mi…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Aug 29, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Today let’s continue with the linking words in Spanish. Click here to read the first part of the post. Let’s go for it! 1. aunque Aunque no te guste, tendrás que hacerlo. [Even though you don’t like it, you will have to do it.] Saldré esta noche aunque llueva. [I will go…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Aug 28, 2012
Hello, there! Linking words are extremely important when you’re reading a text or even listening to someone speak Spanish. They’re usually conjunctions and knowing them will make a major difference in your fluency; you will be able to understand better and speak better Spanish too. Check out the most common ones: 1. y – e…
How to improve your vocabulary in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 20, 2012
Here’s a little info about me: I have been teaching English, Spanish and Portuguese for 20 years and one of the biggest difficulties students have shown is lack of vocabulary. Now what to do? Well, making very long lists won’t help you. So here are some tips. 1. Contextualize! When you come across a new…