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Humor: Tenía dos guaguas Posted by on Jul 29, 2012

Some words have different meanings in Spanish and this is the case with the word guagua. In Cuba a guagua is a bus and in Chile it refers to a small baby. Read the following text: Una joven cubana que vivía en los Estados Unidos quería casarse a todo costo. En una fiesta conoció a…

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How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (II) Posted by on Jul 18, 2012

¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va? Today let’s learn how to use more punctiation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto y coma (the semicolon) El punto y coma is used: a. Before mas, pero, aunque, sin embargo and no obstante in very long sentences. “Al oír esto, los flamencos, llenos de miedo porque estaban descubiertos, quisieron voltar…

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How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (I) Posted by on Jul 16, 2012

Today we are going to start a series of posts about how to use punctuation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto [period] There are three kinds of specific puntos in Spanish: [1] – punto y seguido = indicates a separation between clauses that are related [2] – punto y aparte = shows the end of…

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Las adicciones en español Posted by on Jul 13, 2012

Un adicto es la persona que sufre de una dependencia y ésta puede ser física y psicológica. También podemos utilizar el prefijo -mano para indicar una afición exagerada por algo. Fíjate en estas nuevas palabras. trabajoadicto [workaholic] – Pedro es un trabajoadicto ya que no consigue parar ni en los fines de semana. Hasta cuando…

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Some humor in Spanish! Posted by on Jul 11, 2012

¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? A good laugh is always welcome, right? So I chose a few short jokes for you. Enjoy! 1. Un hombre entra en una pajarrería y pide un loro bilíngüe. El dependiente le enseña uno y le dice: – Éste. – Dígame, ¿qué idiomas habla? Entonces interviene el loro. – ¿Y usted, señor?…

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How many cows do you have? Posted by on Jul 9, 2012

Oftentimes we are caught up in doing so much stuff in our daily lives like studying, working, worrying, trying to make more money, etc., that we don’t stop to appreciate life as it is. I am one of those people, I never stop, I’m always reading something, checking e-mail, online on Facebook, Twitter and it…

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Song: Addicted to You (Shakira) Posted by on Jul 6, 2012

Shakira is awesome, isn’t she? Her latest single, Addicted to You, is very bailable and so good to listen to. She sings pretty fast and it’s a great opportunity for you to try and sing along. After all, today is Friday so ¡vámonos de fiesta! Addicted To You Shakira Debe ser el perfume que usas…

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