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Cartoon names in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Jun 7, 2012
Hey, everybody, how’s it going? I grew up in the 80’s and we used to watch lots of Hanna Barbera’s cartoons after school. So I decided to look for some these characters’ names and share them with you guys! Let’s go for it! Los Pitufos – The Smurfs Los Picapiedra – The Flintstones Los Supersónicos…
How to talk to foreigners, en español Posted by Adir on Jun 6, 2012
I know that you, my dear reader, is a very helpful person and when you see people in distress, you feel that uncontrollable urge to help, right? So this post today basically has some very useful questions to be asked when you want to lend a foreigner a helping hand. This time you will see…
Beyoncé singing in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 25, 2012
TGIF, right? Yeah! So let’s start the weekend with a very cool Latin song, Amor Gitano (Gypsy Love) by Beyoncé and Alejandro Fernández. Mind you, along with Christina Aguilera I think Beyoncé has an incredible pronunciation and as you can see in the video after the lyrics, she worked hard to get it right. Amor…
Improving your speaking skills Posted by Adir on May 22, 2012
The following text is a contribution of our very own Sean Young, multi-language blogger here at Transparent Language. Enjoy! Learning how to pronounce a foreign language like a native speaker is difficult at first, but not impossible. The more you practice, the easier you will find it to understand a native speaker. With your ears…
Review: Futuro imperfecto – irregular verbs Posted by Adir on May 18, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s review today the futuro imperfecto of some irregular verbs in Spanish. Practice your pronunciation with the audio! Download audio Saber (to know) – sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán Caber (to fit) – cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán Poner (to put) – pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán Tener (to have)…
Idioms with the word “polvo” Posted by Adir on May 15, 2012
¡Hola! Polvo is “dust”. You can limpiar or quitar el polvo (to dust something) and there are several idioms with it. Shall we learn some of them? The first idiom is hacer morder el polvo (literally to have someone bite the dust). It means “to defeat someone completely” or “to humiliate someone in a discussion”…
How to pronounce the letter “r” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 14, 2012
English-speaking students usually have a hard time when they try to pronounce the letter r in Spanish. So our post today will be for you to practice this pronunciation. Here are some rules: 1. If the letter r comes at the beginning of a word it has a trilled sound. The same happens when there…