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Song: Rosas, by Thalía Posted by Adir on Apr 13, 2012
Hello, there! Today is Friday and we start off the weekend with a very romantic song by Mexican singer Thalía. I chose this song because it has a lot of different verb tenses in it and Thalia’s enunciation is perfect so pay close attention to the pronunciation and why not sing along? I also decided…
The Superlative in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 11, 2012
There are two kinds of superlative in Spanish: relative and absolute. The relative superlative describes a noun within a context of a larger group. Some examples in English: Juan is the tallest kid in his classroom. María is the smartest student in the whole school. This is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. We…
Irregular verbs in the past review Posted by Adir on Apr 9, 2012
Hey, everyone! How’s it going? We all know that verbs are kind of tricky in Spanish so let’s review 8 very common verbs in the Pretérito Indefinido. The Pretérito Indefinido expresses the idea that something is finished, over. It’s used with time expressions like ayer (yesterday), el mes pasado (last month), dos horas atras (two…
Perífrasis verbales de gerundio Posted by Adir on Apr 6, 2012
Gerund verb phrases indicate that it is an ongoing action, an uninterrupted process or an interrumpted action that has been performed repeatedly. Let’s check out some of them! 1. Andar + gerund – Express a persistant and durative activity. Andan diciendo que se va a acabar el mundo. [People are saying the world is coming…
Vocabulary: Are you fit? Posted by Adir on Apr 3, 2012
Summer’s coming and we all (?) want to look good, right? So today I have chosen some fitness vocabulary for you to improve your Spanish vocabulary. Let’s go for it! 1. Correr / hacer aerobismo = to jog, to go jogging Francisco hace aerobismo/corre tres veces por semana. [Francisco goes jogging three times a week.]…
TV show: Q’Viva Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2012
I gotta tell you guys: Jennifer Lopez came to Brazil during Carnival last month and she surely is one of the hottest stars in the world. Besides being invited to watch the samba schools at one of the coolest camarotes (VIP lounges) on the Sapucaí (the avenue where the samba schools parade), JLo participated in…
Learning languages does your brain good! Posted by Adir on Mar 30, 2012
Hello, everybody! Today we have another post from our friend from Brazil, Alessandro Brandão, who runs Fórum de Idiomas, one of Brazil’s leading languages blogs. In his post “Os benefícios do estudo de idiomas para o cérebro” he talks about cognitive synesthesia. Let’s check it out! I was always fascinated by studies on how the…