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Was it worth it? Sleep on it! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2012
Yes, idioms are everywhere and in Spanish it’s not different, so let’s check out some very, but very cool idioms and colloquial expressions to spice your Spanish up a bit! Check out the idiom and the examples. Valer la pena – to be worth it, to be worthwhile, to pay off No vale la pena…
Vocabulary: Using computers, en español (Part 02) Posted by Adir on Feb 27, 2012
Hey, there! Today we have Part 02 of the computing vocabulary en español. Even though some Spanish speakers use some English words all in all we have a Spanish translation for them. So let’s check out some more of them, ok? Grabar – to save Copia de seguridad – backup No te olvides de grabar…
Vocabulary: Using computers, en español (Part 01) Posted by Adir on Feb 25, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te va todo? Vamos a aprender hoy algunas palabras y expresiones usadas en el mundo de la tecnología en español. ¿Empezamos? Red mundial de computadoras (www) = world wide web Sitio de internet = website ¿Por qué no te haces un sitio? Es excelente para divulgar tus productos. [Why don’t you put up…
How to describe someone physically, en español Posted by Adir on Feb 23, 2012
Hey, there! How’ve you been? Let’s learn some very interesting sentences to learn how to describe someone physically in Spanish. But before that, let me give you a tip: when you repeat these sentences, try to remember someone you know who has those features; that should make it easier for you to remember the words…
Learn Spanish in ten years Posted by Adir on Feb 20, 2012
My business partner Alessandro Brandão, from Montes Claros, MG (Brazil), wrote this awesome post about how nowadays we want to hurry into learning things and don’t respect the proper timing to do so. Alessandro is an IT consultant and has developed online learning systems and things of the sort. In this post he writes about…
At the doctor’s office, en español Posted by Adir on Feb 17, 2012
We all get sick sometime and suppose you come down with something in a Spanish-speaking country? How are you going to deal with it? Well, here we have some very useful sentences for you to use if, God forbid, you get sick abroad. ¿Cuál es el problema? – What’s the matter? ¿Hace cuánto tiempo se…
Nationalities in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2012
Knowing how to say where you’re from in a foreign language is very important, and so is understanding where someone is from. In this post we’ll learn some common countries or regions and nationalities in Spanish. África – africano(a) Alemania – alemán, alemana Argentina – argentino(a) Australia – australiano(a) Austria – austríaco(a) Bélgica – belga…