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Business slang expressions in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 13, 2012
Hey, there! How’ve you been? In all languages we have very interesting business slang expressions, and today we’ll take a look at some of them in Spanish. Our first expression is ser un trepa. Ser un trepa means to be a social climber, because trepar means to climb, especially a tree or a wall. This…
Song: Ingenuidad, by Maía Posted by Adir on Feb 7, 2012
Mónica Vives Orozco (Maía) es la única hija de Rafael Vives y Mónica Orozco. Creció en Pradomar, Puerto Colombia, a 15 km de Barranquilla. Se graduó de bachiller en el Colegio Alemán de Barranquilla. A la edad de 16 años participó en el concurso Colombia suena bien organizado por Sony Music, ganando como mejor solista…
Car problems, en español Posted by Adir on Feb 3, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? We’re having great and warm weather here in Bebedouro (Brazil) and, as it’s summetime, it rains a lot. I was driving around town on Sunday evening when it started to rain and I saw this car in the middle of the street. It had surely broken down and its owner…
The importance of repetition Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2012
Repetition is a very important part of language learning and although many students frown opon this idea and say, “Gosh, this is boring!”, it is of utmost importance. I don’t know if you know this, but I’m also a professional singer. I sing at bars, parties, events, and a bit part of my week is…
Modos adverbiales con la preposición “a” Posted by Adir on Jan 30, 2012
Los modos adverbiales son conjuntos de dos o más palabras que funcionan como adverbios. Vamos a aprender algunos de ellos. Desde luego no tiene que memorizarlos pero ponga atención en su significado e intente hacer frases con ellos. Si los encuentra en algún texto, vea como se usan. Para ayudarle, le doy la traducción en…
How to read numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 27, 2012
Believe it or not, numbers give Spanish students a real hard time, so today let’s go over how to say telephone numbers, dates, prices, percentages, math operations, temperature, weight and measurements in Spanish. Telephone numbers – The most common way of reading them is: 2-75-49-02 = dos, setenta y cinco, cuarenta y nueve, cero dos…
Spelling changes in irregular verbs Posted by Adir on Jan 26, 2012
As you may be aware of, irregular verbs are the ones that have some kind of alteration in their radical or endings. Let’s take a look at some of these changes in Spanish verbs that have to do with sound (eufonía = good sound). Such changes are not exactly irregularities because verbs keep the same…