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Adverbial expressions Posted by Adir on Jul 25, 2011
OK, so you already know that you form adverbs by adding the -mente ending to adjectives, but did you know that there are several expressions that serve as adverbs and don’t end in -mente? Let’s check out some of them. Nos sirvió a galope. He served us very fast. Los visita a menudo. He often…
Stand up comedy in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 21, 2011
Hey, what’s up? One of the coolest things about being able to speak another language is to understand humor in it. As I’m Brazilian, American comedians’ jokes started to become funny after I started learning about American culture and was able to understand the cultural aspect of each joke or comment. And the same happens…
Tricky prepositions case: means of transportation Posted by Adir on Jul 19, 2011
Hi, there! How have you been? I’m sure you’ve learned in your Spanish class or by studying by yourself that some means of transportation are used with certain prepositions, right? Let’s refresh your memory! en coche – by car en ómnibus/autobús – by bus en bicicleta – by bicycle en barco/navío – by ship en avión…
How to use the word “demás” Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2011
Demás is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out! 1. Preceded by los and las it means the (other) people, the others. Todavía estamos en la oficina pero los demás ya se fueron. We’re still in the office but the others are already gone. (the…
How to gossip in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Jul 14, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Espero que muy bien. We all gossip, a little or a lot, and today I will give you some useful sentences if you want to talk about what someone has done or dish out some dirt, ¡en español! ¿Supiste lo que pasó? Did you know what happened? No vas a…
How to use algo, nada, alguien and nadie Posted by Adir on Jul 12, 2011
Hey, what’s up? This post is for beginning students of Spanish and it’s about los indefinidos. Los indefinidos are words like algo,nada, alguien and nadie and these words are super useful. Check out how they’re used: Algo (something, anything) can be used in both affirmative and interrogative sentences. Algo is also used meaning kind of…
Canción: Te Doy mi Vida, de Lucas Arnau Posted by Adir on Jul 11, 2011
Today we have a very cool song by Colombian singer Lucas Arnau. Here’s a little bio of him from Wikipedia: Lucas Arnau is a Colombian singer-songwriter who was born in Medellín, Antioquia on May 16, 1979. Arnau’s first album, “Un Poco Más” was produced by Jose Gaviria and Andres Munera in Miami, Florida and was…