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How to say “If I were you…” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 7, 2011
We all want to give our opinion about something and sometimes people ask us for advice, so today I’m going to show you a very interesting way of expressing this: Yo que tú. Yo que tú means “if I were you” and it can be used with other pronouns too. Check out some examples: Yo…
Idioms with the verb “hacer” Posted by Adir on Jul 1, 2011
The verb hacer (to make, to do) has several idioms and I chose four of them so you can improve your colloquial Spanish a little bit, ok? Let’s start off with the idiom hacer la pelota. Well, hacer la pelota is a very common idiom at the workplace, when an employee butters up the boss…
Review: Los Numerales Posted by Adir on Jun 30, 2011
You’ve been studying Spanish for some time but when it comes to numbers you hit a snag. What to do? Well, para decirte la verdad, understanding and using numbers is not an easy task, really, so you just need to practice until you master them. Now, below you have some sentences with numbers for you…
Un día difícil (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2011
Know those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, that is, nos levantamos con el pie izquierdo? Well, this is what happened to our Mexican friend Javier. Read this little paragraph and check some difficult words and expressions in the vocabulary list. Download audio Estoy enojadísimo. Tuve un día muy…
My one-day trip to Argentina Posted by Adir on Jun 27, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? During Carnival here in Brazil I went on a sea cruise down to Argentina and Uruguay. We only had one day to spend in Montevideo and Buenos Aires, so we got off the ship at 9 am, hopped in a cab and drove along these cities. Montevideo is a beautiful…
How to say “All right by me!” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 23, 2011
Hi, how have you all been? Today let’s take a look at a short dialogue in colloquial Spanish and learn, among other things, how to say “All right by me!”, en español. So here’s the context: two buddies are talking about dropping by a friend’s house. A – ¿Por qué no pasamos hoy por lo…
How to cheer people up en español Posted by Adir on Jun 20, 2011
Sometimes a friend needs some cheering up and this is what this post is about, cheering people up and complimenting them. Here are some useful sentences you might want to use! No te preocupes por eso. – Don’t worry about it. ¿Por qué no te desahogas? – Why don’t you get if off your chest?…