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The several uses of the verb “caer” Posted by Adir on Jun 16, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? The verb caer means to fall or to fall over and it’s widely used in Spanish. Let’s learn some of its uses. When it means to fall over, it’s generally used with its reflexive form. Te vas a caer. – You’re going to fall. Me caí en la escalera. – I fell…
Jorge Luis Borges, a video biography Posted by Adir on Jun 13, 2011
Here’s a video with a short biography of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. You can follow the text below. Nace el 24 de agosto de 1899 en Buenos Aires y ya desde la infancia es bilingüe. De hecho, aprenderá a leer en inglés antes que en castellano por influencia de su abuela materna, de origen…
Dialogue in Argentinean Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 10, 2011
Hey, there! I found this really cool dialogue in Argentinean Spanish and we’re going to take a look at it and learn some expressions. – Hola… – ¿Mami? – Hola, hija. ¿Cómo estás? – Bien. Oíme, mami. Me tenés que sacar de un apuro. No sé qué darles de cena a mis invitados esta noche…
Canción: Brindis, de Thalía Posted by Adir on Jun 7, 2011
Songs are a great way to improve our Spanish and if the lyrics carry a positive meaning or tell a very good story, so much better, isn’t it? This is what happens with Thalia’s Brindis (Toast) song. It says that whatever our experiences are we need to give thanks to our intuition. Check out the…
Adjectives with Pablo Neruda Posted by Adir on Jun 6, 2011
Pablo Neruda (07/12/1904 – 09/23/1973) was born in Parral, Chile and died in Santiago de Chile. His real name was Ricardo Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. Besides being a poet, he was also a translator and a diplomat. He won the Literature Nobel Prize in 1971 and his writings greatly influenced Latin American literature. Today we’re going…
Preposition review exercise Posted by Adir on May 31, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo te anda todo? Today we’re going to review the use of prepositions in Spanish. Fill in the blanks with the right preposition in the sentences below. The answers are at the end. 1. No te burles ___ mí. (Don’t make fun of me.) 2. ¿___ qué sirve eso? (What’s the use of this?)…
How to say “I’ve been doing something” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 27, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? Sometimes we need to adapt some structures in English and Spanish to get our meaning across. That happens when we say we’ve been doing something for some time in Spanish. Read some examples: I’ve been telling you this for a year, but you don’t pay any attention. Durante un año…