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The use of Y and E Posted by Adir on May 3, 2011
Y and E both mean and but they have different uses: We use E before words starting with I and HI. We use Y in all the other cases. So, let’s practice a little with the following exercise. E or Y? 1. Muchas veces mentira ___ ingenio se confunden ___ nos confunden. 2. La cortesía…
Online newspapers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 28, 2011
Hello, there! Here’s a very useful list of some online newspapers from Spanish speaking countries. Argentina www.clarin.com www.lanacion.com.ar www.pagina12.com.ar Bolivia www.elmundo.com.bo Chile www.elsur.cl Colombia www.eltiempo.com.co Costa Rica www.nacion.co.cr Cuba www.granma.cu Ecuador www.hoy.com.ec El Salvador www.elsalvador.com España www.elpais.es www.vanguardia.es www.el-mundo.es www.abc.es Guatemala www.lahora.com.gt Honduras www.latribuna.hn Mexico www.cronica.com.mx/cronica Nicaragua www.laprensa.com.ni Panama www.elsiglo.com Paraguay www.diarionoticias.com.py Peru www.larepublica.com.pe Puerto…
Review: Time Expressions with el Pretérito Imperfecto and el Pretérito Perfecto Simple. Posted by Adir on Apr 26, 2011
We use time expressions which include the present moment with the Pretérito Perfecto: Tú has estado en Santiago (You have been in Santiago) … hoy. (today) … esta mañana. (this morning – morning is not over yet) … esta tarde. (this afternoon – the afternoon is not over yet) … esta noche. (this evening/tonight –…
Idiom: ¡Dichoso! Posted by Adir on Apr 25, 2011
¡Hola! The adjective dichoso comes from the noun dicha (happiness, luck), so dichoso literally means lucky, fortunate. But in informal Spanish it is also used to express the opposite. Check out this little dialog and the translation below. – Hola, Carmen. ¿Cómo estás pasándote las vacaciones? – Fatal. – Pero, ¿por qué fatal? – Es…
Las contracciones en español Posted by Adir on Apr 21, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? Spanish has contractions with prepositions and definite articles in some cases. Let’s learn them! A + artículos al (a + el) – Ellos van al teatro todos los sábados. – They go to the theater every Saturday. a la – Ellas van a la universidad por la mañana. – They go…
El Vestibular, en español Posted by Adir on Apr 18, 2011
Brazil has a college entrance examination called “vestibular” in which students are tested in every subject they study in high school. These include a foreign language test in English, Spanish or French. Here’s a sample of the Spanish language test from PUC RS (Pontifície Univerdade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul). Care to try to…
Quiz – ¿Cuántas personas hay? – Respuesta Posted by Adir on Apr 12, 2011
La explicación es la del joven adinerado y mujeriego que “perdía” una muchacha humilde y no volvía a preocuparse por lo que hubiera podido acaecer al fruto de sus amores. Muchos años más tarde conocía a una joven, con la que se casaba, sin saber que era su propia hija, y con la que tenía…