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La expresión de modo o manera Posted by Adir on Mar 21, 2011
There are some very useful expressions with the prepositions a, en, and de that show how something is done. Let’s check out some of them! Expresiones con A a media voz – whispering a mano – by hand a gusto – at ease a empujones – by shoves a lo loco – in a crazy…
Adivina si eres capaz… Posted by Adir on Mar 14, 2011
Are you good at math? Let’s try and solve this little problem en español. Tres jóvenes van a un restaurante y la cuenta suma 30 €. Dividen la cuenta entre ellos y cada uno pone 10 €. El dueño del restaurante decide hacerles una rebaja, porque son buenos clientes, y les devuelve 5 €, en…
When to use the article “lo” Posted by Adir on Mar 10, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? Today let’s take a look at how the neutral gender article lo is used in Spanish. The thing is, in Spanish there are no neutral nouns, as it so happens in German, so we can’t use lo with nouns. We use lo: 1. Before adjectives acting as nouns (in masculine singular…
At a service station Posted by Adir on Mar 8, 2011
Hey, how have you all been? Let’s suppose you’re traveling in a Spanish-speaking country. You decide to rent a car and here are some useful sentences when you go to a service station. As you don’t know where things are, you can start by asking where the service station is: ¿Hay una estación de servicio…
Tools in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 7, 2011
Hey, there! Check out this very useful list of tools in Spanish! abrazadera – clamp alicate – pliers arandela – washer azada – hoe azuela – adze banco de trabajo – workbench broca – drill bit caja de herramientas – toolbox cincel – chisel cinta métrica – tape measure clavo – nail destornillador – screwdriver…
Humor en español Posted by Adir on Mar 4, 2011
Hello, there! How have you been? Let’s laugh a little and also learn some Spanish with these really cool (and clean!) jokes in Spanish. 1. Bravucón (braggart) El viejecito, pequeñajo y debilucho, gritaba por teléfono: (The old, small and weak old man was shouting on the telephone) -¡Nunca me pillarán vivo! (You’ll never take me…
Las Leyes de Murphy (con humor) Posted by Adir on Mar 1, 2011
Vamos a reírnos (let’s laugh) un poco con esta interpretación bien divertida de las Leyes (laws) de Murphy. Murphy se hizo (became) famoso al reformular la ley de la probabilidad diciendo: “Todo pan con mantequilla (bread with butter) cae al suelo (falls on the floor) siempre con la mantequilla hacia abajo (butter-side down)”. Aquí tienes…