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Perífrasis Verbales con Infinitivo Posted by Adir on Feb 11, 2011
The perífrasis verbales con infinitivo have a general sense of an action towards the future. Check out the most common ones. ir/irse + a + infinitivo Voy a comprarme una computadora nueva. – I’m going to buy a new computer. Vamos a visitar aquella exposición. – We’re going to visit that exhibit. echar/echarse + a…
Let’s talk about clothes! Posted by Adir on Feb 8, 2011
All right, people, our post today will be talking about clothes. More specifically let’s learn some vocabulary related to the materials clothes are made of. Clothes can be made of … algodón (cotton) … broderie (English embroidery) … corderoy/pana (corduroy) … cuero (leather) … encaje, puntillas (lace) … gamuza/ante (suede) … lino (linen) … lana…
Vídeo: The Alphabet Posted by Adir on Feb 7, 2011
I just found this cute little video with an alphabet song (very Latin!) and it doesn’t hurt to do some reviewing of basics, does it? It’s a pretty fast song so try to keep up with the rhythm. A detail: the Royal Spanish Academy does not recognize ch and ll as separate letters but those…
Everyday Spanish – Final Part Posted by Adir on Feb 5, 2011
Hi there! How’s it going? Today’s the last part of our cool everyday Spanish expressions! I hope you’ve learned a lot and remember to review them whenever you can, ¿vale? Misión cumplida. – Mission accomplished. Mucho ruído y pocas nueces. – All talk and no action. No es nada del otro mundo. – That’s no…
Means of Transportation in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 1, 2011
Hey, there! ¿Cómo les va todo? Let’s review some means of transportation en español, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en and there is also some cases with the preposition a. Let’s check them out! el avión – plane en avión – by plane la bicicleta, la bici…
Everyday Spanish 04 Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Are you enjoying the cool everyday Spanish expressions? Here are some more of them! A la una, a las dos… – Going once, going twice… A propósito… – By the way… Ahora en serio… – Now seriously… Al final todo salió bien. – It all worked out eventually. Con el…
Everyday Spanish 03 Posted by Adir on Jan 24, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Are you ready to learn some more cool everyday Spanish expressions? Shall we go for it? ¡Trato hecho! – Deal! ¡Tú mandas! – You’re the boss! ¡Vete! ¡Lárgate! – Get out of here! ¡Ya basta! ¡Basta ya! – That’s enough! I’ve had enough! ¡Ya me di cuenta! – So I’ve…