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Everyday Spanish 02 Posted by Adir on Jan 20, 2011
Let’s continue with our everyday Spanish expressions, shall we? But first, remember to review the previous expressions to test yourself and become more fluent in Spanish. ¡Eso es un robo! – That’s a ripoff! ¡Eso es una miseria! – That’s peanuts! ¡Fue impresionante! – It was awesome! ¡Habla de una vez! – Spit it out!…
Spanish idioms Posted by Adir on Jan 17, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? Let’s take a look today at some very interesting Spanish idioms starting with the letter A. 01. acordarse de alguien – besides meaning to remember someone it can also be an expression of threat, like “I’m going to hunt you down”, or something like this. ¡Te acordarás de mí! –…
Everyday Spanish 01 Posted by Adir on Jan 15, 2011
Hey, there! How’ve you been? Today we’re going to start a series of posts with everyday cool Spanish expressions. Yes, those expressions you hear in movies, TV series and in real Spanish conversations. ¿Empezamos? ¡Adivina qué pasó! – Guess what! ¡Apúrate! – Hurry up! ¡Aquí lo tienes! – Here you are! (when giving something to…
The meanings of hacerse Posted by Adir on Jan 10, 2011
Hacerse is a reflexive verb and it has several meanings. Instead of providing a boring list I’m going to give you some real Spanish sentences with their translation, ok? Aprovéchala. Se me hizo un nudo en el hilo. – I got a knot in the thread. María se hizo con el premio. – María got…
Música: Diego Torres – Color Esperanza Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2011
Diego Torres in an Argentinean singer/songwriter who, in 2001, released the song Color Esperanza (Hope Color) amidst a very fierce economic crisis in Argentina. The song is about reflecting about ones’s problems, hoping for better days and keeping a positive attitude towards life and its shortcomings. Below you can see the video with the lyrics…
How to make phone calls in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 4, 2011
Hello, there! How are you doing? In today’s post we’ll learn how to make phone calls in Spanish and also some useful expressions. There are some differences when people answer the phone in different Spanish-speaking countries. For example, in Uruguay and Argentina they say hola, in Spain it’s dígame or diga, in Cuba, besides diga…
Video: Las Frutas Posted by Adir on Jan 3, 2011
Hey, what’s up? Let’s learn and review the names of fruits in Spanish, shall we? The cool video below brings the fruit, translation and a picture to help you learn!