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Video: Time Adverbs Posted by Adir on Dec 28, 2010
Hello, there! Here’s a video with the most common time adverbs in Spanish. Remember to watch the video, stop, repeat, watch it again, until you can master the sentences and meanings, ok? See you all next time!
Vídeo: Masculine and Feminine Nouns – A Review Posted by Adir on Dec 27, 2010
Hey, there! Here’s a short video to review masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish. Aprovéchenlo.
La Navidad Posted by Adir on Dec 21, 2010
Here are some very useful sentences to use during Christmas time and New Year. Listen to their pronunciation in the audio. ¡Feliz Navidad! – Merry Christmas! ¿Qué le pediste a San Nicolás? – What did you ask Santa? ¿San Nicolás te trajo todo lo que pediste? – Did Santa Claus bring you everything you asked…
How Guaraníes Celebrated Christmas Posted by Adir on Dec 20, 2010
A long time ago, when Paraguayan Guaraníes indigenous customs started to mix with the settlers’ Catholic traditions, a new way to celebrate Christmas was born. The guaraníes started to worship a tree in the jungle because, according to them, Jesus’ father, Joseph, had swept the stable where Jesus was going to be delivered in with…
Mexican recipe: Mole Poblano Posted by Adir on Dec 16, 2010
When you think of Mexican food you think of mole. Don’t you know what mole is? Well, mole is a kind of sauce, typically Mexican. One of the most famous moles is mole poblano. Its name comes from the Mexican state of Puebla and is prepared with dried chili peppers like ancho, pasilla, mulato, and…
Reflexive Verbs: different meanings Posted by Adir on Dec 13, 2010
Hola, how’s it going? There are some verbs in Spanish that change their meanings when used in the reflexive form. Check them out! acordar – to agree. Acordaron de encontrarse a las dos en la casa de María. (They agreedo to meet at two at María’s house.) acordarse – to rember. Seguro que te acuerdas…
Spanish Irregular Verbs in the Future Posted by Adir on Dec 10, 2010
Hello, there. Here’s a very useful tip for putting irregular verbs in the Future in Spanish. Remember that las desinencias (endings) are: -é, -ás, -á, -emos,-éis, -án. Check out their roots. decir – dir– (to say) –> diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán haber – habr– (there to be) –> habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis…