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Review – Conjunctions – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Oct 5, 2010
Conjunctions are used to link clauses and establish a specific relationship like adversity, addition, disconnection, etc. Veamos algunas de las más comunes en español. Aunque sea tarde, voy a ver aquella película. – Although it’s late, I will watch that movie. A pesar de que están cansados, siempre salen a caminar. – Despite being tired…
Study tip: stop procrastinating! Posted by Adir on Oct 4, 2010
See if this scenario is familiar: you took that Spanish course some time ago, but then quit because you just didn’t have time. Now you say to yourself occasionally: “I’m going to resume studying Spanish, I just have to.” Then you think of some ways to do it: – watch movies in Spanish with the…
Los alebrijes Posted by Adir on Sep 28, 2010
Los alebrijes are Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical animals invented by Pedro Linares López in 1936 in Mexico. They’re made of paper or wood and represent an imaginary animal, combining the form of two or more animals. Their structure is made of wood or carrizo and the outside part is wrapped in papier-maché and…
Los Vejigantes Posted by Adir on Sep 27, 2010
The vejigantes are clown-like characters that can be seen during Carnival time in Puerto Rico. During the festivities of St. James the Apostle (Patron Saint of the city of Loiza), the vejigantes go to the streets to scare people. They usually wear large bright-colored overalls with very large sleeves, which look like bat wings. They…
How to calm someone down, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 23, 2010
You know those times when you need to calm someone down when they’re very nervous or angry because something bad or unpleasant has happened? Well, let’s learn some really useful expressions to express this. ¡Anímate! – Cheer up! ¡Cálmate! – Calm down! ¡Que eso no te saque el sueño! – Don’t lose your sleep over…
Reviewing Irregular Past forms, With Music! Posted by Adir on Sep 21, 2010
Yeah, you know how much I love Latin music and I try to do something with songs in my classes all the time. Spanish irregular past verbs forms are sometimes hard to memorize and this song by Thalia can help you with the following verbs: hacer, querer, estar, tener and poder. Learn the song and…
The Bogeyman, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 20, 2010
When we were kids we used to believe in the Bogeman, that legendary monster that comes to eat children who don’t want to go to sleep or who are crying for no reason. Here are some very common “lullabies” containing the bogeyman in Spanish. Duerme niño, duerme, (Sleep, kid, sleep) duerme, que viene el coco…