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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (en español) Posted by Adir on Aug 3, 2010
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series is a hit worldwide and a new movie has just come out, Eclipse. Below you have a video with the trailer in Spanish and a short summary of the story (no spoilers, I promise!). Aprovéchenlo. Raras muertes suceden en Seattle, una ciudad cerca de Forks, y los Cullen creen que fueron…
What to say when you meet someone (again!) Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2010
Hey guys, how’ve you all been? Well, today’s post brings you some useful expressions when you meet someone for the first time (or not!). They’re informal everyday sentences and therefore use the te pronoun. – Mira, te presento a … (Hey, let me introduce you to …) – ¿No te acuerdas de mí? Soy ……
What does ‘sacar’ mean? Posted by Adir on Jul 27, 2010
Hola, ¿cómo les va todo? Today let’s see some very common meanings of the verb sacar en español. 1. to take out. El hombre sacó el dinero del bolsillo. (The man took the money out of his pocket.) 2. to get, to obtain. En esa empresa, los funcionarios sacan una buena comisión. (The employees get…
Jokes in (clean!) Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 26, 2010
Here are some cool and clean jokes in Spanish. Use the vocabulary to help you understand them. 1. – Te veo un poco demacrado. ¿Has ido a ver al médico? – Sí. – ¿Te ha dado alguna medicación? – Sí. – ¿Y te la has tomado? – No. – ¿Por qué? – Porque en el…
Periphrases in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 22, 2010
A periphrasis (or circumlocution) is a figure of speech which consists of expressing, by using several words, something you could say with less or with only one word, but not as beautifully. Let’s check out some well-known periphrases in Spanish. El Supremo Hacedor: Dios El Mártir del Gólgota: Jesucristo El Pobrecillo de Asís: San Francisco…
More Irregular Verbs in Spanish – Past Tense (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jul 20, 2010
Now listen to the second part of our irregular verb audio drills. Practice your listening and repeat after each conjugation. Venir (to come) vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron Poner (to put) puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron Querer (to want) quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisisteis quisieron Saber (to know) supe supiste supo supimos supisteis…
Irregular Verbs in Spanish – Past Tense (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jul 16, 2010
All right, you’re going to tell me that verbs are hard to learn, their pronunciation is difficult and lots of other excuses. So this is what we’re going to do today. I’ve chosen some very, but very common irregular verbs in the past and I’m going to read their conjugation so you guys can practice…