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Podcast: The uses of “a” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 15, 2010
Download audio ¡Hola, mi gente! How are you all doing? This is Adir Ferreira speaking directly from Brazil, bringing you all the hottest tips to learn Spanish you can’t find anywhere! In this podcast I’m going to talk about the several uses of the word “a”. We tend to think that “a” only relates to…
Friends en español Posted by Adir on Jul 9, 2010
Who doesn’t love Friends? I just found this video on Youtube with a dubbed version (standard Spanish) of the series and there are very interesting expressions for us to learn. Check out the video and see the expressions below. Here’s a recap in Spanish of the story. Phoebe y Mike se van a casar y…
Jennifer Lopez en español Posted by Adir on Jul 8, 2010
Hola, mi gente, ¿cómo está todo? I hope you’re doing great! What a better way to review grammar than with music, uh? Jennifer Lopez has Puerto Rican origins and in 2007 she released the Como Ama Una Mujer (How a Woman Loves) album. The first song was ¿Qué Hiciste? (What have you done?) and today…
Humor in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 2, 2010
Everybody likes humor and so here’s a small and fun story. You can also listen to it, download the audio and check the main vocabulary. After you read it, were you able to understand the story? Download audio El donativo Um empresario millonario y famoso por su tacañería va a una importante fiesta, organizada por…
Ordinal numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2010
Ordinal numbers can very tricky when they’re written in Spanish. 1º – primero 2º – segundo 3º – tercero 4º – cuarto 5º – quinto 6º – sexto 7º – séptimo 8º – octavo 9º – noveno 10º – décimo 11º – undécimo 12º – duodécimo 13º – decimotercero 14º – decimocuarto 15º – decimoquinto…
Music tip: Thalía, en Primera Fila Posted by Adir on Jun 25, 2010
Mexico’s bombshell Thalía has her first new live album, Primera Fila. In this interview for Tv Show El Rojo Vivo, she talks about how she prepared for the concert and what drove her to dispose of all masks to present herself as a more accessible artist. This is a great interview because both Thalía and…
The Job Interview, en español – Useful sentences Posted by Adir on Jun 23, 2010
During a job interview, candidates might make some comments to tell the interviewer how much they would appreciate working in the company or tell the interviewer about some other skills that they have. Let’s learn some cool sentences to help you during a job interview. 1. ¿Le gustaría oír algunos ejemplos específicos de mi trabajo?…