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Review: The Subjunctive Part I Posted by Adir on May 12, 2010
Let’s review the form of some irregular verbs in the present subjunctive. Volar – vuele, vueles, vuele, volemos, voléis, vuelen Querer – quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran Poder – pueda, puedas, pueda, podamos, podáis, puedan Volver – vuelva, vuelvas, vuelva, volvamos, volváis, vuelvan Pedir – pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan Sentir – sienta…
Study tip: reading Posted by Adir on May 10, 2010
Let’s face it, we’re in the 21st century and we have no time to waste. We can’t spend 5 years in a language school and not speak effectively. One of the things that have helped me a lot is reading. But reading not just anything; you have to focus what you read. I started with…
Adverbial phrases Posted by Adir on May 6, 2010
There are some expressions that never change in Spanish. Some of them are called adverbial phrases because they relate to adverbs. Place phrases allá arriba (up there), aquí abajo (down here), por todas partes (everywhere), a la derecha (to the right), a la izquierda (to the left), fuera de (outside of), a lo lejos (in…
Verbs with two participles Posted by Adir on May 5, 2010
Some verbs in Spanish have two past participles: one is used to form los tiempos compuestos and the other is used as an adjective or an adverb. Here’s a list of some common verbs with two past participles. The first form is the regular form and the second one is irregular. absorber (to absorb) –…
Video: The Imperative – Review Posted by Adir on May 3, 2010
Today we have a new video with a review of the Imperative en español. Enjoy!
Supernatural en español Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2010
People in Latin America love the CW series Supernatural. It is broadcast in more than 10 countries in Latin American Spanish and in Portuguese in Brazil. If you like Supernatural or if you’ve never heard of it, here’s one of the videos from the second season dubbed in Spanish. Listening is of utmost importance when…
Latin Expressions in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 29, 2010
We know that Spanish comes from Latin and Spanish speakers frequently use Latin expressions to convey more formal meanings. Check them out. a posteriori – después a priori – antes ab aburdo – por lo absurdo ab aeterno – desde la eternidad ab initio – desde el principio ab origine – desde el principio ad…