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Christina Aguilera en español Posted by Adir on Mar 22, 2010
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? A todos nos gusta aprender con música, ¿verdad? La cantante Christina Aguilera tiene madre estadounidense y padre ecuatoriano y en su álbum del 2000, Mi Reflejo, Aguilera le rinde homenaje a sus orígenes y quedó en primer lugar en la lista Billboard de álbumes latinos. Aquí les traigo…
El Hormiguero Posted by Adir on Mar 19, 2010
El Hormiguero is a Spanish talk show broadcast on Cuatro TV Station and it focuses on science, humor and politics. At first it was a 2-hour show but it was so successful that it is broadcast from Monday to Saturday in a 40-minute show. The video below is for more advanced learners because Pablo, the…
Bloopers in telenovela La Madrastra Posted by Adir on Mar 15, 2010
I have to admit, I love them bloopers! When we see a sitcom or drama series we never know how hard it is to edit and get things right. Those actors work really hard to do it. With Mexican telenovelas it isn’t any different. The actors crack up at their own mistakes and have to…
Vocabulary: Kitchen Utensils Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2010
Here’s a very useful list of kitchen utensils. Notice that some words have more than one equivalent because Spanish is spoken in so many countries. batidora – mixer cacerola / cazuela – saucepan colador – strainer, colander cubo / tacho de la basura – trash can escurridor – dish rack fregadero / pila / pileta…
Insects in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 8, 2010
Here’s a useful list of insect names in English. Check them out! el chinche – bedbug el escarabajo – beetle el escorpión – scorpion el grillo – cricket el gusano – worm el saltamontes – grasshopper el zancudo/el mosquito – mosquito la abeja (reina) – (queen) bee la araña – spider la cucaracha – cockroach…
El vs. La: Noun Gender Posted by Adir on Mar 4, 2010
There are some tips to know the gender of a noun but there are times when you just have to learn them by heart. There are no logical way of knowing it. Here’s a useful list of some of these words. el acorde – chord el barniz – varnish el cobre – copper el cometa…
Vocabulario – En la oficina (at the office) Posted by Adir on Feb 26, 2010
Shall we learn some vocabulary related to the office? el archivo – file cabinet el armario – closet el clip – paper clip el escáner – scanner el líquido borrador – whiteout el ordenador / la computadora – computer el pisapapeles – paperweight el rotulador – marker el sello fechador – date stamp el sillón…