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How To Give Advice in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 17, 2014
Hello there! Oftentimes when we are talking to someone we need to give and receive advice so this what our post is about today. You will learn several ready-made sentences so make sure to memorize them! Here we go! Dando un consejo – Giving advice ¿Por qué tú no…? – Why don’t you…? Tal…
Review: Los Verbos de Cambio Posted by Adir on Mar 10, 2014
Hello, there! Let’s kick this week off with a very interesting dialogue that uses lots of the verbos de cambio. Read the dialogue over and over again and see how natural it is. Keep practicing it! Two neighbors are talking: A: ¡Hola! B: ¡Hola, maja! A: ¿Qué pasa?, te encuentro fatal. B: Ya ves……
Song: Let It Go (from ‘Frozen’) in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2014
Hello, there! I love the Oscars, I really do! And I also love it when big stars mess up… oh, was I not supposed to say that John Travolta messed up big time by saying Idina Menzel’s name as “Adele Mazeem”. Come on, John, WTF? Well, as with every song in a major animation, Let…
Los Carnavales de Oruro Posted by Adir on Feb 28, 2014
Desde Europa hasta América, el carnaval es la gran fiesta de ritmo, color y sabor. La gran fiesta europea también se celebra en toda América Latina. Brasil es el destaque de la región, con sus diferentes formas de celebración que van desde los desfiles de las escuelas de samba, pasando por los tríos eléctricos y…
Practice The Past Tense With Songs: Me Dediqué a Perderte Posted by Adir on Feb 23, 2014
Hey, there! I use songs in my classes all the time. Why? First, because I love music and also because music brings people together and it’s a fun way to learn. I chose a song by Mexican singer Leonel García, featuring Thalía. This song has lots of verbs in Simple Past and the Imperfect tense…
Learning with dialogues: What do you like? Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2014
Hello, there! Let’s kick off this week with a sample dialogue between Ramón and Juan. Ramón: ¿Qué te gustaría ser si no fueras webdesigner? [What would you like to be if you weren’t a webdesigner?] Juan: No lo sé. No me veo haciendo otra cosa. Aunque tal vez hubiera sido veterinario, me gustan los animales…
How To Describe A Romantic Evening in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 12, 2014
Hello, there! In today’s post I’m going to cover several key sentences for you to use when you describe your romantic Valentine’s Day evening. You ready? Let’s do this! Me arreglé bien. – I got all dressed up. Me latía el corazón. – My heart was beating fast. La fui a buscar en su casa…