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Colombian Recipe – Ajiaco Posted by Adir on Apr 16, 2009
Ajiaco is a potato soup from Colombia. It contains pieces of chicken, usually on the bone, large chunks of corn on the cob and two or three kinds of native potatoes, like papas criollas, sabanera and pastusa. It is seasoned with guasca, a kind of aromatic herb. Here’s a recipe for ajiaco in Spanish with…
Latin American Idol Posted by Adir on Apr 12, 2009
Wow, every week I just can’t wait to watch American Idol and see so many talents and of course, so many bad people singing and freaking me out! But did you know we also have American Idol in Spanish? Latin American Idol is broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television for all of Latin America. It has…
I take it you’re taking this too seriously, so don’t take it out on me, ok? Posted by Adir on Apr 9, 2009
You must have noticed by now that learning a foreign language is not easy job, because so many words have different uses and meanings. Let’s take a look at several verbs with multiple meanings. LLEVAR – to take/carry, take a person (somewhere), wear llevar a cabo – to carry through, accomplish llevar a los niños…
If we took a holiday… Posted by Adir on Apr 6, 2009
Everyone loves a holiday, but do you know how to say them in Spanish? Check out this list with American holidays and special times of the year! New Year’s Day – el día de Año Nuevo Valentine’s Day – el día de San Valentín Presidents’ Day – el día de los Presidentes St. Patrick’s Day…
Useful Prefixes Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2009
I just love etymology, which is the study of the history of words. Sometimes you can learn the meaning of the word by looking at its prefixes and that helps a lot when you’re reading in Spanish without a dictionary (ever been through that?). Here are some very common prefixes in Spanish. aero-, “aire”, aeropuerto…
Expressions with “a” Posted by Adir on Mar 30, 2009
Here are some very interesting expressions with the preposition “a”. Check them out! A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando – being a hypocrite A grandes rasgos – in outline, broadly speaking A ojo de buen cubero – by rule of thumb A otro perro con ese hueso – Go try that on somebody…
El Tiempo – The Weather Posted by Adir on Mar 26, 2009
¡Hola a todos! Today our post will be about the weather. But I won’t bore you with a list of weather words in Spanish and English. It’s going to be a very good listening exercise because I have chosen a video from a very beautiful weather girl and I transcribed what she said so you…