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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 31 Spanish adjectives with Ser and Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 27, 2012
In this Spanish lesson we are going to see Spanish adjectives that change their meanings depending on whether they are used with either ser or estar. We have already looked at the two verbs ser and estar, which are both the equivilant to the verb to be in English, and their different meanings and uses…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 31 Spanish future tense: Ir + a + infinitive Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 22, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? In this Spanish lesson we are going to see how to describe future plans in Spanish using el verbo “Ir” (the verb “To go”) followed by “a” (to) and a verb in the infinitive. This Spanish future tense is very similar to the English future tense that uses “Going to…” followed by…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 30 Uses of the word Hombre Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 7, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look into the various uses of the Spanish word “Hombre”. This is an interesting and commonly used Spanish word that is used in a variety of different Spanish phrases and expressions. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a hablar de una palabra que se usa muchísimo en…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 30 Passive sentences Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 29, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver las oraciones pasivas. Today we are going to look at how to construct passive sentences in Spanish. The Passive Voice (La voz pasiva) in English is formed by using a form of the verb “to be” followed by a past participle. The same rule applies in Spanish, where…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 30 Spanish pronunciation rules Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 22, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today, we are going to look at improving your Spanish pronunciation with some important Spanish pronunciation rules. Spanish pronunciation is actually quite straightforward. This might be hard to believe at first glance, but many of the Spanish letters are pronounced very similarly to their English counterparts and there is a definite, clear…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 29 Expresiones con la palabra “leche” Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 15, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish lesson we will look at lots of very commonly used Spanish expressions which all feature the word “leche”, such as “a toda leche”, “ser la leche”, and “de mala leche”. Hola ¿Qué tal os va todo? Estoy segura de que todos conocéis la palabra “leche” en español. Poy vamos a…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 29 Useful conditional phrases Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 8, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? En la última clase de nivel intermedio, vimos las frases condicionales. Hoy vamos a ver unas expresiones con frases condicionales. In the last intermediate level Spanish lesson we looked at “Conditional Sentences”: what they are and how to construct them in Spanish. In this follow-on class we will look at some typical…