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Much ado about nothing, do you agree? Posted by on May 6, 2013

Hey, there! A friend of mine used to say, “Too much thunder, too little rain” to indicate that someone’s bark is worse than their bite, meaning that people who talk a lot, usually agressively, don’t take much action and are usually superficial. I was thinking about this these days and I remembered one text I…

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Feliz Cinco de Mayo Posted by on May 5, 2013

Hola, mi gente. Today we celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the United States and in some cities in Mexico. Here’s the Wikipedia description of this holiday: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in…

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Radical sports en español Posted by on May 1, 2013

Hello, there! Today let’s learn a bit about los deportes radicales in Spanish. Practice your reading skills! El descenso de barrancos Consiste en seguir el curso de un río o torrente evitando los obstáculos naturales que este nos ofrece, con la ayuda de cuerdas y otros materiales. Es una actividad en plena naturaleza a través…

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Reading Spanish news: unemployment. Posted by on Apr 25, 2013

Hoy estaba intentando elegir algún tema interesante para escribir mi post y compartir con vosotros. Estaba pensando en nuestro último Día del libro (una celebración que me encanta), o sobre oficios curiosos, como el de farero (hace poco conocí a uno, y fue muy interesante), pero tras leer las noticias, me encuentro con un ánimo…

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Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 23 Days, months, adverbs of frequency, and leisure activities in Spanish Posted by on Apr 22, 2013

¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice some useful verbs related to leisure activities in Spanish, the days of the week in Spanish, the months of the year in Spanish and Spanish adverbs of frequency. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and…

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What the %$# are you talking about? Posted by on Apr 19, 2013

¡Hola! ¿Cómo están ustedes hoy? Espero que estén todos pasándola regio. What? You don’t understand what pasarla regio means? Well, you’re not alone and in today’s post I’m going to show you some situations where people don’t understand what was said and use colloquial expressions in Spanish. ¿Están listos? Dialogue 01 – Two people talking…

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Spring Spanish sayings Posted by on Apr 18, 2013

“Cuando marzo va a mediar, debe la primavera empezar”, así que aparentemente estamos en tiempo de primavera ahora. Pero aquí en mi ciudad hemos pasado de invierno a verano en tan solo unos días, lo que hace un poco difícil aplicar el dicho de “la primavera, la sangre altera”. Esto me recordó que “quema más…

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