Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Para y Por Posted by Magda on Jul 12, 2012
As we know, simple rules for a native speaker can be quite confusing when we are learning a foreign language. Some days ago I read somebody asking the difference between these two Spanish prepositions Por and Para. As you know, both words mean for in English, so the best way to differentiate between them is…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 36 Spanish Object Pronouns – Direct & Indirect Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 10, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto en español. Today we are going to see the Direct and Indirect Spanish Object Pronouns. A “Pronoun” is basically a shorter and quicker substitute for a noun. English pronouns include “he” and “she” and “what” and “that”, which take the place…
Masculine or feminine? Posted by Adir on Jul 4, 2012
Words ending in -o are usually masculine and words ending in -a are usually feminine in Spanish, but, as you may have noticed, there are exceptions. So, how do we know when a word is masculine or feminine? So here are some tips. Words that are usually masculine ending in -o: cariño [caress], libro [book]…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 36 The Spanish Present Continuous Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 3, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we will see how to describe what someone is doing currently in that moment or something someone does usually but for a temporary period of time using the Spanish Present Continuous (“El Presente Continuo”). To construct this tense we use the Spanish verb Estar (“To be”) + Gerund (“Gerundio” in Spanish)…
Review: Ser or Estar? (the answers) Posted by Adir on Jul 2, 2012
Hey! Here are the answers to last week’s test on the use of ser or estar! 1. (Es / Está) una pena que no vengas con nosotros. lo pasarías estupendamente. 2. Estas no (son / están) horas de llegar a casa. 3. El mueble que me (eres / estás) haciendo (es / está) de madera…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 35 Saber vs Conocer Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 26, 2012
Advanced level Spanish video lesson looking into the subtle differences between the two Spanish verbs Saber and Conocer. It is tempting to simply translate both these verbs as “to know” in English, but in fact they have many particular uses and in this lesson we will analyse all of the details so that you know…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 35 Describing people negatively in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 19, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver adjetivos de carácter negativos en español. Today we will see negative Spanish character adjectives such as Chulo (Arrogant), Pardillo (Naive) and Muermo (Boring). We will also see how to describe people negatively in Spanish with different sentence structures such as Qué + adjective or Ser + un/una +…