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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…
Verb agreement in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Mar 26, 2012
La concordancia is the harmonious combination of elements in a sentence. There are two kinds of agreement (concordancia) in Spanish: la concordancia nominal (noun agreement) and la concordancia verbal (verb agreement). Let’s check out some rules for la concordancia verbal. 1. When we have only one subject, the verb agrees with it in number and…
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…
How to use the preposition “de” Posted by Adir on Mar 21, 2012
Ah, prepositions! They surely give us one heck of a hard time when we are learning a foreign language. If you want to learn Spanish one of the most common prepositions is “de”. Let’s check out some of its uses. 1. from, indicates origin Venía del teatro cuando vio el accidente. [He was coming from…
How to use “tan” and “tanto” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 15, 2012
Tan and tanto are some of the indefinidos, those words that show an indefinite quantity. Let’s check out how they are used! Tanto, tan Tanto is used before nouns, acting as an adjective: Tengo tanto miedo de dormir sola. [I’m so afraid / I have so much fear of sleeping alone.] Siento tantas ganas de…
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…