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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…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 29 Indefinite pronouns and adjectives in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 1, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? In this Beginner Level Spanish lesson we will learn all about Spanish indefinite pronouns and adjectives. These are words such as some, any, something, and anything in English. As with English, the Spanish indefinite pronoun or adjective you use depends on whether the sentence is negative, positive or a question. In English…
Modos adverbiales con la preposición “a” Posted by Adir on Jan 30, 2012
Los modos adverbiales son conjuntos de dos o más palabras que funcionan como adverbios. Vamos a aprender algunos de ellos. Desde luego no tiene que memorizarlos pero ponga atención en su significado e intente hacer frases con ellos. Si los encuentra en algún texto, vea como se usan. Para ayudarle, le doy la traducción en…
How to read numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 27, 2012
Believe it or not, numbers give Spanish students a real hard time, so today let’s go over how to say telephone numbers, dates, prices, percentages, math operations, temperature, weight and measurements in Spanish. Telephone numbers – The most common way of reading them is: 2-75-49-02 = dos, setenta y cinco, cuarenta y nueve, cero dos…
Spelling changes in irregular verbs Posted by Adir on Jan 26, 2012
As you may be aware of, irregular verbs are the ones that have some kind of alteration in their radical or endings. Let’s take a look at some of these changes in Spanish verbs that have to do with sound (eufonía = good sound). Such changes are not exactly irregularities because verbs keep the same…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 28 When to use Lo Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 25, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish lesson we will analyse the little Spanish word “lo” and all its uses. This is a short, but vital word to understand and many students struggle on, never fully grasping all of the sides to “lo”. There is no one clear and simple translation for “lo” and this is probably…