Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Spanish Lesson Advanced 26 False Friends – Falsos amigos (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 26, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will see various “False Friends”. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. These words can lead you to make all sorts of mistakes if you are not careful so I hope very…
The position of direct and indirect objects in sentences Posted by Adir on Dec 24, 2011
The pronombre complemento can come: 1. After the verb – this is called énclisis. Llámame a las ocho. In the case above the verb and the pronoun are written together. Attention! The pronombre complement always comes after verbs: – in the gerund: Estoy escribiéndole una carta. – Estoy escribiéndosela. – in the infinitive: Voy a…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 26 Managing in Spanish at the doctor´s Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 23, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo estáis? In this beginner level Spanish lesson we will see some Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s. Let’s first see some general Spanish vocabulary that will be useful to you: • Médico/a: Doctor • Doctor / Doctora : Doctor + (name) (talking…
Verbs with two objects Posted by Adir on Dec 16, 2011
As we saw last week, we have verbs that have direct and indirect objects. Some verbs, however, have two objects: one direct and another indirect (with a preposition). Let’s see an example: Él escribió la carta para mí. – He wrote the letter to me. la carta – direct object para mí – indirect objetc…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 26 Probability in the past Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 14, 2011
Hola. ¿Qué tal? Espero que todos estéis progresando muy bien con vuestros estudios de español y estéis disfrutando del proceso. Hoy vamos a ver cómo hablar de probabilidad en el pasado en español. Today we are going to learn how to talk about probability in the past in Spanish. As you will see, some of…
The Direct and Indirect Objects in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Dec 8, 2011
The pronombres complemento directo are: yo – me tú – te él/usted (hombre) – lo / le ella / usted (mujer) – la nosotros (as) – nos vosotros (as) – os ellos / ustedes (hombres) – los / les ellas / ustedes (mujeres) – las Here are some more examples with complementos directos: Él la…
The Direct and Indirect Objects in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Dec 5, 2011
Direct objects are called complementos directos and come after transitive verbs, which require an object to fully convey their meaning. Él escribió esta carta. – He wrote this letter. Ayer vimos una película muy buena. – Yesterday we watched a great movie. Note: The direct object (complement directo) comes with the preposition a when we…