Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
“Sobre el idioma español”, the parody of a poem Posted by Magda on Nov 29, 2011
Today´s post will probably be a bit hard for beginners, but it is a good summary about some of the problems we can find when studying my language. This poem was written in 1921 by Pablo Parellada, a satiric writer , novelist, playwright, and humorous draftsman who used such funny nicknames as “Melitón González”or “Pancho…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 25 Indirect or Reported Speech – Estilo Indirecto (Part 2) Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 23, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a practicar más sobre el Estilo Indirecto en español. Today we are going to learn more about the Spanish “Estilo Indirecto” – Indirect or Reported Speech. This is the second part in a series of two Spanish video lessons on the topic. If you haven’t already seen the first video…
The Imperative with Pronouns Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2011
The imperative is used to give, offer, ask, advise, order, beg and demand. Here are some examples: Ask: Préstame tu libro, solo por un ratito, ¿sí? (Lend me your book, just for a while, will you?) Order: Salgan de ahí que es muy muy peligroso. (Get out of there because it’s too dangerous.) Offer: Coma…
Preposiciones: a, ante, bajo… Posted by Magda on Nov 18, 2011
As in any other language, prepositions in Spanish can be a problem when learning the language. They can have the same meaning as in English, or not. A preposition is a linking word used to introduce links to nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 25 Describing aches and pains at the doctor’s Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 16, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Today we will learn how to manage when visiting a doctor in a Spanish speaking country. We will look at the names of the main parts of the body in Spanish, common pains and ailments in Spanish and how to explain the pain you are feeling and where you are feeling it…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 24 Expresiones coloquiales con el verbo Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 9, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look at various colloquial Spanish expressions using the Spanish verb “Estar”. These are very useful Spanish expressions as they are commonly used in everyday speech and provide a further insight into the numerous uses of the Spanish verb “to be”. Hola ¿Qué tal os va todo?…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 24 Indirect or Reported Speech – Estilo Indirecto (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 2, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a practicar el Estilo Indirecto en español. Today we are going to practice the Spanish “Estilo Indirecto” – Indirect or Reported Speech. This is the first part in a series of two video lessons on the topic. Indirect or Reported Speech is a way of reporting a statement or question…