Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Tricky prepositions case: means of transportation Posted by Adir on Jul 19, 2011
Hi, there! How have you been? I’m sure you’ve learned in your Spanish class or by studying by yourself that some means of transportation are used with certain prepositions, right? Let’s refresh your memory! en coche – by car en ómnibus/autobús – by bus en bicicleta – by bicycle en barco/navío – by ship en avión…
How to use the word “demás” Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2011
Demás is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out! 1. Preceded by los and las it means the (other) people, the others. Todavía estamos en la oficina pero los demás ya se fueron. We’re still in the office but the others are already gone. (the…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 19 Comparisons Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 13, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to make comparisons in Spanish using the transport vocabulary we learned in our last beginner lesson. Más… que: More …. than Menos….que: Less …than Tan ….. como: As….as So, for example, if you want to say “smaller than” you will have to say “más pequeño…
How to use algo, nada, alguien and nadie Posted by Adir on Jul 12, 2011
Hey, what’s up? This post is for beginning students of Spanish and it’s about los indefinidos. Los indefinidos are words like algo,nada, alguien and nadie and these words are super useful. Check out how they’re used: Algo (something, anything) can be used in both affirmative and interrogative sentences. Algo is also used meaning kind of…
How to say “If I were you…” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 7, 2011
We all want to give our opinion about something and sometimes people ask us for advice, so today I’m going to show you a very interesting way of expressing this: Yo que tú. Yo que tú means “if I were you” and it can be used with other pronouns too. Check out some examples: Yo…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 18 Vocabulario de la salud y medicina (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 6, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver vocabulario relacionado con la medicina. Enfermedades: Resfriado/constipado: cold La gripe: flu Paperas: mumps Depresión: depression Sarampión: measles SIDA (Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida): AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Cáncer: cancer Diabetes: diabetes Herpes: herpes Enfermedad de transmisión sexual: STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Hongos en la piel: skin fungus Anemia…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 18 How to offer or accept help Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 22, 2011
Hola a todos, Hoy vamos a ver cómo ofrecer y aceptar ayuda y colaboración en español. We are going to see how to offer or accept help and collaboration in Spanish. First let’s look at how to offer to do certain things: ¿Querer (Tú/usted/vosotros/ustedes) + que + presente de subjuntivo?: To want to/would like to…