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Spanish Lesson Beginner 18 Verbo Ir and transport Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 15, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to look at the Spanish verb “Ir” (“to go”), some useful transport vocabulary in Spanish and sentences related to “Ir”: Ir: To go: (yo) voy: I go (tú) vas: You go (friendly) (usted) va: You go (formal) (él/ella) va: He/She goes (nosotros/as) vamos: We go (vosotros/as) váis: You…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 17 Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 1, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a practicar un subjuntivo nuevo: El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo. First we will see how to construct this grammar tense and later how to use it. This tense has two parts: Presente de subjuntivo de “haber” + Participio pasado Let´s see first the Presente de subjuntivo of the verb “Haber”…
Preposition review exercise Posted by Adir on May 31, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo te anda todo? Today we’re going to review the use of prepositions in Spanish. Fill in the blanks with the right preposition in the sentences below. The answers are at the end. 1. No te burles ___ mí. (Don’t make fun of me.) 2. ¿___ qué sirve eso? (What’s the use of this?)…
How to say “I’ve been doing something” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 27, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? Sometimes we need to adapt some structures in English and Spanish to get our meaning across. That happens when we say we’ve been doing something for some time in Spanish. Read some examples: I’ve been telling you this for a year, but you don’t pay any attention. Durante un año…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 17 Shopping for clothes Posted by Laura & Adam on May 25, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when shopping for clothes in a shop or street market. Out shopping is often one of the first times many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis with native Spanish speakers and it is a great way to…
Los comparativos Posted by Adir on May 23, 2011
Making comparisons in Spanish is pretty easy, compared to the English way. Take a look at the most common patterns: Comparativo de superioridad (Superiority) En el sur llueve más que en el norte. (It rains more in the south than in the north.) Hoy hace más calor que ayer. (Today is hotter than yesterday.) Mi…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 16 Más sobre los usos del pronombre relativo Posted by Laura & Adam on May 18, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a continuar viendo los pronombres relativos. En esta clase vamos a profundizar un poco más en los usos de cada pronombre. Cuando se refiere a personas se puede usar que o quien: Ejemplos: Cervantes, que escribió El Quijote, murió en 1616 / Cervantes, quien escribió El Quijote, murió…