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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 16 Writing a letter Posted by Laura & Adam on May 11, 2011
Hola. ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver cómo escribir una carta en español. I am going to show you some of the typical expressions that we use when writing a formal letter and others that we use when we write a letter to a friend. Let’s start by looking at the greetings we make at…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 16 Shopping for food Posted by Laura & Adam on May 4, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when buying food in a shop or market. This is often one of the first places many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis. Firstly we will learn some useful food vocabulary in Spanish: • Fruta: Fruit •…
The use of Y and E Posted by Adir on May 3, 2011
Y and E both mean and but they have different uses: We use E before words starting with I and HI. We use Y in all the other cases. So, let’s practice a little with the following exercise. E or Y? 1. Muchas veces mentira ___ ingenio se confunden ___ nos confunden. 2. La cortesía…
¿Por qué, por qué… ? Porque… Posted by Magda on Apr 29, 2011
There are some words and expressions that can be quite confusing, but not only for those of you who are learning the language, but even for native speakers themselves. That’s the case of porqué, porque, por qué and por que. Let’s remember how to use them. Por qué has the meaning of “why”, so we’ll…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 15 Pronombres Relativos Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 27, 2011
Advanced level Spanish video lesson investigating when and how to use the relative pronouns: que, el que, los que, la que, las que, lo que, quien, quienes, el cual, los cuales, la cual, las cuales, lo cual, cuyo, cuyos, cuya, cuyas, donde. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres relativos. Estos se usan…
Review: Time Expressions with el Pretérito Imperfecto and el Pretérito Perfecto Simple. Posted by Adir on Apr 26, 2011
We use time expressions which include the present moment with the Pretérito Perfecto: Tú has estado en Santiago (You have been in Santiago) … hoy. (today) … esta mañana. (this morning – morning is not over yet) … esta tarde. (this afternoon – the afternoon is not over yet) … esta noche. (this evening/tonight –…
Las contracciones en español Posted by Adir on Apr 21, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? Spanish has contractions with prepositions and definite articles in some cases. Let’s learn them! A + artículos al (a + el) – Ellos van al teatro todos los sábados. – They go to the theater every Saturday. a la – Ellas van a la universidad por la mañana. – They go…