Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Spanish Lesson Advanced 13 Posición de los adjetivos Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 16, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal estáis? Hoy vamos a ver algo que quizá os hayáis preguntado alguna vez: Por qué a veces en español ponemos el adjetivo calificativo delante del nombre que describe (por ejemplo, un pequeño barco en lugar de un barco pequeño). Cuando comenzasteis a estudiar español, seguro que vuestro profesor, o profesora, os dijo…
When to use the article “lo” Posted by Adir on Mar 10, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? Today let’s take a look at how the neutral gender article lo is used in Spanish. The thing is, in Spanish there are no neutral nouns, as it so happens in German, so we can’t use lo with nouns. We use lo: 1. Before adjectives acting as nouns (in masculine singular…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 13 Presente de Subjuntivo with temporary sentences Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 9, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver el uso del Presente de Subjuntivo en frases temporales (temporary sentences). A temporary sentence is one which uses words such as “when”, “while”, “before”, “after”, “until”, etc, with a verb afterwards. For example: “Cuando hace calor voy a la playa” which means “When it is hot I go…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 13 Spanish Verbs: Present Tense (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 2, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to learn how to describe things that we usually do using regular Spanish verbs. “Verbs” are words which describe actions (to talk, to eat, to dance, etc) and “regular” verbs are those verbs which follow a specific rule or rules without exception. All Spanish verbs in their original…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 12 Otras formas de decir “aunque” Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 23, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Cómo estáis? En nuestra última clase de nivel avanzado vimos cómo usar correctamente el adverbio “aunque”. Hoy vamos a seguir con el tema, viendo diferentes formas de expresar “aunque”. Todos los elementos que vamos a ver significan ”aunque”, pero algunos matizan la intención con la que se dice la frase. 1. Para…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 12 Expressions Of Annoyance, Resignation, Lament, and Consolation Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 16, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis todos? Hoy vamos a ver expresiones de fastidio (annoyance), resignación (resignation), lamento (lament) y consuelo (consolation). These are very useful as they are heard all the time in everyday conversation. None of the expressions you are going to learn in this lesson are considered rude. Let´s start with expressions of annoyance: •…
¿Mayúscula o minúscula? Posted by Magda on Feb 13, 2011
Hi everybody, Today we’ll be clarifying some spelling rules related to the use of capital letters in Spanish, since they don’t always correspond with the way English is capitalized. There are only a few DOs and DON’Ts, so they will be easy for you to remember. You should always write a capital letter in the…