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What did you use to do when you were a kid? Say it in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Nov 8, 2010
La niñez, qué época tan buena. In this post I’d like to know, me gustaría saber, what did you use to do when you were a boy/girl? I was a very naughty boy, un niño travieso, so I was in trouble all the time! Leave your answers in the comments. Cuando yo era niño/a, yo…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 7 How to use the Present Subjunctive Tense with expressions of probability Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 3, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a practicar como usar el presente de subjuntivo con frases de probabilidad. In this lesson we are going to practice how to use the Subjunctive Present Tense with sentences of probability. “Sentences of probability” are sentences that highlight the probability of something happening with words such as “maybe”, “hopefully” or…
Study tip: translating back and forth Posted by Adir on Nov 2, 2010
Let me teach you a really good technique for acquiring vocabulary, structure, and reviewing verb tenses in Spanish. It involves translation and many people would frown upon that and say, “Hey, Adir, isn’t translation considered bad in a language course?” We can use translation as an ally when we’re learning a language. Check out this…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 7 How to order in a restaurant Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 27, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis todos? Today we are going to see some typical restaurant food vocabulary and how to manage when ordering and paying for food in a restaurant. Vocabulary: Entrantes: Starters Sopa: soup Sopa de + (flavour): (Flavour) soup Sopa de marisco: seafood soup Ensalada: salad Carne: meat Cerdo: pork Cordero: lamb Pollo: chicken Vaca…
Review: el Condicional Simple Posted by Adir on Oct 21, 2010
We use the condicional simple to express: 1. desire Me encantaría ir a Barcelona. – I would love to go to Barcelona. 2. advice Yo que tú, lo haría lo más pronto posible. – If I were you, I would do it as soon as possible. 3. probability Creo que no aceptaría la invitación. –…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 6 Formas de dar órdenes, consejos e instrucciones Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 20, 2010
¡Buenas! ¿Qué tal os va? Hoy vamos a ver diferentes formas de dar órdenes, consejos e instrucciones. Seguro que la primera que os viene a la cabeza es usar un imperativo (como por ejemplo “ven”, “abre la ventana”, “no comas tanto”, “siga todo recto”…) y la verdad es que sí que usamos mucho el imperativo…
El Futuro Perfecto de Indicativo Posted by Adir on Oct 14, 2010
Even though this verb tense has this very strange and long name, it’s not difficult to use at all. It corresponds to English Future Perfect verb tense , showing that something will have happened at some time in the future. Here’s how it is formed: Future of haber (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) +…