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Making Spanish Vowels Even Easier with the IPA Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Oct 26, 2015
Are you one of the many language learners who think Spanish only has five simple vowels? It’s true, Spanish has an easy system of pure vowels or monophthongs — a, e, i, o, u — but what about words like rey, aire, or bueno? Spanish vowels are mostly easy, but the diphthongs, vowels made up…
English Spanish Vocabulary – Fruits and nuts Frutas y frutos secos Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 19, 2015
Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to fruits and nuts. Hoy vamos a practicar vocabulario español útil relacionado con frutas y frutos secos. Use the player below to listen to and repeat the pronunciation of the words in Spanish: Fruits and nuts Frutas y frutos secos La manzana: apple La…
The IPA for Spanish Language Learning: Consonants Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Oct 14, 2015
Did you learn Spanish out of a textbook in high school but still struggle to hold a conversation that doesn’t involve ordering food? Or maybe you’ve been speaking Spanish for years but are fed up with that awful acent that gets you made fun of everywhere you travel? I’ve had plenty of students with both of these…
English Spanish Vocabulary – In the city En la ciudad Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 5, 2015
Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to the city. Hoy vamos a practicar vocabulario español útil relacionado con la ciudad. Use the player below to listen to and repeat the pronunciation of the words in Spanish: In the city En la ciudad La calle: street La carretera: road La avenida…
English Spanish Vocabulary – The Weather El tiempo (Part 2) Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 22, 2015
Today we are going to practice more useful Spanish vocabulary related to the weather. Hoy vamos a practicar más vocabulario español útil relacionado con el tiempo. Click here for the previous post looking at more vocabulary related to The Weather Use the player below to listen to and repeat the pronunciation of the words…
English Spanish Vocabulary – The Weather El tiempo (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 8, 2015
Today we are going to practice some useful Spanish vocabulary related to the weather. Hoy vamos a practicar vocabulario español útil relacionado con el tiempo. Use the player below to listen to and repeat the pronunciation of the words in Spanish: The Weather – El tiempo Hace sol: it is sunny Está nublado: it…
Receta de torrijas de Semana Santa Posted by Paula on Aug 27, 2015
Hoy aprenderemos a preparar un postre típico de España para Semana Santa. Se trata de torrijas, preparadas por sor Liliana y sor Beatriz de Bocaditos de cielo. Today we are going to learn how to prepare a typical Spanish dessert for Easter. These are the torrijas, prepared by sister Liliana and sister Beatriz of Bocaditos…