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Irregular verbs in the present (III) Posted by Adir on Jan 29, 2013
¡Hola, mi gente! Let’s continue with our series of posta about verb irregularities in Spanish, in the present. Today we have two cases, check them out! 1. The e becomes an i. Pedir Presente de Indicativo – pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden Presente de Subjuntivo – pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan Imperativo –…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 11 Parts of the body and physical descriptions in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 29, 2013
¡Hola a todos! Today in our Spanish review lesson we will practice describing physical appearance in Spanish, with lots of useful Spanish vocabulary related to parts of the body and adjectives such as tall, short, big and small. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 10 To have in Spanish El verbo Tener with Spanish family vocabulary Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 22, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to practice El verbo Tener – the verb to have in Spanish – and how we use it in relation to the family, with lots of useful Spanish family vocabulary. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and…
Learning tip: the power of repetition Posted by Adir on Jan 21, 2013
Hey, everybody, how’s it going? Repetition can help you learn a foreign language and it doesn’t have to be boring. Here’s my story! After meeting my friend Frank, from Germany, in the US last year I decided to start studying German again. I’d been studying it off and on since my teens (early 90s) and…
Top 12 blog posts in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 16, 2013
Hey, everybody, how’s it going? I have been a blog writer at Transparent Language since 2007 and I have to tell you, it’s been a great journey. I have learned a lot, met great and creative people and I can say that I get the chance to do something different every single day of work…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 9 The Family in Spanish, El verbo Ser, Spanish possessives Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 15, 2013
¡Hola! In this interactive Spanish review lesson we are going to practice how to speak about the family in Spanish using El verbo Ser and Spanish possessives. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to…
07 Idioms with verb “hacer” Posted by Adir on Jan 11, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? Hoy les trago 07 expresiones bien chéveres con el verbo “hacer”. Hacer blanco (to hit the target): Todavía no sabemos porque ningún proyectil hizo blanco. [We still don’t why why none of the missiles hit its target.] – La prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas. [She was the target of attacks…