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The Spanish macho, a stereotype? Posted by Magda on Aug 30, 2012
Once we master vocabulary and grammar, we have to know some cultural aspects related to the language we are learning. Humor differs from country to country, and it is sometimes very hard to be understood by a non native speaker. Laughing is a good exercise, even better if we are able to laugh at ourselves…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 38 Acentuación de las palabras (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 28, 2012
Advanced Spanish lesson looking into how to classify Spanish words according to the location of their accent. ¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver cómo clasificar a las palabras según dónde se encuentre su acento. El acento es el énfasis de la palabra. Las palabras agudas son aquellas que tienen el acento en la última…
Spanish lexicon. Latin origin of words and expressions Posted by Magda on Aug 23, 2012
Al igual toda lengua, el español ha sido siempre influenciado por todas las culturas con las que ha convivido a lo largo de los siglos. Me gustaría repasar algunas de ellas, ya que son palabras muy integradas en nuestro idioma. El español es una lengua romance que procede del latín, así que su herencia de…
Intermediate Spanish Lesson 38 Useful Spanish eating expressions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 21, 2012
In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at a selection of useful Spanish expressions related to eating, such as Ponerse morado (To eat a lot) and Comer como un pajarito (To eat very little). Food is a great stimulator of conversation and very often one of the first times you get to practice Spanish…
How to improve your vocabulary in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 20, 2012
Here’s a little info about me: I have been teaching English, Spanish and Portuguese for 20 years and one of the biggest difficulties students have shown is lack of vocabulary. Now what to do? Well, making very long lists won’t help you. So here are some tips. 1. Contextualize! When you come across a new…
Beginner Spanish Lesson 38 Spanish verbs of movement with prepositions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 14, 2012
In this Beginner Spanish lesson we are going to learn some important Spanish verbs of movement and the Spanish prepositions which accompany them, such as Ir + a, Llegar + de and Venir + a. Spanish verbs of movement are Spanish verbs that describe movement such as el verbo Ir which means To go in…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 37 Expresiones con colores Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 7, 2012
Advanced level Spanish video lesson looking at many useful and commonly used Spanish expressions which all have references to colours. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver expresiones en español con colores. Como ya sabéis, en español tenemos muchísimas expresiones que usamos muy a menudo. Estas expresiones que vamos a ver se utilizan con mucha…