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How to use “escoger” and “elegir” Posted by Adir on Aug 27, 2013
Hello, there! I got an e-mail from a reader asking me when to use verbs escoger and elegir, because they both mean “to choose”. Some Spanish students get a little upset with synonyms because they can’t seem to use the right one, but hey, in English we can “choose” or “pick” something, right? The Rules…
Americanisms in the Spanish language Posted by Magda on Aug 22, 2013
What do you think is the first Americanism that came into Spanish? Yesterday, while I was looking for the origin of some funny expressions, I found an interesting article talking about the first words that came into Spanish from the New World. Borrowings from different languages have always been a good source to increase a…
How To Make Phone Calls in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 19, 2013
Hello, there! Let’s learn and review some very useful sentences for when you make a phone call en español! When you want to know a phone number: ¿Cuál es tu/su número de teléfono? [What’s your phone number?] Es el … [It’s …] No tengo teléfono. [I don’t have a phone.] ¿Puede(s) darme …? [Can you…
Spelling quiz with audio – the answers! Posted by Adir on Apr 12, 2013
Hello, everybody! Here are the answers to Wednesday’s spelling quiz. U or Ü? agÜilla [a little trickle of water] agÜuero [omen, luck] ágUila [eagle] cagUeta [chicken, coward] cegUera [blindness] cigÜeña [stork] gUerra [war] gUitarra [guitar] gUiñar [to blink] higUera [fig tree] hogUera [bonfire] jugUete [toy] lingÜística [linguistics] pingÜino [penguin] segUir [to follow] sigUiente [following] trigUeño [olive-skinned] yegÜero [mare caretaker] zagUero [rear, back – sports] QU or CU? CUaderno [notebook] CUando [when] QUinientos [five hundred] CUanto [how much]…
Spelling quiz with audio Posted by Adir on Apr 10, 2013
Hi, there! Let’s take a spelling quiz en español. Listen to the audio then choose between the two options presented. Are you ready? Let’s start! U or Ü? ag__illa [a little trickle of water] ag__uero [omen, luck] ág__ila [eagle] cag__eta [chicken, coward] ceg__era [blindness] cig__eña [stork] g__erra [war] g__itarra [guitar] g__iñar [to blink] hig__era [fig…
Talking about hobbies in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 9, 2013
Hey, there! How are you doing? Today we are going to learn useful sentences to talk about hobbies en español. ¿Estás listo? ¿Qué te gusta hacer para divertirte? – What do you like to do to have fun? ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? – What do you like to do in your…
How to say “I’m sorry” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Dec 14, 2012
¡Hola! TGIF, right? But before we set out for a great weekend, let’s learn how to say “I’m sorry” in Spanish. We all make mistakes, todos cometemos errores, so it’s a good idea to know when and how to say I am sorry. Take a look at this dialogue between Pedro and Juana. He has…