Archive for 'Videos'
Spanish Video: All 5 Bright Planets To Be Visible From Earth At The Same Time Posted by Paula on Jan 21, 2016
Alienación de los cinco planetas es visible por las madrugadas Video de HCH.TV Lo que podemos decir es que, en realidad, siempre a simple vista hemos logrado detectar cinco planetas a simple vista. El evento que se da en esta ocasión es que se van a poder ver todos ellos al mismo tiempo. Ahora, lo…
8 Video Tutorials to Perfect Your Spanish Pronunciation Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Jan 18, 2016
As we mentioned in a recent blog post, pronouncing Spanish can be a lot harder than people think. Maybe you’ve been learning for years, even living abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, and are still struggling with the stigma of speaking too gringo, so you’re striving for spectacular Spanish speech sounds. Or maybe you’re just starting out learning…
Homenaje a David Bowie: “Heroes” en español Posted by Paula on Jan 14, 2016
We started this week with the sad news that David Bowie had passed away just a day after his 69th birthday. In 1988, Argentinian band Fricción made a cover in Spanish of the great Bowie hit, Heroes. These are the version and lyrics of that adaptation. I hope you enjoy it! Héroes Yo, yo seré el rey Y vos…
5 Online Sources of Streaming News in Spanish Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Jan 11, 2016
There’s a lot going on in the Spanish-speaking world right now. Venezuela is shifting toward democracy with the results of its last parliamentary election. Argentina has just undergone its first peaceful power shift from left to right. Spain’s grassroots podemos party winning unprecedented popular support. Colombia approaching a historic peace agreement. Apple moving into Mexico…
Spanish video: La cabalgata de Reyes Posted by Paula on Jan 8, 2016
¡Feliz 2016 para todos los lectores de Transparent Spanish Language Blog! La primera fiesta del año en España es la del día de Reyes, muy arraigada en la tradición y muy celebrada en todos los rincones del país. Cada año, cada ciudad del país (y en algunas ciudades, cada barrio) organiza una Cabalgata de Reyes…
New Year’s Eve and traditions in Spain Posted by Paula on Dec 31, 2015
New Year is here and this is on of the most important celebrations in Spain. Do you feel like brushing up your New Year vocabulary? Check out our previous posts on this subject. You can also check posts on Christmas vocabulary, Christmas food and the Spanish Christmas lottery. Let’s go through some of the traditions…
10 Most Popular Spanish Posts of 2015 Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 29, 2015
Christmas has been and gone and we are nearly ready to wave goodbye to 2015. We hope you enjoyed a fantastic Christmas and send all our very best wishes for the new year! Now is a great time to recap on our most popular Spanish posts of the year. So, here you have the…