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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…
Fútbol, y la canción del verano Posted by Magda on Aug 3, 2012
Quizá algunos de vosotros recordareis un post que escribí hace ya bastante tiempo: Surviving the World Cup. Y es que esta que os escribe de vez en cuando, ni entiende de fútbol, ni ganas tiene. Pero reconozco que la Roja ha estado imparable, ha ganado a sus rivales, y ha conseguido que el país casi…
Song + grammar = Aguacero (by Maía) Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2012
We had Maía earlier this year on the Spanish blog with the song Ingenuidad and here she is again. I particularly love her song El Aguacero (The downpour) and it caught my attention because she uses two distinc forms of the future tense. Here are the lyrics to the song and the future tense forms…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 37 Popular Spanish idioms and proverbs Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 31, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver unos modismos y refranes populares españoles. Today we will see some commonly used Spanish idioms and proverbs. I very much hope that you enjoy gaining a closer insight into these interesting aspects of the Spanish language. An “Idiom” is a group of words with a meaning that is…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 37 Spanish adjectives used with Ser and Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 24, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? In this beginner level Spanish video lesson we will look at the way that some Spanish adjectives mean completely different things depending on whether they are used with the Spanish verbs Ser or Estar. The Spanish adjective “Listo”, for example, means “Clever” when used with Ser and “Ready” when used with Estar…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 36 Differences between the verbs Pedir and Preguntar Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 17, 2012
Spanish video lesson at advanced level looking at the subtle differences between the Spanish verbs Pedir and Preguntar. ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal todo? Hoy vamos a hablar de las diferencias entre los verbos Pedir y Preguntar. En inglés, los dos verbos significan “to ask”, pero se usan en situaciones diferentes. Básicamente, preguntar es “to ask a…
Viva Mexico Wrap-Up Posted by sasha on Jul 17, 2012
Well, it’s been a fun couple of months sharing stories and videos from my trip to Mexico with everyone here on the Transparent Spanish blog. Before I say “adiós”, here’s a little wrap-up of my trip, with some basic information and links to my previous posts in sequential order. For those of you hoping to…