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Spanish Lesson Beginner 28 Talking about the weather in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 11, 2012
Hola. ¿Qué tal? Today we will see how to describe the weather in Spanish with lots of useful Spanish vocabulary and expressions. • Hace sol: It´s sunny • Hace aire: It´s breezy • Hace (mucho) viento: It´s (very) windy • Hace (mucho) calor: It´s (very) hot • Hace (mucho) frío: It´s very cold • Hace…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 27 Falsos amigos (Part 2) Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 4, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will see more English/Spanish False Friends – “Falsos Amigos”. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. These words can lead you to make all sorts of mistakes if you are not careful…
The Top 10 in Transparent Spanish blog Posted by Magda on Jan 3, 2012
As 2011 is already gone, I think it would be a good idea to review what posts in our Transparent Spanish blog have been the most popular ones. Christmas topics, learning tips, cultural information and legends, and even different ways to chat people up! Here are our Top 10: Las Posadas Songs Posadas is a…
Movie tip: Un Cuento Chino Posted by Adir on Dec 30, 2011
Hey, what’s up? I took some days off during Christmas and New Years and I ended up watching an Argentinean movie, Un Cuento Chino (A Chinese Tale). Un Cuento Chino tells the story of Roberto, owner of a hardware store, and a Chinese man called Jun. Roberto was sitting at a park when Jun is…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 27 Christmas greetings Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 28, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? I hope you are all enjoying your Christmas. I hope you are all relaxing with your loved ones and eating and drinking lots of lovely Christmas food and drink. In this Spanish lesson we will see some Spanish Christmas greetings. These are really useful for when you want to write your Christmas…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 26 False Friends – Falsos amigos (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 26, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will see various “False Friends”. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. These words can lead you to make all sorts of mistakes if you are not careful so I hope very…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 26 Managing in Spanish at the doctor´s Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 23, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo estáis? In this beginner level Spanish lesson we will see some Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s. Let’s first see some general Spanish vocabulary that will be useful to you: • Médico/a: Doctor • Doctor / Doctora : Doctor + (name) (talking…