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Mexican recipe: Mole Poblano Posted by Adir on Dec 16, 2010
When you think of Mexican food you think of mole. Don’t you know what mole is? Well, mole is a kind of sauce, typically Mexican. One of the most famous moles is mole poblano. Its name comes from the Mexican state of Puebla and is prepared with dried chili peppers like ancho, pasilla, mulato, and…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 9 Spanish Present Subjunctive to express opinions Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 15, 2010
Hola, ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver cómo usar el Presente de subjuntivo para expresar opinión. When we use opinion verbs in affirmative, the verb after “que” is in indicative. If the opinion verb is in negative, then the verb following “que” is in subjunctive. Let´s see some examples: Creo que + indicativo: I believe…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 9 Family, the verb “ser” and possessive determiners Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 8, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today, we will see how to speak about the family in Spanish using el verbo “ser”, which is the verb “to be” in English, and possessive determiners. There is some very useful and fundamental information in this lesson. I hope you find it interesting. First, let´s see some vocabulary related to the…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 8 Expresiones coloquiales de modo Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 1, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis todos? Hoy vamos a ver unas locuciones adverbiales de modo que se usan mucho en español. ¿Qué son las “locuciones adverbiales”? Pues son expresiones compuestas por una preposición y un sintagma nominal, adjetivo o adverbio que funcionan igual que un adverbio. La definición quizás os parezca un poco complicada, pero cuando veamos…
Canción: No Me Ames – Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Posted by Adir on Nov 25, 2010
The song No Me Ames, by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony was released in 1999 as the second single of Lopez’s On the 6 CD. As it had a limited release many think that Waiting for Tonight is the second single. The song is a cover of an Italian song called Non Amarmi, by Aleandro…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 8 Spanish Subjunctive Present Tense with Indefinite Pronouns and Adjectives Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 24, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? I hope you are all very well and enjoying your Spanish studies. We are going to continue looking into the Spanish Subjunctive Present tense, today with sentences that include an indefinite pronoun or an indefinite adjective. ¿Qué es un pronombre indefinido? Words like “alguien” (someone), “algo” (something), nadie (nobody) and “nada” (nothing)…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 8 Places in town and directions in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 17, 2010
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we will see how to ask and give directions in Spanish, some Spanish vocabulary of typical buildings found in a town or city and how to locate them. This is obviously vital information to know for when you visit Spain and find yourself a little lost. Let´s start with how to…