Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Spanish lexicon. Latin origin of words and expressions Posted by Magda on Aug 23, 2012
Al igual toda lengua, el español ha sido siempre influenciado por todas las culturas con las que ha convivido a lo largo de los siglos. Me gustaría repasar algunas de ellas, ya que son palabras muy integradas en nuestro idioma. El español es una lengua romance que procede del latín, así que su herencia de…
Intermediate Spanish Lesson 38 Useful Spanish eating expressions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 21, 2012
In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at a selection of useful Spanish expressions related to eating, such as Ponerse morado (To eat a lot) and Comer como un pajarito (To eat very little). Food is a great stimulator of conversation and very often one of the first times you get to practice Spanish…
Informal adjectives in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 17, 2012
Hello, there! Here’s the answer to Monday’s vocabulary exercise. ADJETIVO SUSTANTIVO ADJETIVO SUSTANTIVO vanidoso vanidad ancho anchura amoroso amor intolerante intolerancia inteligente inteligencia duro dureza educado educación rápido rapidez oscuro oscuridad dulce dulzura lento lentitud sonoro sonoridad blanco blancura egoísta egoísmo alto altura amigo amistad débil debilidad rico riqueza malo maldad pobre pobreza bueno…
Beginner Spanish Lesson 38 Spanish verbs of movement with prepositions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 14, 2012
In this Beginner Spanish lesson we are going to learn some important Spanish verbs of movement and the Spanish prepositions which accompany them, such as Ir + a, Llegar + de and Venir + a. Spanish verbs of movement are Spanish verbs that describe movement such as el verbo Ir which means To go in…
Vocabulary review exercise: adjectives and nouns Posted by Adir on Aug 13, 2012
¡Hola! I wrote a workbook to accompany our live Spanish classes and a very popular exercise is the word formation exercise with adjectives and nouns en español. I like it so much that I decided to share it with you, my dear reader of the Spanish blog. Why don’t you try doing the exercise and…
Expressions: ¡Más te vale! ¡Que te conste! Posted by Adir on Aug 10, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Today is Friday and let’s learn two very useful expressions in spoken Spanish: ¡Más te vale! and ¡Que te conste! ¡Más te vale! means something like “You’d better do that!”, like in a threat. Here are some examples: A: Pedrito, ¡ve a arreglar tu habitación! [Pedrito, go clean up your room!] B…
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…