Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Let’s move! Posted by Adir on Aug 6, 2012
Moving is not always easy and sometimes it’s really necessary. Read the following dialogue between friends Helena and Silvia, who run into each other at the supermarket. Silvia is going to move and is super excited about it! Some words and expressions are translated and explained with more examples too, ok? Helena: Me he enterado…
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…
Las adicciones en español Posted by Adir on Jul 13, 2012
Un adicto es la persona que sufre de una dependencia y ésta puede ser física y psicológica. También podemos utilizar el prefijo -mano para indicar una afición exagerada por algo. Fíjate en estas nuevas palabras. trabajoadicto [workaholic] – Pedro es un trabajoadicto ya que no consigue parar ni en los fines de semana. Hasta cuando…
Para y Por Posted by Magda on Jul 12, 2012
As we know, simple rules for a native speaker can be quite confusing when we are learning a foreign language. Some days ago I read somebody asking the difference between these two Spanish prepositions Por and Para. As you know, both words mean for in English, so the best way to differentiate between them is…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 36 Spanish Object Pronouns – Direct & Indirect Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 10, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto en español. Today we are going to see the Direct and Indirect Spanish Object Pronouns. A “Pronoun” is basically a shorter and quicker substitute for a noun. English pronouns include “he” and “she” and “what” and “that”, which take the place…