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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 33 Spanish Superlatives Posted by Laura & Adam on May 8, 2012
In this Spanish video lesson we will look at Spanish Superlatives – “Superlativos”. A “Superlative” is the form of an adjective or adverb that indicates that the person, thing, or action referred to has the quality of the adjective or adverb to a degree greater than that of anything it is being compared to. There…
How to use the verb “pegar” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 7, 2012
¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo están Uds. hoy? Today we are going to learn the several uses of the verb pegar. Pegar is a very common and useful verb in Spanish so let’s get down to work! Here are some useful collocations and uses of pegar: The first idea that comes to mind when we talk about…
Vocabulary differences in Latin American Spanish Posted by Adir on May 4, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Latin American Spanish is a little different from the Spanish spoken in Spain and one of these differences happens in the verb coger. In Spain it means to take, to get, to fetch. In Latin American it is a very vulgar way to say “to have sex” (got my drift, right?). So…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 33 The modal verb Can in Spanish: El verbo Poder Posted by Laura & Adam on May 3, 2012
In this Spanish video lesson we are going to look at another very useful Spanish verb: El verbo “Poder”. Poder is the modal verb “Can” in Spanish. This is a Spanish verb that we use all the time in regular, everyday conversation and therefore merits attention and practice. We will learn how to conjugate “el…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 32 Cuándo no debemos usar el Pretérito Perfecto Posted by Laura & Adam on May 3, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will learn all about the Spanish version of the Present Perfect grammar tense: El Pretérito Perfecto. This is a tense that is tricky for Spanish students to use 100% correctly as it is often used quite differently to its English counterpart. In this lesson we will focus…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 32 The Spanish Verb Parecer / Parecerse Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 17, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver los diferentes usos del verbo “Parecer/Parecerse”. Today we will see the different uses of the Spanish verb “Parecer/Parecerse”. Parecer/Parecerse is a useful, commonly used Spanish verb that, as is very often the case, doesn’t have one simple English translation. It takes time to remember the various uses of…
Tongue twisters in Spanish Posted by Magda on Apr 12, 2012
Today I was going to talk about something completely different; I had a more serious topic in mind, but suddenly I came across these tongue twisters. This was one of the first my mother taught me, and it is a good exercise to practice pronunciation. What do you think? “El dicho que a ti te…