Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
The importance of repetition Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2012
Repetition is a very important part of language learning and although many students frown opon this idea and say, “Gosh, this is boring!”, it is of utmost importance. I don’t know if you know this, but I’m also a professional singer. I sing at bars, parties, events, and a bit part of my week is…
Modos adverbiales con la preposición “a” Posted by Adir on Jan 30, 2012
Los modos adverbiales son conjuntos de dos o más palabras que funcionan como adverbios. Vamos a aprender algunos de ellos. Desde luego no tiene que memorizarlos pero ponga atención en su significado e intente hacer frases con ellos. Si los encuentra en algún texto, vea como se usan. Para ayudarle, le doy la traducción en…
How to read numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 27, 2012
Believe it or not, numbers give Spanish students a real hard time, so today let’s go over how to say telephone numbers, dates, prices, percentages, math operations, temperature, weight and measurements in Spanish. Telephone numbers – The most common way of reading them is: 2-75-49-02 = dos, setenta y cinco, cuarenta y nueve, cero dos…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 28 When to use Lo Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 25, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish lesson we will analyse the little Spanish word “lo” and all its uses. This is a short, but vital word to understand and many students struggle on, never fully grasping all of the sides to “lo”. There is no one clear and simple translation for “lo” and this is probably…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 28 Conditional sentences Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 18, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today, we are going to see how to construct Conditional Sentences in Spanish. The Conditional tense is broadly defined as the verb tense that is used to indicate that an action or state of being is dependent on the occurrence of a condition. The Spanish Conditional tense is known as both El…
Idioms with the verb “llevar” Posted by Adir on Jan 17, 2012
Llevar means “to take” or “to carry” and has several interesting idioms related to it. Let’s learn some of them today, shall we? llevar adelante – to carry something through El Gobierno llevó adelante su proyecto de ley. – The government carried through with its draft bill. Su novio la dejó pero llevó su embarazo…
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…