Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 26 Probability in the past Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 14, 2011
Hola. ¿Qué tal? Espero que todos estéis progresando muy bien con vuestros estudios de español y estéis disfrutando del proceso. Hoy vamos a ver cómo hablar de probabilidad en el pasado en español. Today we are going to learn how to talk about probability in the past in Spanish. As you will see, some of…
Spanish slang: mogollón Posted by Adir on Dec 12, 2011
Yes, slang is part of our lives and definitely we need to learn some slang words to understand when native speakers use them and, why not, with care, use them ourselves? A very cool slang word is mogollón. Mogollón is basically a big amount of something, oodles of something. It comes from Italian moccobello or…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 25 El dinero y los bancos Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 7, 2011
In this Advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look at common Spanish vocabulary related to money and banks that I hope you will find interesting and helpful for managing in a bank in Spanish. Hoy vamos a ver vocabulario relacionado con el dinero y los bancos. Empezaremos con vocabulario más simple y poco a…
“Sobre el idioma español”, the parody of a poem Posted by Magda on Nov 29, 2011
Today´s post will probably be a bit hard for beginners, but it is a good summary about some of the problems we can find when studying my language. This poem was written in 1921 by Pablo Parellada, a satiric writer , novelist, playwright, and humorous draftsman who used such funny nicknames as “Melitón González”or “Pancho…
Remedios caseros: Infusiones para curar el resfriado Posted by Magda on Nov 24, 2011
Hola otra vez amigos. Por esta parte del globo ya estamos en otoño, aunque lo cierto es que en mi ciudad apenas disfrutamos de él, ya que del calor asfixiante del verano pasamos al gélido frío del invierno casi sin interrupción, lo que provoca que todos, antes o después, pillemos un buen catarro. No me…
Vocabulary: At the Drugstore (En la Farmacia) Posted by Adir on Nov 22, 2011
You’ve finally arrived at that Spanish-speaking country you always wanted to visit and bam! You’re sick and need to go to the drugstore to buy some medication and supplies to get better (this actually happened to me when I was in Uruguay). Here are some useful sentences and words: ¿Hay una farmacia aquí cerca? Is…
Vocabulario: el lavadero y el cuarto de baño Posted by Adir on Nov 17, 2011
Hey, let’s continue today with vocabulary related to the parts of the house in Spanish. We are going to learn about el lavadero and el cuarto de baño. el lavadero – laundry room el fregadero/el lavadero/la pila – sink la escoba – broom el mandil/el delantal – apron la plancha – iron la tabla de planchar…