Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Review: Los Numerales Posted by Adir on Jun 30, 2011
You’ve been studying Spanish for some time but when it comes to numbers you hit a snag. What to do? Well, para decirte la verdad, understanding and using numbers is not an easy task, really, so you just need to practice until you master them. Now, below you have some sentences with numbers for you…
Un día difícil (with audio) Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2011
Know those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, that is, nos levantamos con el pie izquierdo? Well, this is what happened to our Mexican friend Javier. Read this little paragraph and check some difficult words and expressions in the vocabulary list. Download audio Estoy enojadísimo. Tuve un día muy…
How to say “All right by me!” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 23, 2011
Hi, how have you all been? Today let’s take a look at a short dialogue in colloquial Spanish and learn, among other things, how to say “All right by me!”, en español. So here’s the context: two buddies are talking about dropping by a friend’s house. A – ¿Por qué no pasamos hoy por lo…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 18 How to offer or accept help Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 22, 2011
Hola a todos, Hoy vamos a ver cómo ofrecer y aceptar ayuda y colaboración en español. We are going to see how to offer or accept help and collaboration in Spanish. First let’s look at how to offer to do certain things: ¿Querer (Tú/usted/vosotros/ustedes) + que + presente de subjuntivo?: To want to/would like to…
How to cheer people up en español Posted by Adir on Jun 20, 2011
Sometimes a friend needs some cheering up and this is what this post is about, cheering people up and complimenting them. Here are some useful sentences you might want to use! No te preocupes por eso. – Don’t worry about it. ¿Por qué no te desahogas? – Why don’t you get if off your chest?…
The several uses of the verb “caer” Posted by Adir on Jun 16, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? The verb caer means to fall or to fall over and it’s widely used in Spanish. Let’s learn some of its uses. When it means to fall over, it’s generally used with its reflexive form. Te vas a caer. – You’re going to fall. Me caí en la escalera. – I fell…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 18 Verbo Ir and transport Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 15, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to look at the Spanish verb “Ir” (“to go”), some useful transport vocabulary in Spanish and sentences related to “Ir”: Ir: To go: (yo) voy: I go (tú) vas: You go (friendly) (usted) va: You go (formal) (él/ella) va: He/She goes (nosotros/as) vamos: We go (vosotros/as) váis: You…