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Expresiones de augurios Posted by Adir on Feb 22, 2011
Vamos a aprender algunas expresiones de augurios en español. Las hay de dos tipos: 01. Son siempre precedidas de que + te (informal); que + le o se (formal) Ejemplo: Mañana es mi cumpleaños. (Tomorrow is my birthday.) – ¡Que recibas muchos regalos! (May you get many gifts!) ¡Que … (May you …) (te/se) diviertas…
Quiz: Seasons and the Weather – Answers Posted by Adir on Feb 17, 2011
Hello! Here are the answers to Monday’s quiz about the seasons and weather vocabulary. 1. Tiempo con humedad. – húmedo 2. Con ella viven el rayo y el trueno. – tormenta 3. Gran elevación sobre la tierra. – montaña 4. Cadena de montañas. – sierra 5. Es blanca y cae en copos. – nieve 6…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 12 Expressions Of Annoyance, Resignation, Lament, and Consolation Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 16, 2011
Hola ¿Cómo estáis todos? Hoy vamos a ver expresiones de fastidio (annoyance), resignación (resignation), lamento (lament) y consuelo (consolation). These are very useful as they are heard all the time in everyday conversation. None of the expressions you are going to learn in this lesson are considered rude. Let´s start with expressions of annoyance: •…
Quiz: Seasons and the Weather Posted by Adir on Feb 14, 2011
Hello, there! Let’s have a little quiz. Below there are some cues, like in a crossword puzzle, and you’ll have to match those cues to the correct word related to the seasons and the weather, ok? Shall we start? Here are the words you are going to need and the cues. The answer will come…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 12 Describing Personality and Feelings Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 10, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to continue looking at how to make descriptions in Spanish and specifically how to describe personality and feelings. To describe how someone feels, if they are happy, sad, angry, etc, we use the verb “Estar” (to be). We have already looked at the verb “Ser” which is another…
Let’s talk about clothes! Posted by Adir on Feb 8, 2011
All right, people, our post today will be talking about clothes. More specifically let’s learn some vocabulary related to the materials clothes are made of. Clothes can be made of … algodón (cotton) … broderie (English embroidery) … corderoy/pana (corduroy) … cuero (leather) … encaje, puntillas (lace) … gamuza/ante (suede) … lino (linen) … lana…
Everyday Spanish – Final Part Posted by Adir on Feb 5, 2011
Hi there! How’s it going? Today’s the last part of our cool everyday Spanish expressions! I hope you’ve learned a lot and remember to review them whenever you can, ¿vale? Misión cumplida. – Mission accomplished. Mucho ruído y pocas nueces. – All talk and no action. No es nada del otro mundo. – That’s no…