Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
How to calm someone down, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 23, 2010
You know those times when you need to calm someone down when they’re very nervous or angry because something bad or unpleasant has happened? Well, let’s learn some really useful expressions to express this. ¡Anímate! – Cheer up! ¡Cálmate! – Calm down! ¡Que eso no te saque el sueño! – Don’t lose your sleep over…
Vocabulario: Accidentes geográficos Posted by Adir on Sep 17, 2010
Hi, there! Let’s learn today some vocabulary related to geographical features en español. 1. el acantilado – cliff La tormenta arrojó el bote contra los acantilados. – The storm threw the boat against the cliffs. 2. el cañón – canyon Fuimos a visitar el Gran Cañón del Colorado el año pasado. – We went to…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 5 The Spanish alphabet and questions related to spelling Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 15, 2010
¡¡Hola!! I hope you are all well and enjoying your Spanish studies. Today we are going to learn the Spanish alphabet, how to spell and how to ask someone how to spell something. I hope you find the class useful. Alfabeto: Alphabet: A: a, B: be, C: ce, CH: che, D: de, E: e, F…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 4 Verbos con doble significado según se usen con indicativo o con subjuntivo Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 8, 2010
Hoy vamos a hablar de verbos con doble significado según se usen con indicativo o con subjuntivo. Aquí no podemos aplicar los usos del subjuntivo que ya conocemos. Son verbos excepcionales que se pueden usar con los dos modos y significan dos cosas diferentes. Acordar/decidir + indicativo: Pensar de común acuerdo (think) Patricia decidió que…
Video: Kitchen Utensils in Spanish Posted by Adir on Sep 2, 2010
Hey there, ¿cómo están ustedes? Espero que estén bien. Our post today is a short video that shows kitchen utensils in Spanish, with their article and translation. The voice is by my Spanish friend David Carmona and I’m sure you guys are going to like it. Make sure you watch the video and practice the…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 4 How to use Presente de Subjuntivo when expressing hopes and wishes Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 1, 2010
¡Hola a todos! En lecciones anteriores hemos visto la forma del Presente de Subjuntivo. Hoy vamos a explicar uno de los usos de este tiempo. In previous lessons we have seen the form of the Presente de Subjuntivo. Today, we are going to analyse one of the uses of this tense. We use the presente…
Spanish Lesson Beginners 4 Vocabulary and phrases related to professions and an introduction to Spanish masculine and feminine Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 25, 2010
Buenas, ¿Cómo estáis? Espero que todos estéis bien, que estéis disfrutando de vuestros estudios de español y vayáis progresando muy bien. I hope you are all ok and that you are enjoying your Spanish studies and progressing well. Today, we are going to have a class for beginner level students in which we will see…