Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
What does ‘sacar’ mean? Posted by Adir on Jul 27, 2010
Hola, ¿cómo les va todo? Today let’s see some very common meanings of the verb sacar en español. 1. to take out. El hombre sacó el dinero del bolsillo. (The man took the money out of his pocket.) 2. to get, to obtain. En esa empresa, los funcionarios sacan una buena comisión. (The employees get…
Ordinal numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jun 28, 2010
Ordinal numbers can very tricky when they’re written in Spanish. 1º – primero 2º – segundo 3º – tercero 4º – cuarto 5º – quinto 6º – sexto 7º – séptimo 8º – octavo 9º – noveno 10º – décimo 11º – undécimo 12º – duodécimo 13º – decimotercero 14º – decimocuarto 15º – decimoquinto…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 1 Introductions (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 18, 2010
Hello, everybody! My name is Laura and I will be doing video blogs for you all. I hope they help you see and hear how to pronounce many basic, intermediate, and advanced words and phrases. Let me know what you think! Hola : Hello/Hi (formal or informal) Buenos días : Good day/Good morning Buen día…
Idioms with the verb “echar” Posted by Adir on Jun 17, 2010
The verb echar has more than 30 meanings, according to the Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española, and it also has lots of idioms. Let’s take a look at some interesting idioms with the verb echar. 1. echar a rodar – to fail, to fall through (plans). Echó a rodar nuestros planes con su irresponsabilidad…
Soccer vocabulary, en español Posted by Adir on Jun 14, 2010
Hey, the World Cup is here and if you’re a soccer fan (and studying Spanish) here’s a useful list of soccer terms in Spanish with their translation in English. Enjoy! el árbitro – referee el área de meta – goal / penalty area /the box el balón a tierra – dropped ball el banquillo –…
Locuciones prepositivas Posted by Adir on Jun 10, 2010
Prepositional phrases are made up of two or more words which play the role of prepositions. There are a lot of prepositional phrases in Spanish and here is a list of them. a cambio de – in exchange (for), in return (for) a causa de – because of a excepción de – except for a…
Words Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 8, 2010
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