Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Intermediate Spanish Lesson 42 Expressing annoyance and indignation in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 13, 2012
In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at various ways to express annoyance and indignation in Spanish with useful structures such as Me molesta, Me fastidia, and Me alucina. We will see how to say in Spanish that something annoys you, how to say in Spanish that you are completely fed up or wound…
Rewriting our traditional sayings: the new Spanish “refranero” Posted by Magda on Nov 9, 2012
Do you know there is a financial crisis going on all over the world? Even more, do you know we also have a political and social crisis in Spain? I know we as a country have a lot of faults, but one of the best things of our “national character” is the sense of humor…
Spanish Numbers 1 – 20 with video Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 8, 2012
Below is a simple table of Spanish numbers through 20, designed for students who are just getting started learning Spanish. We’ve also included a video with voice pronunciation. Listen to it a few times, and make sure to practice saying the words out loud too; this will really help your brain retain the information! When you’re…
Beginner Spanish Lesson 42 Comparing Pretérito Indefinido and Pretérito Imperfecto Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 6, 2012
In this Beginner Spanish lesson we will compare the Pretérito Indefinido and Pretérito Imperfecto Spanish grammar tenses. Both of these Spanish grammar tenses are used to talk about the past, but they are quite different and it is vital to be absolutely clear on when you should use one or the other. The Spanish equivalent…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 41 Acentuación de las palabras (Parte 4) Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 30, 2012
The final Spanish lesson in the series of four Spanish lessons investigating how to correctly accentuate Spanish words. Hola ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a hablar de cómo acentuar las palabras compuestas, también de palabras que se pueden acentuar de dos formas diferentes y por último de palabras que muchas veces se acentúan de forma incorrecta…
What do we mean by “bicho” in Spanish? Chris Stewart´s definition. Posted by Magda on Oct 28, 2012
For me as a teacher, it is very interesting to know what are the difficulties people have when learning Spanish, and what are their impressions about our language and culture. That is probably the reason why I’m enjoying so much the book I’m reading now: “A Parrot in the Pepper Tree”, after reading “Driving over…
Monologues in Andalusian: Dani Rovira Posted by Magda on Oct 26, 2012
To understand real speech in a foreign language is very hard sometimes. Some weeks ago I shared a post with the transcription of a funny monologue about the “Macho ibérico“, and some of you told me it was very interesting, so I decided to transcript another one. Today´s post is even more difficult, because you…