New Words in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 13, 2013
In 2012 the Real Real Academia de la Lengua Española (RAE) added more than a thousand new words and meanings in its dictionaries. Here are some common ones you should know: Autonomismo: Independencia o ausencia de vinculación; sistema de organización estatal que faculta a comunidades o regiones para regirse mediante la asunción de determinadas competencias…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 40 Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Imperfecto Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 12, 2013
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? In the previous interactive video review lesson in this course we looked at the Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Indefinido. Today we are going to practice the other Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Imperfecto. In English the Past Simple is much simpler. In Spanish there are two different tenses which…
The Signs of the Zodiac in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 9, 2013
Hello, there! If you believe it or not, the daily horoscope is read by a lot, I mean, a lot of people around the world and they say each person born on a specific day has specific features, according to the zodiac. So let’s check out what people are like according to the horoscope. Aries…
More Than Imperatives Posted by Adir on Aug 9, 2013
Hello, there! We all know that imperatives are used to give orders or sometimes subtle suggestions, but they are also used with non literal meanings too. Here are some common imperatives used in colloquial spoken Spanish. ¡Anda! Pero…¿eres tú? = sorpresa ¡Anda, éste! Pues claro que lo he hecho yo solo… = malestar ante la…
Some common linguistic mistakes in Spanish Posted by Magda on Aug 8, 2013
To learn a language also implies to avoid some native speakers´ typical mistakes. In some previous posts, we have talked about “dequeismo” (to know more, click here) and “laísmo” (to know more, click here), for example. Today, I want to share with you some linguistic mistakes, or vulgarisms: Así (this way): Things are this way…
Don’t mess up, please! Posted by Adir on Aug 7, 2013
Hello, there! How you doin’? (Joey Tribbiani style!) The word pata in Spanish means the leg or paw of an animal, the leg of a piece of furniture, in some countries in Latin America it means “pal” or “buddy” and it is obviously the feminine of pato (duck). Pata also has some very interesting and…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 39 Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Indefinido Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 6, 2013
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to practice how to talk about things we did in the past using the Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Indefinido. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post…