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…
Entrevista: Ricky Martin en Evita Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? I was on vacation here in the USA but this week I’m back. I went to see the musical Evita on Broadway and I have to say it is awesome. Ricky Martin, Elena Rogers and Michael Serveris perform the roles of Che, Evita and president Perón with excellence…
Check out Thalia’s new song, “Manías”! Posted by Adir on Nov 5, 2012
Mexican bombshell Thalía is back with a new album, Habítame Siempre (Live in me Forever), which was just released today and the first single off this new album is Manías. Thalía has duets with Michael Bublé, Robbie Williams, Prince Royce and other prominent Latin singers like Samu, Jesús (from Reik) and Leonel Garcia. Check out…
Tradiciones españolas en el día de Todos los Santos, y la creencia en las Ánimas benditas. Posted by Magda on Nov 1, 2012
El inicio del mes de Noviembre llega siempre a España como un homenaje en recuerdo a nuestros difuntos, y cargado de antiguas creencias, tradiciones y supersticiones. El día 1 de Noviembre es el Día de Todos los Santos, tradición que estableció la Iglesia Católica para compensar a todo santo o mártir que no tuviese un…
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…