Dirty plates? ¿Pero qué…? Posted by Adir on Sep 10, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están? The first foreign language I was in contact with was Catalan. I had some neighbors from Barcelona and until I was eight I could understand almost everything they said. But then I moved to another house, they moved to another city and Catalan was soon forgotten. Some years ago I decided to…
Feeling sick, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 7, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy es viernes y, como saben, me gusta mucho ser positivo en todo pero hay días en los que no nos despertamos muy bien y creo que es importante saber hablar de eso en español. Entonces abajo tienes un diálogo entre dos amigos que hablan sobre eso. Sergio: ¡Hola, Felipe! ¿Qué te…
Spanish lexicon II. Arabic origin of words and expressions. Posted by Magda on Sep 6, 2012
Hace tan solo unos días hablamos sobre la influencia latina en el Español, así que hoy toca hacerlo sobre la árabe. La presencia árabe en España duró más de siete siglos, por lo que su aportación afectó a las restantes culturas de la península, incluida la lengua. Hay términos en los que claramente detectamos su…
Free telenovela: Rosalinda Posted by Adir on Sep 5, 2012
Hello, everybody! I’m amazed by how Youtube keeps surprising me everyday, with videos of whole concerts and even whole movies. I have always been a fan of Mexican soap operas for learning Spanish because their diction is very good and most of the time they speak at a very good speed for understanding. And during…
Beginner Spanish Lesson 39 The Past Simple in Spanish: El Pretérito Indefinido Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 4, 2012
In this Spanish lesson we will learn how to talk about things we did in the past using the Past Simple in Spanish: El Pretérito Indefinido. We will start by looking at how to construct the verb endings for the regular Spanish verbs in El Pretérito Indefinido. Unfortunately there are also irregular verbs which we…
Money vocabulary in Spanish Posted by Adir on Sep 3, 2012
¡Hola! Empezamos septiembre con una lista muy útil de palabras y expresiones relacionadas al dinero. ¿Están listos? Moneda corriente – currency El guaraní es la moneda corriente en Paraguay. [The guaraní is the currency in Paraguay.] Prestar – to lend ¿Podrías prestarme cincuenta pesos? Te los devuelvo mañana. [Can you lend me fifty pesos? I’ll…
The Spanish macho, a stereotype? Posted by Magda on Aug 30, 2012
Once we master vocabulary and grammar, we have to know some cultural aspects related to the language we are learning. Humor differs from country to country, and it is sometimes very hard to be understood by a non native speaker. Laughing is a good exercise, even better if we are able to laugh at ourselves…