How to use the verbs “haber” and “tener” Posted by Adir on May 3, 2012
The verbs haber and tener are used to express necessity or obligation. Haber – We use hay que to express necessity and we can replace it with es necesario (it’s necessary). Hay que estudiar mucho para aprender bien el español. [You need to study a lot to learn Spanish well.] Hay que cambiar la ventana…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 33 The modal verb Can in Spanish: El verbo Poder Posted by Laura & Adam on May 3, 2012
In this Spanish video lesson we are going to look at another very useful Spanish verb: El verbo “Poder”. Poder is the modal verb “Can” in Spanish. This is a Spanish verb that we use all the time in regular, everyday conversation and therefore merits attention and practice. We will learn how to conjugate “el…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 32 Cuándo no debemos usar el Pretérito Perfecto Posted by Laura & Adam on May 3, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will learn all about the Spanish version of the Present Perfect grammar tense: El Pretérito Perfecto. This is a tense that is tricky for Spanish students to use 100% correctly as it is often used quite differently to its English counterpart. In this lesson we will focus…
Valladolid (Video) Posted by sasha on Apr 17, 2012
In case you missed the written post from earlier in the month, or even if you read it and you just want to see more, here’s a short video tour of the city of Valladolid, Mexico.
Traveling in Spanish – Useful Sentences Before You Go Posted by Adir on Apr 17, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te va todo? I don’t know about you, but I love traveling and talking about it, preparing your itinerary is awesome too. So today we’re going to learn some cool and useful sentences to talk about your trips, before you go! ¿Empezamos? Me voy de viaje a … el mes que viene. [I’m…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 32 The Spanish Verb Parecer / Parecerse Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 17, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver los diferentes usos del verbo “Parecer/Parecerse”. Today we will see the different uses of the Spanish verb “Parecer/Parecerse”. Parecer/Parecerse is a useful, commonly used Spanish verb that, as is very often the case, doesn’t have one simple English translation. It takes time to remember the various uses of…
Un chistecito para ustedes (A little joke for you!) Posted by Adir on Apr 16, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s start our week with some humor un Spanish. This time I won’t translate the joke. Would you be able to translate it? Click here to download the audio Un joven reportero decide hacer una entrevista al hombre con la mejor memoria del mundo. Llega a un pequeño pueblo en las montañas, donde…