How to read numbers in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 27, 2012
Believe it or not, numbers give Spanish students a real hard time, so today let’s go over how to say telephone numbers, dates, prices, percentages, math operations, temperature, weight and measurements in Spanish. Telephone numbers – The most common way of reading them is: 2-75-49-02 = dos, setenta y cinco, cuarenta y nueve, cero dos…
Spelling changes in irregular verbs Posted by Adir on Jan 26, 2012
As you may be aware of, irregular verbs are the ones that have some kind of alteration in their radical or endings. Let’s take a look at some of these changes in Spanish verbs that have to do with sound (eufonía = good sound). Such changes are not exactly irregularities because verbs keep the same…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 28 When to use Lo Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 25, 2012
In this advanced level Spanish lesson we will analyse the little Spanish word “lo” and all its uses. This is a short, but vital word to understand and many students struggle on, never fully grasping all of the sides to “lo”. There is no one clear and simple translation for “lo” and this is probably…
La cuesta de Enero Posted by Magda on Jan 20, 2012
En España tenemos un refrán que dice “A perro flaco, todo se le vuelven pulgas”, y no es por ser pesimistas, pero hoy mismo leí una noticia con el siguiente titular: La ‘cuesta de enero’ llega a febrero. Hace algunas semanas que terminaron las navidades. En esas fechas todos tenemos un gasto más elevado, por…
Song: Muchacho Malo, by Olga Tañón Posted by Adir on Jan 19, 2012
I just love Olga Tañón! This Puerto Rican merengue singer is a burst of energy on the stage and she’s called La Mujer de Fuego (The Woman of Fire). Olga has won several music awards and her music always talks about love and relationships. Let’s check out her live performance of Muchacho Malo (Bad Boy)…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 28 Conditional sentences Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 18, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today, we are going to see how to construct Conditional Sentences in Spanish. The Conditional tense is broadly defined as the verb tense that is used to indicate that an action or state of being is dependent on the occurrence of a condition. The Spanish Conditional tense is known as both El…
Idioms with the verb “llevar” Posted by Adir on Jan 17, 2012
Llevar means “to take” or “to carry” and has several interesting idioms related to it. Let’s learn some of them today, shall we? llevar adelante – to carry something through El Gobierno llevó adelante su proyecto de ley. – The government carried through with its draft bill. Su novio la dejó pero llevó su embarazo…