Spanish Lesson Advanced 26 False Friends – Falsos amigos (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 26, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will see various “False Friends”. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. These words can lead you to make all sorts of mistakes if you are not careful so I hope very…
The position of direct and indirect objects in sentences Posted by Adir on Dec 24, 2011
The pronombre complemento can come: 1. After the verb – this is called énclisis. Llámame a las ocho. In the case above the verb and the pronoun are written together. Attention! The pronombre complement always comes after verbs: – in the gerund: Estoy escribiéndole una carta. – Estoy escribiéndosela. – in the infinitive: Voy a…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 26 Managing in Spanish at the doctor´s Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 23, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo estáis? In this beginner level Spanish lesson we will see some Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s. Let’s first see some general Spanish vocabulary that will be useful to you: • Médico/a: Doctor • Doctor / Doctora : Doctor + (name) (talking…
La Navidad en Argentina Posted by Adir on Dec 22, 2011
¡Hola! Today we have another audio interview. This time my good friend Matías Oddone, an Argentinean who’s been living in Spain for a while, tells us how they celebrate Christmas in Argentina. Matías used be a VJ for music channel MuchMusic Argentina. Download audio Cómo se celebra el 24 de diciembre en Argentina. A ver…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 27 Christmas vocabulary Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 21, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Christmas is nearly here and I hope you are all ready. I hope you are all going to have lots of free time off work to spend with your loved ones. In this lesson I will show you some useful Spanish Christmas vocabulary. I don’t know if you are aware, but the…
The Little Drummer Boy in Spanish: El tamborilero. Posted by Magda on Dec 20, 2011
Me temo que ya estamos casi en Navidad, así que vamos a tener que aclarar nuestras voces, afinar los instrumentos y preparar la zambomba para cantar villancicos. Uno de los que guardo un recuerdo más entrañable de mi infancia es “El tamborilero”, por supuesto cantado por Raphael. Gran parte de la letra consiste en la…
La Navidad en Uruguay Posted by Adir on Dec 19, 2011
¡Hola a todos! I have this friend from Uruguay who lives in São Paulo, Isaac Rodríguez. We chatted over Skype and he told me how they celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in his home country. Check out his interview and pay attention to how he hesitates by using the informal word “este”. Download audio Bueno…