Tricky prepositions case: means of transportation Posted by Adir on Jul 19, 2011
Hi, there! How have you been? I’m sure you’ve learned in your Spanish class or by studying by yourself that some means of transportation are used with certain prepositions, right? Let’s refresh your memory! en coche – by car en ómnibus/autobús – by bus en bicicleta – by bicycle en barco/navío – by ship en avión…
How to use the word “demás” Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2011
Demás is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out! 1. Preceded by los and las it means the (other) people, the others. Todavía estamos en la oficina pero los demás ya se fueron. We’re still in the office but the others are already gone. (the…
Facundo Cabral, trovador del siglo XXI Posted by Magda on Jul 15, 2011
“Fue mudo hasta los 9 años, analfabeto hasta los 14, enviudó trágicamente a los 40 y conoció a su padre a los 46. El más pagano de los predicadores cumple 70 años y repasa su vida desde la habitación de hotel que eligió como última morada”. Así resumió su vida el propio Facundo Cabral. Sin…
How to gossip in Spanish! Posted by Adir on Jul 14, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Espero que muy bien. We all gossip, a little or a lot, and today I will give you some useful sentences if you want to talk about what someone has done or dish out some dirt, ¡en español! ¿Supiste lo que pasó? Did you know what happened? No vas a…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 19 Comparisons Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 13, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to make comparisons in Spanish using the transport vocabulary we learned in our last beginner lesson. Más… que: More …. than Menos….que: Less …than Tan ….. como: As….as So, for example, if you want to say “smaller than” you will have to say “más pequeño…
How to use algo, nada, alguien and nadie Posted by Adir on Jul 12, 2011
Hey, what’s up? This post is for beginning students of Spanish and it’s about los indefinidos. Los indefinidos are words like algo,nada, alguien and nadie and these words are super useful. Check out how they’re used: Algo (something, anything) can be used in both affirmative and interrogative sentences. Algo is also used meaning kind of…
Canción: Te Doy mi Vida, de Lucas Arnau Posted by Adir on Jul 11, 2011
Today we have a very cool song by Colombian singer Lucas Arnau. Here’s a little bio of him from Wikipedia: Lucas Arnau is a Colombian singer-songwriter who was born in Medellín, Antioquia on May 16, 1979. Arnau’s first album, “Un Poco Más” was produced by Jose Gaviria and Andres Munera in Miami, Florida and was…