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Spanish Lesson Beginner 18 Verbo Ir and transport Posted by on Jun 15, 2011

¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to look at the Spanish verb “Ir” (“to go”), some useful transport vocabulary in Spanish and sentences related to “Ir”: Ir: To go: (yo) voy: I go (tú) vas: You go (friendly) (usted) va: You go (formal) (él/ella) va: He/She goes (nosotros/as) vamos: We go (vosotros/as) váis: You…

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Por lo que el burro tocó la flauta. Posted by on Jun 14, 2011

Desde pequeña, cuando conseguía realizar alguna tarea de forma inesperada, siempre recibía la misma respuesta algo irónica de mi madre: “Te habrá salido por lo que el burro tocó la flauta.” El no saber si lo decía como halago, o con sorna, me llevó a investigar de qué burro se trataba. De esta forma llegué…

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Jorge Luis Borges, a video biography Posted by on Jun 13, 2011

Here’s a video with a short biography of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. You can follow the text below. Nace el 24 de agosto de 1899 en Buenos Aires y ya desde la infancia es bilingüe. De hecho, aprenderá a leer en inglés antes que en castellano por influencia de su abuela materna, de origen…

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Dialogue in Argentinean Spanish Posted by on Jun 10, 2011

Hey, there! I found this really cool dialogue in Argentinean Spanish and we’re going to take a look at it and learn some expressions. – Hola… – ¿Mami? – Hola, hija. ¿Cómo estás? – Bien. Oíme, mami. Me tenés que sacar de un apuro. No sé qué darles de cena a mis invitados esta noche…

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Spanish Lesson Advanced 17 Vocabulario de informática e Internet Posted by on Jun 8, 2011

¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver vocabulario relacionado con informática e Internet. La computadora/El ordenador: computer El equipo portátil/El ordenador portátil: laptop computer El ratón: mouse La alfombrilla del ráton: mouse pad Las teclas: keys La pantalla: screen Imprimir: to print Escanear: to scan Internet/La red: Internet El correo electrónico/El email: email La dirección…

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Canción: Brindis, de Thalía Posted by on Jun 7, 2011

Songs are a great way to improve our Spanish and if the lyrics carry a positive meaning or tell a very good story, so much better, isn’t it? This is what happens with Thalia’s Brindis (Toast) song. It says that whatever our experiences are we need to give thanks to our intuition. Check out the…

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Adjectives with Pablo Neruda Posted by on Jun 6, 2011

Pablo Neruda (07/12/1904 – 09/23/1973) was born in Parral, Chile and died in Santiago de Chile. His real name was Ricardo Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. Besides being a poet, he was also a translator and a diplomat. He won the Literature Nobel Prize in 1971 and his writings greatly influenced Latin American literature. Today we’re going…

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