¡Mira que tienes mala sombra! Posted by Magda on Jun 2, 2011
Llegó el calor, y me acordé de una expresión que se refiere al mismo, aunque su significado no tenga nada que ver: “Tener mala sombra” “Tener mala sombra” quiere decir ser desagradable o antipático. En mi tierra, Granada, usamos también otra expresión, que quizá algunos conozcais: la “malafollá granaína”. Otro día hablaremos de ella. En…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 17 Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 1, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a practicar un subjuntivo nuevo: El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo. First we will see how to construct this grammar tense and later how to use it. This tense has two parts: Presente de subjuntivo de “haber” + Participio pasado Let´s see first the Presente de subjuntivo of the verb “Haber”…
Preposition review exercise Posted by Adir on May 31, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo te anda todo? Today we’re going to review the use of prepositions in Spanish. Fill in the blanks with the right preposition in the sentences below. The answers are at the end. 1. No te burles ___ mí. (Don’t make fun of me.) 2. ¿___ qué sirve eso? (What’s the use of this?)…
How to say “I’ve been doing something” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 27, 2011
Hey, there! How’s it going? Sometimes we need to adapt some structures in English and Spanish to get our meaning across. That happens when we say we’ve been doing something for some time in Spanish. Read some examples: I’ve been telling you this for a year, but you don’t pay any attention. Durante un año…
Entrelobos Posted by Magda on May 26, 2011
“Pocas cosas he aprendido de los hombres…” (Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja) Todos estaremos de acuerdo en que una de las principales funciones del cine es entretener. Pero si además de conseguir hacernos pasar un rato agradable nos hace reflexionar, es algo muy de agradecer hoy día. Nunca fui muy amante del cine español, supongo que porque…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 17 Shopping for clothes Posted by Laura & Adam on May 25, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when shopping for clothes in a shop or street market. Out shopping is often one of the first times many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis with native Spanish speakers and it is a great way to…
The several meanings of the verb “hacer” Posted by Adir on May 24, 2011
All right, we know that hacer means “to do” or “to make”, but this verb has several other meanings that are not so obvious like desempeñar, representar, interpretar, cometer, armar, conseguir, lograr, resolver, efectuar, componer, construir, levantar, formar, cumplir, amasar and acumular. Check out these sentences and an alternative meaning for the verb hacer. 1…