Los comparativos Posted by Adir on May 23, 2011
Making comparisons in Spanish is pretty easy, compared to the English way. Take a look at the most common patterns: Comparativo de superioridad (Superiority) En el sur llueve más que en el norte. (It rains more in the south than in the north.) Hoy hace más calor que ayer. (Today is hotter than yesterday.) Mi…
Where are the vowels? – Answer Posted by Adir on May 20, 2011
Hi, there! Here’s the whole text for the Where are vowels? activity a couple of days ago. Did you get it right? Let’s check it out. Rodrigo, por favor, llama por teléfono a mis padres y cuéntales que me quedé dormido en el metro y ahora estoy en un cibercafé de la estación y tengo…
We are having a cacerolada! Posted by Magda on May 19, 2011
Hi folks! I don’t usually talk about politics, and I think I’m not talking about politics in this post. But I want to share with you something we are undergoing now in my country. Since I got up this morning, I have been reading newspapers, watching news and checking some of my facebook contacts’ profiles…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 16 Más sobre los usos del pronombre relativo Posted by Laura & Adam on May 18, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a continuar viendo los pronombres relativos. En esta clase vamos a profundizar un poco más en los usos de cada pronombre. Cuando se refiere a personas se puede usar que o quien: Ejemplos: Cervantes, que escribió El Quijote, murió en 1616 / Cervantes, quien escribió El Quijote, murió…
Where are the vowels? Posted by Adir on May 17, 2011
Poor Guillermo, it was not his fault. He sent an e-mail but his computer erased all the vowels. Would you be able to understand the message? The answer will be posted in a couple of days. Rdrg, pr fvr, llm pr tlfn ms pdrs y cntls q m qd drmd n l mtr y hr…
¡Se me traba la lengua! Posted by Magda on May 13, 2011
After a hard week, can you think about a good plan for the weekend? I have one to share: to practise our pronunciation while we enjoy ourselves. And to do it, there is nothing better than to recite loudly a tongue twister. By creating these puns we invent funny sayings and expressions, depending on their complexity, and…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 16 Writing a letter Posted by Laura & Adam on May 11, 2011
Hola. ¿Qué tal? Hoy vamos a ver cómo escribir una carta en español. I am going to show you some of the typical expressions that we use when writing a formal letter and others that we use when we write a letter to a friend. Let’s start by looking at the greetings we make at…