¡No me des gato por liebre! Posted by Magda on Feb 4, 2011
Hoy vamos a seguir recordando algunas de esas oraciones coloquiales tan usadas en nuestra lengua, e indagar su origen en la medida de lo posible. Ya que tengo debilidad por los felinos, vamos a empezar con ellos. Dar gato por liebre Aunque hoy día lo usamos en una gran variedad de situaciones en las que…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 11 Qué puedes comunicar con “Aunque” Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 3, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal os va? Hoy vamos a practicar cómo usar correctamente el adverbio “Aunque”. Dependiendo de la forma verbal que usamos detrás de “Aunque”, la información que damos tiene un matiz diferente. Vamos a ver las diferentes opciones: Aunque + indicativo (Aunque vienes, viniste, venías, etc…) Aunque + Presente de Subjuntivo (Aunque…
Means of Transportation in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 1, 2011
Hey, there! ¿Cómo les va todo? Let’s review some means of transportation en español, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en and there is also some cases with the preposition a. Let’s check them out! el avión – plane en avión – by plane la bicicleta, la bici…
Everyday Spanish 04 Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? Are you enjoying the cool everyday Spanish expressions? Here are some more of them! A la una, a las dos… – Going once, going twice… A propósito… – By the way… Ahora en serio… – Now seriously… Al final todo salió bien. – It all worked out eventually. Con el…
The conditional tense II: Usage Posted by Magda on Jan 28, 2011
There are several ways in which the conditional is used in Spanish. The connection among the conditional uses of verbs is that they don’t refer to events that definitely or necessarily have happened or are happening. In other words, the conditional tense refers to acts that can be seen as hypothetical, as we will see…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 11 Relative Clauses Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 26, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal la semana? Hoy vamos a practicar el Presente de Subjuntivo en frases de relativo – Present Subjuntive in Relative Clauses. We will first discuss exactly what a Relative Clause is and afterwards we will see when and when not to use the Present Subjunctive in such cases. When you find…
The conditional tense in Spanish I: Form Posted by Magda on Jan 25, 2011
The conditional tense I: Form. The conditional tense is one of the most complicated tenses in Spanish. It does not only refer to a concrete moment in time (past, present or future), but it is used to express probability, possibility, wonder or conjecture. It is very connected to the future tense, that´s why we call…