“Menos lobos, Caperucita”, y otras frases hechas Posted by Magda on Jan 14, 2011
Aprender una lengua significa estudiar gramática, vocabulario, obtener fluidez al hablar, conocer su cultura… y manejar expresiones idiomáticas propias de esa lengua. Hoy quiero detenerme en algunas, e intentar explicar no solo su significado, sino también su origen. “Menos lobos, Caperucita.” Usamos esta expresión para referirnos a una persona que exagera de manera clara, llegando…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 10 Prefijos y Sufijos Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 13, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver prefijos y sufijos de origen latino y de origen griego. Es muy útil conocer su significado porque así podréis imaginar el significado de palabras que no habéis oído antes que contengan estos prefijos o sufijos. Bien, vamos a empezar con los Prefijos y Sufijos de origen griego. Los…
The meanings of hacerse Posted by Adir on Jan 10, 2011
Hacerse is a reflexive verb and it has several meanings. Instead of providing a boring list I’m going to give you some real Spanish sentences with their translation, ok? Aprovéchala. Se me hizo un nudo en el hilo. – I got a knot in the thread. María se hizo con el premio. – María got…
Música: Diego Torres – Color Esperanza Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2011
Diego Torres in an Argentinean singer/songwriter who, in 2001, released the song Color Esperanza (Hope Color) amidst a very fierce economic crisis in Argentina. The song is about reflecting about ones’s problems, hoping for better days and keeping a positive attitude towards life and its shortcomings. Below you can see the video with the lyrics…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 10 Differences between the Spanish verbs “Ser” and “Estar” Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 5, 2011
¡Hola a todos! I would first like to wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year! I hope one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to study and practice even more Spanish and to watch every single one of Laura’s video lessons. Today we are going to analyse in detail the differences between the…
How to make phone calls in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 4, 2011
Hello, there! How are you doing? In today’s post we’ll learn how to make phone calls in Spanish and also some useful expressions. There are some differences when people answer the phone in different Spanish-speaking countries. For example, in Uruguay and Argentina they say hola, in Spain it’s dígame or diga, in Cuba, besides diga…
Video: Las Frutas Posted by Adir on Jan 3, 2011
Hey, what’s up? Let’s learn and review the names of fruits in Spanish, shall we? The cool video below brings the fruit, translation and a picture to help you learn!