Dequeísmo Posted by Magda on Mar 24, 2010
“Dequeísmo” It is becoming increasingly more common to hear incorrect expressions in Spanish such as: Pienso de que… Creo de que… Opino de que… Dije de que… Not only among students of the language, but also native speakers. There are certain verbs that require the preposition “de”, but to do so when it is not…
Christina Aguilera en español Posted by Adir on Mar 22, 2010
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? A todos nos gusta aprender con música, ¿verdad? La cantante Christina Aguilera tiene madre estadounidense y padre ecuatoriano y en su álbum del 2000, Mi Reflejo, Aguilera le rinde homenaje a sus orígenes y quedó en primer lugar en la lista Billboard de álbumes latinos. Aquí les traigo…
El Hormiguero Posted by Adir on Mar 19, 2010
El Hormiguero is a Spanish talk show broadcast on Cuatro TV Station and it focuses on science, humor and politics. At first it was a 2-hour show but it was so successful that it is broadcast from Monday to Saturday in a 40-minute show. The video below is for more advanced learners because Pablo, the…
¡Carnavales! Posted by Magda on Mar 17, 2010
This last month has been a busy one, not only for the celebration of St. Valentine’s day all over the world, or the beginning of the Chinese New Year, this year in honor to the tiger, but also for the celebration of the Carnival: most of us know about the parades in Brazil, and the…
Bloopers in telenovela La Madrastra Posted by Adir on Mar 15, 2010
I have to admit, I love them bloopers! When we see a sitcom or drama series we never know how hard it is to edit and get things right. Those actors work really hard to do it. With Mexican telenovelas it isn’t any different. The actors crack up at their own mistakes and have to…
Vocabulary: Kitchen Utensils Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2010
Here’s a very useful list of kitchen utensils. Notice that some words have more than one equivalent because Spanish is spoken in so many countries. batidora – mixer cacerola / cazuela – saucepan colador – strainer, colander cubo / tacho de la basura – trash can escurridor – dish rack fregadero / pila / pileta…
Discover Granada Posted by Magda on Mar 10, 2010
As we are going to share some words, because I will be writing for the Spanish blog from now on, let me introduce myself. My name is Magda, and I’m a native Spanish speaker who lives in the south of Spain. I’m from a small but wonderful city, Granada.Perhaps you’ve heard of it? We have…