El Reservado – Spanish Talk Show Posted by Adir on May 21, 2009
These days I was thinking about my teen years, in the 90’s, when I had to ask my friends in the US to send video tapes of the newest Beverly Hills 90210 that hadn’t been aired in Brazil yet. Now Internet is here to help us all out with our learning in so many ways…
La Entrevista de Trabajo en Español – Job Interviews in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 18, 2009
Every job interview has core topics: general questions, strengths and weaknesses, education, professional development, among other. Here are some useful sentences for the ‘strengths’ part. ¿Cómo se relaciona su experiencia con este empleo en particular?– How does your experience relate to this job in particular? ¿Qué dos o tres grandes logros ilustran mejor sus puntos…
More meanings of common words Posted by Adir on May 14, 2009
Aqui están algunas palabras muy comunes en español con sus significados adicionales. Abandonar – to abandon. Abandonado = scruffy, sloppy (said of a person) Abusar – to abuse Abusar de la comida = to eat too much Acusar – to accuse Él acusaba cansancio. = He showed signs of tiredness. Tiene un acusado sentido del…
Los falsos amigos Posted by Adir on May 11, 2009
You’ve been studying Spanish for some time and you’ve definitely come across what we call ‘false friends’. These are tricky words that lead us to think about a meaning in Spanish that is similar to English but that’s not the case. Check out some examples, the first word is in Spanish with the translation in…
Real Spanish: Mexican dialogue Posted by Adir on May 7, 2009
If you’re tired of those old textbook dialogues here’s something for you: a real dialogue in Mexican Spanish with lots of interesting vocabulary. And remember, if you have any questions, write to us! Antonio: Ahorita vengo. María: ¿Adónde vas? Antonio: Voy a la farmacia. Necesito unas hojas de afeitar y un rastrillo nuevo. ¿Se te…
Idioms with ‘agua’ Posted by Adir on May 4, 2009
Besides being one of the five basic elements, water (el agua) is the source of several interesting idioms in Spanish. Let’s check them out! Agua pasada no mueve molino. – It’s no use crying over spilled milk. Del agua mansa líbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo. – Still waters run deep. estar…
Expressions with “de” Posted by Adir on May 1, 2009
Let’s learn some expressions with the preposition “de”. Caer de pie – to be lucky (to land on one’s feet) Vivir del cuento – to live off someone else without working (usually what parents say to kids) Costar un ojo de la cara – to cost an arm and a leg Cruzarse de brazos –…