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Spanish adverbs – alternative uses Posted by on Aug 23, 2010

Let’s see alternative uses of some common adverbs. 1. ahora Ahora acabo de enterarme de eso. – I just foud out about it. Ahora lo sabremos. – We’ll know about it soon. Voy a la panadería, hasta ahora. – I’m going to the bakery, I’ll be right back. Por ahora, no sabemos lo que va…

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Place adverbs Posted by on May 24, 2010

Place adverbs in Spanish express the idea of proximity or distance. The list below shows the relation between proximity and distance. Acá – aquí / allá – allí 1. aquí – acá – It means “here”. Aquí están las entradas para el cine. (Here are the tickets to the movies.) Acá indicates a less specific…

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Adverbial phrases Posted by on May 6, 2010

There are some expressions that never change in Spanish. Some of them are called adverbial phrases because they relate to adverbs. Place phrases allá arriba (up there), aquí abajo (down here), por todas partes (everywhere), a la derecha (to the right), a la izquierda (to the left), fuera de (outside of), a lo lejos (in…

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