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Spanish Lesson Advanced 24 Expresiones coloquiales con el verbo Estar Posted by Laura & Adam on Nov 9, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will look at various colloquial Spanish expressions using the Spanish verb “Estar”. These are very useful Spanish expressions as they are commonly used in everyday speech and provide a further insight into the numerous uses of the Spanish verb “to be”. Hola ¿Qué tal os va todo?…
Perífrasis: estar a punto de (to be about to) Posted by Adir on Nov 3, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están todos? Today let’s take a look at the perífrasis (verb expression) estar a punto de + infinitive. It’s used when we’re about to do something or something is going to happen very soon. For example, let’s suppose you’ve been waiting for the bus for over an hour and it still hasn’t come…
Idioms test: the answers! Posted by Adir on Oct 27, 2011
Hey! Here are the answers to yesterday’s idioms test with the verbs “ser” and “dar” 1. Ramón es muy suyo. a) es muy egoísta b) es muy simpático c) es muy particular (ser muy suyo = to be an odd person) 2. Es el vivo retrato de su madre. a) es muy parecido a su madre…
Idioms test with verbs “ser” and “dar” Posted by Adir on Oct 25, 2011
Hi, there! Want to see if you’re good at idiomatic expressions? Choose the right answer for each of the sentences below. Remember to post your answers on the comments, ok? 1. Ramón es muy suyo. a) es muy egoísta b) es muy simpático c) es muy particular 2. Es el vivo retrato de su madre…
Heavenly expressions in Spanish Posted by Adir on Oct 13, 2011
Hi, everybody! Let’s take a look at some “heavenly” expressions that are used in Spanish. Como Dios me dio a entender – Following my intuition – No tenía ni idea de como montar una tienda de campaña, así que lo hice como Dios me dio a entender. (I had no idea how to set up…
Perífrasis verbal: liarse a + infinitivo Posted by Adir on Oct 10, 2011
Hi, everybody! Espero que estén todos bien. Today let’s take a look at the verb phrase liarse a followed by the infinitive in Spanish. This phrase expresses the beginning of an action where its timespan is not clearly perceived, because you basically do something and lose track of time. People usually use this perífrasis to…
The Facebook changes en español Posted by Adir on Sep 22, 2011
Hi, there! As you Facebookers all know, some major layout changes happened on Facebook yesterday and users were less than happy about it. So we proposed a little debate in our Spanish page and here are some of the comments people made: Es una mierda. (It’s a piece of s***!) Muy mal. (Very bad.) No…