Tag Archives: Spanish Grammar
How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (II) Posted by Adir on Jul 18, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va? Today let’s learn how to use more punctiation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto y coma (the semicolon) El punto y coma is used: a. Before mas, pero, aunque, sin embargo and no obstante in very long sentences. “Al oír esto, los flamencos, llenos de miedo porque estaban descubiertos, quisieron voltar…
How to use punctuation signs in Spanish (I) Posted by Adir on Jul 16, 2012
Today we are going to start a series of posts about how to use punctuation signs in Spanish. 1. El punto [period] There are three kinds of specific puntos in Spanish: [1] – punto y seguido = indicates a separation between clauses that are related [2] – punto y aparte = shows the end of…
Para y Por Posted by Magda on Jul 12, 2012
As we know, simple rules for a native speaker can be quite confusing when we are learning a foreign language. Some days ago I read somebody asking the difference between these two Spanish prepositions Por and Para. As you know, both words mean for in English, so the best way to differentiate between them is…
Masculine or feminine? Posted by Adir on Jul 4, 2012
Words ending in -o are usually masculine and words ending in -a are usually feminine in Spanish, but, as you may have noticed, there are exceptions. So, how do we know when a word is masculine or feminine? So here are some tips. Words that are usually masculine ending in -o: cariño [caress], libro [book]…
Review: Ser or Estar? (the answers) Posted by Adir on Jul 2, 2012
Hey! Here are the answers to last week’s test on the use of ser or estar! 1. (Es / Está) una pena que no vengas con nosotros. lo pasarías estupendamente. 2. Estas no (son / están) horas de llegar a casa. 3. El mueble que me (eres / estás) haciendo (es / está) de madera…
Review: Ser or Estar? Posted by Adir on Jun 19, 2012
Ser and estar both mean “to be” and sometimes it’s not very easy to know when to use or the other. So here’s a little exercise for you: choose the correct verb, ser or estar, in the sentences below. The translation will help you and the answers will come later this week, ok? Let’s go…
Ahí hay un hombre que dice ¡ay! Posted by Magda on Jun 13, 2012
Que cada vez se lee menos, es un hecho. Que el uso de las nuevas tecnologías está afectando al lenguaje, es fácil de comprobar. Y que el español tiene palabras cuyo uso a veces nos hace confundir, nadie lo pone en duda. No sé vosotros, pero a mi cada vez que leo que alguien usa…