Tag Archives: prepositions
Preposition review exercise Posted by Adir on May 31, 2011
Hola, ¿cómo te anda todo? Today we’re going to review the use of prepositions in Spanish. Fill in the blanks with the right preposition in the sentences below. The answers are at the end. 1. No te burles ___ mí. (Don’t make fun of me.) 2. ¿___ qué sirve eso? (What’s the use of this?)…
Las contracciones en español Posted by Adir on Apr 21, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? Spanish has contractions with prepositions and definite articles in some cases. Let’s learn them! A + artículos al (a + el) – Ellos van al teatro todos los sábados. – They go to the theater every Saturday. a la – Ellas van a la universidad por la mañana. – They go…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 15 Differences between “Por” and ”Para” Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 20, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver las diferencias entre “por” y “para”. The differences between these two Spanish prepositions are subtle and a little confusing at first for Spanish students. It is often this way with prepositions when learning any foreign language. Prepositions may be short, apparently simple, words, but they are vital to…
Podcast: The uses of “a” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jul 15, 2010
Download audio ¡Hola, mi gente! How are you all doing? This is Adir Ferreira speaking directly from Brazil, bringing you all the hottest tips to learn Spanish you can’t find anywhere! In this podcast I’m going to talk about the several uses of the word “a”. We tend to think that “a” only relates to…
Locuciones prepositivas Posted by Adir on Jun 10, 2010
Prepositional phrases are made up of two or more words which play the role of prepositions. There are a lot of prepositional phrases in Spanish and here is a list of them. a cambio de – in exchange (for), in return (for) a causa de – because of a excepción de – except for a…
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…
Adjectives and Verbs + Prepositions Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2010
There are some adjectives that collocate with certain prepositions. The use of prepositions oftentimes doesn’t follow a fixed or set rule so it’s best to learn them together with the word they’re used with. Listo para – ready for Preocupado con – worried about Adicto a – addicted to Conforme con – in agreement with…