Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Business: Making Appointments in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 11, 2014
Hello there! So you’re already pretty good at Spanish and want to improve your business language – this post is for you! We’re going to start with how to make appointments in a business scenario. Remember that these are ready-made sentences that are going to help you because you don’t need to reinvent the wheel…
Verbos y Preposiciones: Las Diferencias Posted by Adir on Jul 22, 2014
Hay verbos y otras palabras que cambian la significación cuando vienen con preposiciones distintas. Pasamos a presentar algunos casos. 1. Deber Debe – denota obligación. Debes estudiar mucho para la prueba. Debe de – denota probabilidad. Creo que debo de llegar tarde. 2. Salir Salir alcalde/presidente – ser elegido. Pedro salió alcalde del Club Playero…
Peruanismos VI Posted by Adir on Jul 13, 2014
Estas últimas semanas han sido de días dedicados al fútbol en todos los rincones del mundo. Un tiempo para hinchar por todas las selecciones participantes del Mundial. Muchos países. Así como hinchamos por el fútbol, hemos de hinchar por el aprendizaje, en nuestro caso, el de la lengua española, es así que estamos nuevamente estamos…
Vocabulary: Drugstore Items Posted by Adir on Jul 7, 2014
A couple of years ago I went to Montevideo, Uruguay. I’d been walking all day and I got a huge blister on my toe so I had to stop at a drugstore to buy some bandages. I remembered that story yesterday so I decided to share some useful drugstore items with you. By the way…
Diálogo con Modos Adverbiales Posted by Adir on Jun 30, 2014
Hello there! The modos adverbiales are fixed expressions in Spanish (and some other languages too). It’s a good idea to try and learn them because they will pop up in real life conversations all the time. Here’s a sample dialogue between a teacher and a student. Profesor: ¡Clarita! Clarita: ¡Sí, profe! Profesor: Ahora eres tú…
Spanish Conversation: At a Loss For Words Posted by Adir on Jun 26, 2014
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están ustedes? Oftentimes we find ourselves at a loss for words during a conversation. So today I’m going to show you some useful sentences to help you express this situation en español. ¿Están listos? Download audio A ver… – Let me see… Es difícil decirlo. – It’s hard to say. ¿Cómo voy a…
Describing People – Personalities Posted by Adir on Jun 13, 2014
Hello there! Maybe you’ve learned to briefly describe people in your Spanish course and my job here today is to help you improve your vocabulary about describing people. Today we are going to focus on the good qualities, ok? Are you ready? abierto – open acogedor – friendly, warm admirable – admirable adorable – adorable…