Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Making polite requests in Spanish Posted by Magda on Mar 27, 2014
In Spanish, as well as in English, there are different ways of making requests or asking somebody to do something. They can be made in a direct way, as a command, which can be considered improper or too rude depending on the context, and in an indirect way. Polite requests are always correct, but more…
How To Give Advice in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 17, 2014
Hello there! Oftentimes when we are talking to someone we need to give and receive advice so this what our post is about today. You will learn several ready-made sentences so make sure to memorize them! Here we go! Dando un consejo – Giving advice ¿Por qué tú no…? – Why don’t you…? Tal…
Learning with dialogues: What do you like? Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2014
Hello, there! Let’s kick off this week with a sample dialogue between Ramón and Juan. Ramón: ¿Qué te gustaría ser si no fueras webdesigner? [What would you like to be if you weren’t a webdesigner?] Juan: No lo sé. No me veo haciendo otra cosa. Aunque tal vez hubiera sido veterinario, me gustan los animales…
Spanish false friends… Beware! Posted by Magda on Feb 13, 2014
Learning vocabulary can be very easy (I´m sure you remember the “Similar words in English and Spanish” post) because Spanish and English have lots of cognates, words with the same etymology and similar meaning. However, it can also be confusing because in both languages there are words with similar spelling or pronunciation, but quite different…
How To Describe A Romantic Evening in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 12, 2014
Hello, there! In today’s post I’m going to cover several key sentences for you to use when you describe your romantic Valentine’s Day evening. You ready? Let’s do this! Me arreglé bien. – I got all dressed up. Me latía el corazón. – My heart was beating fast. La fui a buscar en su casa…
Peruanismos – Parte 02 Posted by Adir on Feb 3, 2014
Hola a todos, Después de las fiestas de fin de año regreso trayéndoles más peruanismos, aquellos vocablos y expresiones propias del Perú. Antes de comenzar a citarles algunos de estos vocablos, giros e modos de hablar me gustaría aclararles que algunos de ellos también pueden hacer parte de la forma de hablar de otros…
How to use verb “quedar” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2014
Hello, there! This has been an awesome month, hasn’t it? So we’re going to top it off with a post that explains the several uses of verb “quedar”. Instead of explaining every use of quedar, check out some sentences. Mi pregunda quedó sin contestar. [My question was not answered. – it remained without being answered]…