Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Expressions with preposition “de” Posted by Adir on Sep 16, 2013
The preposition “de” is used in several fixed expressions in Spanish. Let’s check out some of them! de ahí en adelante = from that moment on de ahora en adelante = from now on; henceforth de buena gana = willingly de buenas a primeras = immediately, suddenly de costumbre = as usual; normally de…
Spanglish: is it Spanish + English? Posted by Magda on Sep 12, 2013
The Spanglish or Espanglish is a linguistic phenomenon similar to the “Llanito” in Gibraltar. According to the DRAE, Spanish is a modality of the speech of some Hispanic groups of the United States in which they mix, and deform, lexical and grammatical elements from Spanish and English. It is not a language, it can hardly…
Idioms with the word “puerta” Posted by Adir on Sep 9, 2013
Saludos desde Bebedouro, Brasil. La palabra puerta es muy común y tiene várias combinaciones de palabras: abrir la puerta cerrar la puerta echar la llave a la puerta escuchar detrás de la puerta puerta de entrada puerta de la habitación puerta de la calle puerta del garaje puerta trasera la puerta del armario el pomo…
Your daily routine, en español Posted by Adir on Sep 4, 2013
Hello, there! When you’re making small talk in Spanish it’s a good idea to learn to talk about your daily routine. We covered the basics of this in a post some months ago and now I’d like to show you a real-life dialogue. The most difficult words and expressions are translated. Pedro: ¿Cómo es tu…
How to use “escoger” and “elegir” Posted by Adir on Aug 27, 2013
Hello, there! I got an e-mail from a reader asking me when to use verbs escoger and elegir, because they both mean “to choose”. Some Spanish students get a little upset with synonyms because they can’t seem to use the right one, but hey, in English we can “choose” or “pick” something, right? The Rules…
Do You Want to Have it All? Posted by Adir on Aug 23, 2013
Hello, there! Today is Friday and we are going to review some very useful and common collocations with verb “tener” (to have). These collocations are very important because they are part of everyday conversation and if you want to be fluent and speak good Spanish, learn them! Oh yeah! Are you ready to take your…
Americanisms in the Spanish language Posted by Magda on Aug 22, 2013
What do you think is the first Americanism that came into Spanish? Yesterday, while I was looking for the origin of some funny expressions, I found an interesting article talking about the first words that came into Spanish from the New World. Borrowings from different languages have always been a good source to increase a…