Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Radical sports en español Posted by Adir on May 1, 2013
Hello, there! Today let’s learn a bit about los deportes radicales in Spanish. Practice your reading skills! El descenso de barrancos Consiste en seguir el curso de un río o torrente evitando los obstáculos naturales que este nos ofrece, con la ayuda de cuerdas y otros materiales. Es una actividad en plena naturaleza a través…
Spanish vocabulary: En el barrio Posted by Adir on Apr 26, 2013
Hey, there! Whenever we travel to a Spanish-speaking country we go sightseeing and knowing exactly what places are called in Spanish is a good way to get around town. But before we move on to learning the actual words, let me share some vocabulary learning tips with you guys, so you will be able to…
Idioms with verb “quitar” Posted by Adir on Apr 22, 2013
Hello, there! A couple of weeks ago I posted about how to use the verb quitar correctly, because it is so similar to sacar. Today I am going to teach you some idioms, those expressions that always give us a hard time due to the fact that they don’t usually mean what their independent…
What the %$# are you talking about? Posted by Adir on Apr 19, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están ustedes hoy? Espero que estén todos pasándola regio. What? You don’t understand what pasarla regio means? Well, you’re not alone and in today’s post I’m going to show you some situations where people don’t understand what was said and use colloquial expressions in Spanish. ¿Están listos? Dialogue 01 – Two people talking…
How do you say “as blind as a bat” in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 15, 2013
Hey everybody! Did you have a good weekend?! We all know that knowing many words and word combinations helps a lot when we are trying to speak a foreign language. In English we say expressions like He’s as blind as a bat. as cool as a cucumber. as right as rain. as mad as a…
How to use the verb “quitar” Posted by Adir on Apr 3, 2013
Quitar and sacar are very similar in use and today I will show you how to use quitar correctly. The first meaning of quitar is to take something off a surface, like when you take off your hat or take the book off a table: Quita el libro de la mesa. – Take the book…
Easter vocabulary, a quick review Posted by Magda on Mar 28, 2013
Easter is here once more! As I have talked about our traditions in some previous posts (Semana Santa in Spain and La Saeta, sentir flamenco) today I want to make a quick review of some words you’ll hear everywhere if you are spending these days in Spain. Saeta: Flamenco verse sung at processions in Holy…