Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Are you fit? Posted by Adir on Apr 3, 2012
Summer’s coming and we all (?) want to look good, right? So today I have chosen some fitness vocabulary for you to improve your Spanish vocabulary. Let’s go for it! 1. Correr / hacer aerobismo = to jog, to go jogging Francisco hace aerobismo/corre tres veces por semana. [Francisco goes jogging three times a week.]…
Talking about work, en español Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2012
When you do what you love, that’s awesome, isn’t it? However, some people have a terrible time jumping from job to job until they find one that fulfills them. Take a look at the following dialog: Pedro: Te veo malhumorado. ¿Qué te sucede? Luis: A decir verdad, estoy harto de hacer siempre el mismo trabajo…
Car problems, en español Posted by Adir on Feb 3, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo les va todo? We’re having great and warm weather here in Bebedouro (Brazil) and, as it’s summetime, it rains a lot. I was driving around town on Sunday evening when it started to rain and I saw this car in the middle of the street. It had surely broken down and its owner…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 26 False Friends – Falsos amigos (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Dec 26, 2011
In this advanced level Spanish video lesson we will see various “False Friends”. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. These words can lead you to make all sorts of mistakes if you are not careful so I hope very…
Remedios caseros: Infusiones para curar el resfriado Posted by Magda on Nov 24, 2011
Hola otra vez amigos. Por esta parte del globo ya estamos en otoño, aunque lo cierto es que en mi ciudad apenas disfrutamos de él, ya que del calor asfixiante del verano pasamos al gélido frío del invierno casi sin interrupción, lo que provoca que todos, antes o después, pillemos un buen catarro. No me…
Vocabulary: At the Drugstore (En la Farmacia) Posted by Adir on Nov 22, 2011
You’ve finally arrived at that Spanish-speaking country you always wanted to visit and bam! You’re sick and need to go to the drugstore to buy some medication and supplies to get better (this actually happened to me when I was in Uruguay). Here are some useful sentences and words: ¿Hay una farmacia aquí cerca? Is…
Vocabulario: El salón y la cocina Posted by Adir on Nov 8, 2011
Hi, there! Let’s learn and review today the several objects that make up the living room, el salón and the kitchen, la cocina, en español. El salón – The Living Room la cortina – curtains, drapes la mesita de sala, mesa baja, mesa de centro – coffee table el perchero – clothes rack/stand la silla…