Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Vocabulary test: answers Posted by Adir on Oct 6, 2011
Hey, there! Here are the answers to this week’s vocabulary test. 1. A uno que no le gusta gastar dinero, prefiriéndolo ganar y guardar, se le llama amarrete / mendrugo. 2. A quien le gusta decir muchas palabrotas, se le llama deslenguado. 3. Cuando uno no tiene habilidad para una cosa, se dice que es…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 17 Vocabulario de informática e Internet Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 8, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver vocabulario relacionado con informática e Internet. La computadora/El ordenador: computer El equipo portátil/El ordenador portátil: laptop computer El ratón: mouse La alfombrilla del ráton: mouse pad Las teclas: keys La pantalla: screen Imprimir: to print Escanear: to scan Internet/La red: Internet El correo electrónico/El email: email La dirección…
The several uses of the verb “sonar” Posted by Adir on May 10, 2011
Sonar is a very useful verb in Spanish and before I start explaining what it means, take a look at this dialog and see how this verb is used. Cierto día, cerca de las 12 (at around 12), sonó el teléfono (the phone rang). Rodrigo atendió (answered). Al otro lado de la línea (at the…
Cool Spanish Idioms Posted by Adir on Mar 29, 2011
Hello, there! Idioms give the flavor to a language so let’s learn some cool Spanish idioms para darle un poco de sabor a tu español. Here you have the idioms in Spanish, their literal translation into English, then its English correspondent. Aprovéchalos. 1. No tiene dos dedos de frente. (He doesn’t have two fingers of…
Tools in Spanish Posted by Adir on Mar 7, 2011
Hey, there! Check out this very useful list of tools in Spanish! abrazadera – clamp alicate – pliers arandela – washer azada – hoe azuela – adze banco de trabajo – workbench broca – drill bit caja de herramientas – toolbox cincel – chisel cinta métrica – tape measure clavo – nail destornillador – screwdriver…
Means of Transportation in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 1, 2011
Hey, there! ¿Cómo les va todo? Let’s review some means of transportation en español, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en and there is also some cases with the preposition a. Let’s check them out! el avión – plane en avión – by plane la bicicleta, la bici…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 11 Physical Descriptions Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 19, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to look at how to describe physical appearances in Spanish. First, we are going to learn some important vocabulary related to parts of the body and body shape and size and later we will practice useful sentence structures using the same vocabulary with “el verbo tener” (to have)…