Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Homonyms II Posted by Adir on Dec 10, 2009
Homonyms are words that are written in the feminine and masculine in the same way, but they have different meanings. El cabeza (head – boss) – la cabeza (head – body) El capital (money) – la capital (capital – city) El clave (chord) – la clave (solution) El cólera (cholera) – la cólera (anger) El…
Vocabulario: Los Cubiertos Posted by Adir on Oct 12, 2009
Here’s a list for words related to cutlery and setting the table. Click on the link below to listen to the pronunciation. los-cubiertos el cuchillo – knife el mantel – tablecloth el palillo de dientes, el escarbadientes – toothpick el platito para el pan – bread plate el plato – plate el plato para el…
Partes del Coche Posted by Adir on Aug 31, 2009
I had this great teacher and friend, Mariza Ribeiro, and she taught me a very valuable lesson. Learn a bit about everything, vocabulary-wise. So today we’re going to learn a bit about parts of the car. Check them out! Acelerador – gas pedal Asiento – seat Cambio de marchas – gear shift Embrague – clutch…
Juego: Las Profesiones Posted by Adir on Jul 3, 2009
Today we’re going to play a game! I’ll give you guys a list of 25 occupations, in Spanish, and what each one of them does. Try and match the occupations to the activities. Profesor Ingeniero Electricista Fontanero Carpintero Mecánico Dependiente Taxista Administrativo / secretario Arquitecto Bombero Albañil Farmacéutico Peluquero Veterinario Médico Abogado Carnicero Camarero Cartero…
Useful Prefixes Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2009
I just love etymology, which is the study of the history of words. Sometimes you can learn the meaning of the word by looking at its prefixes and that helps a lot when you’re reading in Spanish without a dictionary (ever been through that?). Here are some very common prefixes in Spanish. aero-, “aire”, aeropuerto…
Lexical influences in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 20, 2009
Remember that story that John loved Mary, who loved Charles, who loved…? Well, learning languages is not different, because each language ends up influencing others. You must know already that you can express things differently in Spanish depending on which country you are in, right? Let’s take for example the word “bus”: if you’re in…
Idioms game Posted by Adir on Oct 6, 2008
In our idioms posts I always give you the definition, an example or two and the translation, right? Today we’re going to do something different: you guys are going to have to match the expressions to their meaning, in Spanish! After a few days I’ll give you the right answer! Shall we go for it?…