Practical Spanish 2 – Escalera mecánica
Spanish: Atención – por seguridad no pisar la franja amarilla Move the mouse pointer over the Spanish words to see the English translation. Location: Unicentro, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Practical Spanish 1 – Parque Histórico
Spanish: Hospicio Corazón de Jesús Spanish: Zona de Tradiciones Move the mouse pointer over the Spanish words to see the English translation. Location: Parque Histórico, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
LoMásTv Review
LoMásTv, part of the Yabla language learning network (which includes English, French, and German), is a specialised Spanish language immersion technology that will assist you in improving your proficiency. It is features lessons, online flashcards, and most importantly, videos to practice your listening and Spanish comprehension skills. Spanish Lessons There are 186 lessons, divided into [...]
30-Day Challenge Update
It is now day 19 of my 30-day challenge, to learn Spanish to a post-beginner level. I am going well, although I have often lacked the time to type up the notes from each day as I had planned to do. Currently, I’ve only posted the first 14-days of notes. One distraction, which is actually [...]
A Strawberry By Any Other Name
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” – Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet There seems to be some disagreement in South America as to the correct Spanish word for strawberry (the fruit, not as a colour of hair). This is one of my [...]
Learn Spanish – Day 17
Spanish Vocabulary – Day 17 See Spanish Verb Conjugation table for help conjugating these Spanish verbs Verbs Nouns 1 cambiar to walk abuelo / abuela (m/f) grandfather / grandmother 2 mandar to send hijo / hija (m/f) son / daughter 3 explicar to explain esposo / esposa (m/f) husband / wife 4 decidir to decide [...]
Learn Spanish – Day 16
Spanish Vocabulary – Day 16 See Spanish Verb Conjugation table for help conjugating these Spanish verbs Verbs Nouns 1 viajar to travel pómulo (m) cheekbone 2 regresar to return nariz (f) nose 3 visitar to visit labio (m) lips 4 romper to break quijada (f) jaw 5 cantar (i) to sing padre / madre (m/f) [...]
Six Common Pronunciation Errors Made By Gringos
There are many ways that gringos mispronounce Spanish words. Generally it is by placing the stress on the wrong part of the word. However, there are certain letters that provide much amusement to native Spanish speakers when gringos try to pronounce them and get it wrong. These errors are presented in no particular order. 1. [...]
Learn Spanish – Day 15
Spanish Vocabulary – Day 15 See Spanish Verb Conjugation table for help conjugating these Spanish verbs Verbs Nouns 1 cenar to dine / to eat a meal frente (f) forehead 2 limpiar to clean cabello (m) hair 3 arribar to arrive ceja (f) eyebrow 4 toser to cough ojo (m) eye 5 repartir to distribute [...]
El Mariachi
El Mariachi is a movie by Robert Rodriguez. It was filmed in Mexico and cost just over US$7000 to produce. The story is based around a case of mistaken identity, where a travelling mariachi is mistaken for a ruthless criminal, Azul. He has pursued by men working for the rival of Azul, another criminal by [...]
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