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Why Reading Without a Dictionary Can Be Better (Sometimes!)

Reading a foreign language without a dictionary might sound scary , but actually… it often helps you more than you think! Here’s why: You lose the flow of the textJumping back and forth between your book and the dictionary makes it hard for your brain to follow the story or main idea. You don’t develop [...]

By |2025-04-24T11:43:35-03:00April 24th, 2025|Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Why Reading Without a Dictionary Can Be Better (Sometimes!)

TÉCNICAS Y CONSEJOS PARA APRENDER ESPAÑOL (1)

Vamos a sugerirte algunas técnicas para aprender español, por ejemplo, el método SMART que sirve para plantearse objetivos de aprendizaje. OBJETIVOS Específicos: Definir qué aspecto concreto o qué nivel de español querés alcanzar en un periodo de tiempo. Medibles: Establecer cómo medir tu progreso, por ejemplo, aprender 30 palabras por semana o mantener un diálogo de [...]

By |2024-01-07T02:39:49-03:00January 7th, 2024|Spanish / Español|Comments Off on TÉCNICAS Y CONSEJOS PARA APRENDER ESPAÑOL (1)

Phrases in Spanish: expressions using parts of the body

In Spanish we have many expressions and idioms which use parts of the body. Here some of them: Tomar el pelo: to rib Parar la oreja: to pay attention, listen Estar con el corazón en la boca: to be worried Dar una mano: to help Estar hasta las manos: to be very busy. Hablar hasta [...]

By |2020-07-31T00:48:17-03:00July 31st, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Phrases in Spanish: expressions using parts of the body

Ejercicios con Dar, Haber, Hacer y Tener

En español. Usa los verbos dar, haber, hacer y tener en tus respuestas. 1. It is not foggy this morning. 2. The clock strikes ten thirty. 3. It is sunny now. 4. The audience screams at the stadium. 5. The captain gives a hug to the goalkeeper (portero). Tu lista. Escribe cinco cosas que hay [...]

By |2020-03-13T12:46:32-03:00March 17th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Ejercicios con Dar, Haber, Hacer y Tener

Dar, haber, hacer y tener

Dar, haber, hacer, and tener in expressions with a special meaning These verbs appear frequently in idiomatic expressions. Many are formed with a conjugated verb + an infinitive, called formas perifrásticas or perífrasis verbales in Spanish. Learn them as lexical (vocabulary) items. Note the use of the present tense in the examples with dar, haber, [...]

By |2020-03-10T10:26:08-03:00March 12th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Dar, haber, hacer y tener

Verbs with spelling changes

In the present tense, certain verbs have spelling changes. These are determined by Spanish rules of pronunciation to preserve the sound appearing in the infinitive. The following groups of verbs have spelling changes before the verb ending -o, in the "yo" form only. ◆ Verbs ending in -ger or -gir change "g" to "j" before [...]

By |2020-03-03T11:01:05-03:00March 5th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Verbs with spelling changes

Practice time

Practice. Escribe la forma correspondiente del verbo entre paréntesis: 1. Yo (conducir) __________ el coche. 2. Marta y tú (salir) ___________ de casa juntos (together). 3. Yo no (conocer) ____________ a esa familia. 4. ¿Quién (ofrecer) ______________ más por este cuadro? 5. ¡Yo no (merecer) __________ este regalo! 6. Las asistentes del director (obedecer) ___________ [...]

By |2020-02-27T12:06:12-03:00February 27th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Practice time

-cer -cir irregular verbs

Other verbs with irregular forms in the first person ◆ Verbs that end in a vowel followed by -cer and -cir change c to zc in the first person singular only. They are conjugated like "conocer". Example: Conozco muy bien a Margo. -> I know Margo very well. -er VERBS LIKE conocer agradecer - to [...]

By |2020-02-25T11:40:06-03:00February 25th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on -cer -cir irregular verbs