Practice Pronunciation
Try learning to read correctly, and as fast as you can, the following Spanish grade
school exercise.
First read it slow until you get the pronunciation right. Then, with practice, increase pace each time you read it. It’s meant to be a tongue twister. Here goes:
“Tres tristes tigres trastiando trigo en tres tristes trastos!”
(trehs trees-tehs tee-grehs trahs-tyahn-doh tree-goh en trehs trees-tehs trahs-tohs)
Translation:
“Three poor tigers moving around wheat in three measly pieces of junk!”
Labels: Level: Intermediate, Read in Spanish, Spanish Pronunciation
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CORRECTO and CORREGIR
When you want to say that something is correct (or right) then say: algo es correcto. However, when saying that someone has to correct something then we need to use a form of the verb CORREGIR and say: alguien tiene que corregir algo.
Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Grammar, Spanish Vocabulary
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I want to “gift” you.
In Spanish you have words for “gift” that are nouns and a verb.
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Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Vocabulary
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Apoyar y Soportar.
These two verbs are similar yet offer different shades of meaning, exemplifying the richness of the Spanish language.
Although both mean “support”, they are used in different contexts.
Apoyar means “to back/support”, “to rest/lean”, “to base on”. It carries with it the idea of one physical object supporting another, or one thing, such as a fact or a person, backing up/supporting another thing, such as a statement or an action.
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Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Vocabulary
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Tiempo, vez and hora all can refer to time, but are used in completely different contexts. Here are some tips to help you differentiate the three words and know when to employ each one.
Even in English you have to remember that the word time has a variety of meanings. It’s three most common meanings are
1) duration, a measurable period in which something occurs, i.e. the time it takes to get to the beach, or
2) a number of instances an event or action repeated itself, i.e. how many times have you been to the beach? Or, every time I go to the beach I go swimming. And finally,
3) a specific point at which an event occurs or is occuring, i.e. at what time are we going to the beach? Or, what time is it?
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Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Vocabulary
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When describing the effects of temperature in English we are accustomed to saying: it’s cold/hot/humid/etc.
In Spanish, however, when telling the weather you should use form of the verb “hacer” (to make or to do). Therefore:
What’s the weather like? –
Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Grammar
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