Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
What means of transportation do you know in Spanish? Silvia will teach you a plethora of transportation-related terms as well as the various categories they can be grouped into.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In part two of this lesson on transportation, we will continue to learn the Spanish names for many additional means of transportation as well as the overarching groups into which they fall.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In this lesson, Silvia will teach us how to talk about the date and time in Spanish, providing us with some frequently asked questions and answers that you are likely to come across in the real world.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Is it typical to say in Spanish, "It's three seventeen?" In part two of her lesson on time and dates, Silvia explains that when telling the time in Spanish, we frequently "round off" rather than being so exact. Through plenty of examples, Silvia demonstrates this concept.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Let's learn more real-world expressions that refer to dates and times in Spanish, including phrases that mean "tomorrow," "the day after tomorrow," "last night," "last week," and more!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Silvia continues to introduce us to dialogues that contain useful expressions about dates, times, and time periods. This time, we hear a phone conversation regarding booking an apartment for a vacation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Silvia introduces us to some common phrases one might use to express their condolences to a friend or family member who has recently lost a loved one.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Silvia continues with the sensitive topic of expressing our condolences to someone who has experienced a loss, including vocabulary and example phrases that might be used over the phone, in written correspondence or in person.
Difficulty: Beginner
Venezuela
Let's play an entertaining game called "Think Fast!" with Zulbany and learn some new Spanish vocabulary in the process!
Difficulty: Beginner
Venezuela
Guess what Spanish words Zulbany is describing in this new game of "Think Fast"!
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
When Ariana wakes up feeling ill, she has to make an appointment with her general practitioner. What will he prescribe?
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
Ariana makes our mouths water with her menu for the special dinner she plans to prepare for some invited relatives.
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
Ariana explains to us about the variety of sports and leisure activities in which she participates during a typical week.
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
Ariana shares with us details about her home and lifestyle in Malaga, Spain.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Do you know how to answer "yes" in Spanish without always having to say "sí"? Using several sample questions, Carlos teaches us twenty alternative ways to answer a question affirmatively in Spanish.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Expand your vocabulary by learning these alternatives to saying simply "no" in Spanish. Using several questions with examples, Carlos teaches us twenty ways to say "no"... without having to say it!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Cata and Cleer teach us how to order food at a restaurant.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
When a sick Cleer calls to set up a doctor's appointment, the receptionist is less than enthusiastic to assist her.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
What will Cleer's doctor prescribe for her cough, aches and pains?
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Clara explains a bit about the weather in Spain and how we might speak about it during different seasons and/or weather conditions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Clara continues telling us about how to talk about the weather in Spanish with examples of sentences that might be used when it's snowy, foggy, windy, sunny or rainy.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Parecer means "to seem," and when used with indirect object pronouns (me, te, etc.), can be used to express an opinion. When El Aula Azul's Ioia asks, "Cristián, ¿qué te parece San Sebastián?" a translation might be, "Cristian, how does San Sebastian seem to you?" Or, more commonly stated, "Cristian, what do you think of San Sebastian"?
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Idoia gives further examples of some different indirect object pronouns and their meanings in sentences with the verb "parecer" [to seem]. You can study in person with Idoia and other great teachers in beautiful San Sebastian, Spain. Visit www.elaulaazul.com for more info.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
At the renowned Spanish language school El Aula Azul, Ioia explains how "parecer" changes depending on whether the noun about which one is speaking is singular or plural.
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