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Pronouncing the Vowels in Spanish.

David — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:06 +0000

Pronouncing the Vowels in Spanish. Pronouncing the Vowels in Spanish This screencast discusses how prounouncing the vowels more natively will make your Spanish flow much more naturally. Vowels are the heart of the alphabet. The length and sound of vowels strongly differentiate Spanish from English. Spanish vowels sounds are shorter and consist of a single sound. Spanish vowels are [...]

Saludos — How to end an email in English

David — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:48:25 +0000

Music is a great Spanish teacher. First, because songs are short, it's easy to replay them to repeat a line that you didn't quite get (or that you really like alot!). The ease of repetition makes music great for learning pronunciation. In addition, lyrics have a conversational style. This makes hit songs a great source of everyday vocabulary....

Make Music your Teacher!

David — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:01:18 +0000

Music is a great Spanish teacher. First, because songs are short, it's easy to replay them to repeat a line that you didn't quite get (or that you really like alot!). The ease of repetition makes music great for learning pronunciation. In addition, lyrics have a conversational style. This makes hit songs a great source of everyday vocabulary....

Four words for “to expire”

David — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:01:11 +0000

"To expire" is a verb used in many contexts in English. As you will see, Spanish uses at least four verbs to express different shades of the English "to expire," and although closest in spelling, "expirar" is at best a fickle friend (amigo veleidoso).

Includes the following verbs: expirar, terminar, caducar. and vencer Disculpe el miedo escénico y el barato micrófono