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Pronouncing the Vowels in Spanish.

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

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....

The Spanish Class

This is a funny video about a Spanish class taught to a bunch of jerky North American women who want to learn Spanish to be able to better harrass their Spanish-speaking nannies. They get their comeuppance in this short video.

Make Music your Teacher!

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”

"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

El dativo | Dative (2)

A number of verbs other than gustarand encantar use the dative construction. These verbs include apasionar -- "to be passionate about," antojarse -- "to feel like," arrugar -- "to be wrinkled,"quedar -- "to suit, to fit, or to be left", sobrar -- "to be left,"caber -- "to fit," doler -- "to be hurtful," and faltar -- "to be lacking." As with gustar, the grammatical subject and object are the reverse of what you would expect:....

El Dativo | The Dative

The verb gustar and a number of other Spanish verbs expressing feeling or sensation use what is called a "dative construction." In the dative construction, the grammatical subject and the indirect object of the sentence effectively reverse their roles. For example, with gustar:

Detrás de tus palabras

Detrás tus palabras by Maria Jose, "Behind Your Words," is reminiscent of Madonna. Includes expressions like Parece que fue ayer apenas..., dar la vuelta and the verb platicar. Es buena esta canción. ¡Qué se diviertan!

Imparable

Imparable by Tommy Torres, "Unstoppable," is a heart-felt song about a guy who feels imparable e indomable only to find that the woman's heart is intocable e inalcanzable. ¡Qué se diviertan!

Fin del capítulo

Fin del capítulo by Tommy Torres, "End of the Chapter," is a song about the disappointing ending of one chapter and the possible beginning of another.... Enjoy a great song and video and learn more about Spanish pronunciation. ¡Qué se diviertan!