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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....

Fin del capítulo

David — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:35:36 +0000

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!

Elisión | Elision

David — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:49:04 +0000

Common in both English and Spanish, and perhaps in nearly all languages, elision -- elisión in Spanish -- refers in its most simple form to the omission or suppression of the pronunciation of one or more letters in a word. Read on to see why elision is so important in the Spanish language.

Siempre en mi mente

David — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:18:55 +0000

Siempre en mi mente by Alex Ubago, is a song about a guy who would love to forget about a girl if only he knew how: La solución no sé cómo encontrarla....Quiero olvidarte y yo no sé cómo te olvido. Enjoy a great song and video and learn more about elision of vowels and different translations for en. ¡Qué se diviertan!

Pegadito

David — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:06:49 +0000

El sol calienta más de la cuenta en días de invierno.... Pegadito is great song by Tommy Torres, a singer, songwriter and producer sin igual. Along with others, this fantastic tune will take your pronunciation and vocabulary way beyond classroom Spanish. ¡Disfrútala!