Fluent in Six Months » verbos

The Spanish Class

David — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:01:09 +0000

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!

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

Formas de amor

David — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:07:19 +0000

Formas de amor, from Cynthia's new CD, Provócame, is, yes, provocative. What is she really saying when she calls love Un sentimiento con dos acentos? This is a fun song for sure. ¡Espero que te guste!