Word of the Day - El escritorio

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

El escritorio

 

Masculine Noun: Desk, office

Example Sentence:

El escritorio es muy grande.

The desk if very big.

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Word of the Day - La esquina

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

La esquina

Feminine Noun: corner (of street)

Example Sentence:

Yo vivo en la esquina del cafateria.

I live on the corner of the cafeteria.

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Greetings Dialogue

 

Today we have greetings and a dialogue.

 

 

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Viaje Español Shop Open!

Please visit the new

Viaje Español Shop

You can buy bags, shirts and hats here.

Word of the Day - Firmar

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Firmar

Verb: to sign (document)

Example Sentence:

Tiene que firmar aqui por favor.

You have to sign here please.

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Word of the Day - Por fin

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Por fin

Prepositional Phrase: finally

Example Sentence:

El libro esta completo por fin.

The book is complete finally.

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Apologies & Lesson on Un/ Una y Uno

Palabra del dia will be postponed until tomorrow. Please forgive my lack of words a few times this week.

Gracias!

For now here is a little Spanish lesson.

Un/Una y Uno

The usage of these three words are often confused and misused by those new to the Spanish language.

Uno is used like the number one.

It can be used as follows:

Cuantos libros quiere?

How many books would you like?

You can reply, Uno.

One.

This is a short answer to the question.

But, never say Uno Libro.

One Book

You only use Uno when giving short answers.

Not with words like:

libro (book)

You should say un Libro, por favor.

One book please.

With words you would use un/ una for telling how many objects you want.

Un for masculine.

Una for feminine.

For feminine nouns you would use una.

For masculine nouns you would use un.

Examples:

Tengo Una pelota.

I have one ball.

Tengo un libro.

I have one book.

Word of the day - el inicio

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

El inicio

Masculine noun: beginning, start

Example Sentence:

El inicio de la maraton es facil.

The beginning of the marathon is easy.

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Word of the day - La mariposa

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

La mariposa

 

  

 

Feminine noun: butterfly

Example Sentence:

Las mariposa esta muy bonita.

The butterfly is very pretty.

 

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Word of the day – La salchicha

     

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

La salchicha

 

 

Feminine noun: sausage

Example Sentence:

Las salchichas alemanas son las mejores.

The German sausages are the best.

   
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Word of the day - Escuela

 

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Escuela

 

 

Feminine noun: school

Example Sentence:

La escuela es muy vieja.

The school is very old.

Other forms:

Escuela

Feminine Noun: formation or flock

 

 

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Word of the Day - Mujer

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Mujer

 

 

Feminine noun: woman

Example Sentence:

La mujer es buena oyente.

The woman is a good listener.

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Word of the Day - Nombre

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Nombre

Masculine noun: name

Example Sentence:

¿Cuál es su nombre, por favor?

What is your name, please?

 

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Word of the Day - Teléfono

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

Teléfono

 

 

Masculine noun: telephone

Example Sentence:

The telephone rings constantly.

El teléfono suena constantemente.

Other forms:

Teléfono celular

Masculine noun: cell phone

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Word of the Day - Actual

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

actual

adjective: current, present

Example Sentence:

El estilo de Maria es muy actual.

Mary’s style is very current.

Other forms:

actualmente:

Adjective: actually

actualidad

adjective: now

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Word of the day - a causa de

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

a causa de

prepositional phrase: because of

Example Sentence:

Las clases se suspenden a causa de la lluvia.

The classes are suspended because of the rain

 

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Word of the day - muralla

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

muralla

 

Feminine noun: wall

Example Sentence:

Detrás de la muralla hay una casa muy grande.

Behind the wall is a very big house.

 

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Word of the day - amable

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

amable

adjective: kind, nice

Example Sentence:

El policia es muy amable en ayudarnos.

The police is very kind in helping us.

Root Word:

Amar

Means love

 

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Word of the day - El arbol

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

El arbol

 

 

Masculine noun: the tree

Example Sentence:

El niño escala el arbol.

The boy climbs the tree.

Plural:

arboles

 

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Word of the day - alrededor de

Palabra del dia

Word of the day

alrededor de

preposition: around, surrounding

Example Sentence:

Alrededor de la casa esta lleno de arboles.

Around the house is full of trees.

Other forms:

Los alrededores

Masculine noun: the surroundings

 

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Alfabeto Español

Note: November 24, 2007 I made a new sound file that is louder of the alphabet. I purchased a new microphone. Stay tuned for more audio learning content!

Spanish Alphabet

Below is a recording I made of the Spanish Alphabet. It is important to practice and understand the pronunciation of the alphabet.

I left pauses after each letter so you can repeat if you wish.

Press the play button below when you are ready. It may be necessary to turn your speakers up louder to hear me well.

repetir despues de mi

Repeat after me

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ñ o p q r s t u v w x y z

¡Muy Bien!

Surround yourself with the language

To get familiar with the Spanish language and its usage, it is a good idea to surround yourself with the language as much as possible. At first it will be difficult to understand but as you learn more you will feel a sense of pride as you begin to recognize words and phrases and comprehend them. Also, it trains your ear when you listen to Spanish spoken on television or radio so you can hear Spanish spoken naturally which is how you will encounter it .

So get started! The earlier you start surrounding yourself, the better!

Here are a few sources I have used in doing this:

Leer un periodico BBC en Espanol
Read the BBC newspaper in Spanish

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/

Escuchar clases de Espanol en Podcast
Listen to Spanish classes on Podcast

http://coffeebreakspanish.typepad.com/

Leer lenguajes Indo-europeos
Read Indo-European Languages

http://ielanguages.com/spanish.html

Escuchar Guia del Lenguaje
Listen to Language Guide

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/

Good Luck and stay tuned. Soon I will be adding short audio lessons. My first one will feature the Spanish alphabet and its pronunciation.

New Blog

This is a new blog to help others and myself while learning the Spanish language. Some entries will be in Spanish and others in English.

Learning Tip #1:

Make flashcards with sentences and words that you are learning. Use different colors for example for English (or your native language) and Spanish. Perhaps even different colors for words and sentences. Then play match and regularly practice with these flashcards.