Spanish verb: Valer

Posted in Verbs on February 3rd, 2012

Valer is irregular in the first person singular. Although it usually means to be worth, it also has a number of other possible meanings.

Hard and Soft Vowels

Posted in Pronunciation on February 3rd, 2012

Spanish vowels are divided into two categories: hard and soft. Hard vowels cause the consonant that precedes them to be pronounced with a hard sound, while soft vowels are preceded by a soft sound.

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Indirect Object Pronoun Verbs

Posted in Pronouns, Verbs on January 3rd, 2012

There are about a dozen Spanish verbs which must be conjugated with an indirect object pronoun. This grammatical construction does not exist in English, but it’s not difficult once you get used to it: Indirect object pronoun verbs

Falsos Amigos

Posted in Vocabulary on January 3rd, 2012

There are a lot of words that look similar in Spanish and English, but that mean very different things: falsos amigos.

Spanish Christmas vocabulary

Posted in Vocabulary on December 6th, 2011

Add some Spanish to your Christmas celebrations with this Spanish Christmas vocabulary.

Pronunciation – Z

Posted in Pronunciation on December 5th, 2011

Learn how to pronounce the Spanish z.

Caer – To Fall

Posted in Verbs on November 14th, 2011

Caer is irregular in the first person singular. Learn the conjugations, uses, and expressions with caer.

Spanish Thanksgiving Vocabulary

Posted in Vocabulary on November 14th, 2011

Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries, so here is some Spanish vocabulary related to the American holiday.

El Pasado – Pretérito vs Imperfecto

Posted in Verbs on October 12th, 2011

Learn the difference between the two most common Spanish past tenses.

X – Spanish pronunciation

Posted in Pronunciation on October 12th, 2011

The Spanish letter X has two different pronunciations, just like its English counterpart.