Classic Notes in Spanish Video – From Bangkok! In 2007 Marina and I travelled to the other side of the world… to bring you more great Spanish video! Get More! How about… Did you see our newest video, the fun Spanish Fruit and Vegetables Quiz? Are you still working your way through our Real Spanish Conversations? …and if you enjoyed this video, please [...]
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The Learn Spanish Fruit and Vegetables Video Quiz! Context In our latest Spanish learning video Ben and Marina begin by explaining how Marina’s sister and her boyfriend came back from a Kitesurfing holiday in Brazil keen to improve their eating habits, and started buying more fruit and vegetables from the local market. This reminded us about how lots of children these days don’t [...]
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Great Spanish Learning Tips and Resources! Good Morning! Here are four great ways to start your week with a huge boost to your Spanish! 1. Watch Our First Ever Videoblog – on our Facebook page Five Years ago we made our first ever video blog – see how nervous we were! I’ve posted it to the Notes in Spanish Facebook page, [...]
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Very Popular Spanish Christmas Carol! Here’s a montage that someone on youtube put together of a very typical Spansih Christmas carol… Lyrics and notes below… About the Carol: For a long time I thought this Christmas carol, or villancico as they are called in Spanish, was, well, a little hortera – tacky. But then I started to like it, and [...]
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¡Feliz Navidad! Spanish Christmas Vocabulary and Phrases Image: Madrid’s Retiro Park in the snow As Marina and I are preparing for Christmas here in Madrid, we want to take a moment to wish all the Notes in Spanish listeners a very very ¡Feliz Navidad! If you would like to know more about Christmas in Spain, and learn some Spanish Christmas vocab and [...]
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Gracias a la Vida – Y a Vosotros… [Note: When it appears, click the 'x' on the right of the ad at the bottom of the video to get rid of it (we didn't put it there!) and you can see the subtitles. The subtitles change to Portuguese after the song ends and she begins to speak Spanish.] We think this is the [...]
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We all make Spanish mistakes! And it’s OK! I, Ben, recently sent out an email with a BIG error in the subject line, which started “Última día!” Boy did I get some quick feedback on that! For example: “Dear Ben and Marina, You’ve really blown your credentials with the first word of this message. Día, although ending in an ‘a’, is a masculine [...]
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Great Spanish Colloquial Phrases With ‘Miedo’ ‘Miedo‘ (Fear) is another great Spanish word that changes meaning completely depending on whether it is used literally or colloquially: Literal Meanings: Ay, ¡me das mucho miedo! – Ah, you’re really scaring me! (For ‘ghosts’ at Halloween!) Hubo una gran tormenta mientras íbamos caminando por el campo y pasamos mucho miedo – There was a [...]
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Trick or Treat! Halloween Spanish! It’s Halloween time in Spain, and the streets are full of witches, ghouls and ghosts! We’ve got some special treats for you (and no tricks!) – Some great ‘scary’ Spanish vocab and phrases! The Super-Useful, Real Spanish ‘Scary’ Vocab and Phrases! Here are some ‘frights and scares’ Spanish phrases for you to use all year [...]
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6 of the Best! Really Useful Spanish Q and A… Here are 6 of our favourite Q and A’s from our top-end Gold Series. See if you knew the answers: Q—How do I say “flush the toilet” politely? A—Tirar de la cadena — Pull the chain (flush). There’s actually no impolite way to say it! Q—What are some ways to give compliments on food/clothing/etc? A—There [...]