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Spanish Christmas Carols

Enjoy the holiday season in Spanish this year with our collection of Christmas carols in Spanish. They're great for classroom or choral use, or even for expanding your Spanish vocabulary.

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Learn More About Using the Subjunctive Mood

Tuesday December 1, 2009

Concept of past, present and future tenses makes sense when talking about events that really happen. But do those concepts make sense in the subjunctive mood, which often refers to events that don't really happen? As a matter of fact, yes. The tenses of the subjunctive mood are explained in our updated series on the subjunctive. The grammar rules may seem daunting at first, but as is usually the case, as you learn them you will eventually develop a feel for what sounds right without thinking about it.

Massive Guide to Spanish Grammar Finally Ready for Sale

Monday November 30, 2009

More than a decade in the making, the most complete and most authoritative guide ever published on the grammar of the Spanish language, Nueva gramática de la lengua española, goes on sale in Spain and Latin America on Thursday.

Two volumes totaling about 4,200 pages are based on the work over the past 11 years of the Association of Spanish Language Academies (la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española), which has official representation from 22 countries. The last such work was published in 1931.

The books are designed to provide a thorough explanation of the structure of the Spanish language wherever it is spoken, including an explanation of regional differences. Read more...

M Another Easy Letter to Learn

Monday November 30, 2009

Our pronunciation journey through the Spanish alphabet continues today with a lesson on pronouncing the M. With a few rare exceptions, it's pronounced essentially the same as the M of English.

Is the Future Subjunctive Really Dead?

Friday November 27, 2009

Is the future subjunctive verb form all but dead in Spanish as I have said? One of the participants in our forum doesn't think so. Here's what he wrote:

As I wrote you about three years ago, I believe you are mistaken in your assessment that the future subjunctive tense is almost obsolete. Any study of Spanish refranes of the 16th century will show the continuing use of the future subjunctive therein: e.g., "When in Rome do as the Romans do," which is alive and well in “Adónde fueres, haz lo que vieres.

Please also note that the future subjunctive is very much in use in Portuguese, whose speakers number +/- 250 million people in eight countries around the world.

From my perspective, whether the future subjunctive is almost obsolete depends on what you mean by "almost." Read more...

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