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Spanish is a natural choice for a second language in part because of the numbers: With 400 million native speakers, it's the fourth most common language in the world. But the numbers tell only part of the story.
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How's the Weather?
Monday October 6, 2008
You can't do much about the weather, but you can talk about it — if you know the vocabulary. Here is a guide to the vocabulary of weather, and the phrases to avoid if you don't want your speech marked by double entendres.
Why Teach Spanish to Preschoolers?
Saturday October 4, 2008
I must confess that when I was first asked to review a DVD aimed at teaching Spanish to preschoolers, I was a bit skeptical. After all, who would want such a thing other than some of those yuppie parents (the ones I've read about but haven't personally known) who are pushing their kids at an early age to excel so they can get into the best preschools and kindergartens?
That's an unfair stereotype. And, as it turns out, the DVD, one made by a California company known as Galloping Minds, is one I can recommend without hesitation. Watching the DVD made me think of good reasons why parents would want to introduce Spanish to their youngest children: Read more...
Using Pasar
Friday October 3, 2008
Like the corresponding verb in English, "to pass," the Spanish verb pasar can be used in a variety of ways, usually to refer to some sort of motion in space or time. See our lesson on pasar for examples.
Best and Worst
Thursday October 2, 2008
Sometimes, you don't need to say merely that something is good (bueno), but that it's the best. Normally then, you'd want to use the word mejor. To say something is the worst, peor will do just fine. Words such as mejor and peor are examples of superlatives.
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