Archive for September, 2007

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Four Seasons in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Four Seasons in SpanishA list of the four seasons in Spanish.

el invierno
la primavera
el verano
el otoño

winter
spring
summer
fall, autumn

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Countries Where Spanish Is Spoken

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Countries Where Spanish Is Spoken

The Spanish language is the second most spoken languages in the world!
Here is a list of countries where Spanish is the most spoken language:

España  (Spain)
México
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panamá
Cuba
La República Dominica  (Dominican Republic)
Puerto Rico
Columbia
Venezuela
El Ecuador
El Perú
Chile
Bolivia
El Paraguay
La Argentina
El Uruguay

 

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the clock is divided in half. During the first 30 minutes after the hour, give the hour just past, then y (and), followed by the number of minutes.If the time is between 1:00 and 1:30, precede the time with es la. If it is […]

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Days of the Week in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Days of the Week in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the days of the week are not capitalized.
To indicate on (ie. on Wednesday), the Spanish definite article el or los is used.
Examples:
     el jueves   (on Thursday)
     los martes   (on Tuesdays) 

lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Months of the Year in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Months of the Year in SpanishThe Spanish calendar is the same as the English calendar except that the names are different and the names of the months aren’t capitalized in the Spanish language.

enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Learn Basic Spanish Words:The Spanish Alphabet

Learn Basic Spanish Words:The Spanish Alphabet
In the Spanish language The alphabet has 30 letters, these include the  26 that are in English and 4 additional Leters.   Although these additional letters appear to be a combination of two letters, in the Spanish Language they are actually treated as a single letter.Here is a list of […]

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Weather in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Weather in Spanish common Spanish expressions concerning the weather.  tiempo weather 
¿Qué tiempo hace?
What’s the weather like?Hace mal tiempo.
The weather is bad.
Hace mucho frío.
It is very cold.¡Hace mucho calor!
It’s very hot!Hace buen tiempo.
The weather is nice.Hace fresco.
It is cool.
Hace viento.
It’s windy.Llueve.
It’s raining. Nieva.
It is snowing.Hace sol.
It’s sunny.la lluvia
rainla nieve
snow

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Spanish Numbers

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Spanish Numbers This page lists the numbers used in the Spanish language. Spanish numbers use the Spanish word y (and) instead of a dash (-) to join the compound numbers.
Example:
veinte y nueve  
twenty-nine (29) 
 

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cero
uno
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez
once
doce
trece
catorce
quince
diez y seis        (dieciséis)
diez y siete       (diecisiete)
diez y ocho       (dieciocho)
diez y nueve     (diecinueve)
veinte
veinte y […]

Learn Basic Spanish Words:Spanish Colors

Learn Basic Spanish Words
Spanish Colors 
negro   black
blanco   white 
rojo   red 
verde   green 
azul   blue 

amarillo   yellow 
anaranjado   orange 
púrpuro   purple 
morado   purple 
rosa   pink
gris   grey 
violeta   violet  marrón   brown 
castaño   brown 

moreno   brown 
café   brown 
pardo   brown