¡Cuidado! Resolution is not always resolución! When we talk about the solution to a problem, conflict, dispute, etc or when we refer to decision made or a course of action to be taken, we can translate “resolution” as “resolución”: Después de muchas reuniones llegaron a
How many Navidad-related expressions do you know? Test your knowledge here! Aguinaldo: Christmas bonus, Christmas box money. Árbol de Navidad: Christmas tree. Budín de Navidad: Christmas pudding. Cena de Navidad: Christmas dinner. Corona navideña: Christmas wreath. Día de Navidad: Christmas Day. En Navidad / Navidades
It’s normal to hear native Spanish speakers say things like “acabo de llegar a casa”, “ella acaba de llamar”, or “acabamos de cenar”, but do you know what the expression “acabar de” means? Let’s find out! In Spanish, many useful expressions are formed by combining
If you look up ‘medio’ and ‘mitad’ in the dictionary you might think these are perfect synonyms because they have the same English equivalent; however, they have some differences in use. Mitad is a female noun that we use to talk about 50% of something. We
¿Estar bien o estar bueno? ¿Buen día o bueno día? ¿Es un bien amigo o un buen amigo? Having troubles figuring out when to use ‘buen’, bueno’ and ‘bien’? Learn how to tell them apart right here: Bien is an adverb. We use it to
Now that Thanksgiving is right around the corner, lots of people are counting their blessings and feeling grateful, but do you know how to give thanks in español? Learn the different ways to say ‘thank you’ and ‘you’re welcome’ with these ready-to-use expressions: Gracias =
USE OF “¿QUÉ HORA ES?” We use “¿Qué hora es?” to ask what time it is at the moment of speaking: – ¿Qué hora es? – Son las 4 de la tarde. – What time is it? It’s 4 pm. – ¿Qué hora es ahora? Son
In Spanish grammar, the term ‘indefinidos’ refers to a grammatical category of words that express an undetermined or non-existent quantity. Indefinidos can range from adjectives, adverbs and pronouns which give the nouns they modify or replace an undetermined value. AFIRMATIVO NEGATIVO algo
It’s not unusual to think that ‘tratar’ and ‘to try’ are perfect equivalents; after all, they look and sound similar, and they do share one partial meaning. However, there’s more to both these verbs. The verb ‘to try’ has two main uses and equivalents: 1.
La expresión “estar muerto de” es muy popular en español, especialmente por su forma dramática de expresar lo que sentimos. Sin embargo, sus equivalentes en inglés no son siempre tan fáciles de adivinar. Vamos a aprender algunos casos interesantes: (1) MUERTO DE CANSANCIO This expression