Friday, March 24, 2017

El Perro = The Dog

Viernes, 24 de marzo de 2017
Friday, 24 of March of 2017

¡Feliz viernes! = Happy Friday

Es el fin de semana. = It's the weekend.

El perro = The dog

El perro = The dog
 En frase: In sentence

El perro corre. The dog runs.


Thursday, March 23, 2017

El elefante = The elephant

Jueves, 23 de marzo de 2017
Thursday, 23 of March of 2017

Hoy es jueves. 
Today is Thursday.

El elefante = The elephant

Elefante = elephant
En frase: / In sentence.

El elefante es enorme. 
The elephant is huge.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

La Ardilla = The Squirrel

Miércoles, 22 de marzo de 2017
Wednesday, 22 of March of 2017

Hoy hablamos de la ardilla
Today we talk about the squirrel. 
 
Hoy = today
Hablamos = we talk
De la = of the 
Ardilla = Squirrel. 
 
 La ardilla = the squirrel 

En frase: 

La ardilla come un cacahuete.
The squirrel eats a peanut. 

La ardilla = the squirrel
Come = eats
Un = a
Cacahuete = peanut

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

El Zorro The Fox

Martes, 21 de marzo de 2017
Tuesday, 21 of March of 2017

Esta semana el tema es animales.
This week the topic is animals. 
 
Esta semana = This week 
Tema = theme / topic
Animales = animals (plur)
 

El Zorro = The Fox  

 

En frase: In sentence:
 El zorro es un animal salvaje. 
 The fox is a wild animal. 

Monday, March 20, 2017

Last Week Review.

Lunes, 20 de marzo de 2017
Monday, 20 of March of 2017

Last week in review. Basic conversational greetings.

Hello / Hola


¿Cómo estás? How are you?


Estoy bien, gracias / I am fine, thanks

Now maybe you just arrived at a party after a long drive and you really needed the bathroom. You could say...

¿Dónde está el baño? / Where is the bathroom?

That covers last weeks words. I'll try to put together more challenging conversations in the future. I thought it would be fun to start doing a weekly review each week. Hey you never know when you might arrive to a party after a long drive and need the bathroom o el baño!

Gracias por leer! Thanks for reading.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

¿Dónde está el / la ...? Where is the ... ?

Martes, 14 de marzo de 2017
Monday, 14 of March of 2017

¿Dónde está el / la ... ? = Where is the ...?

En frase:

¿Dónde está la iglesia? = Where is the church?
¿Dónde está el baño? = Where is the bathroom?

Monday, March 6, 2017

Great Spanish Learning Video

Came across this today, and thought it was really fantastic. It's a video that teaches Spanish by imitation and repetition. Just thought this was really great. I'll probably be adding these to my weekly Spanish drills and studies.



You can find the entire lesson plan on their youtube page. They have a lot of tutorials and I found them all very informative.

Click here for the youtube channel and start learning Spanish. 

Friday, March 3, 2017

La Iglesia - The Church

Viernes, 3 de Marzo de 2017
Friday, 3rd of March of 2017

La iglesia - The church

La iglesia - the church
En frase: 

La iglesia es blanca. - The church is white.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

La Gente - The People

Jueves, 2 de marzo de 2017
Thursday, 2nd of March of 2017

La Gente - The people

Un groupo de personas - A group of people.
La gente - the people.

Un grupo de personas - A group of people.

Grupo = group
las personas = people (plural)

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Los Continentes Y Países - The Continents and Countries.

Miercoles, 1 de marzo de 2017
Wednesday, 1st of March of 2017

Los continentes y países - The continents and countries.

Los continentes y países - The continents and countries.
En frase:

Los continentes y países del mundo.
The continents and countries of the world. 

Los continentes - The continents 
y - and 
países - countries
del - of the 
mundo -world

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

¿Cuánto es? - How much is it?

Martes, 28 de febrero de 2017
Tuesday, 28th of February of 2017

¿Cuánto es? - How much is it?

¿Cuánto es? - How much is it?
En frase:

¿Cuánto es? - How much is it?
¿Cuánto cuesta esto? - How much is this?
¿Cuántos? - How many?

Monday, February 27, 2017

OOOPS! Save Posts as Drafts Instead of Schedules!

Well, this is embarrassing! I'm trying to get automated with a lot of my computer tasks. Last week I decided to schedule a bunch of posts for this blog, so that I could finish up another project I was working on. I should of checked to see if everything was working OK, but I didn't.

 Apparently, I clicked save instead of publish which saved each post as drafts, and not schedules. So now I have a bunch of stuff that was supposed to be posted last as drafts. So, this week, I bring to you last weeks posts. Sorry for the inconvenience but it will give me a chance to put together some bigger posts I've been planning on working on for you guys.

 Thanks for reading and choosing to learn Spanish with me!


Monday, February 20, 2017

El Mundo - The World

Lunes, 20 de febrero de 2017
Monday, 20th of February of 2017

El mundo - the world

El mundo - the world
El mundo - the world

En frase:

El mundo es grande.  = The world is large.

mundo - world
grande - large

Friday, February 17, 2017

Sube o baja - Up or down?

Viernes, 17 de febrero de 2017
Friday, 17 of February of 2017

Sube o baja? Up or down?

¿Sube o baja? Up or down?
Keeping it simple. It's Friday, have a great weekend! o "fin de semana" 

 

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Blanco Y Negro - Black & White

Jueves, 16 de febrero de 2017
Thursday, 16th of February of 2017

Categoría: Colores / Category: colors

Negro y blanco = Black and white.

Negro y blanco, black and white.
En frase: 

El negro es oscuro = Black is dark. 
El blanco es claro = White is light. 

Oscuro = dark 
Claro = light / clear

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Feliz San Valentin - Happy Valentine's

Martes, 14 de febrero de 2017
Tuesday, 14th of February of 2017

Happy Valentine's Day

Feliz San Valentin

Te amo - I love you.

Feliz San Valentin - Happy St. Valentine's
Te amo - I love you.
Feliz - Happy
San Valentin - Saint Valentine
Corazón - heart

Monday, February 13, 2017

¿Tengo una pregunta? - I have a question?

lunes, 13 de febrero de 2017
Monday, 13th of February of 2017

Hola amigos! 

 Hope everyone is well. I put together the content for the week, and don't really have a theme for this week. I put together some phrases, words, opposites, and questions. This week we can expect a little bit of everything.

 I just put up a spanish learning blog on tumblr too. So if you're on tumblr please feel free to check out https://spanish-learning.tumblr.com/ and say hello / hola :)

Gracias / Thanks

Categoría: Frase / Category: Phrase/sentence

¿Tengo una pregunta? - I have a question.

¿Tengo una pregunta? I have a question?

 Tengo -  I have
 Una - a
 Pregunta - question

¿Por qué el cielo es azul? - Why is the sky blue?

Tu respuesta - your answer.

Respuesta - answer

Sunday, February 12, 2017

The Benefits Of Learning To Be Bilingual

I usually don't post on the weekend, but seeing a missed a day last week I thought I'd post this.

There are many benefits to being bilingual. This info graphic shows us just a few of the many benefits of knowing more than one language.

Apparently my blog sucks for showing infographics, click here to see the full size image on pinterest. Sorry. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/307441112048105510/

Friday, February 10, 2017

Pagar - To Pay

Viernes, 10 de febrero de 2017
Friday, 10th of February of 2017

Categoría: Dinero / Category: Money

Pagar - to pay.

Pagar = to pay
En frase: In sentence
Necesito pagar mi factura = I need to pay my bill.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

El Banco - The Bank

Jueves, 9 de febrero de 2017
Thursday, 9th of February of 2017

Categoría: dinero  / Category: Money

El banco = The bank.


El banco = the bank.
En frase: 

El banco tiene dinero. 
The bank has money.

Dinero = money
Dólares = dollars
Moneda = coin / currency


Criptomoneda = Cryptocurrency

Criptomoneda es la moneda del internet.  
Cryptocurrency is the currency of the internet.

Criptomoneda no necesita un banco
Cryptocurrency doesn't need a bank.


Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tarjeta De Credito - The Credit Card.

Miércoles, 8 de febrero de 2017
Wednesday, 8th of February of 2017

This weeks category will be about dinero / money.

Categoría: dinero / Category: money

Dinero = money
Moneda = coin
tarjeta de crédito = credit card.

Tarjeta de crédito = Credit card.
En frase: In sentence:

Necesito una tarjeta de crédito
I need a credit card. 

¿Necesita una tarjeta de crédito?
You need a credit card?

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

6 Weeks In & I Missed My First Post. Soy Triste

Martes, 7 de febrero de 2017
Tuesday, 7th of February of 2017

So, I missed my first post of 2017 yesterday. I was preoccupied with some other stuff and it totally slipped my mind :(  When I finally remembered it 3am and I was half asleep in bed. Lo siento / sorry.

 I'm spending the day today, creating the content for the rest of the week. Should have a post for Tuesday - Friday / martes - viernes.

I am sad that I missed a post :( Soy triste / I am sad)
Triste = Sad
Soy = I am



Friday, February 3, 2017

The Friday Funnies....

Viernes, 3 de febrero de 2017
Friday, 3rd of February of 2017

Friday funnies.

Categoría: Category
Divertido / Funny

 Traducción: Translation:

Que Jesus proteja los servidores. Amen.
May Jesus protect the servers. Amen

¡Toma esto hacker! 
Take this hacker!

Thursday, February 2, 2017

The Days Of The Week - Los Días De La Semana

Jueves, 2 de febrero de 2017
Thursday, 2nd of February of 2017

Los días de la semana = The days of the week.

The days of the week or Los días de la semana.
Los días de la semana son:
The days of the week are:

Lunes = Monday
Martes = Tuesday
Miércoles = Wednesday
Jueves = Thorsday
Viernes = Friday
Sábado = Saturday
Domingo = Sunday

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

febrero - February El segundo mes del año!

Miércoles, 1 de febrero de 2017
Wednesday, 1st of February of 2017

Febrero - El segundo mes del año
February - The second month of the year.

segundo = second
mes = month
del = of the
año = year

febrero - El segundo mes del año.


¡Bienvenido febrero! 
Welcome February.



¡Tengo Tu Nariz! I have your nose.

Martes, 31 de enero de 2017
Tuesday, 31st of January of 2017

 So I've been a little busy in my personal life, but I'm really committed to posting here at least once a day and 5 days a week. I almost didn't post today, but came across this gem before I was getting ready for sleep tonight and thought I would share it here. Sorry if you're not a Harry Potter fan, but this had me rotflmao

¡Tengo tu nariz! - I have your nose.
¡Tengo tu nariz! - I have your nose.

Tengo = I have
Tu = you, yours
Nariz = nose. 

Monday, January 30, 2017

Youtube: Greetings

Lunes, 30 de enero de 2017
Monday, 30th of January of 2017

I got a late start today and didn't have time to put the content together for the week. I was watching some video's last night and thought I would share this one, about greetings.

Categoría: Saludos / Category: Greetings.

This video covers most of the common greetings like hello, hola, good morning, buenos días, and a few more.  I'll try to come up with some original content by tomorrow but if not definitely by Wednesday o Miércoles. Gracias por leer. Thanks for reading.

¿Como se dice "video" en español? How do you say video in Spanish?
Se dice vídeo. You say video.

Yup, video is pretty much the same word in Spanish but with an accent over the í and the "b" like sound of the "v".   


Friday, January 27, 2017

This Week We Learned About The Arts

Viernes, 27 de enero de 2017
Friday, 27th of January of 2017

Esta semana aprendimos sobre las artes. 
This week we learned about the arts. 

semana = week 
aprendimos = we learned
artes = arts

Las artes - The arts
Las artes - the arts

dibujo - drawing
escultura - sculpture
pintura - painting
y la fotografía - and the photography. 

En frase: In sentence

Las artes son divertidos. 
The arts are fun.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Escribir - To Write

Jueves, 26 de enero de 2017
Thursday, 26th of January of 2017

Categoría: Artes / Category: Arts

Mi palabra del día es escribir = My word of the day is "to write" escribir 

Escribir - to write
En frase: In sentence

Me gusta escribir. - I like to write.
¿Te gusta escribir? - You like to write?

Tu respuesta en los comentarios. 

tu = your 
respuesta=answer 
en los comentarios =in the comments

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

La Orquesta - The Orchestra Música - Music

Miércoles, 25 de enero de 2017
Wednesday, 25th of January of 2017

Categoría: Artes / Category: Arts

La orquesta - the orchestra

la orquesta - the orchestra
 música = music

En frase: / In sentence:

¿Te gusta la música? - You like the music
Si, me gusta la música. Yes, I like the music.

Te gusta - you like
Me gusta - I like

Donde esta - Where is.

¿Donde esta la orquesta? - Where is the orchestra?
No se - I don't know. 



Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Bailar - To dance

Martes, 24 de enero de 2017
Tuesday, 24th of January of 2017

Categoría: Las artes / Category: The arts

Bailar - to dance

Bailar - to dance / Baile de salón - Ballroom dancing
En frase: In sentence:

¿Te gusta bailar? = Do you like to dance?
Si, me gusta = yes, I like.

Monday, January 23, 2017

Los Colores = The Colors

Lunes, 23 de enero de 2017
Monday, 23rd of January of 2017

La categoría para esta semana es: las artes. 
The category for this week is: the arts.  

I thought I'd start off with something simple.  Here are the basic colors. 

Los colores = the colors

los colores = the colors
rojo = red
verde = green
amarilla = yellow
naranja = orange
azul = blue
morado = purple
blanco = white
negro = black

Friday, January 20, 2017

La Pasta - Pasta

Viernes, 20 de enero de 2017
Friday, 20th of January of 2017

Categoría: Comida Category: Food

¿Como se dice pasta en español? Se dice pasta. 
How do you say pasta in Spanish? You say pasta.

La harina = flour
los huevos = eggs
pasta = pasta
trigo = wheat

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Bread Pan Crujiente Crusty delicioso delicious

Jueves, 19 de enero de 2017 
Thursday, 19th of January of 2017

Categoría: Comida / Category: Food

El pan = bread
crujiente = crusty 

Pan = Bread
En frase: In sentence:

El pan es crujiente = The bread is crusty.

It can also translate to crunchy.

 Por ejemplo: For example.

La tortilla frita es crujiente = The fried tortilla is crunchy.

frita = fried

Bonus: 

las papas fritas = Fried potatoes or what we call french fries.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Tomates - Tomatoes

Miércoles, 18 de enero de 2017
Wednesday, 18th of January of 2017

Categoría: Comida Category:Food
Categoría: Verduras Category: Vegetables

los tomates - tomatoes

En frase: In sentence: 
Los tomates son deliciosos - The tomatoes are delicious 
Los tomates son rojos - The tomatoes are red.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Categoría Comida - Category food - las frutas - fruits

Martes, 17 de enero de 2017
Tuesday, 17th of January of 2017

Categoria: Comida - Category: Food

Las frutas = fruits

Unas uvas, dos plátanos, y una manzana.  Some grapes, two bananas and a apple.
Las uvas = grapes
Dos plátanos = two bananas
Una manzana = an apple.

Las frutas = fruits.

En frase: In sentence.

Unas uvas son moradas y unas uvas son verde. Los plátanos son amarilla y la manzana es rojo.

Some grapes are purple and some grapes are green. The bananas are yellow and the apple is red.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Categoría para esta semana - Comida - Category for this week - food

lunes, 16 de enero de 2017
Monday, 16th of January of 2017

Categoría para esta semana - comida
Category for this week - food

Categoría Comida
Category Food

comida - food
la comida - food
el pollo - chicken
los arándanonos azules - blueberries

el plato - plate

Friday, January 13, 2017

El cordero - Lamb

Viernes, 13 de enero de 2017
Friday, 13th of January 2017

Categoría - Category 
Los animales = the animals.

¿Como se dice lamb en español?
How do you say lamb in Spanish?

Se dice cordero.
You say cordero.

El cordero = lamb

Lamb = El cordero
En frase: In sentence:

El cordero es blanco = The lamb is white

Thursday, January 12, 2017

palomitas de maíz - popcorn

Jueves, 12 de enero de 2017

LOL, it's almost midnight and I realized I forgot mi palabra del día. I'm up eating popcorn, and realized I didn't know the spanish word for popcorn so I looked it up real quick. So today's Spanish word of the day is ... palomitas de maíz or popcorn.

Comida / Food



palomitas de maíz = popcorn
En frase: In sentence:

Me gustan las palomitas de maíz - I like popcorn.

¡Buen provecho! - Enjoy your meal

Buenas noches a todos, gracias por leer. - Good night to all, thanks for reading.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

El ratón - the mouse.

Miércoles, 11 de enero de 2017
Wednesday, 11th of January of 2017

El ratón = the mouse.

En frase:

El ratón es pequeño. = The mouse is small.

Yesterday ayer, we talked about el elefante the elephant.

El elephante es grande = The elephant is big.
El ratón es pequeño = The mouse is small.

La rata es un rat en ingles - The rat is una rata in English.
La rata y el ratón = The rat and the mouse.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

El elefante - the elephant

Martes, 10 de enero de 2017

Animals = Los Animales


Let's do animals this week.

El elefante = the elephant.

En frase = In sentence: 

El elefante es grande = The elephant is large. 

grande = big, large

Plural 

los elefantes = the elefants



Monday, January 9, 2017

Regresamos - We Return

Regresamos - We Return :)

We return is really I return. So I took a little break from Spanish, and I began regretting it. I'm to the point now that I can usually understand a good chunk of what I read in Spanish and also comprehend what's going on if I'm watching Spanish language T.V. programming.

For a little while I was content with that, but now I want an even better understanding and I'd also like to improve my fluency. With that said, I plan on doing a lot of blogging here throughout 2017, and have set some pretty high goals for myself by 2018.

My goal is to post Monday - Friday or lunes - viernes . There will be no posts during the weekend or fin de semana .

Some of you may have noticed that the url or web address has changed. I let the domain expire and it's gone. I did edit the graphics to change the domain, and if you had the page bookmarked, you may want to update it to the proper address. Apparently the site was getting a little traffic and the domain was purchased by a spammer. Avoid the other site, it looks like malware or something. I'm very disappointed about that. 

Thanks for reading. Gracias por leer and I hope you decide to bookmark this blog and learn Spanish with me!

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Adios - Goodbye

Yesterday we learned hello hola, so I thought today it would be fitting to say goodbye adiós !

Goodbye = ¡Adiós!



You could also say. Rough translations.

¡Hasta la vista! = Till we see each other again.
¡Hasta la próxima! = Till the next time we meet.
¡Hasta mañana! = Until tomorrow (literal translation)
¡Hasta luego! = Until later (literal translation)
¡Hasta pronto! = See you soon.

Monday, January 2, 2017

Hola - Hello

Greetings - Saludos

Hola is a typical greeting like hello.

En frase:
Hello, how are you? =  Hola, ¿cómo estás?