18 Dec, 2012 | Learn Spanish, Real-Life Spanish
How do you say the points of a compass in Spanish? The four main cardinal points of the compass are: norte (north) este (east) sur (south) oeste (west) Oeste (west) and Este (east) are very similar in spelling so can understandably be confused at the beginning....
30 Oct, 2012 | Real-Life Spanish
Foto de un desfibrilador Another example of real life Spanish, we recently took this photo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What is it? What else does it say? Vocabulario – Vocabulary Desfibrilador – (noun – masc) defibrillator (that device you use to...
16 Oct, 2012 | Real-Life Spanish
Detapá felicidad – Spanish in Argentina This is a Billboard we recently saw in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ignore the fact that it is for a “slightly” well-known brand of some liquid. What we are interested in is the text within the advertisement. It says Detapá...
20 Sep, 2012 | Real-Life Spanish
Vocabulary – Vocabulario Celebrar (verb) = To celebrate Con (preposition) = with Responsabilidad (noun – fem) = Responsibility Imperativo – Imperative Notice how the verb “celebre” ends in an E even though celebrar is an –AR verb. That is...
12 Jul, 2012 | Real-Life Spanish, Science, Videos
More Spanish Vocabulary and Games If you would like a more detailed list of the parts of the body in Spanish, then check out our El Cuerpo Humano page (which is entirely in Spanish). There you will find an explanation about each part in Spanish as well as more...
12 Jul, 2011 | Real-Life Spanish
LA CAJA En Chile, la caja no solo significa que es un recipiente de diferentes tamaños que sirve para guardar cosas, sino que también, es el nombre que se da al lugar en el que pagas algo que compras o pagas tu cuenta directamente. Quizás el nombre que se atribuye a...
