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How do you say "do you have the time?" in Spanish

Friday, July 10, 2009 11:13

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Question: How do you say “do you have the time?” in Spanish

Answer: ¿Tiene hora?

Practical Pronunciation: t.n.a. oh-rah?

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How do you say "Could you repeat that, please?" in Spanish

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:32

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Question: How do you say “Could you repeat that, please?”

Answer: ¿Podría repetírmelo, por favor?

Practical Pronunciation: Poh-dree-ah repe-tear-mellow, pour fah-boar?

How do you say "Excuse me, do you speak English?" in Spanish

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:55

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Question: How do you say “Excuse me, do you speak English?”

Answer: Disculpe, ¿habla Inglés?

Practical Pronunciation: These-cool-peh, ah-bla een-gless?

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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Ir a (lugar).

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:12

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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Ir a (lugar).

Translation: To go to (place).

Examples: Ir a Buenos Aires. Ir a Argentina.

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Spanish Saying: Mono vestido de seda mono queda

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:11

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Spanish Saying: Mono vestido de seda mono queda.

Translation: A monkey dressed in silk remains a monkey.

Meaning: One can make something look pretty on the outside, but even so the inside doesn’t change.

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Spanish Saying: Calavera no chilla

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:06

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Spanish Saying: Calavera no chilla.

Translation: Skulls don’t whine.

Meaning: Here, “calavera” refers to argentinian slang for a “party animal” or a person that loves to party. Thus, the meaning is “People that love to party shouldn’t complain about the consecuences”. This is usually said when people don’t want to early rise because they’re tired. This phrase is commonly uncomprehended by younger generations due to the slang term “calavera” not being so popular and thus easily confused with the literal meaning: skull.

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Spanish Saying: Perro que ladra no muerde

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:04

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Spanish Saying: Perro que ladra no muerde.

Translation: A dog that barks does not bite.

Meaning: Sometimes people act in an intimidating fashion but it’s all for show and there is no true risk.

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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Esdrújula accents

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:02

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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: If a word’s accent is on the third to last syllable you have to write the tilde on the accented vowel. This is known as an “esdrújula”.

Some examples: murciélago, pájaro, música.

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Spanish Saying: De tal palo, tal astilla

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:00

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Spanish Saying: De tal palo, tal astilla.

Translation: Like father, like son.

Meaning: Sons tend to be a lot like their fathers whether they want to or not.

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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: "NB" and "NM"

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:57

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Easy Spanish grammar tip: The letter “n” never goes before a “b” or a “p”. Instead, you should write an “m”. An “n” can go before a “v”, though.

Some examples:

  • Canbio -> Cambio (change)
  • Inportante -> Importante (important)
  • Imbierno -> Invierno (winter)

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