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Archive for August, 2009

How do you say "where is the embassy of the United States?" in Spanish?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Question: How do you say “where is the embassy of the United States?” in Spanish? Answer: ¿Dónde queda la embajada de los Estados Unidos? Practical Pronunciation: Don-deh keda la embahada deh los estados oo-knee-dos?

Spanish Word of the Day: Correo electrónico

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Spanish word of the day: Correo electrónico Meaning: Electronic mail Practical Pronunciation: koh-re-o electroh-knee-koh

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Don't forget the tilde

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: When asking “qué”, “cuándo”, “cómo”, “por qué”, “quién”, “dónde” (what, when, how, why, who, where) don’t forget to write the tilde on the accentuated syllable. An Example: ¿Qué hora es?, ¿Cómo va?

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: The letter "ñ"

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: The letter “ñ” is pronounced like the English word “knee”. An Example: “Porteño” is pronounced “port-eh-knee-oh”.

How do you say "My Spanish isn't that good" in Spanish

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Question: How do you say “My spanish isn’t so good” in Spanish? Answer: Mi español no es muy bueno. Practical Pronunciation: Me es-pah-knee-ol no es muey boo-eh-no.

How do you say "What does … mean?" in Spanish

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Question: How do you say “What does ___ mean?” in Spanish? Answer: ¿Qué significa ___? Practical Pronunciation: Ke seeg-knee-fee-kah ___?

How do you say "Let's go to the movies" in Spanish

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Question: How do you say “Let’s go to the movies” in Spanish? Answer: Vayamos al cine. Practical Pronunciation: Bah-sha-mose ah-l see-ne.

How do you say "Are there any plans for this weekend?" in Spanish

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Question: How do you say “Are there any plans for this weekend?” in Spanish? Answer: ¿Hay planes para este fin de semana? Practical Pronunciation: Eye plan-es par-ah es-teh feen deh sem-anne-ah?

How do you say "Let's go out to eat" in Spanish

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Question: How do you say “let’s go out to eat” in Spanish? Answer: Salgamos a comer afuera. Practical Pronunciation: Sal-gah-mose ah ko-mer ah-foo-eh-rah.

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Don't forget to add…

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Don’t forget to add a “¿” sign at the beginning of a question sentence and a “¡” sign at the beginning of an exclamation sentence.