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Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Don't forget the tilde

christine — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:23:27 +0000

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"

christine — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:21:09 +0000

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: The letter “ñ” is pronounced like the English word “knee”.

An Example: “Porteño” is pronounced “port-eh-knee-oh”.

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

christine — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:04:55 +0000

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.

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Ir a (lugar).

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:12:43 +0000

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Ir a (lugar).

Translation: To go to (place).

Examples: Ir a Buenos Aires. Ir a Argentina.

Spanish Saying: Perro que ladra no muerde

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:04:36 +0000

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.

Easy Spanish Grammar Tip: Esdrújula accents

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:02:51 +0000

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.

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

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:57:09 +0000

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)