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The Tricky Subjunctive Part III – How to use it.

April 4, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

¡Ojo! (Be careful) If you are a beginning Spanish student or haven’t mastered the present tense yet, then save this series of articles for future reference.

In the previous two lessons I introduced the subjunctive verb endings and told you to memorize the  verb endings for regular AR, ER and IR verbs. read more

The Subjunctive Mood Explained Part II

March 31, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

***Ojo! (Be careful) If you are a beginning Spanish student or haven’t mastered the present tense yet, then save this series of articles for future reference.***

Here is a quick review of last weeks article.

We form the present subjunctive of most “ar, – er, and ir ” verbs by dropping the – “o” of the read more

The Subjunctive Mood Explained Part I

March 25, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

Perhaps the two most difficult concepts for Spanish students to master are object pronouns and the correct use of the subjunctive tense. I will address the former in future articles.

In this series of lessons I am going to try and simplify the subjunctive. When I was a Spanish teacher in the States I had the opportunity to teach this concept to read more

Words You Are Dying to Know

March 20, 2008Tips For Learning SpanishChristopher Howard

The purpose of these lists of words is to build your vocabulary. The more more words you know the better you will be able to express yourself and the more you will understand.

obituario – obituary
difunciones – obituary
esquela – space on the obituary page where a dead person is mentioned
angel read more

Street Spanish Continued

March 8, 2008Costa Rican Slang, Spanish phrasesChristopher Howard

Slang is often referred to as “Street” or Colloquial Spanish.

If your goal is to speak the language fluently and understand native speakers, you should study the expressions I have listed below.

Hablar por los codos – to be very talkative.
Vender gato por liebre – to cheat or deceive.
Meter read more

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