The following verbs are used to describe actions by different parts of the body.
Arrodillarse – to kneel down….comes from the word rodilla (knee)
Boquear – to gasp for air….comes from the word boca (mouth)
Bracear – to move the arms when swimming…..derived from the word brazo
El and un are always used immediately before singular feminine nouns beginning with stressed a- or ha.
Here are some examples:
el agua – water
el/un águila – eagle
el/un alba – dawn
el/un alma – soul
el/un alza – an increase
el/un ancla – anchor
el/un área – area
el/un arpa – harp
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Here is a list of vocabulary to help you understand the weather in Spanish.
¿Qué tiempo hace? – How’s the weather?
Hace buen tiempo – The weather is good
Hace mal tiempo – The weather is bad
Hace calor – It’s hot
Hace frío – It’s
In my last article I discussed how to pronounce the five basic vowel sounds in Spanish correctly so that your Spanish accent would not sound so typically “gringo.”
This week I want to give my readers a few other tips they can use for improving their Spanish accent.
Most consonants, or letters that are not vowels, are pronounced the same
Someone sent me this and I wanted to share it with all of you who are studying Spanish. Next time you want to lament over how ‘Diificult’ Spanish is, think about those poor folks studying Englsh and trying to wade their way through all of our ‘expressions’.
Enjoy!
You Think English is Easy??? Think of trying to explain these
