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Comparatives and Superlatives

LKL — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:35 +0000

Spanish comparatives and superlatives are fairly simple. Comparatives are the comparison of one thing to another (more, less, or as), while superlatives indicate that one person/thing is the most, best, least, or worst in comparison to others.

Diphthongs + Hiatus

LKL — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000

When a Spanish word has two vowels side by side, various pronunciation issues come into play: syllable division, diphthongs, and hiatus. In terms of syllable division, Spanish vowels are divided into two categories: strong and weak. To pronounce Spanish correctly, you need to understand strong and weak vowels and how they affect pronunciation.

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G Verbs

LKL — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:00:45 +0000

There are a number of Spanish verbs which are regular in all but the first person singular. These are known as G verbs, because the first person singular conjugation requires an unexpected G.

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Personality Vocabulary

LKL — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:00:58 +0000

Learn how to describe your friends and family in Spanish with this list of common personality traits.

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Double Object Pronouns

LKL — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:43 +0000

A Spanish sentence can have both a direct and an indirect object pronoun. These double object pronouns have specific rules about word order and can cause changes in the sentence. Study this lesson for more info.

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Spanish Pronunciation

LKL — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:00:32 +0000

Learn, practice, or review Spanish pronunciation with this detailed explanation of and sound files for each Spanish letter.

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Spanish Future Tense

LKL — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:00:05 +0000

The future – used to talk about upcoming actions – is one of the simplest Spanish tenses. There is only one set of future endings and most verbs use their infinitive as the root of the conjugation.

Hobbies, Sports, Games

LKL — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:00:13 +0000

Here are the Spanish names of some common hobbies, sports, and games, along with the verbs needed to talk about them.

Spanish verb: Valer

LKL — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:28 +0000

Valer is irregular in the first person singular. Although it usually means to be worth, it also has a number of other possible meanings.

Hard and Soft Vowels

LKL — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:41 +0000

Spanish vowels are divided into two categories: hard and soft. Hard vowels cause the consonant that precedes them to be pronounced with a hard sound, while soft vowels are preceded by a soft sound.

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