Spanish Podcast 6: Pronouns
Spanish pronouns. Transcript for SameSky Langauges Spanish Podcast 6
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Andrew Wenger
- Aug 30
- 3 min
How to kiss in Spain - and how not to
What is the etiquette for kissing in Spain? Can everyone kiss anyone? No! There is a code of conduct, which Rubiales recently famously broke
Andrew Wenger
- May 24
- 5 min
Collective nouns: Un meurtre de corbeaux? (Fr) / Un asesinato de cuervos (Sp) / Ein Mord von Krähen
The eccentric collective nouns in English are more fun than useful, but do they have the equivalent absurdities in other languages?
Andrew Wenger
- Apr 2
- 3 min
“As camp as a mushroom”
Which is the odd one out: mushrooms, Champagne, bell-ringing, effeminate behaviour? The Latin word 'campus' has fathered most of them...
Andrew Wenger
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Names of birds in foreign languages
The names of birds in foreign languages are fascinating. By turns enlightening, beautiful or just great fun. If you love birds and words...
Andrew Wenger
- Feb 13
- 4 min
“¡Hola a todos!”
What is the best way to address a mixed group of people in Spanish? At one level it is simple, but tread carefully through this minefield...
Andrew Wenger
- Feb 4
- 7 min
But why do they have to have masculine and feminine?
The question crops up quite regularly in our languages lessons: Why do they feel the need to have masculine and feminine words?
Andrew Wenger
- Jan 28
- 4 min
What are phrasal verbs (in English)?
Phrasal verbs: The 2nd in the series of hints about an aspect of English, and how this knowledge can be useful when learning Latin languages
Andrew Wenger
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Parts of speech (in any language)
Basics of grammar. A 1-pager to guide you through the different types of words that make up a language: English and the one you are studying
Andrew Wenger
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min
What links monks, coffee and crested tits?
The word 'cappuccino' crops up in several contexts, with almost as many spellings. Here's how several semantic tangents can all meet up...
Andrew Wenger
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
The rendering of names into French
What links Tom Onks and André Blanc? Do wonder how much of a comedy accent you should put on when pronouncing your own name?
If so, read on.
Andrew Wenger
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Mucha suerte
¡Buena suerte! How to wish someone luck, or call someone a jammy so-and-so in Spanish, plus a few more luck-related expressions
Andrew Wenger
- May 31, 2022
- 3 min
Question tags
Question tags are tricky in English, aren't they? Some great news: They are dead easy in other languages ¿no? Read on for reassurance
Andrew Wenger
- Apr 16, 2022
- 5 min
8 Facts about the Spanish Language
Learning about the language is great, but is just the warm-up for the real thing. Contact us for more info about our brand-new Spanish class
Andrew Wenger
- Mar 26, 2022
- 6 min
Falsos amigos
Getting your words wrong is all part of learning a foreign language. Learn the Spanish words for embarrassed and pregnant, amongst others...
Andrew Wenger
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Spanish adjectives hacks
The way in which adjectives are used in Spanish differs from English in two main ways:
· They show the gender of the noun they describe, an
Andrew Wenger
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts on "I love you" in other languages
Picture: Hannah Wright/Unsplash If you want to whisper a sweet nothing in the ear of your beloved in French, it’s best to go with “Je...
Andrew Wenger
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Featured student: Celia, intermediate Spanish
"I want to speak Spanish: Quiero hablar español. In the past I have attempted to teach myself, attended evening classes. Neither was...
Andrew Wenger
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
21 Don't fret the accent
Studying a language? There are several plates to spin:
1. learn vocab
2. learn grammar points
3. improve comprehension
4. get a good accent
Andrew Wenger
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
20 What have the Romans ever done for us?
Or should I go with the more scholarly title: How is Romanian related to Portuguese? Continuing the mini-series of European languages and...
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