If you’ve been studying Spanish awhile, you probably already know plenty about the Spanish verbs SER and ESTAR. But did you know that there are several adjectives that change their meaning, depending on which one of those verbs they’re attached to?
For example, estar aburrido vs. ser aburrido is the difference between being bored or [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Get more ReVerb Spanish verb-y goodness on TwitterIf you have visited this blog a few times, you may have noticed a couple of things.
A). That it is pretty brand new (only about a month old) and…
B). That I don’t post entries on it daily.
To tell you the truth, there is a lot I want to share with you about Spanish verbs but [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ver vs. MirarThe definitions of these two verbs are clear in any dictionary: VER means “to see” while MIRAR is defined as “to look at” or “to watch”
That may lead some English speakers who are studying Spanish to say things like “Miro la tele” or “Me gusta mirar películas” in Spanish. This is incorrect. In Spanish, use [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Andar vs. EstarIt may seem odd, but the verb ANDAR, which literally means “to walk” can be used as a replacement verb for ESTAR, which means “to be.”
A common expression in Spanish is ¿Qué tal andamos? or ¿Cómo andamos?
In English that is translated as “How are we doing?” or “What’s new?”
“¿Cómo andamos?” is just another way of [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ESTAR: Audio Verb DrillThis podcast is the audio verb drill for the present tense of the verb ESTAR and gives you an idea of what the ReVerb Spanish audio drills are like. The complete package of audio for the verb ESTAR will be available during the first week of June. Leave a comment on the blog if you’d [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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Have you ever used a Spanish-English dictionary to look up a word only to discover later on that the meaning you found wasn’t quite accurate for the situation? In fact, it’s quite common for Spanish-English dictionaries to lead many language learners astray with definitions that are imprecise or misleading.
The classic example are the verbs SER [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How to use the ReVerb Spanish Audio Verb Drills Here is how to get the most out of the ReVerb Spanish audio verb drills:
1. First listen to the audio of Marie Soleil reading the verb conjugations and repeat the conjugations out loud. While you are doing this, do not read or look at the conjugations written down. The idea is to get [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Conocer vs. SaberBoth of these verbs mean “to know” in Spanish. However they are not exact synonyms. That means they are not verbs that can be used interchangeably. Since knowledge is power, which one of these verbs is king? Let’s find out.
Conocer is intangible knowledge in the sense of to be familiar with someone or something. [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SER: Audio Verb DrillThe complete set of conjugations of the verb SER is now available. It contains over 30 minutes of audio covering the present tense, preterite, imperfect past tenses as well as the present subjunctive and imperfect subjunctive conjugations. The regular price is $7.99 but save $2 by entering the discount code “REVERBINTRO” on the order form. [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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